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Old 18th June 2008, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Bevdeforges View Post
Not to completely throw cold water on the idea - I believe it is possible to get residence visas in the EU based on being retired. That said, I don't know if this is the case in Greece or not. Immigration is one area where the individual countries are loathe to give up their ability to call the shots.
Hi Bev

This may be an interesting topic for another string. But I once did some research on this topic and could not find any EU countries which would give a "Retirement Visa" to non-EU members. My search was not exhaustive, there are lots of EU countries. But I did check the major ones and many of the minor ones as well. I spent several days looking into this. I would be pleased if people would give a list of EU countries where they know that this is possible.

As far as calling the consulate, the last time I made a move, I did this. The only advice the consulate was willing to give me was "contact a lawyer"

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