Comments by "Jeremy Barlow" (@jeremybarlow2291) on "Six Livable Countries We Never Talk About" video.

  1. I think Ecuador is a very interesting place because it has the potential to work very well for both low income earners & high income earners. It has a lot of interesting routes to residency & can provide a relatively quick path to citizenship for someone who wants to live there & it provides a Tier C passport with visa-free access to countries that are complimentary to most Tier A passports & many Tier B passports. It also gives Mercursor access to most of South America in the event you decided to move later & visa free access to Mexico which many Tier B passports not have. With the right EU residency permit it should make Shenzhen area travel fairly easy too, potentially. Beyond the passport, it is a fairly off the radar country too. Add to that access to the mountains, the beach, some fairly metropolitan cities, & a short flight time to the US or Canada for American & Canadian expats who want to visit family or need to return for business & it has a lot to offer. The relatively inexpensive healthcare system is also useful for the lower income expat, especially those with chronic health issues that would be financially unsustainable in the US. I think when you apply the go where YOU are treated best philosophy as you often say, individual facts & circumstances matter, & Ecuador while not completely overlooked, is definitely a country that can suit a lot of people's needs. It definitely can be useful for anyone using the Trifecta approach with multiple homes as a base of operations, & while it will tax individual income worldwide for tax residents & while it has some specific exit requirements to end tax residency, it currently has no CFC rules which would be beneficial for the business owner with a foreign corporation who lives frugally & keeps most of their income within their growing company.
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