If you're thinking in these terms, then the advice isn't really for you. You are probably better served by staying where you are, paying the tributes you duly owe and obeying the commands of your government.
The real world application of this advice is that you don't ask for permission, and involve governments as little as possible in your life. This of course means that your source of income has to be adapted to this, usually meaning having your own LLC.
Right because the government doesn’t do anything for its citizens and no one should pay taxes anywhere.
Unless you can provid all of the infrastructure for yourself and insure your property rights are secured from people just taking them.
You realize you are going to have to “obey the laws” of whatever country you live in?
The only way you don’t involve some government in your life is to either live in on a boat or to live off the land in the woods somewhere
You know that LLC is also a legal construct you need a government to enforce. Do you plan to get a passport? Do you plan to be “stateless”? Plan on registering for the countries health care system?
So does the title of thread automagically mean there is some method to avoid being ruled by some government except living in the woods or the middle of the ocean?
I understand that you're trying to make a point, but there's no need to provoke him like that. Everyone has to make their own decisions based on their own circumstances, and pushing them in a certain direction doesn't really help. Let's keep it constructive please.
@scarface_74: My goal is to avoid a high tax that I am used to from my home country without getting (enough) in return in my opinion. I would rather take my chances and prepare for retirement etc myself than leave it to a government.
I never want to be "stateless", quite the opposite! I would like to collect some citizenships to have more freedom, because even with a strong rank other passports still give you access to different areas of the world.
I am fine with paying taxes if the rate seems fair (e.g. not 50% of my income if I am not a multi-millionaire) and if I get a good value for it. Yes, security is one of those values, but depending on your situation, a government may or may not be able to provide that (in my case, my home country was not able to do so, another good reason to believe that my tax is not being used well enough to achieve that goal).
> I never want to be "stateless", quite the opposite! I would like to collect some citizenships to have more freedom, because even with a strong rank other passports still give you access to different areas of the world.
The citizenship part is the easiest part. You can never loose your citizenship, and it is in no way tied to your residency or your income/money.
People who dream about migration almost always and erroneously believe that this means that they have to get on a path to new citizenship. But you shouldn't worry about this, unless you are very anxious to be able to vote in elections.
Then there is US citizenship, which is actually tied to your income, if I am not mistaken.
A citizenship for me would only bring the following advantages
- be able to live in a country without the hassle of renewing visas
- Having a second citizenship if the (political) situation in my home country goes sideways
I am not interested in voting because I do not believe that I can make a difference. I have done so for decades and things have only got worse in my country, so I have lost hope in the political process.
> The citizenship part is the easiest part. You can never loose your citizenship, and it is in no way tied to your residency or your income/money.
If you are a citizen of a country that taxes your worldwide income - like the US it does affect your income. You want to be a citizen somewhere and not end up “stateless”
Thats much easier - finding countries with lower taxation, citizenship via residency and stable economies. Your initial ask was way more complicated.
Look for countries where you just have to prove stable income, or do some type of investment in the country and then depending on the country it takes between 3-8 years to qualify for citizenship after you become a legal resident
The real world application of this advice is that you don't ask for permission, and involve governments as little as possible in your life. This of course means that your source of income has to be adapted to this, usually meaning having your own LLC.