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Originally Posted by DWB
Another thing to consider, is where can you legally live long term with your American citizenship? It's not so easy to just pack up and move somewhere and stay long term.
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NO IT IS NOT.
You need to consider that normally you are issued a tourist visa which is usually 90 days and sometimes renewable once...meaning you can live in the country legally for 3 or 6 months...then you must leave or become illegal.
If you over stay your visa then you are subject to deportation and you might be banned from reentry for an extended period of time...usually 3 to 5 years depending on the country.
You can not open banking accounts...have utilities in your name...and other things that one would normally do while actually living in a place on a tourist visa. Other visas are sometimes available but vary in length of time they allow you to reside and are often very difficult to get (all this varies country to country of course).
It takes a lot of research and $$$ to actually relocated legally to another country.