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1 minute ago, hornmpa96 said:

Probably South Africa - all the asshole Aussies that I’ve met were originally from South Africa.

While I see what you're driving at, and there are a lot of assholes from SA (usually of the caucasian persuasion), no.

I'm talking about Aussies from 'stralia.  

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My daughter's boyfriend is from Australia.  He's here on a visa with his parents, who have all been here for eight years.  They were big BLM supporters.  His older brother graduated from Tech two years ago and went to work for Schlumberger.  He went back to Australia to visit and they wouldn't let him back into the U.S. I'm expecting them all to be deported any day now.

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2 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

While I see what you're driving at, and there are a lot of assholes from SA (usually of the caucasian persuasion), no.

I'm talking about Aussies from 'stralia.  

I’ve run across several whose families moved from South Africa to Australia as apartheid fell apart. That’s a special bunch of assholes.

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Just now, hornmpa96 said:

I’ve run across several whose families moved from South Africa to Australia as apartheid fell apart. That’s a special bunch of assholes.

No doubt.

Every SA white person I've ever met just needs the barest of excuses to go full throated defense of apartheid.

I'd rather hang out with the SA Indian diaspora folks.  At least they know how to cook and carry on a decent conversation.

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5 minutes ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

My daughter's boyfriend is from Australia.  He's here on a visa with his parents, who have all been here for eight years.  They were big BLM supporters.  His older brother graduated from Tech two years ago and went to work for Schlumberger.  He went back to Australia to visit and they wouldn't let him back into the U.S. I'm expecting them all to be deported any day now.

They may get to them, but we've seen their priorities...

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45 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

As a Texan I am really jealous at how low those property taxes are.

$6,500 a year on a 1.5 million dollar house? What? 

lol Prop 13 is wild. 

 

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37 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

No doubt.

Every SA white person I've ever met just needs the barest of excuses to go full throated defense of apartheid.

I'd rather hang out with the SA Indian diaspora folks.  At least they know how to cook and carry on a decent conversation.

Este.  I lived in Australia in 94, when a lot of the white SA were immigrating as apartheid fell. Every white SA is 3 beers away from saying racist things so vile it would make someone from South Carolina blush. 

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The SA white people are back in government for the first time since Apartheid now that the Democratic Alliance is in coalition with the ANC. So I guess the ones who remained behind have reconciled themselves to some extent.

The one who left probably left for a reason.

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19 minutes ago, We’reTexas said:

lol Prop 13 is wild. 

 

I looked up my grandparents home in San Luis Obispo, and it's worth 1.37 million, and the taxes paid on that in 2024 was $1,520. When Grandma passed about 12 years ago, the home was given to her oldest son, who was over 65 at the time, and he was able to retain the cheap tax rate they had. He still lives there and gets to enjoy this silly system. 

You should not be able to inherit a tax rate, that is incredibly stupid. 

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50 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Every SA white person I've ever met just needs the barest of excuses to go full throated defense of apartheid.

Reminds me of Jim Jefferies (Aussie comedian for those who don't know him) description of a South African accent. 

"Many of you can't tell the difference between my accent and a South African accent.  Here's the difference... picture my accent, but I'm punching a black person"

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South Africa is our absolute escape plan. There are areas around Durban that I would move to in a heart beat. Also, my company has an office in SA, so possible work opportunities.
It’s as far away from Russia and the US and I can get that is somewhere I’ve been.

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Saw this and thought, "hey, there are some good deals here if you have some scratch put away". Particularly Portugal.

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3 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

Saw this and thought, "hey, there are some good deals here if you have some scratch put away". Particularly Portugal.

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Most countries are doing away with the golden visas.

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13 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

Saw this and thought, "hey, there are some good deals here if you have some scratch put away". Particularly Portugal.

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Do I also have to convert to Latvian Orthodoxy?

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24 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

Saw this and thought, "hey, there are some good deals here if you have some scratch put away". Particularly Portugal.

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How old is the at graphic because it’s not accurate. I can speak to Portugal since my wife and I have been keep track of it since during COVID and the number shown for it isn’t anywhere close to accurate. 

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41 minutes ago, royiv said:

How old is the at graphic because it’s not accurate. I can speak to Portugal since my wife and I have been keep track of it since during COVID and the number shown for it isn’t anywhere close to accurate. 

It was from an article published (or dated at least) 10 days ago: https://thehustle.co/originals/the-economics-of-golden-visas

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Portugal started a program in 2012, granting temporary residency status for a minimum $568k real estate investment. It was essentially a bailout for the country: Empty, neglected buildings dotted the landscape of cities like Lisbon, and their depressed prices were still too expensive for locals whose incomes had been ravaged during the financial crisis. 

In the next decade-plus, investors would pump $8B into Portugal as part of the golden visa program. But as economies recovered, and pandemic movement precipitated by remote work caused global housing prices to spike, golden visas became less necessary and potentially damaging, as foreign buyers scooped up properties with cash and beat out locals. 

In Lisbon, median real estate sales prices soared 62% from 2018 to 2024. Portugal ended up modifying its program to grant golden visas for contributing to an investment fund rather than purchasing real estate. Spain and Ireland have scrapped their golden visa programs altogether.

 

 

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44 minutes ago, royiv said:

How old is the at graphic because it’s not accurate. I can speak to Portugal since my wife and I have been keep track of it since during COVID and the number shown for it isn’t anywhere close to accurate. 

I just went to the website cited and it looks like they are citing this, which seems to be to your point, not the same thing as citizenship:

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On 4/30/2025 at 10:00 PM, Vegas64 said:

I just went to the website cited and it looks like they are citing this, which seems to be to your point, not the same thing as citizenship:

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I'm very familiar with this process and have a Portuguese immigration attorney (and am actually in Portugal at the moment). First, residency indeed does not equal citizenship; you must be resident in Portugal, under the residency terms of the visa, for five years before either applying for permanent residency or for citizenship. Obtaining citizenship requires passing a proficiency exam in the Portuguese language. The benefit of the Golden Visa is that you are only required to be in country 7 days a year. If you can be in the country long enough to be a "tax resident" (183 days, I believe) then a visa like the digital nomad or passive income visas are far cheaper and faster to obtain.

Second, Golden Visa investment requirements used to vary based on where the investment is made or to be used. Lisbon, Porto, and the Algarve, amongst other high-demand locales, required the maximum €500k whilst more rural areas allowed investments as low as €330k (IIRC; actually lower than that for some qualifying real estate investments for properties of a certain age). Now, real estate investments are basically out, including funds - as is the direct capital transfer option. You can still invest €500k in other types of funds or scientific research, or create a business employing 10 full-time people for a minimum of 5 years. The cheapest option is a donation of €250k into an approved arts program - but this is a donation, not an investment. I think only a handful of people have gone this route.

If you're actually planning to move to Portugal, the Golden Visa probably wouldn't have been the best route anyway - it's really best for those who want to start the process but can't yet relocate.

Boa sorte na sua busca! 

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4 hours ago, flatdawgs said:

I'm very familiar with this process and have a Portuguese immigration attorney (and am actually in Portugal at the moment). First, residency indeed does not equal citizenship; you must be resident in Portugal, under the residency terms of the visa, for five years before either applying for permanent residency or for citizenship. Obtaining citizenship requires passing a proficiency exam in the Portuguese language. The benefit of the Golden Visa is that you are only required to be in country 7 days a year. If you can be in the country long enough to be a "tax resident" (183 days, I believe) then a visa like the digital nomad or passive income visas are far cheaper and faster to obtain.

Second, Golden Visa investment requirements used to vary based on where the investment is made or to be used. Lisbon, Porto, and the Algarve, amongst other high-demand locales, required the maximum €500k whilst more rural areas allowed investments as low as €330k (IIRC; actually lower than that for some qualifying real estate investments for properties of a certain age). Now, real estate investments are basically out, including funds - as is the direct capital transfer option. You can still invest €500k in other types of funds or scientific research, or create a business employing 10 full-time people for a minimum of 5 years. The cheapest option is a donation of €250k into an approved arts program - but this is a donation, not an investment. I think only a handful of people have gone this route.

If you're actually planning to move to Portugal, the Golden Visa probably wouldn't have been the best route anyway - it's really best for those who want to start the process but can't yet relocate.

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How difficult is getting a residency visa? Are they for an indefinite time?



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