Quote: (07-31-2013 09:09 PM)paninaro Wrote:
Start researching your family tree. More than once, I've come across people who discovered they're 1/8th Irish or Spanish or something and can therefore apply for a passport from that EU country. With an EU passport, you can live and work anywhere in the EU.
That would be an ideal situation for me if possible.
One of my parents was born in Germany but I've discovered this fact is irrelevant/useless for me since they didn't have citizenship.
However, after doing some more research, it does look like Germany is somewhat more friendly to Americans in the granting of residence permits if you're self-employed. And as a US citizen apparently you can apply for one after arrival, which a lot of countries don't let you do.
That Columbia pensioner's visa does look like a great option if you were already retired.
If only you knew how bad things really are.