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This is amazing I came back after 8 years and 5 months back to this website and read my message from that time (sorry for those who replied without answer, I apologise I was on the road) as I see I became 8 years older, have a lot more experiences but unfortunately they are still foolish governments who are playing with people`s lives for their greed and did not learned anything. It is deeply frustration but I met also very nice peoples, so I am here and like to help others any way I can, I wish us all no matter expats or just tourists etc. All the best experiences, the world is big so wish you all positive experiences with humans and if there is some challenges, we shall stay available for each other to show ourselves and the rest, there is still some places to travel, some new people to meet, to make new friends, and give "LIFE" a chance to grow in positive human vibration. Look at my age, I am still not at the end of my journey;-)))

My is john Ezeani a Nigerian living in one of the state called Ondo state I wish to relocate to Cayman Islands due to Present conditions of life in the country killings and destruction property every where and my life is in danger

I want to leave please help before it becomes late thanks

@chimurck

Hello!!

I’ve been to Nigeria twice and I must say it’s a great black nation. And you talking about killings and genocides doesn’t come as a surprise. You can relocate to the Cayman’s it’s not difficult for Nigerians if you follow the procedures and guidelines laid out!!!   

Best of Luck!!

Alright please what's is the procedure

I will be glad if you can shed more light concerns what and what to do to make sure someone plans come through because things is getting worsts almost every day

Hello chimurck, and welcome to expat.com.

Your questions would be best directed to the Cayman forum(link). Hopefully expat members who have already made the move will be able to guide you through the process.

Good luck in your venture

03/08/23 @chimurck.  It is practically impossible to move to the Cayman Islands without either a family connection or a sponsoring employer.   Here's the most current information available from Caymans Immigration:

As for me long term plan:

Relocation into a different country when have some basic income (passive most likely or else which does not depends on geolocation) from elsewhere, and also some capital to invest into large enought businesses in the target country.

Main possible target destinations:

Mexico, Cuba, Columbia, Argentina

Russia, Ukraine (recently less likely because non-reliable infrastructure)

Thailand, Cambodia

Africa - well less likely, right now not main, but can be among the notable ones in future, like Namibia

¨Main possible target destinations --

Mexico, Cuba, Columbia, Argentina

Russia, Ukraine (recently less likely because

   non-reliable infrastructure).¨

           -- sjbabilon5

Mexico...

If a million resident Expats can't be wrong,

Mexico is worth considering.

Many of the comforts of the USA at

discounted prices.  Plenty of choices

to live at the beach, with mild weather

available in the mountain towns and

cities.

However, drug cartel violence is real .. and

some Mexican cities are on the top-10 list

of the annual edition of the world's most

murderous cities.  Do not buy land in this

country as the cartel ³¾¾±±ð³¾²ú°ù´Ç²õÌý are

tending to move around.

Mexico City is a tremendous travel hub

(so is Cancún) and MXDC, as it's called,

is probably underrated as an Expat

relocation place due to its enormous

population and big-city aspects.

Proximity to the States means English

is understood and spoken to a

relatively high degree in northern Mexico.

Next up... Colombia

Colombia.

(Note spelling of Colombia, sjbabilon5.)

Colombia's northern cities offer proximity

to the USA at pricing way below that of

the States.

However, the weather in coastal cities

is hot, hot, hot in this tropical zone.

So most Expats in Colombia prefer elevations

above 5000 feet, available in Medellín and

the Coffee Zone capitals.  Bucaramanga at

3100 feet is an up-and-coming city, widely

considered the most prosperous city in

Colombia .. filled with parks and having

plentiful upper-end neighborhoods for

shopping, dining and entertainment.

The climate is several degrees F. warmer

than the 5000-foot places.

Colombia came late to the Expat party, so

English is not widely spoken outside the

classier hotels and the universities.

It has been three decades now since

Pablo Escobar left the scene and the big

cities became safe again.  The paramilitaries

and ²µ³Ü±ð°ù°ù¾±±ô±ô²¹²õÌý got pushed to rural areas,

so be cautious about intercity road travel,

especially at night (don't even think

about such travel after dark).

Medellín, it is widely acknowledged, had

an uptick in crime in the late stages of

The Situation.  Sector El Poblado, though

more expensive, is the Beverly Hills of the

Paisa capital.  Still a place of eternal spring,

the city's pollution and possibly global warming

have made this more of a late spring

environment.

The weak peso under a left-wing government

has boosted dollarized-Expat spending power,

although inflation has reduced its impact.

Next up...  Argentina.

Argentina.

Continuing with places listed by

sjbabilon5 as possible relocation

countries....

Buenos Aires is a world-class city and

a prime candidate for anybody's

bucket list.  Avoid it during summertime

for your first visit unless you crave

urban heat, remembering that summer

in this part of the world includes

December through February.

Inflation has been an issue for decades,

although it may not hurt dollarized

Expats.  Argentina businesses love

U.S. currency, so you may leverage

this fact for cash discounts.

One oddity is that most restaurants in the

big cities open at 9 p.m. or later and

the club scene is quiet till after midnight.

Uruguay is next door, so to speak, and

offers a laid-back alternative to

Buenos Aires.  Punta del Este may be

overrated, especially in the off-season,

and can get unpleasantly windy in the

non-summer months.  For the jet set

crowd, however, PDE could be the

party of a lifetime.

Next up...  Ukraine.

Ukraine.

Sjbabilon5's evaluation of Ukraine

¨unreliable infrastructure¨ is possibly

a euphemism for ¨infrastructure now

in its second year of being bombed to hell

by a warlord named Putin.¨

Follow YouTuber Caleb Jones's advice

to avoid relocating to any country that

has a border with Russia in the Putin era.

Next up... Thailand and Cambodia

Thailand and Cambodia.

If you like mild weather, avoid these countries

with the exception of northern Thailand in

November and December.  The heat is gonna

get ya.

---

Thailand is unique yet almost defies description.

Few Thai speak English, yet somehow Expats

manage to get whatever they need in the

main tourist areas without much of a problem.

Hire an off-duty member of the tourist police,

as I did, to take you to 'the real Thailand'

for a few days if you think you'd enjoy that.

Thai toilets outside the tourist venues are

an issue, but beyond the scope of this post.

---

Cambodia (I visited a decade ago) is similar

to Thailand in hot climate, but was not fully

ready for tourists .. with English speakers a

rarity even in the capital city.  My highlight

was visiting a casino in Elvis garb on a whim

and being invited onstage where an Elvis

tribute band was performing for the

ultimate karaoke experience (two tunes).

cccmedia in Medellín

I would like to settle in a country that has good food, and good people, not very far from Turkiye because my business is here. It would be India or Georgia.

India is a great country. I find everything there. Nature, good vibe, food. Every time there are tourists, it gives a great opportunity to meet new people. I describe India as an open university. I can learn many things there.

Georgia is a very fun place. They know how to make parties, drink, and eat. They are very friendly people. Especially the young generation. In Tbilisi I never get bored. It is a dynamic city with street art.

The world is big and I am still not old to settle in a certain place. I will discover more before I decide.

@cccmedia

Thank you for the insights and advise.

But as a matter of fact I am no American, but East European, and actually sometimes practice HungLish:

As someone who became mature in the 90's East European environment probably public safety in certain areas are more like home taste.

I work in the security industry so sure I am aware of such realities:

In situations, like in case someone close to me get kidnapped by third party they are even more useful than the corrupt - incompetent authorities and should get the ransom instead the ones who ask for it to make an example for any future wannabe.

But sure that is not a good idea to buy an avocado plantation nowdays.

As for Uruguay: not much desire to settle there. Near Costa Rica and Panama the most westernised country in C/ S America. I do exactly search places where society and mentality are different.

Well that was actually a surprise that in Thailand average folks are hardly speak in English.

I get used to that in regional areas of Ukraine, but probably overestimated Thailand.

As for others who wanna visit Thailand an extra advise: 

Don't dare to criticize or ridicule ever the royal family or agree with anyone/ been close to them if they do. In that case theyx don't care that if you are just a tourist and did not know the law.

Cambodia if the news are true changed much in the past cc. 15 years but sure for first better just visit as a long term tourist.

Ukraine.
Sjbabilon5's evaluation of Ukraine
¨unreliable infrastructure¨ is possibly
a euphemism for ¨infrastructure now
in its second year of being bombed to hell
by a warlord named Putin.¨

Follow YouTuber Caleb Jones's advice
to avoid relocating to any country that
has a border with Russia
-@cccmedia

euphemism

Yeah, well with the permanent war - and regular coup attempts sure any bordering state is risky.

Recently they try to organise another Maidan in Georgia right now after they did fail to make orange revolution in Belarus (+ in the meantime trouble in Moldova to expand ongoing conflicts).

But after all how different is that from the Americas when there are with a hyperbole also a coup in every 5 minutes, or an organised state default yearly?

What's the difference?, he asked.

Yes, the president of Peru was ousted in an

event many called a coup a few months back.

However, the repeated attempts to topple the

president of Ecuador have been falling short

since last year.

So if anybody thinks that these two

instances are somehow similar to an

ongoing war in Ukraine now in its second year

at the cost of hundreds of thousands of

casualties .. they need to readjust their thinking.

cccmedia in Medellín, Colombia

Keep this in mind...

I've been an expat from the UK since 1973 and lived in Australia, USA, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. I'm now 72 years old and considering leaving Thailand to return to México.

It's it's not the most beautiful place that you should be living in. It's not the cheapest place that you should be living in and it's not a place that is exotic or has an interesting culture.

Your new home country is where you feel you belong.

This is why I miss Mexico so much even though I lived there just 5 years too. I feel like I belong there much more than I do in Thailand.

I'm much more welcome there, not just by the Mexican government, but by the people in México

Anyone who has arrived in Thailand and tried to follow the rules of their immigration system knows how absolutely ridiculous the paperwork and monitoring is. México was always the opposite...welcoming.

I've lived in Thailand almost 5 years and in this time I have made ZERO Thai male friends or acquaintances... but in Mexico.. Many!

It's more expensive there, far more dangerous and not exotic. But it's where I feel home the most.

Keep this in mind...
I've been an expat from the UK since 1973 and lived in Australia, USA, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. I'm now 72 years old and considering leaving Thailand to return to México.

It's it's not the most beautiful place that you should be living in. It's not the cheapest place that you should be living in and it's not a place that is exotic or has an interesting culture.

Your new home country is where you feel you belong.

I've lived in Thailand almost 5 years and in this time I have made ZERO Thai male friends or acquaintances... but in Mexico..
-@1happykamper

I have been an expat since 1991 and lives in ustria, Australia, New Zealand, Tunisia, UAE, Oman and Portugal. I am - kind of - very settled in Portugal, but at times feel itchy to move - at least for a limited time - somewhere else (I considered Dubai, Mauritius, ...). Maybe we should consider Mexico as well, who knows.

All of my life I only had a couple of friends at a time and thus I am not surprised to never have many friends. These days all of my friends live somewhere around the world. Fortunately I am happily married and never really alone. We everywhere had a few acquaintances, in Tunisia, Dubai, Oman and Portugal mostly expats themselves. Some ended up being friends. I think it is really hard to move and live without a partner.

I wish you good luck with your move to the place where you feel you belong. Second times around are usually harder.

@nz7521137

Because I live alone I value community over freinds.

@nz7521137
Because I live alone I value community over freinds.
-@1happykamper

So in Thailand there was no suitable community for you? I am really curious, because I hear of many people wanting to move there.

Dear Happy Kamper,

Which of these locations in Mexico do you prefer

or recommend .. and why?

  -- Mexico City

  -- Metro Cancún

  -- San Miguel de Allende

  -- Guadalajara

  -- other

cccmedia

@nz7521137
Because I live alone I value community over freinds.
-@1happykamper
So in Thailand there was no suitable community for you? I am really curious, because I hear of many people wanting to move there.
-@nz7521137

Correct. Lots of beach community options in Thailand but the expats are not my style. There is almost zero integration between Thai people and foreigners... EXCEPT... Thai girlfriends and wives of foreign men.

I'm Mexico... Community is found in many cities... where all expats and all locals all mix together just for chats or a beer or coffee. Striking up a conversation with a local in a park in Mexico is fairly easy. Not so much in thailand... there a very few Parks.. Besides Parks there are zero benches to sit on in public places. Mexico is full of such seating and meeting opportunity... Great people watching too.

Dear Happy Kamper,
Which of these locations in Mexico do you prefer
or recommend .. and why?

-- Mexico City
-- Metro Cancún
-- San Miguel de Allende
-- Guadalajara
-- other

cccmedia
-@cccmedia

In 2012​  I moved to San Miguel de Allende... Fantastic place... The very best community I've known in Mexico. Now it's much more expensive and much busier.

Cancún is the only city I wouldn't want to live in on your list ... It just doesn't look or feel appealing at all. Chapala town is an option. Mazatlán maybe. GDL.. many nice areas.. good expat crowd. México city is CRAZY vesu8in La Condesa and Roma Norte... But expensive... Great expat crowd.

Typo 😎.. Crazy beautiful