Best Places In The World To Retire

In Chapala and Ajijic, we certainly have no-see-ums. We have mosquitoes and other bugs and insects but we have wonderful bug sprays. There would be a number of mosquitoes for a couple of months during the rainy season, which is the worst time of the year.

 

During the rainy season in Chapala and Ajijic, mosquitoes are around all day. However, they are not as many and certainly not as hungry as the mosquitoes in Canada. We hardly notice mosquitoes during the...

In Chapala and Ajijic, we certainly have no-see-ums. We have mosquitoes and other bugs and insects but we have wonderful bug sprays. There would be a number of mosquitoes for a couple of months during the rainy season, which is the worst time of the year.

 

During the rainy season in Chapala and Ajijic, mosquitoes are around all day. However, they are not as many and certainly not as hungry as the mosquitoes in Canada. We hardly notice mosquitoes during the dry season in Chapala and Ajijic. When it gets dark and you're sitting on your terrace, you get a bite or two on your ankles.

 

(Garden view from the terrace, Ajijic, Mexico, pictured.)

There are lots of bars and restaurants in Corozal. Most of the restaurants serve pretty basic food. They specialize more in the Belizean type food but you can also get pizzas and some other different kinds of food. Belizeans like to drink, so there are plenty of places to grab a cocktail if you want to.

 

Some of those things are used to regarding nightlife and entertainment is just not there. You have to find other ways to entertain yourself but...

There are lots of bars and restaurants in Corozal. Most of the restaurants serve pretty basic food. They specialize more in the Belizean type food but you can also get pizzas and some other different kinds of food. Belizeans like to drink, so there are plenty of places to grab a cocktail if you want to.

 

Some of those things are used to regarding nightlife and entertainment is just not there. You have to find other ways to entertain yourself but there’s always something going on if you’re interested. Corozal has a weekly deal they call “Art at the Park” on Friday night where they have a lot of locals selling their handmade jewelry, paintings and wood carvings and vendors selling homemade hot sauce, jams, and jellies; all sorts of different things and it’s kind of a gathering.

 

And then it seems like every other month in Belize there’s some kind of a national holiday, so there’s always something going on around that. And then the gringos kind of have their own social thing, where they throw darts at various bars different days of the week and then play poker usually at least one day a week. There’s a poker game going on somewhere and there are different little things to break up your time and socialize with folks.

 

(Cocktails and flowers on a teak bar, Belize, pictured.)

In order to get a job in Portugal you will need to get a resident permit first.

 

Please note that the residence permit will allow its holder to enter in the Portuguese territory in order to apply for a residence visa.

 

For that it will be mandatory to fulfill the following conditions:  

 

a)      Be in possession of a travel document valid beyond at least three months...

In order to get a job in Portugal you will need to get a resident permit first.

 

Please note that the residence permit will allow its holder to enter in the Portuguese territory in order to apply for a residence visa.

 

For that it will be mandatory to fulfill the following conditions:  

 

a)      Be in possession of a travel document valid beyond at least three months duration of the intended stay, e.g. passport or similar document;

 

b)      Have a valid and appropriate visa for the purpose of the stay. This visa must always be requested in a diplomatic mission or a Portuguese consular office in the country of origin;

 

c)       Have sufficient means of subsistence for the stay period.

 

d)      Have not been subjected to an order to leave the country and be present in Portugal in the subsequent period of the prohibition of entry in the national territory;

 

 

(Portuguese passport stamp, pictured.)

e)      Have not been indicated for refusing entry purposes in the Schengen Information System;

 

f)       Have not been indicated for refusing entry purposes in the Integrated Information of SEF ;

 

g)      Have travel insurance.

 

Depending on the stay of the foreign citizen there are different types of visas that must be taken into consideration, namely:

Once you have an employment contract, and if you are in Portugal it is necessary to go to Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) and apply for a work permit, which only will be granted if you have legally entered the country and if you have dully inscribe before the Social Security.

The expats in San Juan del Sur are a diverse group.  You find a lot of young people who come here and fall in love with the town, many of whom are surfers.  They find a job and stay.  Others establish small businesses.  Also, we have middle-aged people.

 

There are quite a few real estate projects in the area of San Juan del Sur that cater to pensioners, so there are quite a lot of people who have bought land or houses in San Juan del Sur...

The expats in San Juan del Sur are a diverse group.  You find a lot of young people who come here and fall in love with the town, many of whom are surfers.  They find a job and stay.  Others establish small businesses.  Also, we have middle-aged people.

 

There are quite a few real estate projects in the area of San Juan del Sur that cater to pensioners, so there are quite a lot of people who have bought land or houses in San Juan del Sur who are retirees.