Retiring Abroad

by bam

For U.S. citizens considering retiring in another country: whether Social Security payments keep coming (and the Payments Abroad Screening Tool that checks your specific country), the high-level landscape of retirement and passive-income visas, why the U.S. still taxes your worldwide retirement income, why Medicare doesn't travel with you, a retirement-specific take on choosing a country and budgeting a fixed income, estate and beneficiary questions to raise with a professional, and a planning checklist to pull it together. Cited throughout to ssa.gov, travel.state.gov, irs.gov, and medicare.gov. Educational only, not financial, tax, legal, or immigration advice.