Best Visas For Retiring Abroad — Comfortable Budget
You can afford a comfortable Mediterranean, Latin American, or Southeast Asian lifestyle without worrying about meeting minimum thresholds. Options include Portugal D7, Italy elective residence, Greece retirement, Thailand retirement O, Malaysia MM2H, Spain non-lucrative.
Scoring methodology
Programmes are tagged by their own data with the personas they fit. We then add weighting based on persona-specific criteria (income threshold, family inclusion, citizenship timeline, processing speed, presence requirements). Score is a heuristic for ranking — not a recommendation. Each programme's detail page has the full sourced facts.
- 1🇵🇹 Portugal D7 Passive Income Visa80
Portugal
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Low income threshold ($820/mo)
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 2🇲🇽 Mexico Temporary Resident Visa80
Mexico
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Low income threshold ($1,620/mo)
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 3🇫🇷 France Long-Stay Visitor Visa (VLS-TS Visiteur)80
France
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Low income threshold ($1,640/mo)
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 4🇵🇦 Panama Pensionado Visa80
Panama
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Low income threshold ($1,000/mo)
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 5🇨🇷 Costa Rica Pensionado Visa80
Costa Rica
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Low income threshold ($1,000/mo)
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 6🇨🇱 Chile Rentista Visa80
Chile
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Low income threshold ($1,500/mo)
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 7🇺🇾 Uruguay Ordinary Residence Permit (Residencia Permanente)80
Uruguay
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Low income threshold ($1,500/mo)
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 8🇹🇭 Thailand Non-Immigrant O-A (Retirement) Visa70
Thailand
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Low income threshold ($1,800/mo)
- 9🇨🇷 Costa Rica Rentista Visa60
Costa Rica
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 10🇹🇷 Turkey Short-Term Residence Permit60
Turkey
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 11🇳🇿 New Zealand Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa60
New Zealand
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 12🇦🇷 Argentina Rentista Residency Visa60
Argentina
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 13🇲🇽 Mexico Temporary Resident Visa (Retirement)60
Mexico
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 14🇬🇷 Greece Financial Independence Visa (Type D)60
Greece
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 15🇧🇷 Brazil Retirement / Passive Income Visa (VIPER)60
Brazil
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 16🇮🇱 Israel Aliyah (Law of Return)60
Israel
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 17🇦🇷 Argentina Pensionado (Retiree) Visa60
Argentina
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 18🇦🇷 Argentina Rentista Visa60
Argentina
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 19🇧🇷 Brazil VIPER Retirement Visa60
Brazil
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 20🇨🇾 Cyprus Category F Permit (Retirees & Passive Income)60
Cyprus
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Has a path to citizenship
- 25🇵🇭 Philippines Special Resident Retiree's Visa (SRRV)50
Philippines
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
See also: the curated profile for Retiring Abroad — Comfortable Budget (narrative companion to this ranked list).