Plain answers to the questions people ask first
Each guide answers one question for Australians, with its sources and the date we last checked it.
Ways to retire overseas
From a winter away to moving for good, and what changes on each step.
The Age Pension overseas
What keeps paying, what stops at 6, 12 and 26 weeks, and claiming before you go.
Health cover and Medicare
Medicare overseas, insurance by age, medicines and hospitals.
Visas and staying longer
Visitor stays and retirement visas, by country and by age.
Costs and budgets
What a month really costs, in Australian dollars, against home.
The family home
Keep it, rent it or sell it, and what each means for the pension and tax.
Tax
Tax residency, foreign resident rates and what to ask a registered tax agent.
Planning and trying it first
The order of things, trial stays, safety and scams.
Coming home
The pension, Medicare and housing when you come back.
General information only, not financial, tax, legal or migration advice.
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