Permanent residence elsewhere as a condition for entry with a tourist visa

5/1/2018 7:09:27 PM

Entry as a tourist is never guaranteed, the officers in most countries are supposed to deny entry if they have reason to believe that you’re pretending to be a tourist but actually planning to overstay and/or work. Many factors can increase or decrease the officers’ suspicion about whether you are really a tourist.

The other question you mentioned had several factors which caused enough suspicion among the officers to jeopardize his tourist entry to Canada:

  • He was carrying marijuana and ammunition (although he declared the ammunition)
  • He was driving a car packed full of his belongings
  • He is of working age and works “from anywhere” but doesn’t have formal authorization to work in any other country

On the other hand, it sounds like you have several factors which would reduce suspicion and make it clear that you are tourists, doing tourist activities and staying within the time limits for tourists:

  • You are retired and you have enough money to travel the world without working. (Be sure to have proof of this.)
  • You have a history of touring many other countries and never overstaying as a tourist.
  • You always buy your tickets at least one destination ahead, so every time you cross immigration, you already have onward tickets to the next destination.
  • Although you’re selling your house, you maintain your primary ties to your country of citizenship, such as health insurance, bank accounts, and taxes. Bonus if you have family in your home country that you visit as well. If you have no permanent residence in any other country, by default your permanent residence is in your country of citizenship.

Given these factors, I would be surprised if you have any trouble entering as a tourist in most countries.

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