Map the residency permit requirements for moving abroad
A checklist of visa, residency, income, insurance, and document requirements for relocating, with official sources to verify.
The prompt
Help me understand what I need to live long-term in another country.
Destination: [COUNTRY, and city if relevant]
My citizenship(s): [COUNTRIES]
Why I'm moving: [remote work / employment / retirement / study / family / starting a business]
Household: [just me / partner / children, and their citizenships]
Income and source: [approximate monthly income and whether it comes from inside or outside the destination]
Planned timing: [WHEN]
Use live web search on official government and embassy sources if you can. If not, say so, give general guidance, and mark every specific threshold or fee as [CONFIRM WITH OFFICIAL SOURCE].
Give me:
1. Likely permit routes for my situation (e.g. digital nomad, retirement, work, family reunification), with who qualifies and how long each lasts.
2. Entry first: whether I need a visa to enter before applying, and whether I can apply from inside the country.
3. Requirements checklist per route: minimum income or savings, health insurance, criminal record checks (and apostille or translation needs), proof of accommodation, other documents.
4. Process and timeline: where to apply, appointments, biometrics, typical processing time, renewal, and the path to permanent residence or citizenship.
5. Things people miss: tax residency rules, registering locally, driving licenses, bringing pets, and family members' rights to work or study.
6. Costs: fees and other expenses to budget for.
This is general information. Immigration rules change often; verify everything with official sources and consider an immigration lawyer for complex cases.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- COUNTRY, and city if relevant
- COUNTRIES
- just me / partner / children, and their citizenships
- WHEN
- CONFIRM WITH OFFICIAL SOURCE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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