can an american buy land and move to new zeland?
442062
Sure you can it's the same as the US but only because you own property, that will not give you right to live there.\n\nYou need to immigrate through the proper channels and gain permanent residency.\n\nApart from Canada, New Zealand is of the easiest places one can immigrate too (as long as he/she is a skilled worker).\n\nSee their website (look under Skilled Migrant and Business Migration)\n\nhttp://www.immigration.govt.nz/
527517
Yes as long as the country of Belize allows you to purchase the property.
398727
If you legally come to the US you can RENT an apartment just like everyone else.  You can't buy one, unless you're going to buy the entire apartment building
178546
I wouldn't say it's risky but you will pay a pretty penny if you buy in lands or beaches already developed such as tamarindo in guuanacaste. if you look to areas that may get more infrastructure in the future then you can probably get a better deal but will be a little off the beaten path for a little while.
1058130
yes he can - one has to go to the RBI and apply. He has to certify (and probably prove) that the money to be used for the purchase of the property has been brough in from outside the country.\n\nThere is a specific form at the RBI for such an application.
534471
marry an american or get born-again there
677707
Anyone, foreign citizen or otherwise, can own property in the US. Permanent residency allows you to buy and permanently live in a house in the US. It does not allow you to receive any benefits that are given only to citizens, meaning you cannot get social security or vote, and likely hold political office, though that may depend on the office. To receive those rights, you must become a naturalized citizen.
583388
Are you legally in the country? Citizenship is not required to own property. If you are legally able to work, and have qualified for a mortgage, you can buy a house.
953174
Boy your full of intersting questons today. Welll i guess it would be possible.  But the queston is would it benifit the United States. It would add about 20 million people and lots of pollution and damaged plumming.  I belive we could buy it annex it, and make it a state, fix its problems clean it up and secure it for about 5 Trillion dollars. But it would be a bad move on the united states part because the new land would be a burden to its econimc prosperity. Over all it wouldnt be wroth it.  It would be a great blunder of the century.
327981
uh..no...\n\nits investing >= 1 million dollars in a business that employs americans\n\nthen you can apply for US residency in a special bucket and away from the rest of the other normal applicants.
1061024
I would be interested but im pretty sure that even though that you have the deed to the property doesnt the government have to make the final determination of whom can buy there.\nI remember something to that nature my ex saying.
1177220
First off, your inquiry  is  multiple questions in one... However I would  try and answer as many as possible to the best of my abilities\n\n1.  Anything is possible but there is no guarantee you would earn 40 to 50% on your R/E investment. It would also depend which real estate market you're interest/investing in. For example in California where property values traditionally return higher dividends to investors than the rest of the country, in a relative hot market the norm is between 20 to 30%. Presently the real estate market nationwide is flat... In short--there is no guarantee....\n\n2. Cant answer this questions...it varies depending on services rendered\n\n3. No need to prove source of funds....\n\n4. I dont think so....\n\n5. Again, anything is possible. In fact there are companies that specialize in doing just that.  I personally dont like the idea for I like to have control over my investments..too many people, even with a legal contract, too many headaches. \n\n6.  Buying a piece of property, once you have identify  market and property to purchase, is a relative simple task...at lest for american citizens it is.  Now to roganize a group of investors I suppose it would be more expensive and time consuming. \n\n7. that's utterly up to the individual investor....\n\n8. It's possible but it depends on lots of factros; location, market, price, etc. It's possible but no guarantee...\n\n9. There are too many, complex  tax rules to give a simple answer... I would suspect that capital gains, specially if you are a foreign investor, could be in the 25%, give or take.\n\nI hope I were able to give you a ball park answer to all your questions. My honest advice to you: Consult with an international real estate attorney before investing. Best of luck.
159260
It really depends on the area. Usually it will cost less if you buy the land, but not always the case.\n\nFor instance, in Orland you could get about twice the size of house if you bought the land and built the house. The reason was they were not being built inside of a community and the builders were not adding to the cost of the land to make more money.\n\nJust be careful and make sure to get a really good contractor to take care of everything for you.
252223
My understanding is that non-Mexican citizens cannot actually purchase Mexican land. They can only get long term leases. You can build on the land, and the leases are sometimes 100 years, but no actual ownership. This may be of no use to you, but I'll be watching this question too for additional info for my own purposes. Good luck.
858035
No. That would be illegal discrimination.\n\nBut a foreigner who does not have a green card or a permanent-type (i.e., indefinitely renewable) visa cannot have homestead rights in Florida property. This is relevant to bankruptcy exemptions and to debt collection.\n\nThat's a different issue, and might have led to the confusion. \n\n"Illegal aliens" are not often found as holders of title (owners) of HOA property. Canadian snowbirds are. They are not required to have visas to spend up to six months a year in the USA (most would not wish to stay longer for income and estate tax reasons anyway). It might be a violation of their treaty rights (US-Canada treaties dating back to the Jay Treaty, 1794, now best known for giving First Canadians (Canadian "Indians") the right to live and work in the USA without visas; most recently NAFTA) to discriminate against them.
892943
The only way this would work is.. If you buy a Island beside lets say America. America will come over and try to make you pay taxes and obey their laws. You then develop your own country and break away from America. Now America isn't gona be nice about this so you will need a nuke to get to back up off you.
628704
sure - millions have!!!\n\nA foreigner can own land in Mexico as long as the land is more than 50 kilometers from the "Federal Zone," a strip of land reaching 20 meters inland from the high tide line along the ocean borders of Mexico, and more than 100 kilometers from the land borders of Mexico.\n\nA foreigner cannot own land in Mexico if the land is less than 50 kilometers from the Federal Zone, or less than 100 kilometers from the land borders. These restrictions apply to most of Baja California!