Bump! Happy 2022! And happy Year of the Tiger!
My situation is that I've been stuck in LA for the whole pandemic... hoping to go back overseas sometime later this year, and maybe retire overseas permanently. Thailand and Portugal are on my radar.
I applied for the Taiwan Gold Card and got declined (
details here). In short, it's suitable only for someone with a recent or current job (or offer) at a certain salary level (160000 TWD/month or equivalent). For us "Life after FIRE" people (ones who haven't worked for a few years, and don't want to re-enter the workforce at the required salary level), this is not an option.
So, on to greener pastures! Not that I want to be "put out to pasture"... not quite that old (I identify as Generation X, although at the older end of the scale)... so I'm more inclined to want a more cosmopolitan place with a good variety of cultural/social options (i.e., if it's just the bar and the beach, that'll get old real quick).
Maybe see you there! Somewhere...