[Phoenix]

Most countries have an 'investors visa', whereby if you invest a certain amount in the country, you can get permanent residence. For instance, in Japan, a typical way of settling there indefinitely, if you have some money, is just to buy an existing bar/cafe etc from someone, and get a local lawyer to do all the paperwork for you. I forget the capital threshold, but I think its about $50K. I'm sure a bunch of middlemen will bite off their loot too though on top of that. I expect its a similar situation in other places, like East Europe. Generally you need to open a business with a certain minimum amount of capital, and you need a physical office, and you need the company to submit yearly returns etc.