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This website deals with five categories of global mobility and migration. These range from skills and entrepreneurial relocation, to investor class migration and digital nomads, and finally to the massive baby-boomer generation in their quest for foreign retirement venues. 

1. Skills and points-based migration refers to a merit-based system where the eligibility to immigrate is determined by the ability to score above a threshold of points based on several criteria, such as in-demand skilled workers.   

2. Business and Entrepreneurial Migration applies to entrepreneurs, investors, and venture capitalists who want to relocate to a foreign host country and who have an innovative business plan (with or without working capital) or who want to start a business by investing their own capital.

3. Foreign retirement and residence options are offered by countries across the globe to retirees who have sufficient income in the form of pensions, annuities, interest and dividends. These adventurous middle-class retirees want to retire outside of their country of origin, and they are enticed by the possibility of a lower cost of living, lower tax rates, likely a warmer climate and retirement incentives. 

4. Residence and Citizenship by investment (RCBI), also known as Golden visas, is a way to acquire a second residence and/or a second passport, which will ensure greater mobility, visa-free travel, and can act as an insurance policy or a ‘plan-B’ against future risks. RCBI is an option for those who can make a once-off government contribution or a property investment and will receive residence and citizenship in return. RCIB programmes range from $200,000 to several million dollars, but for the purposes of this book, only host countries that require an investment of around US$500,000 are listed, with one or two exceptions.

5. Digital Nomads are individuals who use technology to work remotely from anywhere in the world, typically requiring only a computer and internet connection. They can travel frequently and are not tied to a specific office or country. Digital Nomads need to be employed for a company/entity outside of the host country and must prove the technical ability to work remotely, have sufficient income, medical insurance, and a clean criminal record. The permit is valid for about six months to two years.