[retired]

> And have freedom of movement within the whole EU

To a certain degree. In the US you can drive to another state thousands of kilometers away and decide to just live there for the rest of your life.

[dgellow]

I can do the same within the EU, what difference are you pointing at?

[retired]

I moved to Spain from The Netherlands as a Dutch citizen. It was a lot of paperwork, lots of planning, needed close to €10k in my bank account and needed to get private healthcare with a pretty serious health check. I had to do multiple trips to the national police office and municipalities.

That is not needed when you switch states in the US. You just need to update your address and tax records. You do not needed to show financial means and you do not need private healthcare.

[dgellow]

That’s surprising, I only had to announce my departure, arrival, and switch my insurance when moving between countries in the EU

Edit: looking into it I see that Spain has a more complicated process, indeed. thanks for the info, I didn’t know, I will need to read more about it