Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia There are certain things you notice when you live an unconventional lifestyle. When you’re an expat, permanent traveler, or just a person with an...
Nomad Guide to Living in Colombia
Multinational corporations and expats are making the transition to Colombia's upscale living and bustling economy. Towering Andean peaks, mythical Amazon jungles, and pristine...
It’s getting harder to qualify for these second residency programs
Dateline: Hong Kong Almost thirty years ago, Hong Kongers were freaking out about their return to China. No one knew what would happen, but they didn’t think the news was...
How My USA Visa Application Went Effortlessly
Article author, Justin Scott (@leangrowthguy), is the Head of Growth for Bench, a software startup completely changing the game for nomads and people who work remotely....
How to Choose The Best Offshore Service Providers?
Our founder, Andrew Henderson, has 17 years of experience making connections with professionals offshore and has made no secret of the fact that hiring the best service providers...
Don’t Fall For This Fake Passport Scam
There is no doubt that getting a second passport is an essential step in designing your offshore strategy. Whether to secure your Plan B, increase investment opportunities, or...
The Best Citizenship-by-Investment Programs for 2025
Let’s get one thing clear from the very beginning: there is no number one citizenship by investment (CBI) program. It’s never that simple. However, most people trying to sell you...
How to Get an FBI Background Check
If you plan to live, work, or travel in a foreign country, there is a good chance that you will need an FBI background check. Knowing the ins and outs of the process can simplify...
Your Guide to Tax in Portugal for Expats
Although Portugal has ended its NHR program, the country can still be a relatively tax-friendly destination for foreigners. Here’s what you need to know about tax in Portugal for...
Are You Sure Your Second Passport Is Good Enough?
Even our founder, Andrew Henderson, while traveling with his US passport, has had some interesting experiences at airport security. On one particular incident, while flying...
The 5 Best Countries In Eastern Europe For Planting Business Flags
One of the sad realities of recent years is that the West is becoming more and more hostile toward business and the free market. It's one of the big reasons Nomad Capitalist...
The 5 worst countries for crony capitalism
Dateline: Istanbul, Turkey Every year, The Economist puts out their crony-capitalism index. Since I’ve traveled to nearly every country on their list, I decided to take a look at...
Spanish Entrepreneur Visa: Why It May Be a Bad Idea
We receive a lot of inquiries from readers asking how they can live in Italy, Spain, France or some other country in Europe. In truth, living in Europe is the easy part. ...
My Expat Medical Plans
Dateline: Pattaya, Thailand One of the major challenges of expat life is making sure you have decent medical care and coverage. I’ve noticed that the 20-somethings who travel the...
ETIAS: What’s Replacing Visa-Free Travel to Europe for Americans in 2025
Starting in 2025, US travellers heading to Europe will face a change in how they access the Schengen Zone. The era of entirely visa-free travel to Europe for US passport...
Worried about another terror attack in Europe? Read this . . .
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia If you’re worried about terrorism in Europe and around the world, you are not the only one. Most people wake up on a regular basis to a new report of a...
Fast Citizenship-by-Investment Programs for an Instant Second Passport
We get many requests from people all asking the same questions – how and where can they get the quickest-possible second citizenship? The answer is almost always the same:...
How to Get Second Residency and Citizenship in Mexico
As more and more people are looking to escape the culture wars, the topic of moving away from the United States has never been more relevant. Perhaps it's our...
The 10 Most Powerful Passports in Africa
Last updated: July 21, 2017 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I recently wrote about the world’s cheapest economic citizenship program (Full disclosure: I got a Comoros passport...
Help, I’m Stuck! How to push past your threshold for taking action
Dateline: Hong Kong I read one of Andrew’s Facebook posts about being “stuck” and it really got me thinking. The thrust of Andrew’s post is that sometimes we blame others for the...
