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...
How Estonia led the Baltic economic resurgence
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Baltic countries, namely Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia are a model of economic success. After emerging from the destitution that came with...
The “Affordable” Care Act just got more expensive and unsustainable
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Refusing to buy into the “Affordable” Care Act just got even more expensive. It’s common knowledge that people respond to incentives....
10 ways to use the Law of Abundance with Flag Theory
Dateline: Barcelona, Spain My new year's resolution last year was to focus more on action, and I invited readers like you to share in that with me. That's why I announced a goal...
The Easiest Country to Open an Offshore Bank Account
We won't re-hash how Georgia has quickly become highly capitalist and one of the most free economies in the world. Or how it's one of the best countries in the world...
How To Get A Thai Passport (And Is It Worth The Investment)
Left your trip to the Land of Smiles wishing you could stay there full-time? Are you excited by the multitude of condominium offerings on offer in Thailand? Although Thailand...
How Much Does It Cost to Renounce Your US Citizenship
For the better part of a century, we’ve been told taxes are the price we pay for living in ‘civilisation.’ This message is the same in the big cities and small towns across many...
