For most people, the idea of creating a passport portfolio is just about as foreign – alien even – as the countries where they could gain a second citizenship. But for more and...
How to Get New Zealand Citizenship: The Ultimate Guide
In 2017, news broke that billionaire Peter Thiel had been granted New Zealand citizenship in 2011 after spending only twelve days in the country. News of Thiel’s citizenship...
How to Get Canadian Citizenship: The Ultimate Guide
Last updated: November 5, 2020Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia Now, before we talk about HOW, let me suggest that if you're looking to move to Canada because the "wrong candidate" won...
Dominica Citizenship by Investment: The Ultimate Guide
Known as the ‘Nature Island of the Caribbean’, Dominica is famous for its tropical rainforests, rivers and waterfalls. Perhaps that’s why on a serene Sunday in 1493,...
11 Reasons to Use an Offshore Company for Business
Despite what the media would have you believe, numerous legal and legitimate reasons exist to use an offshore company. In the past, many of those who dealt in offshore circles...
2025 US Foreign Earned Income Exclusion: the Ultimate Guide
With 195 countries in the world, many of us don’t want to spend our entire lives living in just one. In fact, the number of US citizens living overseas in 2024 was...
Free Passports: How to Get Paid to Get Second Citizenship
Updated October 17, 2020 Dateline: Yerevan, Armenia With a new administration in power here in Armenia, the previous government’s all-but-finalized citizenship by investment...
IRS Form 5472: Tax Filing for US LLCs Based Offshore
To say that the US tax code is complicated would be a vast understatement. There are forms for every possible situation, income source and individual. There are even tax...
How to Become a European Citizen: Getting an EU Passport
Dateline: Istanbul, Turkey A lot of people are looking for second passports these days. The big question for many of these people is not whether or not they need a second...
19 Fake Citizenship by Investment Programs Revealed
Dateline: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Last year, we received a call from a frantic family that claimed they needed to get second passports very quickly. The husband explained to...
How to Use an Offshore Company for Cryptocurrency Tax Benefits
In this article, we will go over the most important cryptocurrency basics and some general warnings about how to handle your cryptocurrency dealings based on personal and client...
Five Ways to Obtain a Second Citizenship
The offshore world changes with the tide. Still, as an experienced expat, you get used to going with the flow and, indeed, the ebb of everyday life. Whatever happens in the...
The Unforeseen Consequences of the Trump Tax Reform on US Expats
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia Just last week, the House and Senate approved the Tax Reform bill and President Donald Trump signed it into law last Friday, December 22nd before...
Investing Overseas: 13 Countries That Require a Foreign Business Partner
Dateline: Merida, Mexico While in Laos several years ago, a contact of mine there informed me of the socialist government’s tendency to get involved in certain investments within...
Mauritius Offshore Companies for Tax Reduction: An Introduction
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia ''Heaven was copied after Mauritius.''Mark Twain One of the most satisfying realizations I have made over the years living, doing business, and...
How To Start Your Own Consulting Business Overseas: The Ultimate Guide
Dateline: Belgrade, Serbia For many in the corporate world, achieving flexibility, control, and a satisfying work-life balance can seem an impossible task. While belonging to the...
How to Get Monaco Residency and Citizenship: the Ultimate Guide
Last updated March 5, 2021 Dateline: Belgrade, Serbia There’s something about Monaco that ensures that the Mediterranean always glistens along the shores of the small European...
4 Ways to Live in the USA and Pay (Almost) No Taxes
How can someone live in the United States, but not pay US taxes? As it turns out, there are several ways to do so. None of these methods is perfect, and all involve...
Just how bad is the economy in Venezuela? Here’s what three locals told me.
Dateline: Warsaw, Poland It's been no secret than Venezuela is a nation in crisis. For years, the place has suffered from hyperinflation and all sorts of other economic ills at...
How To Know When Your Business Should Move Offshore
Last updated October 24, 2020 Dateline: Kotor, Montenegro Did you know that there are people online who can set up a cheap offshore company for you for “just $672”? I’m not...
