Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia A couple of months ago, I sat down with an Australian man named Jake to discuss his interest in dual citizenship. He seemed very eager to get a second...
Tax-Friendly Businesses to Start for New Entrepreneurs
Dateline: Yerevan, Armenia At Nomad Capitalist, most of the people I work with are six- and seven-figure entrepreneurs. They've already optimized their businesses, and they want...
What Is Visa-Free Travel and How to Use It
This article discusses visa-free travel, its benefits, and its role in creating a diverse passport portfolio and holistic offshore strategy. When most people think about...
The Cost to Renounce Citizenship Around the World
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I was in Langkawi, Malaysia, when the US government announced that it was going to raise the fee to renounce citizen ship from $450 to $2,350. I...
US States with the Highest Taxes and How to Avoid Them
Many people in the US who live in high-tax states have begun to move to low- or no-tax states. While we understand wanting to lower your tax burden, we don't really understand...
How to Open a US Bank Account as a Non-Resident
As a non-resident or even someone who’s renounced US citizenship, it’s still relatively easy to open a US bank account. While there are plenty of benefits to opening a US bank...
Who is a US Person for Tax Reasons?
This is the story of an Australian man named Tom who accidentally became a US person. Tom’s story is a cautionary tale that attests to the complex and difficult nature of...
Giving Your Child Brazilian Birthright Citizenship
Any new relationship can throw up an array of challenges and even when you make the decision to marry or move in together, things just get more complicated. At some point, you...
The Substantial Presence Test: Why Nomads Should Limit US Travel
You could be living the nomadic dream - bouncing between countries, chasing the sun, ticking off bucket list cities and building your business from anywhere in the world. ...
Bulgarian Citizenship by Investment: Read The Ultimate Guide
Update March 2022: Bulgaria has canceled its fast-track to citizenship option and kept the slow-track program. Dateline: Belgrade, Serbia When I first arrived in Bulgaria a...
St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship-by-Investment Program: The Ultimate Guide
Everyone has a story. Every place has a soul to discover. Some places are more compelling than others, filled with deeper histories and richer cultures. That’s...
How to Get a US E-2 Visa: The Ultimate Guide
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...
