Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Four years ago, I was sitting at a cafe after meeting an attorney. Over the next four years, this attorney would become one of the best in my...
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...
16 Countries with No Income Tax
At Nomad Capitalist, our motto is simple: go where you’re treated best. But finding that place can be complicated, so a major part of going where you’re treated best is choosing...
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. ...
What Can You Buy With Bitcoin? 5 Ways to Pay with Crypto
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia So, what can you actually buy with Bitcoin? Just a few years ago, you couldn’t buy much of anything. In fact, the first-ever crypto purchase was...
The World’s Highest Government Bond Interest Rates
Bond yield is, essentially, the amount of money an investor who bought a government-issued bond gets from owning the debt as a percentage of the current price. So, once a year,...
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...
Why You Need a Second Passport… and How to Create One
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Just the other day on the Nomad Capitalist YouTube channel, we talked about what it means to be a Nomad Capitalist and how it is different from...
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...
5 Reasons Crypto Investors Need a Second Residency
This article discusses five reasons why every crypto investor needs a second residency. Cryptocurrency investors have begun to face an increasing onslaught of changes as...
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...
Be Aware of Second Passport Myths, Scams and Black Market Deals
Dateline: Bangkok, Thailand While it’s not my cup of tea, many people consider Thailand to be a great place to live. It has all of the things people talk about when they’re...
Where to Register Your Yacht Offshore: the Ultimate Guide
For anyone who has successfully opened an offshore bank account, got a second passport and is living the lifestyle of their dreams travelling the world, the next step in the flag...
This is the Fastest Improving Passport in the World
Dateline: Belgrade, Serbia For those of us born with western, developed country passports, visa-free travel has never been much of an issue. That fact alone is why most US or...
Is Belize A Good Place For My Offshore Business?
There was once a time when Swiss bankers would pull up to your house in a Mercedes and take a bag of money you made from your company, get in a jet, fly back to Switzerland, and...
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 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...
Entrepreneurs, Here’s How to Pay Less Taxes
How to Legally Lower Your TaxesTake yourself and your business offshore and reap the benefits of legally reducing your taxes.Imagine for a minute that you’re looking to buy a car...
The Panama Papers: What the news media won’t tell you
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia I don't often comment on news stories, and even more rarely so quickly, precisely because I'm not a news reporter. I study long-term trends, whereas...
3 Reasons to Become an Expat
Leaving your native country can be a decision fraught with many pros and cons and ultimately forces you to really focus on what you value the most. A sense of adventure versus...
