This article discusses Form I-407 (Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status), its filing process, and the consequences of filing it. We will also discuss some...
FinCEN 114: Everything You Need to Know
If you are a citizen (resident or non-resident) of the United States, green card holder, or resident alien who has a financial interest in or signature authority over a foreign...
How to Bank, Live, and Invest Abroad: The Global Citizen Sandwich
Here at Nomad Capitalist, we spend a lot of time talking about the concept of going where you’re treated best. At its most basic, this idea means seeking out places that have...
How to Get Armenian Citizenship by Descent
Last updated: September 20, 2020 Dateline: Yerevan, Armenia One of the things that we find most rewarding about our job is helping people get a second passport. As we've...
Will the FATCA Filing Requirement Ever Be Repealed?
Dateline: Tivat, Montenegro In recent years, I've worked with a number of people who have already renounced, want to renounce, or plan to renounce their US citizenship -...
The Best Cities for Single Nomads
Dateline: Belgrade, Serbia When I was just twelve years old, my parents made a huge announcement: they were thinking of relocating our family to New Zealand. While I was taken...
How to Open a Bank Account in Malta (as a Non-resident)
There are several reasons why Malta is an incredibly popular destination for wealthy expats. On the surface, there’s the golden Mediterranean sunshine, the lush coastal...
Can You Get Out of Student Loans by Moving Abroad?
America has a student loan crisis. According to the Fed, at the end of 2022, student loan debt in the US stood at $1.6 trillion. Even with President Biden’s student loan...
Double a Penny for 30 days… Now Pay Taxes
If your finances are in dire need of rescue, then investing in foreign real estate or creating an international Certificates of Deposit (CD) ladder is probably not your biggest...
What is FATCA?: the Ultimate Guide
More than a decade after the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) became law, its global impact is still being felt. What began as a US attempt to crack down on...
Escape the Rat Race to Become a Tax-Free Global Citizen
As you read this article, you might be sitting at your desk, dreaming of living a freer lifestyle. Throughout our lives, many of us in the West are told that we'll be happy if we...
CFC Rules: Taxes on Controlled Foreign Corporations
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In the world of business, we're taught to keep things as simple as possible, so we often think of concepts in the simplest possible terms. So,...
International CD Laddering with High Interest Rates
This article explores CD laddering, a method of increasing the amount of interest that you earn on term deposit accounts by staggering your accounts’ maturity dates. By...
How to Get Cayman Islands Residence and Pay Zero Tax
Choosing where you want to live is undoubtedly one of the most essential parts of your tax, business and lifestyle strategy. If your goal is to minimise, or even eliminate, your...
FBAR Form Filing & Due Dates: The Ultimate Guide
FBAR is an acronym commonly used to refer to FinCEN Form 114, “Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.” When filing FBAR, you need to make sure that you get everything...
IRS Currency Exchange Rates for Expat Tax Returns
If you are a US citizen living abroad, you are required to file your annual taxes based on your worldwide income, not merely income earned in the US. In most cases, this will...
What is an IRS Currency Transaction Report?
Suppose you recently took a trip to Las Vegas, and you got lucky – in fact, you took home more than $10,000 in gambling winnings. In that case, you likely have a Currency...
FAQs: Tax Incentives and Moving to Puerto Rico
In this article, we've compiled a list of frequently asked questions regarding Puerto Rico, visiting it, moving there, what it could mean for your taxes, and more. For some – but...
Form 8833: How to Claim Income Tax Treaty Benefits
This article explores how to take advantage of the provisions in tax treaties to reduce your taxes on foreign-earned income. Say you’re a six- or seven-figure US-based...
1% Tax Rate in Europe: How to Start a Business in Romania
Last Updated August 2, 2021Dateline: Bucharest, Romania I can still remember the “Aha!” moment I had on my first visit to Bucharest years ago. I was sitting with a young woman at...
