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My wife Carolyn and I are now one step away from receiving our Dominican Republic passports. Well… one step with
Other than for random, one-off real estate investment opportunities, Ecuador has never been high on my list of top offshore destinations. This country is
A second citizenship isn’t critical to an international lifestyle, but it offers options and advantages in an increasingly uncertain world. There are many reasons to make the effort to acquire a second passport. For perpetual travelers, it can be essential. For some Americans, the biggest benefit can be that, when structured properly, a new citizenship […]
Before the global pandemic, an American passport got you into 184 countries. It was one of the best travel documents you could carry. At the height of the pandemic, U.S. passport-holders were permitted entry to but 29 countries. Some 166 countries had decided to bar entry to Americans, fearing those Americans might carry the coronavirus […]
When Boris Johnson, soon-to-be former British Prime Minister, sold his London home in 2009, he didn’t pay any capital gains tax in the U.K. but was slapped unexpectedly with a U.S. tax bill. Boris is an “accidental American,” a person who has lived outside of the United States for the majority of his life but […]
“Can I own a gun if I live there?” It’s the question I’m most commonly asked about every country I report on. In some countries, including Ireland and the U.K., for example, it’s illegal to keep a handgun… but you can own a shotgun for hunting. Every country in Central America allows handgun ownership. That […]
About 28% of all American expats living abroad live in Mexico. A big reason for this is that Mexico has one of the world’s easiest immigration programs. The process begins at the Mexican consulate in your home country. Amounts vary consulate to consulate, but qualifying for temporary residency through economic solvency requires an average minimum […]
The first time I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was back in 1985. When I began making these kinds of suggestions, I was sometimes met with suspicion… sometimes ignored… now and then even attacked as part of the lunatic fringe. The good news is that today the idea of retiring outside the country […]
At a meeting in London a little while ago, I was among dozens of expats from all around the world. Many took offense to being described that way… to being called “expats.” They found the term derogatory; however, not for the reason people typically object to the word. Some among the group in London who’d […]
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