9,600 US Citizens Moved to Ireland, Nearly Doubling Previous Figures
About 9,600 US citizens moved to Ireland in the year ending April 2025. That’s nearly double the 4,900 recorded the year before, a 96% jump. It’s the highest level of U.S. arrivals since the CSO began compiling the figures nearly...
180,000 U.S. citizens left the country in 2025, the largest single-year outflow in decades. The figure comes from a Global Citizen Solutions briefing analyzing Pew Research Center data. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, 1,285 Americans formally expatriated, a...
South Africa closed public comments earlier this year on a draft White Paper introducing the South Africa Skilled Worker Visa, that would overhaul the country’s immigration, citizenship and refugee laws. The proposed immigartion changes would consolidate existing work authorizations into...
Americans in Portugal are increasingly open to severing formal ties with their home country. A survey conducted between March 17 and March 18, 2026, found that 49% of respondents would at least consider renouncing their U.S. citizenship once they obtain...
Many Americans moving to France now enter through an education-heavy pipeline: 13,122 first residence permits to US citizens were issued in 2024, and education accounted for 7,182 of them. That is 54.7% of the American first-permit mix, up from 38.3%...
A growing number of Americans moving to Albania are skipping the Schengen permit grind entirely, drawn by a bilateral arrangement that lets US passport holders stay up to one year without a visa. The policy, restored under Diplomatic Circular Memorandum...
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Americans Moving to Spain Target Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia
Americans moving to Spain have made it one of the top destinations for U.S. expatriates, with Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia drawing the biggest share of
Countries With The Most American Expats in 2026, Ranked
The countries with the most American expats abroad still run through Mexico, Canada and the UK. But European destinations have absorbed a larger share of
Americans Moving to Albania Get a One-Year Visa-Free Stay
A growing number of Americans moving to Albania are skipping the Schengen permit grind entirely, drawn by a bilateral arrangement that lets US passport holders
9,600 US Citizens Moved to Ireland, Nearly Doubling Previous Figures
About 9,600 US citizens moved to Ireland in the year ending April 2025. That’s nearly double the 4,900 recorded the
180,000 Americans Emigrated in 2025, Largest Outflow in Decades
180,000 U.S. citizens left the country in 2025, the largest single-year outflow in decades. The figure comes from a Global
South Africa Skilled Worker Visa And Point System For Naturalization
South Africa closed public comments earlier this year on a draft White Paper introducing the South Africa Skilled Worker Visa,
49% of Americans in Portugal Would Consider Renouncing US Citizenship
Americans in Portugal are increasingly open to severing formal ties with their home country. A survey conducted between March 17
Americans Moving to France Shift Toward Student Permits
Many Americans moving to France now enter through an education-heavy pipeline: 13,122 first residence permits to US citizens were issued in 2024,
Portugal Tops 5 European Digital Nomad Visas on Cost, Income and Speed
Portugal ranks first among many American expats when comparing European digital nomad visas, ahead of Spain, Hungary, Romania and Montenegro. The rise of remote work continues to reshape where and how people live. More professionals are trading traditional offices for sunlit cafés and coastal co-working hubs across Europe, thanks to an expanding range of digital nomad visas that make living and working abroad easier than ever. Portugal: The clear front-runner With its affordable digital nomad visa (priced between €90 and €120) and a manageable monthly income requirement of €3,280, Portugal tops the list. Cities like Lisbon and Porto, and island destinations such as Madeira’s Funchal, are thriving hubs for global freelancers and a small but growing American expat community. Reliable infrastructure, accessible transport, and proximity to nature offer the ideal work-life balance that remote professionals crave. Spain: Flexibility meets lifestyle Spain secured second place, thanks to its generous visa terms.
African Americans moving to Ghana: 3 fast-moving months of policy change
African Americans moving to Ghana have a new high-profile face. On Jan. 28, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced his ministry had approved a Ghanaian passport for IShowSpeed, the American YouTuber whose “Speed Does Africa” tour had spanned 20 countries and drawn tens of millions of livestream viewers. Born Darren Jason Watkins Jr. in Cincinnati, the 21-year-old was the only creator on the tour to walk away with formal citizenship
US Citizenship Renunciation Fee Cut by 81%
The State Department has reduced the cost of US citizenship renunciation from $2,350 to $450. A final rule published in the Federal Register on March 13, 2026 makes the change effective approximately April 12, 2026. The fee returns to where it stood between 2010 and 2014, before a surge in renunciation requests led the government to begin charging at full cost. That surge was not coincidental. It tracked the rollout
Over 125,000 People Obtained Mexican American Dual Citizenship in 2025
Mexican American dual citizenship is on the rise. More than 125,000 people obtained Mexican nationality through consulates in the United States in 2025, a 153% increase over 2024 and more than the combined total of the three preceding years, according to Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. The vast majority are U.S. citizens or long-term residents who had a Mexican-born parent but had never formalized the connection on paper. Both times
“Years in Limbo”: Foreign Residents Describe the Nightmare of Italy’s Residency Permit System
Expats across Italy recount years-long waits, vanished paperwork, and unanswered calls as the country’s permesso di soggiorno backlog deepens into a nationwide crisis. Italy’s permesso di soggiorno—the residency permit required for foreigners to legally live in the country—has become a source of mounting frustration and despair among residents who describe years of waiting, missed communications, and Kafkaesque bureaucracy. As the administrative backlog worsens, foreigners report that simply obtaining or renewing the document has
