Country-by-country reporting on emigration trends, visa policies, cost of living, and expat community insights for your next move abroad.
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. […]
A 49% jump in U.S. approvals and a new start-up investment route are cementing Greece’s Golden Visa as a preferred escape hatch for wealthy Americans seeking stability, residency, and opportunity in Europe. US demand surges for Greek residency US approvals for Greece’s Golden Visa climbed 49% in 2025, rising from 388 in December 2024 to […]
With permanent residency unlocked at just 1,000 dollars a month in pension income, a dollarized economy, and mandated price cuts on everything from airfare to hospital bills, Panama is luring affluent retirees who want their portfolios — and their lifestyle — to go further without paying local tax on foreign earnings. For a growing number […]
New Zealand’s revamped Active Investor Plus visa asks global investors to choose between risk and residency speed, offering a structured path to permanent residence, tax efficiency, and a credible “Plan B” for families willing to commit serious capital. A Golden Visa Built for Serious Capital New Zealand’s Active Investor Plus visa is deliberately pitched at […]
Summary:A Financial Times article published on March 24, 2025, reports a notable surge in wealthy Americans transferring assets to Switzerland in response to rising uncertainty around the potential return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency. Private banks, wealth managers, and family offices in Switzerland are seeing increased demand from U.S. clients seeking to diversify […]
Summary: Newly released figures from France’s national statistics agency, Insee, show that approximately 25% of U.S.-born residents living in France reside in Paris — France’s largest city, and home to some 2.1 million inhabitants. A February 20, 2025, article from The Connexion provides insights into the distribution of Americans across France and explores factors behind their settlement patterns. […]
Summary:A New York Times article published on July 6, 2024, explores the growing influx of Americans into Mexico City, where U.S. citizens are increasingly drawn by culture, affordability, lifestyle, and remote work flexibility. The piece focuses on how everyday Mexican life—particularly its food, music, and social energy—is being experienced, and in some cases reinterpreted, by […]
Summary: A Semafor article published on March 23, 2025, reports that a growing number of Americans are actively pursuing second passports, motivated by political instability. While many Americans are not yet moving, affluent Americans are seeking the option. Half the world’s countries offer visas or passport pathways based on investments or financial contributions so many affluent Americans […]
A report published by Euronews on April 6, 2025 highlights a surge in American workers who are planning to settle in Europe amid US political instability and an especially stagnating job market. According to financial experts, Europe must be prepared to welcome a new class of working expatriates who have been deeply affected by inflation […]
A 2025 CNN report highlights how Costa Rica is rapidly becoming a magnet for Black American women seeking freedom from rising violence and racism in the U.S.—particularly after Donald Trump’s second term, which has intensified hostility toward cultural diversity, minorities, and the Black community. The report also focuses on the story of Kema Ward-Hopper, who, […]
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