Guides

The whole move, country by country

No more 40 open tabs. Each guide turns relocating into a clear, ordered plan — visas, taxes, healthcare, banking and real budgets, written from primary sources and verified for 2026. Instant PDF.

Moving to Portugal 2026

The American's guide to the D7 & D8 visas, taxes, and the real cost of living.

  • D7 (retiree) vs D8 (digital nomad) — side by side
  • The US-tax reality other guides skip (NHR is closed)
  • Real budgets for Lisbon, Porto & the Algarve
  • 31 pages · document checklist + 90-day timeline

Moving to Mexico 2026

Temporary & Permanent Residency, taxes, IMSS healthcare, and what it really costs.

  • Residente Temporal income & savings thresholds
  • The remote-worker reality (no nomad visa — here's the route)
  • Budgets for CDMX, Mérida, Playa del Carmen & more

Moving to Spain 2026

Non-Lucrative vs Digital Nomad Visa, the Beckham Law, healthcare & costs.

  • NLV (retiree) vs Digital Nomad Visa — who qualifies
  • Beckham Law 24% flat tax + the wealth-tax trap
  • Budgets for Madrid, Valencia, Málaga & Barcelona

Moving to Costa Rica 2026

Pensionado, Rentista & the Digital Nomad Visa, CAJA healthcare, and territorial tax.

  • Pensionado vs Rentista vs Nomad — pick your route
  • Territorial tax: why foreign income isn't taxed
  • Budgets for the Central Valley, Tamarindo & beyond

Moving to Thailand 2026

Retirement visa, the new DTV nomad visa, the 2024 tax change, healthcare & costs.

  • O-A retirement visa vs the 5-year DTV
  • The 2024 foreign-income remittance tax — explained
  • Budgets for Bangkok, Chiang Mai & Phuket

Moving to Albania 2026

Live a year visa-free, residence permits, low-cost living, healthcare & taxes.

  • The 1-year visa-free rule Americans don't know
  • Residence & digital-nomad permits explained
  • Budgets for Tirana, Sarandë & the Riviera
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Moving to Greece 2026

The 7% flat tax for retirees, FIP & Digital Nomad visas, the Med life — and what it really costs.

  • The 7% flat-tax rule almost nobody knows
  • FIP retiree visa vs Digital Nomad vs Golden Visa
  • Budgets for Athens, Thessaloniki & the islands

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More countries on the way. Not sure where to start? Browse the cost-of-living data first, then grab the guide that matches your plan.