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
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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