Where to live
Every piece we have published on where to live. Dated, sourced, and written under a name.
Retiring in Panama: the discounts are real, the tax escape on a French pension is not
Statutory discounts, the tax a French pension still pays, where retirees settle, and Pensionado vs Friendly Nations vs Qualified Investor.
Kyrgyzstan 10% flat tax: real, but almost every route wants you in the country
A 10% flat tax, 0% for IT companies, no CRS and a passport in five years. Why almost every route wants you in Kyrgyzstan, not at a paper address.
How to move to the Cook Islands: 119 places, ten years and no New Zealand passport
Permanent residence in the Cook Islands is a statutory quota: 119 places in 2026, ten years of permits first, no New Zealand passport at the end.
Djibouti free zone: decades without tax, and still not a place to move your family
A free zone promising decades without tax, a dollar peg since 1949, residence tied to a contract and no CRS. Why it is still not a relocation.
Cost of living in Gabon, Angola, Togo and Niger: nine expat capitals ranked
Why 'expensive country' and 'expensive for expats' are different things in Luanda, Libreville, Lomé and Niamey, with a ranked verdict on all nine.
Cape Verde citizenship by investment: the law exists, the passport is not for sale
Agents quote a price for a Cape Verde passport, but the CBI law has never been switched on. The real route is residence by property, the Green Card.
Buying property in Egypt as a foreigner: a five-year card and a currency bet
A flat in Egypt buys a five-year residence card: no language test, no minimum stay. The deposit route, the tax and the currency risk.
Armenia residence permit through a company: what changes on 1 November 2026
Register a company in Armenia and its owner gets a one-year permit, no minimum stay. A rewritten Law on Foreigners applies from 1 November 2026.
Nobody moves back because of the tax rate. They move back because of the school run.
Choosing a country is a legal decision you can get right at a desk. Choosing a city is the one that decides whether you stay. The method, in order.
The UAE retirement visa: who actually qualifies for five years in the sun
The UAE retirement visa explained: who qualifies at 55, the property, savings and income tests, Dubai vs Abu Dhabi, renewal — and an honest verdict.
How expensive is Qatar? The real cost of living in Doha
How expensive is Qatar really? Doha's cost of living vs Dubai and London — rents, food prices, schools, zero income tax — with a clear family verdict.
The four doors out of America, and which one is actually open to you
Wanting out is not a visa. There are four legal doors, descent, a skilled job, money, or study, and most Americans qualify for none of them. The honest map.
Paraguay's side door to permanent residency, with no waiting room
Paraguay's 2026 Investor Pass adds direct permanent residency. No provisional wait, no jobs. The verdict: you're buying speed, not tax freedom.
New Zealand reopened the door, and the Americans ran at it
New Zealand's relaunched Active Investor Plus visa is drawing nervous American money fast. A genuine bolt-hole, or risk dressed as insurance? The verdict.
Mauritius built a Golden Visa and taxed it in the same budget
Mauritius launched a Golden Visa, then raised the top tax band, doubled property duty and halved the retiree permit. The verdict on who it now fits.
Athens tripled the price and banned the Airbnb
Greece repriced Europe's last cheap golden visa and outlawed short-letting the property. What survives the 2024-2026 overhaul, and is any of it worth buying?
The Latin American residency nobody talks about
While everyone chases Portugal and Dubai, Paraguay, Panama and Uruguay quietly offer territorial tax and a real life. The trade-offs, honestly.
Retire in paradise? Wait until you've met the hospital and the tax office
The retire-abroad pitch meets the hospital bill, the tax form and the visa that moves under you. The verdict: which paradise actually survives.
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