Where to live
Every piece we have published on where to live. Dated, sourced, and written under a name.
Panama's Pensionado visa: the discounts are real, the tax escape is not
Panama's Pensionado visa in 2026: who qualifies, the Ley 6 discounts, the treaty clause that keeps taxing a French pension, and our verdict.
Kyrgyzstan's 10% flat tax is real. The paper address is not
Digital nomad status, the HTP 0% regime, EAEU work rights, kairylman and naturalisation: what Kyrgyzstan really offers in 2026, and our verdict on Bishkek.
Egypt's property residency is a cheap card stapled to a currency bet
How Egypt's property and deposit residence permits work in 2026, what they don't give you, the tax and devaluation reality, and a verdict for Gulf buyers.
Djibouti's free zone is real. The relocation is not
A hard peg to the US currency, a fifty-year free-zone tax holiday, five foreign armies and no CRS. Why Djibouti is a port play, not a family move.
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.
Cook Islands residence: 119 places, a decade of waiting, no passport
The Cook Islands rations permanent residence by statute: 119 places in 2026, ten years first, no New Zealand passport at the end. Our verdict inside.
Cabo Verde: the residency nobody sells and the passport nobody can buy
Cabo Verde in 2026: a euro-pegged escudo, a cheap nomad visa, a real residence-by-property route and a CBI law that has never worked. Verdict inside.
Armenia's company residence is easy. From November it stops being lazy
Company in a day, a one-year permit as its owner. Armenia's tax reality, the 1 November 2026 rule change, Georgia compared — and a clear verdict.
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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