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Everything we know about leaving, relocating, structuring and banking – written down, sourced, and free. No paywall, no e-mail gate, no “book a call to see the good part”.

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Deregistering, exit taxes and the traps that keep you taxable at home – country by country.

13 guides

Leaving your countryGerman exit tax (§6 AStG) explained with numbersLeaving Germany with 1% or more of a company? §6 AStG taxes the unrealized gain. Who’s caught, how it’s calculated, instalments and the return rule. 9 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving Austria: taxes, exit tax and deregistrationAustria taxes you while you keep a home there. Wohnsitz, six-month rule, Zweitwohnsitz rule, 27.5% exit tax on portfolios and a 12-month exit plan. 14 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving Belgium: exit tax, residency and deregistrationBelgium taxes you where your home or wealth is managed. National Register, Model 8, the new 10% capital gains tax with its exit rule and a 12-month plan. 13 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving Canada: departure tax, residential ties and TFSACanada taxes your gains on the way out. Residential ties, the 183-day rule, departure tax, T1161 and T1244, RRSP, TFSA and OAS, step by step. 14 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving France: exit tax, tax residency and deregistrationFrance keeps you taxable if any one of three tests hits. Art. 4 B CGI, the exit tax above €800,000, non-resident rates and a 12-month exit plan. 13 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving Germany: the step-by-step tax exitAbmeldung alone doesn’t end German tax residency. Home, habitual abode, treaty tie-breakers, §2 AStG and a 12-month exit checklist. 11 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving Italy: AIRE, tax residency and exit taxItaly’s 2024 rules count every fraction of a day. AIRE, the 183-day test, the black-list presumption, art. 166 exit tax and a 12-month exit plan. 13 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving Spain: exit tax, residency and non-resident taxSpain taxes residency by calendar year, all or nothing. 183 days, family presumption, tax haven rule, exit tax from €4m, IRNR at 19%/24%, a 12-month plan. 15 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving Sweden: tax residency, 10-year rule and SINKSweden keeps you taxable for five years unless you prove otherwise. Väsentlig anknytning, the 10-year rule, SINK, kupongskatt and ISK, step by step. 14 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving Switzerland: taxes, pillar 2 and deregistrationNo exit tax on private assets, but a part-year return, source tax on your pension cash-out and EU limits on pillar 2. The Swiss exit, step by step. 13 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving the Netherlands: taxes, exit tax and 30% rulingDutch residency ends on the facts, not the paperwork. BRP deregistration, the M form, box 2 exit tax, box 3, the 30% ruling and AOW – step by step. 14 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving the UK: SRT, split-year and temporary non-residenceHMRC counts midnights. How UK tax residence ends: the Statutory Residence Test, split-year, the 5-year return trap, the IHT tail and a 12-month plan. 14 min · checked September 2026Leaving your countryLeaving the USA: expat taxes, FEIE and the exit taxMoving abroad doesn’t end US tax filing – only expatriation does. FEIE vs foreign tax credit, FBAR, sticky states and the §877A exit tax. 14 min · checked September 2026

Visa, bank, flat, health cover: the first 90 days in your new country, queues included.

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Moving to…Moving to Andorra: residence, CASS, flat and bankActive or passive residence, the non-refundable €50,000, 183 days, CASS, parish registration, rents and monthly costs – Andorra as of September 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Bulgaria: permit, tax number, flat in 90 daysResidence certificate, LNCh, NRA, health insurance, bank and flat: a practical 90-day plan for moving to Bulgaria, as of 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Cyprus: permit, tax number, flat in 90 daysYellow slip or nomad visa, TIN via TFA, GeSY, bank, flat and the 60-day rule: a practical 90-day plan for moving to Cyprus, as of 2026. 11 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Dubai: visa, bank, flat in 90 daysInvestor, Golden or remote work visa, Emirates ID, Ejari, bank account and tax residency certificate: a realistic 90-day plan for moving to Dubai. 11 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Estonia: ID code, permit, flat in 90 daysResidence registration, personal ID code, ID card, Tervisekassa, bank and flat: a practical 90-day plan for moving to Estonia, as of 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Georgia: work permit, bank, flat in 90 daysVisa-free for a year, but since 2026 with insurance, a right to work and a work residence permit. Timeline, Tbilisi rents, budget and traps. 11 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Greece: AFM, permit, flat in 90 daysRegistration certificate or nomad visa, AFM, AMKA, 50% newcomer tax break, bank and flat: a practical 90-day plan for moving to Greece, as of 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Hungary: permit, tax ID, flat in 90 daysRegistration certificate or White Card, address card, tax ID, TAJ, bank and flat: a practical 90-day plan for moving to Hungary, as of 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Italy: codice fiscale, permit, flat in 90 daysAnagrafe or permesso, codice fiscale, SSN, flat tax and 7% regime conditions, bank and flat: a practical 90-day plan for moving to Italy, as of 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Malta: permit, flat and bank in 90 daysIdentità registration, Nomad permit, lease registration, bank, health cover, rents by area and a monthly budget for Malta, as of September 2026. 9 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Paraguay: residence, cédula, flat in 90 daysTemporary residence under Law 6984/2022 or the Investor Pass, cédula, RUC, bank, flat and the 120 days: a practical 90-day plan for Paraguay, as of 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Portugal: visa, NIF, flat in 90 daysD7, D8 or EU registration, NIF, NISS, AIMA, IFICI by 15 January and real rents from INE: the practical first 90 days in Portugal, as of 2026. 11 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Romania: CNP, permit, flat in 90 daysIGI registration, CNP, ANAF, health contribution, bank and flat: a practical 90-day plan for moving to Romania, as of 2026. 9 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Singapore: work pass, flat, bank in 90 daysEmployment Pass with COMPASS, EntrePass or ONE Pass, pass issuance, Singpass, lease stamping, bank and IRAS: your 90-day plan for Singapore, as of 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Spain: visa, NIE, TIE, flat in 90 daysNomad or non-lucrative visa, EU registration, NIE, padrón, TIE, social security and the six-month Beckham deadline: your first 90 days in Spain, 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to Switzerland: permit, flat, insurance in 90 daysEU/EFTA B permit or third-country quota, 14-day registration, health insurance within 3 months, lump-sum taxation, flat and budget: Switzerland as of 2026. 10 min · checked September 2026Moving to…Moving to the UK: visa, flat, NHS and FIG in 90 daysVisas after Brexit, eVisa, health surcharge, NI number, GP, Renters’ Rights rules, ONS rents and the 4-year FIG regime: your first 90 days in the UK. 10 min · checked September 2026

Second passports and permits – because one passport is one point of failure.

9 guides

Citizenship & visasCitizenship by descent 2026: ancestry routes comparedItaly, Ireland, Poland, Hungary, Portugal, Lithuania, Germany and more: who qualifies for citizenship by descent in 2026 and what changed. 9 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasCitizenship by investment 2026: prices comparedEvery citizenship-by-investment programme that still exists in 2026 – minimum cost, family add-ons, processing, visa-free access and the political risks. 10 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasDigital nomad visas compared: 10 programmes for 2026What remote-work visas require, a comparison of ten programmes as of 2026 – and why a nomad visa rarely makes you tax-free. 10 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasDual citizenship rules 2026: who lets you keep bothWhich countries allow dual citizenship in 2026, when you lose your first passport by naturalising, and the tax, military and consular side effects. 9 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasEasiest residency permits 2026: get and keep oneThe easiest and cheapest residence permits in 2026 – Paraguay, Panama, UAE, Georgia, Portugal, Spain and more – with minimum stays and tax pitfalls. 9 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasFastest naturalisation 2026: years to citizenshipHow many years of residence you need for citizenship in 2026 – Argentina to Sweden, dual-citizenship rules, language tests and the 2025–26 changes. 8 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasGolden visas 2026: residence by investment comparedGolden visas compared as of September 2026 – Portugal, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, UAE, Italy, Panama, Paraguay and more: minimum investment, fees, stay rules. 11 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasResidence permit vs tax residency: why they differA residence permit doesn’t make you tax resident, and tax residency needs no permit. UAE, Cyprus, Portugal and Paraguay tests, tie-breakers and proof. 10 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasSecond passports: descent, naturalization and investmentCitizenship by descent, by naturalization and by investment as of 2026 – plus dual-citizenship rules and why a passport isn’t a tax residency. 10 min · checked September 2026

CFC, FZE, IFICI, WTF?

164 terms from the world of international tax, companies and residency – in plain English, with the German term where Germans would google it.

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