Destinations
Where our clients build their new base
Most of our clients leave the United States or Canada for Latin America or the Caribbean: countries that generally leave foreign income alone, offer workable residency routes, and sit in or near North American time zones.
How we think about it
One plan, several countries
Latin America is where most of our clients establish their new main residence. Several countries tax mainly local income, offer residency routes based on a pension, steady income or an investment, and are a short flight from home. Being close means visiting family is easy, and staying in the same time zone keeps work simple.
Where you live does not have to be where every company, trust, foundation or bank account sits. The Caribbean, Europe and Asia often hold those pieces, or offer residency and citizenship routes of their own.
A residence permit, tax residence and citizenship are three different things. US citizens remain taxable in the United States wherever they live; Canadians need to plan their departure. See leaving the United States and leaving Canada.
Latin America
Residency, structuring and relocation
Each country page covers the tax system, the residency routes, the programme thresholds as checked with official sources, and who it tends to suit.
Costa Rica
Territorial tax; Pensionado, Rentista, Investor and digital nomad routes.
Panama
Territorial tax, US dollar economy, Pensionado, Friendly Nations and Qualified Investor.
Paraguay
Tax focused on Paraguayan-source income; temporary then permanent residence.
Belize
Qualified Retirement Program with foreign-income exemptions, or permanent residence.
El Salvador
Investor, pensioner, rentista and shareholder residence categories.
Guatemala
Pensioner and rentista residence based on steady foreign income.
Honduras
Pensioner and rentista routes set out in the migration law.
Nicaragua
Temporary residence for retirees and rentistas.
The Caribbean
Residency, citizenship, companies and banking
Close to home, with residence routes, citizenship by investment and established company and banking centres.
Anguilla
Residency, structuring and relocation.
Antigua and Barbuda
Country information, residency and relocation.
Bahamas
Residency, structuring and relocation.
British Virgin Islands
Companies, structuring and residency.
Cayman Islands
Residency, structuring and relocation.
St Kitts and Nevis
Citizenship by investment, Nevis trusts and relocation.
Turks and Caicos
Permanent residence, structuring and relocation.
Europe and Asia
Companies, banking and a second base
For clients whose business or family points east: companies and banking in the UK and Hong Kong, residency in Georgia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Regional overviews
How each region fits a plan
Specific programmes
Residency programmes we are often asked about
Detailed pages for the routes that come up most in our conversations.
- Costa Rica residency Pensionado, Rentista, Investor and the digital nomad visa, with the thresholds.
- Panama Friendly Nations Visa A residency route for citizens of listed countries with an economic tie to Panama.
- Panama Pensionado Visa Residency for retirees with a lifetime pension.
- Paraguay permanent residency From temporary to permanent residence.
Before you pick a country
See what staying where you are really costs you
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