A life in two countries, organized.
US Expat is for U.S. citizens who live abroad or plan to. We explain the tax, visa, money and insurance questions that follow you across a border, country by country, and introduce professionals when a decision needs one.
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Nine cities, one board.
Six hubs are open. France, Italy and Greece are next. The clocks show the time there now.
Destinations
Start with the country.
Each hub covers visas, tax, money, healthcare and settling in, for Americans in that country.
Priority Market
Portugal
GuideOne of the most popular — and most misunderstood — destinations for Americans, from the D7 and D8 visas to the IFICI tax regime.
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Priority Market
Spain
GuideA priority market for Americans, driven by the Non-Lucrative and Digital Nomad visas, the Beckham Law, and big regional tax differences.
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Japan
GuideStructurally the most complex early destination — distinct tax residency, an exit tax, and pension mechanics that intersect with U.S. accounts.
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Priority Market
Mexico
GuideA high-intent destination with its own residency mechanics, real-estate trusts (fideicomiso), and a totalization gap for the self-employed.
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Priority Market
Switzerland
GuideA specialized destination for finance, pharma, and high-net-worth households, where cantonal tax and banking access shape every decision.
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Priority Market
Costa Rica
GuideA territorial tax system, no U.S. tax treaty, and property often held through local corporations — a destination where U.S. filings follow the structure you choose.
Open the Costa Rica hubWhat we help with
Five subjects that change when you move.
Tax, immigration, money and insurance decisions affect each other after a move. Each page explains one of them and points to the others.
- Tax How U.S. and host-country obligations overlap, and what to review before you file.
- Immigration Visa pathways and residency, mapped before you commit.
- Financial Planning Keeping U.S. accounts working while you build a life overseas.
- Insurance & Protection Coverage to review when your residency changes.
- Global Resources The cross-border essentials that hold in every country, from Portugal to Japan and Costa Rica.
Guides
Three guides for every open hub.
Relocation, financial planning and insurance, free as PDFs. Portugal, Spain and Mexico are here; the library has the rest.
Portugal Relocation Guide
The cross-border tax and wealth planning guide for Americans moving to Portugal.
Spain Relocation Guide
The cross-border tax and wealth planning guide for Americans moving to Spain.
Mexico Relocation Guide
The cross-border tax and wealth planning guide for Americans moving to Mexico.
How it works
Three steps, in the order most people take them.
Read your destination’s hub
Each country hub sets out immigration, tax, money, healthcare and settling in around the questions Americans ask most.
Get a guide or answer five questions
Download the guide for your destination, or use Start Here and we point you to the resources that fit.
Talk to the right professional
When a decision needs regulated expertise, we introduce a qualified professional rather than leave you to guess.
The people
Written and answered by people.
US Expat is run by its founders with a network of contributing professionals. Send a message and the team follows up with resources and next steps.
Bennett Linsky
Co-Founder
Bennett co-founded US Expat to give Americans abroad one clear picture instead of scattered forums and guesswork — and, with Adrian, leads its financial-planning, retirement, U.S.-account, and insurance-education content. Regulated advisory services are provided separately through the appropriate advisory relationship.
Insights
Recent reading.
Articles on tax, residency, money and insurance for Americans abroad, with their sources listed.

Does Portugal Tax US Retirement Income in 2026?
The 1994 treaty sends Social Security one way and a 401(k) another, the saving clause in the Protocol decides how much of that survives for a US citizen, and the treaty never mentions a Roth account at all.

Americans Retiring in Mexico: Taxes in 2026
How the US–Mexico treaty taxes Social Security, pensions and 401(k) payouts for Americans retiring in Mexico, and where the saving clause limits it.

Do Expats Pay State Taxes? Five States in 2026
California, New York, Virginia, New Mexico and South Carolina test residency differently, and moving abroad does not end any of them by itself.
Start with five questions.
The questionnaire takes about a minute and points you to the guides and hubs that fit. There is no cost to get oriented.
- Destination hubs
- 9
- Guides & checklists
- 19
- Contributing professionals
- 10
- Areas of cross-border life
- 5
