Since the US presidential election, there’s been a spike in Americans’ interest in moving abroad.
“It’s been such a gut reaction of, ‘I want to move, but I don’t know where, and I don’t know how,’ ” says Arielle Tucker, a Switzerland-based certified financial planner who specializes in assisting US citizens in moving abroad and says her business has seen a massive uptick in inquiries.
Tucker tells CNN Travel, “I think it’s important to always take a step back here and really think about, ‘Well, what countries can I actually move to as an American?’ The harder issue is, if you really want to make that permanent relocation, then you really need to think about, ‘What visa types can I actually get?’ ”
One helpful resource is the annual Expat Insider survey by InterNations, an expat community with more than 5.4 million members. The survey, which has been running for more than a decade, reflects input from more than 12,500 expats representing 175 nationalities in 174 countries or territories. It conveys their satisfaction level with various aspects of expat life on the basis of factors such as quality of life, ease of settling in, working abroad, personal finance, housing, and language.
In addition, retirees can take advantage of resources including Live and Invest Overseas, whose annual index ranks its top 10 overseas retirement destinations. Its 2024 index saw Valencia, Spain, top the list, followed by Braga, Portugal, and Mazatlán, Mexico.
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