Author name: Levi Borba

Levi Borba is an expat consultant and bestselling author who has lived on four continents during a career in the airline industry. After relocating to Chile, Qatar, and Poland, he founded Expatriate Consultancy to help others navigate life abroad. He has authored three books on moving and living overseas and writes from direct personal experience in over 50 countries.

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5 Countries Trying to Get You to Retire There (Tax Incentives and More)

5 Countries Trying to Get You to Retire There in 2026 There’s a big difference between a country that relies on its popularity to attract foreigners, then taxes them heavily… and a country that is not so popular but really wants people like you to move there. There are, effectively, countries trying to get you […]

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Why Health Insurance Is Important When Moving Abroad

Moving abroad is one of life’s most exciting transitions, a new job, a new home, a new culture to settle into. Amid the excitement of planning flights, sorting visas, and choosing a new place to live, health insurance is easy to push to the bottom of the list. It shouldn’t be. Of everything you’ll organise

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Where Americans Moving Abroad Actually Retire: Top 15 Countries

Where Americans Moving Abroad Actually Retire: Top 15 Countries Right now, the Social Security Administration is sending checks to Americans in more than 150 countries. And when you rank those countries by how many checks they send to each, the list of places where americans moving abroad live gets very weird. We could imagine that

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10 European Cities Where $1,900 a Month Makes You Wealthy | Cheapest Cities for Retirement in Europe

10 Best European Cities to Live on $1,900 a Month For millions of Americans, Brits, and Canadians aged 45 and older, living on $1,900 a month is not wealthy. But take that same $1,900 to some of the cheapest cities for retirement in Europe, and you can live in a large apartment by the beach,

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5 Reasons Americans Regret Retirement in Italy.

5 Reasons Retiring in Italy Backfires (And Nobody Warns You) Every year, thousands of Americans, Canadians, and Brits sell their houses, ship the furniture, and move to Italy. And a surprising number of them are back home within three years, and regret retirement in Italy. Here’s the scary part: nobody lied to them. They were

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Retirement in Croatia: Pros, Cons, 5 Best Cities, And Cost of Living.

Croatia for Retirees: The 5 Best Cities, and the Law Change Almost Nobody Covered “Croatia has no retirement visa.” For years, that one sentence was enough for Americans, Canadians, and British retirees to cross it off the list and go to Portugal instead. But then… In March 2025, Croatia just changed its immigration law for

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5 Mistakes That Make Americans Regret Moving to Europe

5 Mistakes Americans Make When Moving to Europe Europe. The dream. The old cobblestone streets, the afternoon espresso, the healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt you, the pace of life that makes you wonder why you ever spent thirty years commuting in traffic just to sit in a fluorescent-lit office. Every year, tens of thousands of Americans

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Retire in Albania: A Practical Guide to Life on the Albanian Riviera

For many people over 45, retirement abroad is no longer simply about finding a cheaper place to live. The real goal is a better daily rhythm: more time outdoors, less stress, a welcoming community, and enough flexibility to travel without turning every journey into a major project. Albania has started to attract retirees who want

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10 Best Cities to Retire in Turkey (And The Cost of Living)

The 10 Best Cities to Retire in Turkey Turkey is no longer 30% cheaper than the US, like the old headlines tell you. It’s not even just 40% cheaper. It’s 67% cheaper on average — and that’s not a typo. A home that costs you $1,800 a month in the US, will cost you around

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