If You Are New Here, Read This First
What Digital Citizen Is All About
You are planning to move abroad.
Maybe in a few months. Maybe in years.
But every time you research it, you end up more confused:
YouTube makes it look easy.
Reddit makes it look impossible.
Visa rules seem to contradict each other.
Tax/banking/healthcare advice is vague or expensive.
You need someone who’s actually done it. Multiple times.
I’ve built 5 residencies and lived long-term in 7 countries over 15 years.
I know what works, what doesn’t, and where people waste time and money.
I tell the truth about moving abroad.
Visas, taxes, healthcare, banking, the things that actually matter.
If something works well, I’ll tell you. If it’s a nightmare, I’ll tell you that too.
Moving abroad can be incredible. It can also go wrong fast if you don’t know what you’re getting into.
Do it. Just do it right.
Make Your Move Less Stressful
To make your move abroad easier, I’ve put together a simple guide.
The (Free) Move Abroad Checklist
20 practical steps to prepare before your move, from documents and banking to health, lifestyle, and tech. Going through this will make your idea of moving less scary. Because there is nothing in this list that you can’t handle.
It’s free, and it will save you time, stress, and mistakes.
Top (Free) Posts
If you are choosing a country
Read The 5 Cheapest Beach Towns (That You Actually Want to Live In)
Read 5 Things To Know Before Moving To Europe (Not What You Think)
If you want to retire abroad
Read Relocating With Limited Mobility (5-Part Accessibility Checklist)
Read 3 Healthcare Strategies Expats Use Abroad (And Which One Fits You)
If you want avoid expensive mistakes
Read Residence Permit vs. Tax Residency (Why Getting This Wrong Could Cost You)
Read How to Estimate Your Cost of Living Abroad in 5 Minutes (With 1 Master Prompt)
If you want quick wins
The (Free) Digital Citizen App
I built a free tool to help you see which visas you actually qualify for.
Enter your passport and income. The app shows you long-term options: nomad visas, golden visas, and residency programs across 74 countries.
Each result includes income requirements, key benefits, and a direct link to the official application.
No login. No email. Just answers in 3 clicks.
👉 Try it here
What Is Free And What Is Paid
Here is what you get for free, and what you get when you upgrade.
Free
The free app.
Occasional public posts.
The “Move Abroad Checklist”.
Paid
All 80+ deep dive articles.
In-depth country and city comparisons.
Community access and the ability to post your own threads.
Access to the Premium Content Library with all paid posts.
60% discount on all existing and future paid products (such as this one)
Stay on free if that’s all you need. Upgrade if you need extra details.
Why Listen To Me?
I grew up in Germany.
I left Germany after high school in 2008, and stayed in Australia until 2010.
Then, I studied abroad in the UK and Spain until 2013.
I worked in China while studying in 2014.
2020, I left Germany permanently and immigrated to Cyprus.
After a year in Cyprus, immigrated to the UAE in 2021.
I created companies in both places.
Also, I hold two e-residencies (Palau and Estonia) and created a company in Estonia.
I left the UAE for Thailand in 2022, where I now hold a long-term golden visa.
I opened a company in Bangkok (my first “non-digital” company).
We opened a Chinese tea franchise in the biggest shopping mall in Bangkok.
I have lived long-term in 7 countries, visited more than 40, and hold 5 residencies.
I’m not writing this to show off.
I mention it to show you that I know what I am talking about, when it comes to relocating abroad.
I built this life step by step, now it’s time to build yours.
Your Next Step
Appreciate you being here,
— Ben
Amazing! What a life you've lived. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I tried your app, it's great.