expatkit.net

Built for Americans abroad

Move overseas without guessing what to do next.

Expatkit compares the expat health insurance, expat bank accounts, VPNs, online notary and US tax services that actually work for American citizens and their families, country by country.

The 47-Point Checklist

Everything to sort before you fly. Free, and it is the first thing our advisors send anyway.

Providers we review: Global Nomad Health  ·  Meridian  ·  Harbor VPN  ·  SealPoint Notary  ·  Foreign Ledger  ·  Crossbank  ·  Anchor Address

Why Expatkit

Three problems every American abroad hits, solved in one place

Most advice about moving abroad is written for tourists, or for people with any passport. Yours comes with FATCA, IRS filing from overseas, and banks that close your account when they hear US person. We build for that.

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Country-specific, not generic

Every recommendation is filtered by where you are actually going. The best expat health insurance in Portugal is not the best one in Thailand, and we do not pretend otherwise.

02

Built around US rules

FATCA, FBAR, the foreign earned income exclusion and state residency traps. We only list banks, notaries and tax partners that knowingly accept US citizens.

03

Independent by design

Partners pay us a referral fee, never for ranking. Our scoring rubric is public, and we publish the providers we rejected alongside the ones we recommend.

What we do

Comparison tools, real guides, and a human when you need one

Comparison tools

Side by side on expat health insurance, expat bank accounts, VPN providers and credit cards, scored on coverage, fees, US-citizen acceptance and claim speed.

Country guides and education

Visa routes, cost of living, healthcare access, schooling, and the paperwork order that keeps you legal, written per country and updated as rules change.

Expatkit Advisors

A subscription advisory plan: a named advisor, a written relocation roadmap, document checklists with deadlines, and unlimited follow-up as your move unfolds.

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Expat stories

People who already made the jump

Three banks closed my account after I mentioned the US passport. The Expatkit list of FATCA-friendly options got me sorted in a week. I wish I had found it before I flew.
Portrait of Maya R., an American expat living in Lisbon
Maya R.
Austin to Lisbon, Portugal
We moved with two kids and a dog. The advisor built us a month-by-month plan: schools, insurance, notarizing the custody letter. It turned a panic into a checklist.
Portrait of Daniel K., an American father who relocated to Mexico City
Daniel K.
Denver to Mexico City, Mexico
The insurance comparison alone saved us $2,100 a year versus the plan our relocation agency pushed. Same coverage, better evacuation terms.
Portrait of Priya S., an American expat working remotely from Bangkok
Priya S.
Seattle to Bangkok, Thailand
US passport, world map and travel notebook laid out while planning a move abroad
About Expatkit

We built the resource we could not find in 2019

Expatkit started when our founder spent four months and roughly $3,000 in avoidable fees getting a US family legally settled in Portugal. The information existed, scattered across forums, expired blog posts and provider marketing.

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Get the 47-point moving abroad checklist

The exact sequence for insurance, banking, VPN, notary, mail and taxes, with the deadlines that trip up American expats. Delivered instantly.