Does Your Phone Number Affect Your Tax Residency?
Your phone number is a tie. Your phone’s location history is evidence. People leaving a high-tax country worry about the …
Best eSIM for Costa Rica: Networks, Coverage and Which Plan to Buy
In Costa Rica the network that matters most outside the Central Valley is Kölbi, the state carrier run by ICE. …
Military Service in Brazil: What New Citizens Need to Know
Brazil has compulsory military service, but most young men never serve. Every Brazilian man must register at 18, and only …
Military Service in Dominican Republic: What New Citizens Need to Know
The Dominican Republic has no compulsory military service in practice. Its armed forces are filled by volunteers. The constitution includes …
Military Service in Guatemala: What New Citizens Need to Know
Guatemala has a duty of civic service, but in practice it is filled by volunteers, who choose between military and …
Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order: Albania’s Proposed Microstate
The Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order—Shteti Sovran i Urdhrit Bektashi—is a proposed microstate inside Tirana, not an existing country. …
Military Service in Peru: What New Citizens Need to Know
Military service in Peru is voluntary, but registration is not. Peruvian men must enter the military registry from age 17, …
Why Latin American Banks Want a Local Phone Number
In Mexico, an active Mexican phone number is on the list of what you need to open a bank account, …
Best eSIM for Paraguay: Networks, Costs and Which Plan to Buy
Most people who fly into Asunción for residency are there for a few days, and they spend most of that …
Military Service in Chile: What New Citizens Need to Know
Chile keeps compulsory military service, but it fills places with volunteers first. Only when volunteers fall short does a lottery …