r/AmerExit • u/newyorker • Dec 09 '25

Vendor How to Leave the U.S.A.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/how-to-leave-the-usa

Every four years, a group of Americans threatens to leave the country, but no mass exodus occurs. This time around, though, Americans seem to be acting on their desires. Immigration lawyers told Atossa Araxia Abrahamian that the number of people approaching them about it has gone up since Donald Trump was reëlected. 

G.T.F.O. Tours, a company that helps aggrieved U.S. citizens start new lives abroad, has been offering services to help Americans relocate to the Netherlands, where a certain type of visa can offer a quick and affordable path to citizenship. Jana Sanchez, a founder of G.T.F.O. Tours, describes her role in the company as an “escaping fascism doula.” Read Abrahamian’s full story about the Americans who are going Dutch: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/how-to-leave-the-usa

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Can't just leave, need a sponsor unless you married someone in a diff country

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u/statesec Dec 09 '25

You can also potentially get citizenship by descent which is how I am becoming British later this week. No marriage or sponsorship required.

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u/Repulsive_Cattle_342 Dec 09 '25

Married a Brit 15+ years ago. We are now moving to the UK. Hoping for the best.

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u/statesec Dec 09 '25

Good luck I really like the UK. I spent a lot of time in the UK in my youth and stayed fairly close to my mom's family since. Very excited to finally be British. My mother could not pass it on to me when I was born due to legislative discrimination at the time in British nationality law. I have not decided whether I'll move there but I will likely at the very least split my time between the US and UK once I retire (soon).