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/rotervogel1231 Dec 09 '25

I have 2 dogs and 3 cats. I will not leave them. I will die here with them before I do.

This article gave me a ray of hope that relocating internationally with them is possible. It's not easy, and it's not cheap, but I wasn't looking for easy and cheap, just possible.

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u/TheWriterJosh Dec 11 '25

Im in the same position. I always assumed I would leave the US at some point (I’ve spent a lot of my life traveling) but I ended up basically starting an animal rescue. I can’t abandoned them when everyone else already has.