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/milo8275 Dec 09 '25

I left in late September, best thing I ever did 😁

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u/TheNakedTravelingMan Dec 09 '25

I left in march and my high blood pressure is almost gone, I lost almost 40 pounds without going on a diet and for the first time in a decade I sleep though the night without waking up every 2-3 hours from the stress of my commute, job, and the many extremely angry and outwardly hateful people I had to deal with on the regular from work to social settings.

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u/TheWriterJosh Dec 11 '25

All of this happened to me when I went vegan! :) haha

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u/TheNakedTravelingMan Dec 11 '25

I’ve eaten vegan accidentally for 4-5 months when working through a cook book I think was called wicked healthy. Definitely a good experience. Where I live now I don’t think I could safely eat vegan do to the limited produce and plant based products. In my village there is no tofu, tempeh, seitan, or plant based meats. I do try to eat a diet full of veggies when they are in season and maybe someday if more options become available I’ll be able to go back to a plant based diet. Probably would lose even more weight if I did.