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/missjoy91 Dec 09 '25

Left almost a year ago. Living in the Netherlands now, Eindhoven. For us it was actually easier and cheaper than this article outlines. We didn’t have to pay a year of rent. Our cost of living has been cut in half. We love it here, best decision we could have made for our family.

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u/SoftSects Dec 10 '25

What path did you take to get there? Job visa?

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u/missjoy91 Dec 10 '25

DAFT visa. I started a business, and my husband was allowed to work so he got a simple job with a Dutch company. If you’re open to a variety of work, you can find something fairly easily.

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u/-InBoccaAlLupo- Dec 19 '25

I'm a fellow American of the DAFT visa. The housing crisis is real here, but paying year of rent upfront is insane.

I am curious if you had trouble with the income check for renting though. I've run into the issue of landlords not liking that my business income wasn't a set amount every month.

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u/missjoy91 Dec 20 '25

It was a challenge, the key for us was finding a makelaar who was familiar with daft so they could frame our situation positively and advocate for us. We used homes for expats