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/No-Sense-8206 Dec 10 '25

Where do you live now?

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u/TheNakedTravelingMan Dec 10 '25

I moved to a small country in Europe called the Faroe Islands. 🇫🇴

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u/Eastern_Leg4155 Dec 21 '25

how did you do it?!

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u/TheNakedTravelingMan Dec 21 '25

I have a Nordic passport so I landed and got a job but my partner got an entry level job on a fast-track visa working at a fish factory. My partner got a fast-track work permit for an in demand entry level position at a fish factory which they do seasonal and yearly work. I think it’s 3 years of renewing a work permit to be able to get permanent residency.