Everything you need to relocate your family abroad — built from real experience, not theory.
This guide covers every step of the relocation process from start to finish:
- Passport checklist and document preparation
- Visa planning and residency pathways by country
- Real budget breakdown — housing, food, healthcare, schools, transport
- Housing search strategy before you arrive
- International banking and U.S. account management
- Healthcare and insurance setup abroad
- Pet travel requirements and logistics
- School and homeschool options by country
- Your complete first 90 days abroad action plan
Written by Marcellous and Keana Nelson — a U.S. Navy veteran family who relocated from the U.S. to Mexico, then Vietnam, with two kids and a pet. This is what we wish we had before we left.