Free tools for Americans moving to Latin America
Practical checks built on the same sourced rules as our country guides. No sign-up needed; everything you enter stays in your browser.
Tools
Stay and tax day counter
Add your trips and see how many tourist days you've used in each country, how close you are to its tax-residency day test, and your progress toward the 330 days the US foreign earned income exclusion needs.
Count my days →Social Security and Medicare abroad
Pick a country to see whether Social Security can pay you there, whether direct deposit works, whether a US social security agreement applies, and what Medicare does and doesn't cover once you've moved.
Check a country →Coming next
- Residency income checker: your income against each country's money test, converted at dated rates.
- Document and apostille checklist: what each residency route asks for, in order, including the FBI background check.
- "Is my plan built on old rules?": the rule changes since 2024 for the country and route you pick.
Free shortlist
Your top 3 countries, picked for you
Tell us who's moving and we'll show the three Latin American countries that fit people like you best, ranked on what matters most to you, with the trade-off to know about each.