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Get your Plan B residency before you need it

Preparing the documents and the trip takes time you will not have later. Get your Plan B while institutions still work and are willing to issue papers.

Why have a Plan B

Low probability. Heavy impact.
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MarginalMedium riskHigh riskHigh riskExtreme risk
SignificantLow riskMedium riskHigh riskHigh risk
CatastrophicLow riskLow riskMedium riskMedium risk

Low probability. Heavy impact.

Once the offices are jammed, it is too late to start preparing Plan B. Preparing the documents and the trip takes weeks. You might not have those later.

The chart shows the relationship between likelihood and impact, which expresses the risk of an event. Even if some events are unlikely, they are still worth dealing with if they would hit your life hard.

That is why it is better not to put Plan B off. Start dealing with it as soon as you can, while you still have time and a clear head.

You do not need a crisis for this. You need the papers done before one shows up.

What we actually set up

Arranging legal permanent residency in another country. We specialize in two countries with some of the best residency conditions in the world - Paraguay and Panama.

Paraguay or Panama

Two residencies, two different lifestyles. Compare the main strengths of each below.

Paraguay

Paraguay

Nomads, or people ready to live inland

From $4,290

An accessible Plan B residency with minimal conditions to keep it. You can also get an equally light-touch tax residency, which can be especially appealing for digital nomads.

  • No locked capital.
  • One short trip. Documents can be sent by mail.
  • A very self-sufficient country with a strong geographic position - ideal for Plan B.

The honest catch

State bureaucracy is genuinely bizarre. The residency process keeps changing, and the state is not always easy to predict. Summers here get really hot.

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Panama

Panama

Families, business, and a dollar life on the coast

From $3,990

A Plan B in a coastal country with a tropical climate. Solid banking and quality legal structures with a long tradition and strong foresight.

  • Life on the coast in a dollar economy.
  • Banks and a business culture that welcomes and protects capital.
  • Still a bit more developed, for now.

The honest catch

Most routes require locking up real capital. If geographic safety is your priority, Paraguay is the better choice. Panama owns the geographically significant Panama Canal, which is critical infrastructure for international trade.

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From the call to documents in your hands

  1. We tell you which country

    You describe your lifestyle and what you want from Plan B. We recommend a suitable country based on our experience, and a realistic path that makes sense in your case.

  2. Send us the documents. We check the gaps.

    We tell you exactly which documents you need and how to get them. Then we review them so we can prevent problems when the application is processed on site. Finally we translate the documents into Spanish.

  3. You fly to file

    Getting Paraguayan residency takes only one trip. Getting Panamanian residency takes two.

  4. We take you through the offices

    Our certified lawyers visit the offices with you, and in most cases everything is done in one morning. You do not have to take care of anything. You just need to be there for photos, signatures, and fingerprints.

  5. Application processing

    Completing the application is entirely in our hands. We communicate with the offices and send you updates when the process status changes.

  6. Handover of finished documents

    For Paraguay, we send the finished documents anywhere in the world by express in a secure envelope. For Panama, clients have to come pick them up after about six months.

Why work with us

High-quality delivery, setups that get used, and clear answers before you pay.

  • Certified local lawyers

    We run the case with licensed lawyers in each jurisdiction. That lets us handle even very complex cases.

  • We screen before we file

    A high approval rate starts with an honest review. If the chance is low, we tell you before you commit.

  • Legal setups that get used

    We build fully legal residency, company, and protection layers that clients can live with and maintain.

  • Years of international setups

    We have spent years building cross-border setups and applying geographical arbitrage for us and our clients.

We prepare the file before you put money down. If you are not eligible, or if we see a problem we may not be able to solve, we say so. You decide whether to proceed.

Questions

Plan B is your insurance policy - just like you cannot insure a house that is already on fire, you cannot prepare a backup plan when the crisis has already hit. Most crises come unexpectedly, and then it's too late to act. There are three main reasons for this:

  1. Under time pressure, you probably won't be able to obtain all necessary documents.
  2. You won't be alone in the crisis - government offices will be overwhelmed and our capacity will be limited.
  3. There's no guarantee that the state will continue to willingly issue documents when they see a massive outflow of their taxpayers.

That's why it's better to have your Plan B ready during peaceful times when you have time to plan and arrange everything properly.
  • Citizenship: Gives you the right to hold a passport and enjoy full legal rights in a country, including voting.
  • Residency: Allows you to legally live in a country and may provide access to many local benefits, but it does not grant full citizenship rights such as voting in presidential elections.
  • Tax residency: Where you owe tax. That is not the same as a residence card. Paraguay can often be kept as a tax base without living there full-time. Panama is a different picture. We sort this on the call.
Paraguay is an accessible Plan B residency with no locked capital. One short trip is enough, and documents can be mailed. It fits if you want minimal conditions to keep it, a simple tax residency, or a geographically resilient backup. The catch is bizarre bureaucracy and a process that keeps changing.

Panama is a coastal Plan B in a dollar economy, with banks and legal structures that welcome and protect capital. It is still a bit more developed for now. Most routes lock up real capital and take two trips. If geographic safety is your priority, Paraguay is the better choice.

You describe your lifestyle and what you want from Plan B. We recommend the country that makes sense in your case.
Usually no. Paraguay temporary residence requires a short visit each year. Panama depends on the visa. The exact rules are on the Paraguay residency and Panama residency pages. If you are unsure, book a call with us and we will help you decide.
We know this is not an easy decision. The best next step is to book a free call. We will tell you Paraguay, Panama, a combo, or neither.

Still not sure? That is normal.

Tell us how you live. We say Paraguay, Panama, or neither.