Dominican Republic
For Americans Ready to Explore Life Beyond Borders
Find out where you can realistically live abroad.
Planning a move abroad? Compare 50 countries against your income, budget, healthcare needs and lifestyle, and against the visas you could actually qualify for. Start free, build a full plan when you're ready, or have us coordinate the move with you.
Based outside the U.S.? You're welcome to explore. Our visa information is written for U.S. citizens.
50 Countries
100+ Users
The hard questions
You've probably asked yourself some of these already.
Will my Social Security or pension be enough?
Most residence visas ask for a minimum monthly income, and daily costs swing a lot between countries. We put your income next to each visa's requirement and next to living costs for your household, so you see both before you get attached to a place.
Medicare won't follow you.
Medicare generally doesn't pay for care outside the U.S. Each country's healthcare overview covers how foreign residents get care and insurance, and your checklist tells you when to have coverage in place.
The country you love may have no visa for you.
Some popular countries have no retirement visa at all. We check visas first. A country with no pathway for your goal is marked Low Fit, with the reason and a link to the official immigration site.
Apostilles, bank accounts, insurance…
Your checklist lists the documents, who issues each one, and when to start, counted back from your move date. Banking and healthcare overviews cover what foreigners usually need to open an account or get insured.
What if I choose the wrong place?
Compare countries side by side, then test your top pick with the scouting trip planner. When you get home, it asks whether the country still fits, before you spend money on the move.
Leaving family behind is hard.
No website fixes that, and we won't pretend otherwise. Each travel overview shows flight times back to major U.S. cities, the community puts you in touch with people who've moved, and a scouting trip lets you and your family try a place first.
Where you are right now
Pick the path that matches where you are.
Explore
Not sure where to start
Browse all 50 country profiles, read what daily life is like, and save up to 2 countries to compare for free. A Move Pass lifts the 2 country limit when your list grows.
Plan
A few countries in mind
Compare visa routes, costs and safety for your shortlist, lock in your choice, then build your budget and a dated checklist. Decisions reasoning and the Actions tools come with a Move Pass, from $9.99 for 30 days.
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Ready to move? We become your central contact and coordinate your attorney, housing, banking and tax advisor for one of our eleven Concierge countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Argentina, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania or Rwanda.
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How it works
Visas first, then money, then how you want to live.
For Americans moving abroad, a beautiful country you can't get a visa for isn't an option, so that's where we start.
Step 1
Tell us your goal
Living on your income, bringing remote work, getting hired, studying, investing or following family roots, plus your income, budget and who's moving with you.
Step 2
Visa options come first
Each country's visa options are checked against your goal and the income you entered. A country without a pathway for your goal is marked Low Fit, with the reason and the official link.
Step 3
We check them against your budget
Living costs for your household, from livingcost.org data, are compared with the monthly budget you gave us.
Step 4
We rank what's left by how you want to live
Healthcare, safety, climate, internet, community and your other priorities set the order, with a High, Medium or Low Fit label.
Then we help you get there
- Checklists that work like a project plan, with each task dated back from your move date.
- A scouting trip planner that ends by asking whether the country still fits.
- Country overviews that list their sources and the date they were checked.
- A Provider Network: request a match with a vetted provider for immigration, tax, real estate, insurance or relocation help.
A real example from our data
Portugal
- Visa pathway
- Visto D7 (Passive Income Visa). It asks for an income of about $1,000 a month.
- Estimated monthly cost
- $1,511 for one person, $2,126 for a couple (livingcost.org data, October 2026)
- Safety
- U.S. State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (October 2026)
Visa details from an AI-generated overview, sources checked October 2026. Confirm at the official site.
Your Way In
Start from the way you'd qualify.
Each one opens the Atlas filtered to countries with that kind of visa, with the pathways side by side.
- Live on your incomeRetirement and passive income visas, for people living on pensions, Social Security or savings.
- Bring your remote workVisas for people who keep earning from U.S. clients or employers while living abroad.
- Get hired abroadWork visas tied to a job offer from an employer in the new country.
- Go back to schoolStudent visas for degrees, language programs and other courses.
- Buy in or investResidency through buying property, investing or starting a business.
- Follow your rootsCitizenship or residency through a parent, grandparent or other family line.
Move passes
Choose your Move Pass
Start free, or open the full decision and action tools for 30, 60 or 90 days. Upgrade anytime.
Free
$0
Always free
- Included: Full Atlas access (50 countries, full profiles)
- Included: Community access
- Included: Save countriesUp to 2
- Included: Fit label (High, Medium or Low Fit)For your 2 saved countries
- Not included: Full Decisions reasoning
- Not included: Lock in your country
- Not included: Actions toolkit with checklists and budgets
- Included: Provider Network access (request a match with a vetted provider)
30-Day Move Pass
$9.99
30 days of access
- Included: Full Atlas access (50 countries, full profiles)
- Included: Community access
- Included: Save countriesUnlimited
- Included: Fit label (High, Medium or Low Fit)For every country you compare
- Included: Full Decisions reasoning
- Included: Lock in your country
- Included: Actions toolkit with checklists and budgets
- Included: Provider Network access (request a match with a vetted provider)
60-Day Move Pass
$14.99
60 days of access
- Included: Full Atlas access (50 countries, full profiles)
- Included: Community access
- Included: Save countriesUnlimited
- Included: Fit label (High, Medium or Low Fit)For every country you compare
- Included: Full Decisions reasoning
- Included: Lock in your country
- Included: Actions toolkit with checklists and budgets
- Included: Provider Network access (request a match with a vetted provider)
- Best value
90-Day Move Pass
$19.99
90 days of access
- Included: Full Atlas access (50 countries, full profiles)
- Included: Community access
- Included: Save countriesUnlimited
- Included: Fit label (High, Medium or Low Fit)For every country you compare
- Included: Full Decisions reasoning
- Included: Lock in your country
- Included: Actions toolkit with checklists and budgets
- Included: Provider Network access (request a match with a vetted provider)
Refund policy: All Move Pass purchases are final and non-refundable.
Want someone to handle the move for you? Concierge puts one person in charge of your attorney, housing, banking and tax advisor.
Book a free callHorizon Atlas Concierge
One person manages your entire move.
Your immigration attorney, housing, banking and tax advisor, coordinated through one point of contact who knows your case. Concierge covers one country per engagement.
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Brazil
Costa Rica
Panama
Argentina
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Rwanda
Why we built this
Built by a family that made the move.
Jerrode, Co-founder
Brittney, Co-founder
When Jerrode first suggested moving abroad, Brittney's first thought was: where could we possibly live besides the US? So they made a list: warm weather all year, beaches and mountains, good schools for their kids, a stable government, a beautiful culture, easy access to the US, and a cost of living no higher than at home. Months of browser tabs, forums, YouTube videos and two scouting trips later, the Dominican Republic checked every box for their family.
Horizon Atlas started as a guide to the DR. Then they realized the country that was right for them wouldn't be right for everyone. So they built one place to compare countries against your own priorities, with current info, and a team to help you make the move. The platform is named after their son, Atlas.
Who it's for
Who This Is For
Retirees and pre-retirees
See which countries offer a retirement or passive income visa, the income each one asks for, and what a month costs for your household.
Remote workers
Find countries with a remote work visa, the income rule and fees for each, and compare living costs and internet.
Professionals moving for a job
See the work visa routes in each country, what they require and cost, and what everyday life costs once you arrive.
Students
Compare student visa routes, what they require and cost, and the monthly cost of living in each country.
Investors and property buyers
See the pathways that need an investment or a property purchase, with the costs, the requirements and a link to the official site.
People claiming citizenship through family roots
See which countries offer citizenship or residency through family roots, what each one asks for, and a link to the official site.
Real countries. Real insights.
50 countries. One platform.
From Caribbean shores to European cities, open any country for its full profile.
Country overviews are AI generated general guidance. Cost of living figures come from livingcost.org. Always confirm visa details at the official government site.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Americans who are seriously thinking about moving abroad: retirees, remote workers, families, people moving for a job or school, and anyone with family roots in another country. The visa information is written for U.S. citizens.
It depends on which visas you could qualify for, what you can spend each month and what matters most to you. A Move Pass shows a Fit label (High, Medium or Low Fit) for every country you compare, personalized to you. It's general guidance: confirm visa details at the official government site.
Yes, to start. You can read every one of our 50 country profiles, get 2 recommended countries with a fit label, save and compare up to 2 countries, join the community, ask the Atlas Guide 5 questions, and request a match through the Provider Network. A Move Pass adds the planning tools.
Unlimited saved countries, the full reasoning in Decisions, locking in your country, up to 50 Atlas Guide questions a day, and the Actions tools: budget, checklist, travel and logistics, the scouting trip planner and Global Essentials. It's one payment of $9.99 for 30 days, $14.99 for 60 days or $19.99 for 90 days. It doesn't renew on its own, and buying another pass adds time to what you have left. All Move Pass purchases are final.
Yes, you're welcome to explore. Keep in mind that our visa overviews, and checklist steps like apostilles and U.S. tax filing, are written for U.S. citizens, so the rules for your passport may be different.
Visas come first: we check each country for a visa that fits your goal and the income you entered, and a country without one is marked Low Fit with the reason. Then we compare living costs for your household with your budget. Then your priorities, like healthcare, safety and climate, set the order. A country we don't have visa data for is never recommended.
Cost of living figures come from livingcost.org. Safety levels come from the U.S. State Department. Everything else is an AI-generated overview written with Google Search, showing the sources it used and the date they were checked. It's general guidance, not legal advice: confirm visa details at the official government site, and get legal, immigration and tax advice from a licensed professional.
The move is a lot. You don't have to manage it alone.
Your first call is free. We'll map out what your move involves before you decide anything.
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