1. THE PERPETUAL NOMAD: HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR FREEDOM BY
MINIMIZING TAXES, PAPERWORK AND RISK
2. CONTENT
1. Flag Theory
2. Perpetual Traveling
3. Becoming & Remaining PT Deutsch - staatenlos.ch
4. Challenges for the PT Español - librestado.com
5. (Pro-Forma)-Residence? English - tax-free.today
6. Avoiding Tax
7. Asset Protection
8. Examples of PT-Set-Ups
9. Staatenlos Flag Theory
3. FLAG THEORY
“Go where you are treated best”
•Internationalisation of all live aspects
•Worldwide diversification
•Difficulty depends on each flag
•Choice of flags interdependent & according to own preferences
Citizenship Investment Birth-Tourism
Residence Medical-Tourism Marriage
Company Insurance Employees
Foundation/Trust Education Internet
Banking Car Playgrounds
4. PERPETUAL TRAVELING
Perpetual Traveler = PT = Permanent Tourist = Prior Taxpayer
•Living outside the “system” by continuous traveling
•Avoidance of center of vital interests and thus tax residence
•Min. 3 location changes a year (or risk)
•Location-independent income necessary
Permanent Tourist Perpetual Traveler Prior Taxpayer
Preferential Treatment Minimalism no direct taxes
Freedom of Speech Antifragility less bureaucracy
Geo-Arbitrage Morality hardly regulation
5. BECOMING PT
Need to proof new tax residence in some countries
PREPARATION EXECUTION EXIT
Sell/rent out flat/house Deregistration Leave country
Cancel subscriptions/ cancel social security/ responsibility of
Memberships other services embassies
Open Company/Banking move out of flat PT/Flag Theory or immigration
6. REMAINING PT
Be careful: Exit taxes & remaining taxation in some countries
GENERALLY
183-day-rule
habitual residence
partner/children in country
center of vital interests
economic interests
7. CHALLENGES
Perpetual Traveling is not a consciously designed life model
Address Insurance Car
Trusted person no insurance Trusted
person
Post Box/ Virtual Office international health insurance Germany
Re
nting a flat credit cards Andorra Tourist Plate
Real Estate Cooperatives Carsharing/Rental
8. (PRO-FORMA)-RESIDENCE
Only advantages with right choice of residence
•Proof of new tax residence
•Protection against law changes
•Refuge country in case of crisis
•Naturalization possible after some years
•Proof of residence for banks, ...
•More travel freedom (EU/Mercosur)
•Claiming of VAT (EU)
•Claiming of Capital Gains Tax
•Property & Investment-Advantages
•Car-Admission, Weapons, etc.
Pro-Forma-Residence: no minimum stay, no rent/buy obligation
9. AVOIDING TAX
Generally: only avoidance of direct tax & social security
Residence Company Investment
Tax Certificate Invoicing Reputation Withholding tax
no CFC-Rules Fees vs Tax Double-Tax-Agreements
No social security Access to Banking/PP Stability
No direct taxes Onshore-Limited Banking
Territorial Offshore-Limited Broker
Non-Dom IBC Precious Metals
Special Programmes LLC Crypto
Residential Partnerships Real Estate
10. ASSET PROTECTION
“Control everything, own nothing”
•Asset Protection not only through choice of the right flags
•Structural asset protection by means of Holding/Foundations
•Often only for higher income/capital
•Protection from creditors of all kind
•Estate Planning
Foundations Trusts Companies
Civil Law Common Law Nevis, Marshall, USA
11. PERPETUAL TRAVELING EXAMPLES
BEGINNER COLLECTOR EXPERT
Until 3000€ until 10.000€ Capital Gains
RESIDENCE easy pro-forma tax-free pro-forma citizenship
COMPANY no / cheap best active solution Trust/Foundation
BANKING private Business Banking Private Banks
PRIORITY Earning Money Collecting Flags Asset Protection
12. PERPETUAL TRAVELING EXAMPLES
BEGINNER COLLECTOR EXPERT
Until 3000€ until 10.000€ Capital Gains
CITIZENSHIP Portuguese Portuguese Portuguese/Dominica
RESIDENCE Czech Republic Cyprus Thailand
COMPANY Sole Trader Dubai FTZ Panama
Foundation
BANKING Germany Dubai Singapur, Uruguay
INVEST Netherlands Hong-Kong Bermuda
13. PERPETUAL TRAVELING BY CHRISTOPH
An example on how a PT is doing it
Citizenship: German
Residence: Panama, Paraguay
Companies: Dubai, Panama, Marshall
Holding: Scotland LP
Foundation: Panama
Business Banking: Lithuania, Hong-Kong, Cyprus
Private Accounts: US, Georgia, Montenegro, Panama, +15
Broker: Netherlands, Hong-Kong
Precious Metals: Singapore
Mobile: US
Insurance: United Kingdom
Internet: Iceland