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In the complex world of international immigration, citizenship, and taxation, Lesperance & Associates stands out. We provide our clients with expert immigration and taxation advice to help them plan their future financial security. Moreover our advice always fully considers their personal, family, business and succession situations.

Introducing the Lesperance US Expatriation Index

We bring our thirty years of experience of the US expatritaion process to analyse the latest figures from the US Quarterly Publication of Individuals Who Have Chosen to Expatriate List.

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As one of the world’s leading practitioners in the areas of citizenship and international tax law, our opinion and expertise has often been sought out by the media. Read our  latest media mentions below:

How to Expatriate from the United States - Part 4: Post-Expatriation Tax Considerations and Future Travel to the US
How to Expatriate from the United States - Part 3: Preparing for the Exit Tax
How to Expatriate from the United States - Part 2: Renouncing US Citizenship or Green Card Status
Cyprus to Revoke Passports (Not Citizenships) of up to 21 Russians, Belarusians Over EU Sanctions
Sam Bankman-Fried: From crypto king to handcuffs
Wealthy Chinese scramble for ‘golden’ visas as Ireland’s invest-to-immigrate scheme abruptly ends, but risks abound
Tenfold Increase in Crossing the US Border Amid ‘Run’ Social Media Trend in China
How to Successfully Expatriate from the United States - Part 1: Pre-Expatriation Planning
Hong Kong Crypto Hub Comes With A Blessing From China
OPINION OF THE WEEK: How Killing UK's Tier 1 Visa Continues Non-Dom Decline
Podcast: Foundering - McAfee Part 2: The Yogi
Foundering - McAfee Part 2: The Yogi
Door still ajar for Portugal's residential golden visa says leading international tax adviser
A Tale of Two Financial Hubs - Is Singapore benefitting from Hong Kong's duress? Not entirely
What's Driving Americans to Expatriate or Get Second Citizenships in 2023? David Lesperance and Mel Warshaw on the Mobility Standard
Can Beijing win back its capitalist class?
Crypto Price Check: Analysts Say 'Proceed With Caution'
​​The Correlation of Crypto and the Chinese New Year
Crypto Price Check: Bullish Moves Amid Regulatory Pressure
Crypto Price Check: Bullish Moves Amid Regulatory Pressures
Crypto Price Check: Bullish Moves Amid Regulatory Pressures
DeFi might have bright future in 2023 while NFTs need to prove their value, experts say
Crypto Price Check: Bullishness Is Back but Scandal Impact Lingers
Crypto Price Check: Bullishness Is Back however Scandal Impact Lingers
Crypto Price Check: Bullishness Is Back but Scandal Impact Lingers
Winklevoss, Silbert Crypto Enterprises Targeted by SEC
Crypto Price Check: Bullishness Is Back but Scandal Impact Lingers
Americans Moving to Portugal: It’s Not as Simple as You’ve Been Told – Part 3
Crypto Price Check: Regulators Start New Year With a Warning
Americans Moving to Portugal: It’s Not as Simple as You’ve Been Told – Part 2
Lesperance: 6 Predictions About the Investment Migration Market in 2023
Crypto Price Check: Ringing Out ’22, Looking to the New Year
Crypto Price Check: Ringing Out '22, Looking to the New Year Ringing Out '22, Looking to the New Year
Americans Moving to Portugal: It's Not as Simple as You've Been Told
Ghosts of Crypto Haunt Battered Sector
Cyber-Security & Asset Protection - Webinar by Quantum Business Law - YouTube
A Possible Silver Lining for Green Card Holders?
Crypto Price Check: FTX Collapse Puts Exchanges Under the Microscope
A Possible Silver Lining for Green Card Holders?
Shanghai Luxury Properties Panic for Discount Sale as Wealthy People Prepare to Flee
Sam Bankman-Fried: From crypto king to handcuffs
Four steps to prepare for 'probable demise' of UK non-dom remittance basis
Crypto Price Check: FTX Still Sending Shockwaves Through Sector
Kraken Cuts 1,100 Employees to Weather Crypto Winter
Are you taking responsibility for US Immigration Issues as a Pro Athlete? Failing to plan is “planning to fail”
Sensemaker: Exit strategy
London's HNWI Expats Breathe Sigh of relief as Non-Dom System Gets Tenuous New Lease on Life
Crypto Price Check: Picking Up the Pieces After FTX Collapse
Could Hong Kong really become China’s proxy in crypto?
Could Hong Kong really become China’s proxy in crypto?
Form 8854 Expatriation Statements Now in the Crosshairs
China’s super-rich seek safe haven in Singapore
Sam Bankman-Fried’s weekend from hell
China’s elite seek safety abroad
Webinar: Green Cards: Look Before You Leap
Crypto Price Check: Market Sees Relief Rally
Wealthy Chinese trigger exit plans as Xi keeps ruling China, report
Run! Rich Chinese plan to escape after Xi Jinping re-elected
investment migration insider
Reported US Citizenship Renunciations in 2022 Exceed Last Year’s Total Already After 3rd Quarter
Xi to launch a mechanism for regulating wealth accumulation, has triggered uncertainties
HK Billionaires Are Fleeing and Those in China Have Had Their Wealth Slashed by Tens of Billions of Dollars
Run! Rich Chinese plan to escape after Xi Jinping re-elected
Wealthy Chinese Activate Financial "Escape Plans" Terrified Of Xi's Coming Reign Of Terror, And Why This Is Good News For Bitcoin
Wealthy Chinese Activate Financial “Escape Plans” Terrified Of Xi’s Coming Reign Of Terror, And Why This Is Good News For Bitcoin
Xi Jinping's Rising Power Forces China's Wealthiest To 'Execute Their Fire Escape Plans'
China: Rich want to leave country with Xi’s 3rd term – 10/26/2022 – World
China’s wealthy activate escape plans as Xi cements rule
China’s wealthy activate escape plans as Xi Jinping extends rule
China’s wealthy activate escape plans as Xi Jinping extends rule
Rishi Sunak tax scandal: green card and non dom status controversy explained - what is new PM’s net worth?
China’s wealthy activate escape plans as Xi Jinping extends rule
Trouble Ahead for Certain Green Card Holders: Part I
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Flat; Aptos Has a Rocky Launch
Vigilantes join the hunt for disgraced Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon
investment migration insider
Federal Court Dismisses Accidental Americans' Suit Over Inability to Renounce US Citizenship
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Boosters Come Up With New Phrase
Lessons Learned From U.K. Chancellor With U.S. Green Card
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Boosters Come Up With New Phrase
US states’ LGBT+ and abortion policies prompt concern among overseas workers
Crypto Price Check: Bank of England Action Could Affect Bitcoin: Analyst
Crypto Price Check: Bank of England Action Could Affect Bitcoin: Analyst
Crypto Price Check: Bank of England Action Could Affect Bitcoin: Analyst
Possession of Bitcoin still legal in China despite the ban, lawyer says
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Edges Higher After Fed Action
'MAGA violence' and 'domestic terrorism' are driving 'dual citizenships' among America's wealthy: report
The Super-Rich Are Already Plotting Their Escape From Trumpism
Ethereum completes merger, Do Kwon faces arrest warrant and Bitcoin dives after rally: Hodler’s Digest, September 11-17
Possession of Bitcoin still legal in China despite the ban, lawyer says
Ethereum Completes Merger, Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant and Bitcoin Plunges After Rally: Hodler’s Digest, September 11-17
Ethereum completes Merge, Do Kwon faces arrest warrant and Bitcoin dives after rally: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 11-17
Possession of Bitcoin still legal in China despite the ban, lawyer says
Owning Bitcoin Still Legal in China Despite Ban, Lawyer Says
Possession of Bitcoin still legal in China despite the ban, lawyer says
Crypto Price Check: The Merge Comes in Like a Lamb As Ether Slides
Crypto's Wild West Days May be Coming to an End
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Slightly Higher as Market Share Shrinks
"Golden Geese": the American 1%ers who arrange a second citizenship to escape taxation
Libs Feared Paying Millions For Second Citizenship Over Trump’s Potential Return To The White House
Libs Scared Into Paying Millions For Second Citizenship By Possibility Of Trump's White House Return
Rich Dems Worried About Trump Are Buying Second Citizenships

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