About Second Flag

Hi, I'm John.

I live in Bolivia, and I built Second Flag to make moving to Latin America simpler and more certain.

When I started looking for somewhere new to live, even for just a year or two to travel and finally master my Spanish, I kept getting stuck. The answers were scattered across page after page of the internet, and too many of them were unreliable, out of date or simply made up.

So I built the resource I wished I'd had. Second Flag is for expats, digital nomads and retirees who want accurate answers on relocation, residency and taxes, wherever in Latin America they choose to go. Every rule links to the law or official source behind it, and anything still being checked is clearly labelled.

Alongside Second Flag, I also run Cuéntame, a Spanish app designed to get you speaking from day one.

John RobinsonFounder, Second Flag

John Robinson at Machu Picchu, Peru — At Machu Picchu, Peru

Where to start

Country guidesEntry, residency, citizenship and taxes for 18 countries, with every rule linked to its source. City guidesNeighbourhoods, rents, safety and day-to-day life in 17 cities across Latin America. How we checkWhere our information comes from and what each status label means.

Learning Spanish too?

Cuéntame is my Spanish app, designed to get you speaking from day one.

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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.