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Europe Relocation

The journey also runs east

Pathway consulting for Americans relocating to Europe — a clear-eyed map of which countries' routes fit your life, and coordination with local counsel who execute them.

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Every European country runs its own immigration system, and most Americans research them one forum thread at a time. Nordfara replaces that with a professional assessment: your income, business, family, and timeline, tested against the routes that actually exist — self-employment permits, founder and investor tracks, employment routes, and remote-work visas — then sequenced into a plan.

Scope of this service. Patrick Smith is licensed to practice law in the United States (Texas). Europe-relocation services are limited to pathway guidance and planning; they are not legal advice on foreign law, and foreign filings are executed by qualified local counsel in the destination country, whom we help you select and coordinate.

Pathway assessment

A structured review of your profile against realistic routes in the countries you're considering — requirements, costs, and timelines side by side.

Sequencing & planning

What to do in what order — entity formation, proof of funds, documentation, apostilles — so the local filing lands complete the first time.

Local counsel coordination

Introduction to qualified counsel in the destination country and a coordinated handoff, with Nordfara staying at the table as your US-side point of contact.

Featured route: the Netherlands

The Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) gives US citizens one of Europe's most accessible self-employment residence routes.

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Other routes we map

Digital-nomad and remote-work permits, founder and self-employment tracks, passive-income residencies, and employment routes — compared honestly.

FAQ

Honest answers first

Can Nordfara get me a European visa or residence permit?
Not directly, and honesty about that matters: the firm's license is American. What Nordfara provides is pathway consulting — mapping which countries' self-employment, investor, employment, or remote-work routes realistically fit your profile — and coordination with qualified local counsel in the destination country, who execute the filing under their own law.
Which European countries are realistic for Americans?
It depends on what you bring — remote income, a business, capital, employment prospects, or ancestry. The Dutch-American Friendship Treaty gives US citizens an unusually accessible self-employment route to the Netherlands; other countries run digital-nomad, founder, and passive-income permits with very different math. The right answer is a comparison, made against your actual finances and timeline.
What does the engagement look like?
A structured assessment of your profile; a written pathway map comparing realistic destination options with requirements, costs, and sequencing; and, if you proceed, coordination with vetted local counsel who handle the foreign filing itself. One point of contact throughout.
Does the firm also handle the US side of a move abroad?
US-side questions that travel with you — maintaining or abandoning permanent residence, immigration questions for family members, and the mechanics of returning later — are within the US practice.

Test the idea against reality

One consultation to find out whether the move you're imagining has a route — and what it takes.

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