Move Overseas Now Academy: What's Inside & Who It's For
If you've been following me for any amount of time, you've probably heard me mention the Academy. Maybe you've seen a student post their approval letter. Maybe you've watched one of my masterclasses and thought, okay, but what actually happens after I sign up? Here's the thing, I get this a lot, so I wanted to lay it all out in one place.
The Move Overseas Now Academy is the program I built from everything I wish I'd had when I moved abroad myself.
It's the same system I use with my own coaching clients, the one that's gotten students approved for visas in more than a dozen countries, built so you can work through it at your own pace.
So let's get into it: what it is, who it's for, and what's actually inside.
What the academy actually is
The Academy is a self-paced, lifetime-access course built to get you moving abroad in a year or less, without paying a relocation agency thousands of dollars or losing hundreds of hours to research rabbit holes.
I created it after a one-on-one client told me she wished there was a real community for this. Not a Facebook group full of scammers and secondhand advice, but somewhere with an actual person behind it who's done this and helps people do it every single day. That conversation is the whole reason the Academy exists.
You get step-by-step videos, country-specific visa guides, yearly updates as the rules change (and they change more than people expect), and templates for the documents you'll actually need. Most people don't get stuck because the process is impossible. They get stuck because nobody's ever shown them the steps in order.
Who this is for
You are not too late, and you don't need to have it all figured out before you join. The Academy is built for people at very different starting points:
- You want to permanently relocate within the next year, or you're planning two to three years out
- You want real guidance instead of spending hundreds of hours piecing it together yourself
- You're dreaming of retirement abroad, remote work, starting or relocating a business, studying, or even just taking a sabbatical
- You don't want to do this huge life shift completely alone
- You want to learn from someone who's actually lived it, not just researched it
Honestly, I have members in their 20s and members in their 80s. There's no expiration date on this decision.
What this is not
This isn't a checklist you could put together in an afternoon of searching. Each module is built around one specific country and one specific visa path, and I go back in and update it whenever something changes, which happens more often than people expect.
What's actually inside the Academy
Here's where I want to get specific, because “course with modules” doesn't tell you much. Let's break down what you're actually walking through.
Getting oriented in modules 1 through 4
You start with Module 1: Getting Started, which orients you to how the course and the support system work. Module 2: What It Takes has you doing an honest inventory of your life and your finances, using the budget tracker and projection sheet I give every student.
Module 3: Vision is one people don't expect to hit them the way it does. If you don't have a real why behind this move, the hard parts will wear you down fast. This module keeps you motivated when the process feels like a lot. Then Module 4 walks through citizenship strategies, including citizenship by descent if you have European ancestry, which is a path more Americans qualify for than they realize.
Choosing your country in modules 5 and 6
Module 5 is the stacked, country-specific visa training. Every supported country gets its own step-by-step videos and its own visa guide, covering retirement and passive income visas, digital nomad visas, investment visas, student visas, and golden visas depending on the country.
You genuinely have to go through this module before you jump to Module 6, because that's where you compare your options side by side, finish your budget sheet, and actually choose your city. I have an exercise in here that narrows things all the way down to the specific town that fits your life and your budget.
Making the move in modules 7 through 10
Once your country is chosen, Module 7 walks you through applying at the consulate and gathering every document you'll need, plus relocation logistics like pet certifications and healthcare setup.
Module 8 is financial planning, where taxes get covered in detail, because this is the part that trips people up most and the part that trips people up most.
And honestly, guessing here can get expensive.
Module 9 covers housing, since buying and renting abroad works completely differently than it does in the U.S., and I walk through both. Module 10 is your integration module, covering everything you need once you've actually landed and you're settling into a new life.
The bonus training in module 11
Module 11 is where I hand over what I've learned running my own businesses abroad, including business training and a full module on teaching English overseas with a visa. There's also travel hacking and deals content, because saving on flights adds up fast when you're building a new life on a budget.
The countries and visas we cover
Inside the Academy, you'll find full support for Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama in Latin America, covering retirement and passive income, digital nomad, investment, student, and golden visas depending on the country.
In Europe, we support Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Malta, Germany, Brazil, Georgia, Albania, and Greece. Each one comes with its own country-specific visa guide sitting right below the training video, so you're never guessing which document goes with which step.
What makes this different from just researching it yourself
The videos get you most of the way there. What actually gets people approved is everything wrapped around them.
- Six months of coaching once you join, with direct access to me and my team for any visa, consulate, relocation, pet, remote work, or business question.
- A checklist built around your situation, not something generic and AI-generated.
- My Black Book of Experts. Need a mortgage lender in Madrid, a real estate agent in Porto, or someone to help you get a driver's license in a language you don't speak yet? I connect you directly, and I don't take a cut.
- A built-in community of people going through the exact same thing at the exact same time. That matters more than people expect when the friends and family back home don't fully get why you're doing this.
- One investment covers your whole household, spouses, kids, siblings moving together, pets. You don't pay per person.
I could tell you this works. I'd rather show you.
Brandi got her non-lucrative visa approved for her entire family, a 14-year-old, a husband, and two dogs, and moved to Spain.
Sandy got her non-lucrative visa approved from New York and is now settled into an apartment on the beach in Barcelona. She even got featured in Business Insider, and her son is now planning his own move.
Arlene is in Nice, France, on a long-stay visitor visa with her husband.Â
David and Jana are in Porto, Portugal, on the D7 visa, with a view from their balcony that most people only see in vacation photos.
Jenny opened her own business in the Netherlands on the DAFT visa and found her apartment in record time.
And Kim, who came to me completely unsure where to even start, says it plainly: having someone map out the exact steps, instead of trying to figure it out for two years on her own, changed everything about her timeline.
These aren't outliers. They're what happens when you stop trying to piece this together from scattered blog posts and Facebook threads, and follow an actual system.
What's the investment?
I get asked this a lot, and I'll be straight with you: the exact numbers depend on what's happening at the time, whether there's a current student promotion, and what payment structure works best for you. What I can tell you is this: relocation companies out there are charging $15,000 to $20,000 to do this for you. The Academy gives you the tools, the guidance, and the coaching to do it yourself, for a fraction of that.
The best way to get current pricing and see if it's the right fit is to hop on a free masterclass or book a call with my team. No pressure, just real numbers for your real situation.
You don't have to figure this out alone
If moving abroad has been sitting in the back of your mind for years, this is your sign to finally understand what your path actually looks like. You don't need to have your country picked, your finances mapped out, or your timeline set in stone. You just need to start.
There is always a path. I've watched hundreds of people find theirs inside the Academy, and I'd love to help you find yours too.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Move Overseas Now Academy?
The Move Overseas Now Academy is a self-paced move-abroad program designed to help Americans plan and prepare for an international relocation. It combines step-by-step training, planning frameworks, community support, and personalized guidance.
Who is the Move Overseas Now Academy for?
The Academy is designed for Americans who want a more structured approach to moving abroad, including people who need help choosing a destination, understanding possible visa pathways, organizing their finances, and planning the logistics of an international move.
What topics are covered in the Move Overseas Now Academy?
The Academy covers major parts of the move-abroad process, including destination selection, citizenship by descent and visa strategies, relocation planning, financial preparation, healthcare, housing and rentals, departure logistics, and settling into life abroad.
Is the Move Overseas Now Academy self-paced?
Yes. The Academy is structured as a self-paced program, allowing members to work through the training and relocation planning materials according to their own schedule.
Does the Move Overseas Now Academy include help with visa planning?
Yes. Visa strategy is one of the areas covered in the Academy, with guidance designed to help members understand different visa pathways and research options that may fit their circumstances and destination plans.
Does the Move Overseas Now Academy include personalized support?
Yes. In addition to the self-paced training, the Academy includes a private community and personalized support so members can get guidance as questions arise during the move-abroad planning process.
