The US LLC Guide for non-residents
The guides below are free and cover each step. This is the whole path in one place: 102 pages, 17 chapters, Form SS-4 line by line, the operating agreement as an annotated template, the bank file that passes, the annual IRS filings, and 7 ready-to-use appendices. One-off, updates included.
🌍 Residency by country
Find your residency abroad
The foundation of expat life: conditions, taxation and steps per country. Executed via our local partners, connected to your LLC and banking.
Paraguay vs Panama: which residency to pick
Both tax foreign income at 0%, and the paths have nothing in common: permanent on day one against two and a half years, a passport at 3 years against 5, and only one of them is on the EU blacklist.
See the comparison → 🇵🇦 New · 2026Panama residency: Friendly Nations Visa & 0% tax
Friendly Nations Visa, 0% territorial tax on foreign income, dollarized economy. Steps, eligibility paths, costs, and the perfect combo with a US LLC.
Read the guide → 🗺️ All countriesAll our residency-by-country guides
Panama, Paraguay, and soon Mexico, Georgia, Spain, Uruguay… Find the country that fits your situation: we'll point you the right way.
See the Residency cluster →🏢 US LLC
Open and operate a US LLC from abroad
Everything about the US LLC for non-residents: why, where, how, and how to combine it with a low-tax residency.
US LLC 0% tax: the 3 conditions nobody checks
"LLC = 0% tax" is only true half the time. The 3 conditions that actually decide it (US tax residency, ETBUS, where you live), and the $25,000 Form 5472 trap. Video version included.
Read the guide → 🤔 StrategyWhy open a US LLC as a non-resident?
The why before the how: disregarded entity, US Stripe access, international credibility, banking, taxation, and the real limits to know.
Read the guide → 📋 Step-by-stepOpen a Wyoming LLC as a non-resident
Full steps to form your Wyoming LLC: choosing the state, registered agent, EIN, going operational, and why Wyoming beats Delaware for freelancers.
Read the guide → ⚖️ ComparisonWyoming vs Delaware: which state for your LLC
$60 a year against $300, identical privacy, identical federal filings. The costed comparison, and the three cases where Delaware genuinely wins.
See the comparison → ⚖️ Regulation 2026CTA & BOI for a US LLC: non-resident guide 2026
Since March 2025, you're exempt from federal BOI. Exact status, the NY Transparency Act case, and why Mercury issues aren't the CTA.
Read the guide → 🇵🇾 Country setupUS LLC from Paraguay (the cleanest combo)
Pure territorial tax, no CFC rules, accessible permanent residency. Why LLC + Paraguay became the reference setup in 2026.
Read the guide → 🇵🇹 Country setupUS LLC from Portugal (NHR / IFICI)
NHR is over, IFICI is emerging. How to operate a US LLC as a Portuguese tax resident: real advantages and conditions of the new regime.
Read the guide → 🇬🇪 Country setupUS LLC from Georgia
Territorial with nuances, in-branch banking, relatively accessible residency. The honest comparison vs Paraguay and Portugal for LLC + residency.
Read the guide →🧾 Tax & IRS
IRS filings & annual compliance
Your US tax obligations once the LLC is formed: Forms 5472 + 1120 pro forma, Wyoming annual report, deadlines. Explained simply for non-residents.
IRS guide for a foreign-owned US LLC
Which filings, why, and when. Form 5472, 1120 pro forma, the $25,000 penalty to avoid: everything you need to understand about IRS compliance.
Read the guide → 🗓️ Step-by-stepYour LLC's annual filing, step by step
The full annual filing process (5472 + 1120 pro forma) + Wyoming annual report, the key deadlines, and how to stay in "Good Standing".
Read the guide →🏦 Banking
International bank accounts for expats & LLCs
Comparisons and guides on the best accounts for non-residents (Wise, Mercury, Relay) and multi-currency personal accounts (Xapo).
Open a US bank account as a non-resident
Wise Business vs Mercury vs Relay: eligibility, required documents, fees, limits. How to open 100% remotely.
Read the guide → ⚠️ 2026 updateMercury and non-residents in 2026: the "US Operations" requirement
Why Mercury asks for proof of US activity, the 60-day window, the Wise/Relay/Brex alternatives, and why this isn't the CTA.
Read the guide → 💳 Review 2026Xapo Bank review 2026: the multi-currency personal account
Personal account in USD/EUR/Bitcoin with a Visa card, up to 4% on USD. My hands-on take after using it, plus the referral code.
Read the guide → ⚖️ ComparisonXapo vs Revolut: which one survives expatriation
Revolut only opens accounts to residents of about forty countries and asks you to close when you move elsewhere. Xapo only accepts non-US, non-UK residents. The deciding line is not the price.
See the comparison → ⚖️ ComparisonXapo vs Plasma One: the bank or the card
A licensed bank with deposit protection against a self-custodial stablecoin card. The real cost of the XPL lock, yield, and statements a residency file will accept.
See the comparison → 💳 Review 2026Plasma One review: what it actually is
Lite, Core and Platinum tiers, XPL cashback, DeFi yield vault: what the card does well, and the three limits the marketing leaves out.
Read the guide →🎒 Gear & equipment
The gear that travels with the business
The setup that lets you work and stay reachable anywhere, from the moment you land. Our selections for entrepreneurs on the move.
Digital nomad and expat gear: what we actually carry
Laptop, travel router, power bank, universal adapter, noise-cancelling headphones, carry-on backpack, backup: the gear that earns its weight when you run a business from abroad.
See the selection → 🧳 Checklist 2026Moving abroad: what to actually take
Documents and apostilles, luggage, health for the first weeks, voltage converters, security in the first apartment: an expat list, not a tourist one. And what is better bought locally.
See the checklist →