Attorneys: Elizabeth Schurig, Amy Jetel
Paralegals: Katelyn Davis
Paralegal: Rob Rath
In the new global environment, international business, personal mobility, and technological interconnectivity have created lives that transcend borders—particularly for the high net worth individual. It is therefore understandable that every year, thousands of Americans decide to move their place of residence to a foreign country, or even to obtain a foreign citizenship. Depending on the jurisdiction, having a wide-ranging portfolio of passports, legal citizenships, and residencies can enhance tax planning, international travel, personal safety, and disaster planning. SJBT is well-versed in the most advantageous jurisdictions for foreign residency and citizenship, as well as the various means of obtaining legal status abroad. Our network of global contacts with immigration attorneys and financial planners in over 30 countries assists us in tailor-making each residency or citizenship solution to the client’s unique needs and objectives. Services can include immigration applications and advocacy, qualitative research regarding jurisdictions, expatriation law, tax planning in light of multiple or foreign citizenships, facilitation of economic citizenship applications, real estate consulting and acquisition, international networking, and travel advising.
SJBT believes that a person’s citizenship is one of their most precious commodities, and will never advocate a citizenship or residency program that puts our clients at risk. As a result, SJBT only deals in government programs that are well-proven and ethical, avoiding “shortcuts” to citizenship that are often confidence scams or the product of systemic corruption. Also, SJBT advises its international clients with regard to their personal safety, evaluating the geopolitical security factors that play a key role in choosing a particular jurisdiction for residency or expatriation and recommending them to contacts in the personal security community. Even after a client settles in a foreign jurisdiction, SJBT continues to monitor open-source intelligence and assess security factors in order to warn the client of possible risks.