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Digital guide · Available worldwide · Instant downloadStop Guessing. Start Living.
The exact week-by-week moving abroad system to feel settled, not lost in your first 90 days abroad.
Most expats spend their first 3 months firefighting: wrong apartment, missed deadlines, bureaucracy nobody warned them about, and a social life that never gets off the ground. This guide is the map I wish I had built from 11 countries lived and 60+ traveled.
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Week-by-week roadmap / Budget template / Social circle system / Real expat insights
The guideNo destination prepares you for what the first 90 days abroad actually look like.
A complete expat survival guide to take you from overwhelmed to settled with clarity, structure, and the real insider knowledge that most expats only get after making expensive mistakes.
This is not a blog post. Not a checklist someone wrote in an afternoon. This is the condensed framework of someone who has done this 11 times, across 4 continents, in countries with very different bureaucratic systems, from the non-lucrative visa in Spain to residency registration in Portugal, Mexico, and beyond.
Week-by-week 90-day roadmapFirst 48 hours: landing protocolReal cost breakdown + budget templateBuild your routine + social circle from scratchA structured international relocation that tells you exactly what to do each week from the moment you land to the moment you feel at home. No guesswork. No "figure it out as you go."
The highest-stakes window of your entire move. What to do the moment you land, in what order, and why. Arrive with a mission, not a panic.
The hidden costs of moving abroad that nobody puts on travel blogs. What your actual monthly spend looks like in the first 90 days and a ready-to-use template to track it from day one.
Expat isolation is the #1 reason expats give up. This section gives you a concrete system to build community faster than you thought possible without it feeling forced.
Real expat mistakes and how to skip themCollected from 11 countries, 60+ destinations, and 20+ years of doing this. The decisions that cost most people months of progress, explained so you never make them.
You planned the move. You bought the ticket. But no one told you what Day 1 actually looks like.
The transformationIn your first 90 days abroad, you will make more high-stakes decisions than in the previous 5 years combined. Most expats figure this out through trial and error. This guide gives you the shortcut.
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You land with excitement and spend your first week in a fog of logistics you didn't expect.
The information you researched online is contradictory, outdated, or written for a different visa type.
You overpay for your first apartment because you didn't know the red flags.
You miss a bureaucratic deadline because no one told you it existed.
Month 2 arrives and you still don't have a bank account, a routine, or anyone to call.
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You arrive knowing exactly what to do in the first 48 hours and it feels completely different.
You have a week-by-week plan that turns an overwhelming move into a manageable sequence.
You avoid the mistakes that cost most expats months of recovery time and thousands in unnecessary fees.
By week 6, you have a routine. By week 12, you have a life.
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A personalized roadmap for your specific destination and situation
A budget template calibrated to real expat first-year costs
A community-building system that works even if you know no one
The frameworks Jacquelyn built across 11 countries tested in the real world, not in a classroom
"This is not another guide where you feel inspired for a day and go back to the same confusion. It's where you discover the exact system to make the move work from week one."
What you'll learnTwo decades of living across borders distilled into one system.
Jacquelyn isn't going to teach theory. She's going to hand you the operating manual she built from doing this the hard way 11 times.
01 The first 48 hours:
a landing protocol
The highest-leverage window of your entire relocation. What to prioritize, what to defer, and what most expats get completely backwards. Walk off the plane with a mission.
02 Your legal foundation: documents, registration,
and residency
Every country has a window. Miss it and you pay. This section maps the bureaucratic sequence so you hit every deadline in the right order before it costs you.
03 Banking, money, and the real cost of living abroad
How to open a local account, what to do with your home-country cards, and the actual cost breakdown that travel blogs never show because they're writing for tourists, not residents.
04 Housing: how to rent smart
and avoid the scams
Rental scams are real. Fake listings, landlords who vanish after the deposit, apartments with details they forgot to mention. This section gives you the filters, the questions, and the red flags that protect your money.
05 Building your life: routine,
community, and belonging
The part nobody covers. Isolation is the expat killer. This section gives you a week-by-week system to build a real social life in a new country even if you're starting from zero.
All content is based on real experience across 11 countries and 60+ destinations not imported methodology or generic frameworks. Jacquelyn is founder of Expat Pursuit and has built consulting practices across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Who wrote thisJacquelyn García Vadnais has lived in 11 countries and traveled to 60+.
Jacquelyn knows what it feels like to land in a new country with excitement and immediately hit the wall of logistics. She's done it over and over in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East and built her system one hard lesson at a time.
International lawyer, consultant, and seasoned expat
Lived in 11 countries. Traveled to 60+.
20+ years navigating immigration, relocation, and cross-border business
Fluent in 5 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French
Founder of Expat Pursuit global consulting firm for expats and entrepreneurs
What will be shared here did not come from theory. It came from practice.
Special bonus - Bonus in confirmation
Buyers who purchase during launch week receive a free 15-minute Q&A call with Jacquelyn to answer your most pressing question about your specific move. Slots are limited.
People who read this don't go back to figuring it out alone.
Social proofThe Expat Pursuit guide is remembered not only for what's in the pages, but for the clarity, the decisions it prevents, and the months of stress it eliminates for those who read it.
"After struggling to find information on the process to immigrate to Spain on my own, I was lucky enough to come across Expat Pursuit. Jacquelyn walked me through the entire process the application, the realtor, the documentation, the relocation. I cannot recommend Expat Pursuit enough. Thank you for the white glove service."
Ashley Nowka · Relocated to Spain"I have hired Jacquelyn many times to plan experiences for my family across Europe and Latin America. Her connections, linguistic skills, and attention to detail are an absolute asset."
Jessica Bloom · Luxury travel client"Working with Expat Pursuit, I gained the skills to prepare for my graduate school admission interview and draft a compelling personal statement which helped me get admitted to my Master's program of choice."
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
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This guide is for anyone planning an international move whether for lifestyle, remote work, retirement, or a new chapter. It's especially useful if you've already decided on your destination and want to arrive with a system instead of figuring it out the hard way.
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Yes. The 90-day system is built around universal relocation logic the sequence of priorities that applies whether you're moving to Lisbon, Barcelona, Mexico City, Dubai, or anywhere in between. Country-specific notes are flagged where they vary.
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Research gives you information. This guide gives you a system. The problem most expats face isn't a lack of information it's not knowing what to do first, in what order, and when. That's exactly what this solves.
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The guide is delivered as a PDF readable on any device, downloadable immediately after purchase. No subscriptions. No accounts. Just the file.
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The guide includes: the full week-by-week 90-day roadmap, the first 48 hours landing protocol, a budget template with real cost breakdowns, the community-building system, and the real expat mistake list. Depending on your tier, it may also include a bonus Q&A call with Jacquelyn.
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Each week has a focused set of priorities legal, practical, and social ordered in the sequence that reduces cost and friction. You can read the full guide in one sitting, then use each weekly section as a working reference during your actual move.
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The main difference is access to Jacquelyn directly. The base guide gives you the complete system. Higher tiers add a 1:1 Q&A call or a full consulting session for your specific situation.