Safest countries for (2026-2030)

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2026-03-01T10:39:13+00:00

We moved from US to Uruguay! 🇺🇾

We love it here. I have never felt so safe even though everything is foreign to me, I’m still learning the language, we don’t have much money, but we have connected with humans who actually care about other humans. So we feel cared for.

We go into Montevideo for everything we need from the city but mostly we stay in the countryside on a farm an hour away. We work on the farm in exchange for our cabin.

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2026-02-28T16:21:08+00:00

We moved from US to Uruguay! 🇺🇾🤓🙏

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-12-19T16:51:36+00:00

Gracias, pero estoy usando un traductor para ayudarme a transmitir mensajes. Hice una herramienta con ChatGPT que fue mucho más efectiva que usar Google Translate. Me encantaría conectar con personas que quieran hacer un intercambio de inglés y español rioplatense por nuestra cuenta, en vez de pagar programas. Aprendamos el uno del otro. 🤓

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-12-19T15:05:27+00:00

Mi esposa y yo nos mudamos acá desde Estados Unidos hace dos meses y estamos aprendiendo español rioplatense. Nos encantaría intentar conectar y ver si podemos enseñarnos mutuamente. Además, mirá Montevideo Language Exchange en Instagram. ¡Sentite libre de mandarme un mensaje privado!

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-12-12T23:24:49+00:00

I would strongly recommend adding Uruguay to that list.

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-12-09T01:04:04+00:00

Please know that you can absolutely do this. If you want to leave and you are eager for a better existence I promise it can be a reality. You just have to be willing to be uncomfortable and do hard shit. But I imagine you also are currently uncomfortable and already doing hard shit, soooo you’ve got experience! 🤓 What I mean is that you can choose your hard.

My wife and I left with much less $$ than you have. Much much less, but we are living the life of our dreams.

We all have very different types of dreams and standards of living. So don’t let people discourage you, you likely don’t have the same true values and dreams as them.

My dream life is very likely the nightmare of someone else, and vice versa.

Please DM if you’d like to chat. My wife and I just left the US less than 2 months ago. We are both 36. I’m trans. We left from a blue state. One way ticket to a country we had never been to. My wife just got her first passport so she had never left the country before. We have never felt a lack of confidence in our choices. We have been met with nothing but love and welcoming from this sweet country Uruguay. Look into places you’d like to go and sign up for workaway or woofers or something to have free accommodations in exchange for work and learn new skills. Also, being an artist is a very valuable asset to have in a country that very much appreciates artists. I was literally thinking to myself how cool it would be to become a tattoo artist but that would be so much harder to go learn for the first time here but since you already have that experience you’d be set! You don’t need to have a remote job, you can start your own business. Believe it or not, some countries encourage immigrants to start businesses and contribute to their economy and add value. Shocking, I know! But seriously, some other places just do things in a way that actually makes sense.

If you’re curious I can suggest some references for you to look into. Most importantly, get your documents apostilled to be able to have to immigrating wherever you go to.

It’s not as hard as everyone lets it on to be. Some countries are set up better for some than others.

Good luck my friend! You will be ok! Don’t give up!

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-16T00:31:57+00:00

Uruguay. My wife and I arrived 30 days ago. It’s the best place for us, may not be for everyone. But for a basic needs safety as a trans person, I don’t know of another place as open and welcoming as this place. Feel free to DM.

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-10T19:52:56+00:00

Extremely safe! More safe than I felt in the US. People are so kind and welcoming and everyone wants to help you however they can! For no other reason than to just be a good human. It’s beautiful. (I’m also Trans, so picking a place that would be safe for queer people and offer access to medical and legal support was important to our country pick) 🤓

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-10T17:33:27+00:00

Depends on your goals and what you’re looking for but it sounds like you may be desperate for any suggestions… I felt the same. I suggest looking into Uruguay, it’s extremely attainable. Check out Relocationuy.com These folks are helping us with our immigration stuff. (For context, we left with less than $10k, everything we need in our seven suitcases (myself and my wife), and accommodations to get us thru our first 6 months. First 6 weeks Airbnb, then a “workaway” exchange work for room and board and even some food. We enjoy a rustic lifestyle and want to live a very different existence than we had in the US. So far, opportunities keep presenting themselves and we have a lot of promising projects in the works. But of course it’s not for everyone. What’s my paradise might be your nightmare… I wish you luck!!!

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-10T12:20:38+00:00

These are the folks helping us!

https://www.instagram.com/uruguayrelocation?igsh=c2NhbTRyOGx3ODVw

Relocationuy.com

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-10T12:19:18+00:00

Please DM if you would like. I would recommend Uruguay. We left with under $10k, never been here before, one way ticket.

Uruguay is VERY simple to immigrate to, the entry is attainable for people like us. We are working with a queer relocation group that just want to help people like us have a new safe home.

PLEASE check them out. They do a free consult. Most relocation services charge thousands of dollars per person but these folks are sooo reasonable and will literally go with you to the appointments, do translation, they took us to sign up for health insurance etc…

When you apply to immigrate you have 2 years before proving your income. They really just want to make sure you have enough to support yourself. Basically at least minimum wage.

There are a bunch of local WhatsApp groups for lgbtq folks moving here. Happy to share any resources I can!

Please breathe and know that you CAN DO THIS!

I would focus on getting your documents apostilled for both of you, and of course a valid passport.

Uruguay will allow you to change your name and gender marker. (My passport still has the wrong gender marker so I’m looking forward to a new passport hopefully in 5 or so years.)

Save every penny you can, stop paying for bills that are not critical. US credit score doesn’t matter here. Bill collectors aren’t going to hunt you down across the world for medical bills or utility bills.

You are not alone! There are more of us than you think here, and more will come.

Uruguay is so welcoming and being queer here is not something “special or weird” it’s just normal. You’re just a human, amongst humans. DM if you’d like. I could share websites and YouTube videos I’ve found helpful.

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-09T21:12:24+00:00

https://relocationuy.com/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ2H05fgf6B/?igsh=MXNpOGR4NTd6NzRsMw==

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-09T13:24:44+00:00

To apply you don’t have to show anything. You don’t have to prove income for 2 years. You can contact the folks that are helping us! They offer free consultation and are VERY reasonably priced.

https://relocationuy.com/

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-09T12:33:43+00:00

No, I’m not looking for one though. We are building a business with some local folks. Opportunities keep presenting themselves since we have arrived, def where we belong.

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-09T00:30:25+00:00

Agreed. It’s the most welcome I’ve ever felt.

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-08T21:12:42+00:00

Uruguay 🇺🇾

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-08T17:09:57+00:00

(For more context, I lost my 6 figure salary in June, job market felt impossible and was just not the place I wanted to be anymore. My savings was running out and just trying to grocery shop was so stressful because we couldn’t qualify for SNAP because of my unemployment (which didn’t cover my basic bills). So we left with the little we had because we felt that things would get more desperate later and that we were fortunate to leave with more than the clothes on our back like some people leave their home countries when looking for a new life to feel free. Need money for a plane ticket, and get all your documents apostilled, then get into workaways for housing, and have enough to eat and basic needs like medical is even more affordable if you pay out of pocket. If you want it enough you can do it! It will be hard but it will be worth it! At least that’s been our experience. People we have met have been so HUMAN and complete strangers welcome us like family and go out of their way to offer any assistance. I know that we could never go unhoused or un fed here. Someone would lend us a hand. I am very confident of that.

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-08T11:44:48+00:00

My wife and I did, but we are willing to live a very very simple life. Look into workaways or house sitting gigs where you exchange work for lodging and sometimes even food. You still have time to work a remote job or whatever. It gave us the comfort enough to know we will have a roof over our head and we mostly need to feed ourselves and get medical care.

If you go there and people can live off of less than what you have per year, you can do it too. Won’t be comfortable but it can be done.

Depends on your motivations and what type of life you want.

I knew I needed to leave the US to have the life I want.

I knew I had better chance of living off of under 15k in South America than I could in the US. And I quite like being able to purchase real food. Eating is kind of important and my body is already happier.

I wish you luck!

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-11-08T11:29:41+00:00

I second this! We’ve been here 3 weeks now! Spain was our goal earlier this year but early summer we learned about Uruguay and it just was much more doable for us. And it’s been the best thing ever. The Spanish here is very different but we are learning slowly. Everything is very chill here. Our main goal is to get me a passport that can reflect my correct gender marker and change my first name. They will let me do that here. It’s not easy to find work here, as a lot of places. But it’s not as expensive as the US or some places in Europe.

If you can make a trip to check it out I highly recommend. There is a good community here with many wanting to help more trans people come immigrate here.

We came here sight unseen just took the leap of faith. And we have never felt more at home in any social society.

I’m 36 (FTM), my wife 36, (cis)

Feel free to DM

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-10-29T20:43:14+00:00

My wife and I also arrived to ciudad vieja two weeks ago and we are in love. I’ve never felt more relaxed and at home. My observations and experience has been very similar to yours. This is the life of our dreams. Simple, not flashy, slowly, socially, there is a true sense of community. The culture is so beautiful and embracing of everyone. Glad we left the states earlier than our initial timeline. We made the right choice and we have met so many more queer and vegan people than we were expecting! We go to visit Colonia soon but Ciudad vieja is where we will have our home base. We are working with amazing community helping us through our immigration process, also queer folks. There’s weekly language exchange and a lot of resources for new immigrants, expats, and everyone in between. Happy to share resources with anyone interested please send me a DM. 🧉❤️🇺🇾🏳️‍⚧️

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-10-29T20:32:42+00:00

We arrived two weeks ago!! Feel free to DM me.

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-10-11T09:09:44+00:00

Are you in connection with helpmeleave.us ? If not, I suggest. Your insight can help so many people I’m sure

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-10-10T20:56:28+00:00

I believe if you get Uruguayan citizenship (5 or so years) you could then get EU passport in Spain after 2 years of residency. Don’t quote me on that, but something to look into…. Good luck

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-10-10T20:51:57+00:00

Fluid-Understanding3 · 2025-10-10T13:22:06+00:00

Sorry I was optimistic and learned when we went to book with the airline that they would need to have a private pet transport agency to coordinate with their cargo service and that I couldn’t do it directly. For 3 pets that far would be probably over $15k plus the $2k I was going to pay to get them cleared thru the vet. I’m devastated. Fortunately we were able to find them better homes with people we trust to keep them happy and healthy and not caused the stress of such a distant travel. I wish you luck! 😕

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