Why a new site
The market for honest writing about international tax and residency is broken in two directions at once. On one side, you have a handful of well-known brands — Nomad Capitalist, Wealthy Expat, Offshore Citizen, Expat Money — most of which monetise through five-figure consulting services. That model builds a conflict of interest directly into every recommendation: a publisher selling a $28,000 strategy package is not in a position to tell you that your situation does not need one. On the other side, you have a long tail of low-effort affiliate sites publishing AI-spun "best of" lists that don't survive contact with the actual law of any particular country.
The space in between — accessible, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction, primary-sourced, mid-market — is genuinely under-served. That is the gap Soveraine occupies.
What we cover, and how
The site is built around a small number of topic pillars, each backed by cluster articles, with everything explicitly segmented by passport. What works for a Brazilian freelancer (a US LLC, taxed nowhere if non-effectively-connected) is illegal for a US citizen and unworkable for a German tax resident; treating those readers as one audience is why so much existing content is misleading. Every guide on Soveraine states which nationality it applies to, up front.
For now the site is in foundation phase — trust pages, affiliate disclosure, editorial policy and the legal architecture are live, while the substantive country and structure guides are being written. The roadmap below previews what is coming.
How we make money
Soveraine sells nothing of its own. We don't offer consulting, setup services, paid introductions or done-for-you packages. The site is funded by affiliate commissions paid by the formation agents, business banks, e-residency facilitators, payment processors and insurance providers we cover — paid by them, not by the reader, with no difference in price to the reader.
That structure is the point. The accompanying editorial policy sets out how rankings are made, why commission size does not move them, and how we handle the inevitable conflicts of interest. Every page that contains affiliate links discloses that fact in plain sight, in the persistent disclosure bar above and again near the relevant links.
What this site is not
It is not legal, tax or financial advice. It is not a substitute for a qualified professional in your home country and any target jurisdiction. It does not, and will not, contain "pay zero tax" promises, schemes for hiding assets, or material that assists tax evasion as opposed to legal tax optimisation. The full disclaimer is the long version of this paragraph.
