About IANNOMAD

IANNOMAD is a practical decision guide for people who are trying to live, work, insure themselves, bank, and move across borders without turning every choice into a costly experiment.

The site is written from Ian’s point of view: a remote-work and overseas-living operator who cares less about postcard travel and more about the boring details that can ruin a move. Insurance wording. Bank verification. Visa income proof. Rental deposits. Tax-residency paper trails. Internet backup. The unglamorous stuff.

That is the editorial lane here. IANNOMAD is not a travel diary, and it is not a legal, tax, immigration, medical, or insurance advisory service. It is a field-note style research site built to help readers ask better questions before they buy a policy, apply for a visa, move money, rent abroad, or choose a city.

Who IANNOMAD is for

This site is mainly for remote workers, freelancers, expats, long-stay travelers, and people preparing for a first serious move abroad. Some readers are choosing between travel insurance and international health insurance. Some are comparing Wise, Revolut, Payoneer, or expat bank accounts. Others are trying to understand whether a digital nomad visa, a long-stay visa, or a simple tourist stay is the right route.

The common thread is risk. Not dramatic risk. Practical risk. The kind that appears when your banking SMS fails overseas, a claim form asks for documents you never saved, a landlord wants a deposit before a video call, or a visa officer asks for income proof in a format your freelancer records do not clearly show.

How articles are researched

IANNOMAD articles combine first-principles research, official-source checks where available, provider documentation, public government pages, reader-intent analysis, and practical scenario building. For insurance, tax, visa, finance, and banking topics, I try to separate what is confirmed from what is a practical caution.

When a topic depends on a government rule, a visa program, a tax threshold, or an insurance condition, the article should point readers toward official sources or provider documents where possible. When rules vary by country, provider, residency status, medical history, citizenship, or contract wording, the article should say so instead of pretending there is one universal answer.

Ian’s editorial bias

I have a bias toward boring preparation. I would rather see a reader carry a second card, save policy wording, keep screenshots, and ask one dull question before moving than learn a lesson through a denied claim or frozen account. That shows up in the tone of this site. It is practical, specific, and sometimes a little skeptical.

IANNOMAD does not promise the cheapest option is best. It does not assume the most popular nomad city is right for everyone. It does not treat a digital nomad visa as automatically better than a simpler route. Most decisions have tradeoffs, and good planning means knowing which tradeoff you are accepting.

What this site does not do

IANNOMAD does not provide personalized legal advice, tax advice, immigration advice, investment advice, medical advice, or insurance advice. The articles are educational guides and practical checklists. They can help you prepare better questions, but they cannot replace a licensed professional, an official immigration office, a tax advisor, a doctor, an insurer, or a bank.

The site also does not guarantee that a provider, visa program, bank, policy, or city will be right for your case. Your passport, residence history, health history, income source, family situation, and paperwork can change the outcome.

Corrections and updates

Rules change. Products change. Visa pages move. Insurance wording gets revised. Banking apps alter fees. When I discover an article is outdated or too vague, the goal is to update it, clarify the limitation, or point readers to a more current source. If you notice something that looks wrong, incomplete, or stale, you can contact the site through the contact page.

IANNOMAD is built as a living resource. The goal is not to publish once and walk away. The goal is to keep improving the pages that help readers make better overseas decisions.