(Shouldn't you have your own "60-Day Plan" for how to rescue your family and yourself from the onrushing madness? Click on "read more" to get an outline of one that will get you out of the country in less than 60 days with more than the shirt on your back.)
Your 60-Day Plan
We're going to make this as simple and straightforward as possible. There are three aspects to leaving the country:
• Choosing a destination that will be both safe and open for immigration.
• Assembling the documents you will need to start your new home abroad.
• Gathering your assets and making them transportable to your new home.
You're going to need to proceed along all three fronts at once, so we'll use the color-coding listed above to help you keep things in their proper category.
We've divided this up into eight one-week periods. In less than 60 days, you can be out of the country with the doucments you need to obtain residency in your new home and some money available for a new start.
Week 1
(1) If you don't have a passport, apply for one immediately and pay for the expedited process.
(2) Apply for new copies of birth certificates for everyone who is going.
(3) Go to these websites to begin researching destinations:
