Sohrab Vazir
Consultant | Founder | Global Citizen
Business Immigration (Global)
The World Is Open.
Where Do You (and Your Business) Belong?
Most founders assume they have to build where they started. They don’t.
The right base can mean lower taxes, a viable visa route, better banking, and a business environment that actually works in your favour. The wrong one means friction at every turn.
I have been through this myself. As a founder who navigated business immigration to build and scale a company, earning British citizenship through entrepreneurship, and as someone who has lived and worked across multiple countries as a digital nomad. I know what the options look like from the inside, not just on paper.
You deserve a clear answer to where you should be building, based on your business, your nationality, and your goals. Not a generic list. A plan.
- Should I register my company somewhere other than where I live?
- Is there a country that would actually give me a visa to build my business there?
- I got rejected for a startup visa, what are my realistic alternatives?
- I’m location-independent, where does it actually make sense to base myself?
- Which countries make it genuinely easy for foreign founders to set up and operate?
- Where will my business have access to better banking and financial infrastructure?
- Which jurisdictions offer stronger IP protection for my business?
- Can my family members join me, and where makes that easiest?
If you’re asking any of these, you need a structured plan, not another Google rabbit hole.
Who Is This For?
Immigrant founders
You're building in a country that wasn't designed with you in mind. Visa constraints, banking friction, residency uncertainty — you need a base that works for you, not against you.
Digital nomads
You're location-independent but operating without a real plan. Where you live, where you're registered, and where you pay tax are three different answers — and that's starting to create problems.
Entrepreneurs wanting more options
You're not in crisis, but you're not optimised either. Your current base made sense when you started. It might not make sense now.
The problem is not a lack of information. It's too much of the wrong kind.
Google “best country to register a business” and you will find a hundred listicles, Reddit threads, and YouTube videos — each contradicting the last.
Estonia is the answer. No, Dubai. Actually, Singapore. Everyone has an opinion. Nobody is looking at your specific situation.
The right base depends on your nationality, your business model, your clients, your visa options, your banking needs, and where you actually want to live. None of that is captured in a generic top-ten list.
What most founders end up doing
Spend weeks reading conflicting articles and going nowhere
Ask on Reddit and get 12 different answers from people in 12 different situations
Pay a lawyer who gives them a legal answer, not a commercial one
Default to wherever they already are because making a decision felt too hard
Services
There are two ways I can help. If you already know where you want to go, I offer country-specific consulting on startup and business visa routes. If you are still figuring out where your business should be based, the Founder Base Plan maps your options and gives you a clear recommendation. And to be clear: this does not have to mean relocating yourself. Many founders separate where they live from where their business is registered. The plan covers both scenarios. Not sure which applies to you? Start with the plan.
Destinations
Services
Global Mobility Consulting
Helping you explore the ideal destination for your business journey and expansion.
Business Evaluation
From idea generation to evaluation, I offer expert opinion to clients on the commercial viability of their ventures.
Business Plans
Comprehensive support for every aspect of your business plan.
Working with me ensures the development of a clear, strategic, and viable business plan or proposal tailored to your goals.
Start Your Business Immigration Journey
CONTACTAs a former migrant entrepreneur, I have successfully navigated the business immigration journey
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