We're making the map we needed.
Latitude wasn't planned as a product. It grew out of a real move — one that, honestly, hasn't happened yet.
Where this began
For two years, one household — two people and five animals — has been planning a move to a quieter corner of Europe. Not dreaming about it: planning it. Spreadsheets of consulate requirements. Titer-test timelines counted backwards from a ferry schedule. Apostilles, income thresholds, the price of firewood by the tonne.
Somewhere in that pile of notes, the question changed. It stopped being “where are we allowed to go?” and became “where could we truly live well?” — a much harder question, and one nobody seemed to answer honestly. Official sites list requirements. Relocation blogs sell dreams. Nobody tells you the bank statement must be physically stamped, or that a criminal record certificate can expire while you wait for an appointment.
So we started writing it all down properly — verified, dated, sourced — and turned our notebook into this site. The move hasn't happened yet. The research is real. That's the honest order of things, and we'd rather tell you that than pretend otherwise.
How we work
- Every fact carries a source and a date. Index data comes from the report's own PDF, not a summary of a summary.
- “Unverified” stays unverified. When we can't confirm a number, we show the gap instead of a guess — you'll see “unrated” in our tools where others would quietly invent a value.
- Corrections happen in the open. Every file keeps a public changelog — including the times we were wrong. Read the receipts →
- Your data stays with you. Your weights, your notebook, your plans live in your browser. No accounts, no tracking, and a clear way to take your data with you.
- We're not lawyers, and we say so. Latitude is research, not legal advice. Requirements vary by consulate and change without notice — every page reminds you to confirm with official sources.
Part of something bigger
Latitude is part of the WindSeeker ecosystem — built for people, animals and the places they'll call home. The animals aren't a footnote here: five of them are the reason our pet timeline exists, and why it's probably the most carefully checked page on the site.
Say hello
Found an error? Tell us — corrections are public here, and honest readers make the files better. Ideas, stories from your own move, or a country you wish we covered next: equally welcome.