🇬🇧 For Britons thinking of leaving
Know what it really takes to leave the UK.
An honest planner for emigrating to Australia, the US, Canada or New Zealand — estimate your true cost to leave, check how ready you are, and understand tax & your pension before you go. Built by people who've made the move themselves.
Free tools below. No account needed.
Cost-to-leave estimator
🇬🇧 United Kingdom → 🇦🇺 Australia. Indicative ranges, not a quote.
Estimated total cost to leave
A$19,255 – A$31,245
Fees reviewed 2026-06. Indicative FX. Not financial, tax or migration advice. Official fees ↗
Should you make the move?
A 60-second readiness check across timeline, visa, money, tax and family. Get a personalised score and your next three moves.
Compare your destinations
Honest signals on difficulty, timeline and what happens to your pension.
| Destination | Difficulty | Timeline | Pension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Moderate | 8–18 mo | Limited transfer | View guide → |
| 🇺🇸 United States | Harder | 12–36+ mo | No direct transfer | View guide → |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Harder | 9–24 mo | No direct transfer | View guide → |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Moderate | 6–18 mo | Limited transfer | View guide → |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai (UAE) | Easier | 1–3 mo | No direct transfer | View guide → |
| 🇫🇷 France | Moderate | 2–5 mo | Limited transfer | View guide → |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Harder | 3–9 mo | Limited transfer | View guide → |
Popular guides
All guides →Leaving the UK in 2026: the complete financial checklist
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Tax · 7 minUK tax residency when you emigrate: the SRT, split-year & the 5-year trap
Compare · 9 minAustralia vs USA vs Canada vs New Zealand: where should Brits emigrate?
What happens to your UK pension?
You have (United Kingdom)
UK pension (SIPP / workplace)
In Australia
Superannuation
Transferring a UK pension to Australia via QROPS is technically possible but tightly restricted: almost no public Australian super funds are QROPS-registered, and HMRC rules generally block transfers before age 55. Most under-55s leave the pension in a UK SIPP and draw it later. Get cross-border advice before moving anything — a wrong transfer can trigger a 25%+ HMRC overseas-transfer charge.
Read the full guide: can you transfer your UK pension abroad? →
Financial-emigration playbooks
Step-by-step, document-by-document — with the tax & pension steps in the right order, the pitfalls to avoid, and what you can do yourself vs. pay a specialist for. Phase 1 of each is free.
Ready to actually do it?
Step-by-step financial-emigration playbooks (UK tax residency, your pension, moving money, banking) — plus intros to vetted specialists. Join the list to get launch pricing.