Legacy Vault KitOrganise Your Life. Protect Your Family.
The Footprint Method™ helps expats organise assets across multiple countries, understand jurisdiction-specific inheritance laws, and ensure their family knows what to do when it matters most.
The Footprint Method™ for Expats
A calm, practical framework designed for expats managing multiple jurisdictions, currencies, and legal systems.
Multiple Jurisdictions
Your assets are spread across different countries with different inheritance laws. Legacy Vault Kit covers 12 jurisdictions with specific guidance for each.
Cross-Border Assets
Track properties, pensions, bank accounts, and investments across multiple countries. Know exactly what you have and where it is.
Complex Documentation
Wills, powers of attorney, and advance decisions may not be valid across borders. Get clear guidance on what's needed in each country.
Family Scattered Worldwide
Your loved ones may not know where to start when something happens. Organise everything in one secure place they can access.
How Legacy Vault Kit Helps
Purpose-built for expats, with features designed specifically for managing life across borders.
12 Jurisdictions Covered
Detailed guidance on inheritance law, forced heirship rules, probate processes, and tax implications for Spain, Canary Islands, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Cross-Border Asset Tracking
Tag any asset with its country and receive specific guidance. Your Spanish property, German pension, UK bank account—all organised and explained.
Jurisdiction Comparison Tool
Compare inheritance rules side-by-side for any two countries. Export as PDF to share with your solicitor or financial advisor.
Multi-Country Will Planning
Understand forced heirship rules, succession regulations, and how your will is treated in different jurisdictions. Get guidance on whether you need separate wills.
Residency & Living Abroad Documentation
Track your residency status, visa information, repatriation wishes, and practical logistics for living abroad. Help your family understand your situation.
Emergency Access for Trusted People
Nominate trusted people who can access your vault when needed. They'll have everything they need to manage your affairs across borders.
12 Jurisdictions Covered
Detailed guidance on inheritance law, tax rules, and probate processes for each jurisdiction. Compare any two countries side-by-side.
Spain
Canary Islands
Germany
France
Netherlands
Italy
USA
UK
Ireland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Real Expat Scenarios
See how Legacy Vault Kit helps in common expat situations.
You Own Property in Multiple Countries
You have a home in Spain, a rental property in Germany, and inherited land in your home country. Legacy Vault Kit lets you document each property with country-specific guidance on inheritance, tax, and transfer rules. Your family will know exactly what you own and where.
Common for: Retirees, digital nomads, investors
Your Pension is in Your Home Country
You worked in the UK and have a UK pension, but now live in Spain. Your family may not know how to claim it or that it exists. Document your pension with guidance on how it's treated under Spanish inheritance law and how your family can access it.
Common for: Career expats, early retirees
Your Family is Scattered Across the World
Your children live in different countries. Your siblings are in your home country. When something happens, they won't know where to start. Legacy Vault Kit brings everything together in one secure place they can access from anywhere.
Common for: Third-culture families, international couples
You're Not Sure What Will Be Valid
You made a will in your home country, but you're not sure if it's valid where you live now. Legacy Vault Kit provides clear guidance on what's needed in each jurisdiction and helps you understand the EU Succession Regulation and forced heirship rules.
Common for: Recent movers, long-term expats
Everything Organised Into Four Pillars
Your vault is organised into clear sections, each with country-specific guidance.
Essentials
Identity, passports, emergency contacts, visas, residency status
Financial & Legal
Bank accounts, investments, properties, pensions, wills, powers of attorney
Digital Life
Email accounts, subscriptions, digital assets, online banking
Heart & Mind
Memories, wishes, funeral preferences, letters to loved ones
Common Questions
Have questions about Legacy Vault Kit for expats? Here are answers to the most common ones.
Common Worries Expats Share With Us
Living abroad adds a layer of complexity that most legacy tools simply don’t address. Here’s how Legacy Vault Kit handles the concerns we hear most from expats.
"I have assets in two countries. How do I organise them all in one place?"
Legacy Vault Kit lets you tag every asset, account, and document by country. You can hold property in Spain, a pension in the UK, and savings in the Netherlands — all clearly organised and labelled so your family knows exactly what is where.
"Do I need a separate will for each country I live in?"
Quite possibly, yes — and we explain exactly why. Your vault includes country-specific legal guidance for 12 jurisdictions, including whether a single EU will (under Brussels IV) covers your situation or whether you need separate documents.
"My family back home doesn’t speak the local language. Will they be able to deal with things?"
Your vault stores contact details for local English-speaking solicitors, notaries, and advisors in your country of residence. You can also leave written instructions in plain English explaining exactly what steps your family needs to take.
"I’m not sure which country’s tax rules apply to my estate."
We provide plain-English guidance on inheritance tax rules for each of our 12 supported jurisdictions. We always recommend speaking to a cross-border specialist, and your vault helps you record the name and contact details of the right advisor.
"What if I become ill abroad and my family can’t get here quickly?"
The Emergency Information section — completable in 10 minutes — gives your family everything they need remotely: your doctors, hospital, insurance policy numbers, medication list, and who to call first. Trusted people can access this section immediately.
"I move around a lot. Will this still work if I change country?"
Yes. You can update your country of residence at any time and the guidance updates with it. Your documents, notes, and vault entries all stay exactly where you left them. Many of our users have lived in three or four countries and find the vault grows with them.
Ready to Organise Your Life Across Borders?
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