CountryTemplateTemporary

This is a template that you can use to create a new page, which helps generate the most relevant headings/sections you might want to use in your article.

To use this template, create a new page in the Edit source mode, add {{subst:Country}} as the only text and save it. This will give you all the content that's shown in this template, which you can then edit as a new page.

This template is also only meant to be a starting-point for new pages, to avoid the "blank page" problem. You don't have to add all sections & can add sections that would be relevant but are missing from the template.

COUNTRY is a comparatively LGBTQ+-friendly/unfriendly country (see LGBT Equality Index) located in PLACE, with/without/with some legal protections for trans people. It is offering a high/average/low standard of living, robust/not so robust legal protections, and comprehensive/some/no healthcare for transgender individuals. Overall, COUNTRY provides a relatively safe and inclusive environment for trans people.

Why COUNTRY?

• Legal gender recognition:
• Anti-discrimination laws:
• Public healthcare:
• LGBTQ+ rights and community:
• Immigration pathways:
• Mask wearing is common or accepted

Why not COUNTRY?

• Legal issues
• Housing issues
• Visa issues
• Mask wearing is uncommon or illegal
• racism
• you name it

Access to (Trans) Healthcare

If you have detailed information that you want to add here, you might want to start a sub-page using the healthcare template ( https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Template:Healthcare ) and link to it from this page: In that case, it's best to just give a brief summary here.

• How does one access healthcare generally?

• How does insurance work? How do prescriptions work, can they be converted from the US?

• Does it cover trans health care?

Healthcare without residency

• If in country with a tourist visa, not residing, how can healthcare be accessed and are there any caveats?

Immigration Policy

If you have detailed information that you want to add here, you might want to start a sub-page using the Visa template (https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Template:Visa and link to it from this page. In those cases you can just give a brief summary here, and then have the details on the linked page.

US citizens need/don't need a visa to move to COUNTRY for. Which languages are the processes done in? What are the options/limitations/etc? Examples are below

• Student Visa: Available to …
• Family-Route: …
• Work Visa: …

NOTES for filling out this section:

• A country's consulate should have helpful info.
• Most countries will have a COUNTRY nationality law wikipedia page that you can reference or link to. For example, here is the one for Spain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_nationality_law .
• This map by EU Migration and Home Affairs is useful for identifying typical visas by country in Europe https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal_en (but may not list uncommon visas, such as the DAFT in the Netherlands).

Medical Inadmissibility

Does the COUNTRY in question have immigration laws that would find people with disabilities or health challenges inadmissible to emigrate there?

Permanent Residency

What's the pathway if there is one?

Citizenship Pathway

How do you get to be a citizen if at all?

LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities

What are potentially good places to live in?

• City A
• City B
• …

Top Trans-Friendly Cities

• please add

Community & Support Resources

• What local communities and support structures are there?

National Organizations

• please add

Arriving in COUNTRY

If you want to add detailed information about things like how to get a SIM card, finding a place to rent, how to handle shopping, getting services like electricty etc. Please consider using the sub-page template Arrival ( https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Template:Arrival ) and link to the corresponding page from here!

Cost of Living

• The cost of living in COUNTRY is how comparable to the US/where in the US?
• Rent is…
• Public transport …
• Healthcare is free/expensive…
• Grocery prices …
• Education is

Housing Access & Cost

• add details on discrimination in rentals if applicable
• also how easy is it to rent/buy etc

Law Enforcement ("How bad are the cops?")

• please add details, especially around safety for trans people

Censorship & Digital Privacy

• please add details

Ease of Travel to Other Countries

• What about neighboring countries, visas for those, airports to travel etc.

Animal Policies

• Is COUNTRY pet-friendly or not?
• Please a section on the Traveling with pets page and add details there

Preparing for COUNTRY

• cultural adaptation might be an issue, link to Cultural_adaptation

• For further details we suggest a country specific subpage, the Template can be found at https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Template:CultureIntegration