A US number for expats and people moving abroad

Stay reachable by family, doctors, landlords and services in the US, without paying for a US carrier plan you no longer use.

Short answer

Expats use a US virtual number so people and services in the US can still reach them after they move. The TripoSIM number works in an app over any internet connection, includes calls to the US and Canada and receives texts from US senders. It also receives verification codes (OTP SMS) from apps, including WhatsApp.

Should you keep your old US number or get a new one?

If you can, keep your existing US carrier number on a cheap plan for the accounts that depend on it, at least until you have moved those accounts. Add a virtual number for everyday calls with US contacts. Many people move gradually: first share the new number, then update services one by one. Our guide on keeping your US number or getting a new one covers porting, parking and moving two-step logins.

What should you move to the new number?

  • Family and friends: they can call your +1 number at domestic rates.
  • Doctors, schools, landlords, deliveries: appointment calls and reminder texts arrive in the app.
  • Apps and online accounts: verification codes from apps, including WhatsApp and banking apps, arrive in the app. TripoSIM tested 22 popular apps.

What does it not do?

  • Sending texts. The number receives texts but cannot send them.
  • 911 or emergency calls. Keep a local mobile line for emergencies.

What does it cost over a year abroad?

The yearly plan is $100, with 300 minutes a month to the US and Canada and $5 of credit for travel eSIM data. That is usually far less than keeping a US mobile plan with international roaming.

Get your US number

Two plans with the same number, minutes and app.

Best value, save 36%

Yearly plan

$100per year

About $8.33 a month, paid once a year

  • 300 minutes a month to the US and Canada
  • Incoming calls, voicemail and texts from US senders
  • Choose your number by state or area code
  • $5 welcome credit for eSIM data or extra minutes
  • Number kept 30 days if the plan ends
Get the yearly plan

Renews yearly until you cancel

Monthly plan

$12.99per month

Cancel the renewal anytime. $155.88 over 12 months

  • 300 minutes a month to the US and Canada
  • Incoming calls, voicemail and texts from US senders
  • Choose your number by state or area code
  • No welcome credit
  • Number kept 90 days if the plan ends
Get the monthly plan

Renews monthly until you cancel

Prices in US dollars as published by TripoSIM. Payments are not refunded, except a full refund if your number is not delivered within 72 hours, or where local law requires. Checkout continues on TripoSIM. Right after payment you complete an ID check with a selfie, then choose from the numbers available.