Welcome to Expat Arrivals

Just arrived, or planning a move to a foreign country?

We build our expat destination guides from the bottom up with expert advice and personal tips from established expat communities and seasoned professionals. Need resources for finding expat jobs, help managing your finances or a lifeline for understanding local culture? Our expat forum, unique articles and quirky expat interviews can help make the most of your time working and living in a foreign country.

 

Every Foreigner's Favourite Conversation - editor's pick

If you're an expat anywhere, you've had it - a million times more likely than not. Where's that funny accent from? Why are you here? How long do you plan to stay? But now, we've decided to start collecting. Read on for bits and pieces of our favourites.

Managing Expat Communications - A Balancing Act

The emotional ups and downs that accompany expat assignments can hit elated highs and doldrum lows. Its more important than ever  to get a handle on all the avenues of communication. Read on to find out how you can effectively communicate as an expat.

How the 'Trailing Spouse' can put the best foot forward

Those accompanying their other half overseas often dread the distance from their past life. These days though, a sturdy system of support is easing the way ahead.Read this essential advice about how trailing spouses can put their best foot forward.
 

Expat financial advice

Read a selection of articles offering financial advice for expats in our new Expat Financial Advice channel.

 

More expat inspiration

• How to use social media to transition abroad - advice for expats on staying connected in a mobile world
• Making a successful move abroad as a young mother - expert advice on how to brave the elements of the expat world with a baby in tow
• From small town comfort to big city calamity - expat coaching tips on making the adjustment of moving from a small town to a big city.
• Ten benefits of joining an expat women's group - fed up with feeling alone in your new destination, why not join a woman's group?
• Modern business, the ancient way - the ins and outs of doing business in Saudi Arabia.
• The challenges of moving back home - repatriation can create even more adjustment demands than the original move.
• How to handle expat retrenchment - the challenges you'll face if dismissed whilst abroad - and what can you do about it.
• Pension planning for UK expats - looking for a flexible pension? Introducing QROPS to minimise your tax exposure.
• The truth about off-shore pensions - a scathing critique of the main off-shore pension product offerings for UK expats.
• Cultural Intelligence matters - do you need help adapting to your host country's unfamiliar culture and etiquette?
• Repotting the Uprooted Child - A teaching tool to help ease the transition of moving abroad for third culture children
• Moving your marriage abroad - With all the packing and planning that goes into moving abroad, many couples forget to prepare for one of the most important changes of all.
• Happiest countries on earth - Before moving abroad it’s a good idea to ask the locals how they find life in their own country.
• Recession-proof expat destinations – For expats there are still some destinations that offer attractive prospects for employment.
• 10 Questions to Ask and Answer – make sure your facts are straight and your motivation is clear before moving abroad.

Expat Interviews

We have interviewed dozens of expats on their experiences living abroad. These facinating first-had accounts are really useful for prospective expats who are planning their move and include first-hand advice on all aspects of moving to a new country. Visit our expat articles page to read these interviews or visit the Expat Experiences pages with the relevant guide. Please contact us if you would also like to contribute.

Become our local expat expert for your city!

Expat Arrivals is looking for contributors to help make our city guides totally invaluable for international expats. If you are an established expat who could make time to spend a few hours a month writing useful information for expats in your city and answering forum questions from new and prospective expats, please contact us. As our local expert you can have your profile showing on each page you publish with a link to your website if you have one. For more details on exactly what the project involves and what content we are looking for please contact us.

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