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Advice from a Spanish teacher and her students
by Sandra Gonet
Learning the language of the country in which you choose to live can be difficult but is not impossible. Usually, expats start studying...
The world is becoming more global, the prospect of working internationally more attractive and the challenges of moving overseas less daunting. But what happens when one partner’s opportunity...
Managing your day-to-day finances is a skill you will spend most of your adult life perfecting, but throw another country, another culture and another unique economy into the mix and it can feel like...
Jack and Liam, a gay couple, are fed up with working life conditions in London and so decide to move to Turkey. Apart from the regular challenges that expats normally face in relocation, the two...
Steve T, an American expat living in Argentina, finds life in pastoral Patagonia simple but rich. After eight years of extended visits, he finally bit the bullet and relocated permanently in 2011,...
My name is Carsten and I am a German citizen, currently 21 years old. After graduating from German High School I decided to apply to the weltwärts program of the German Ministry of Economic...
Marcus left life in the States to return to his rural roots in Victoria, Australia – wife and toddler in tow. Though repatriation after over a decade abroad can be difficult, past connections...
Jenny, a British expat living in Oman, paints a picture of Muscat lovely enough to leave you looking for flights and scouring the job ads. She sheds some light on this Middle Eastern Los Angeles,...
Transferring money abroad from the UK, and spending your precious pounds in another country has never been easier, but at the detriment of being no less expensive.
In fact, a recent...
Yvonne Lazarowicz is a Polish-born, Polish/South African/British/Norwegian bred former lawyer and law lecturer currently living in Cape Town, South Africa. Yvonne is married to an Englishman, and is...
Buying a property Madrid is quite different from the typical process of house buying in Spain, which for many expats means purchasing something quaint and endearing on the coast.
For one...
Cristy Eubanks-Williams is an American wife and mother from Virginia. She's been married to her husband for 16+ years and has two awesome teenagers. In December of 2010, she quit her job of...
With expats embarking on an increasing numbers of short term international assignments, the challenge of addressing fragmented healthcare has become especially evident.
Relocation medical...
By David Erhardt of STM Group
What is domicile, why does it matter?
Do you know the difference between domicile and residency? If you’re an expat working and living in the UAE, you should....
The South of France has historically been a popular vacation and retirement destination for sun-starved Brits looking to escape harsh English winters. Every summer hundreds of thousands of people...
The state of healthcare in Kenya has deteriorated dramatically over the course of the last few decades, and it’s recommended expats take out private international health insurance to cover and...
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Every visitor to Paris brings with them such a weight of expectation that the city can only fail to live up to it. After all, through little active encouragement of its inhabitants, Paris is the...
OB, an English woman living in Oman, left the UK looking for a little extra tax-free cash and an ounce of excitement, what she found was love and a big, bad culture barrier that needed overcoming....
Expats moving to Saudi Arabia will almost certainly have solidified a job, negotiated their contract and squared away salary logistics prior to arrival; and in the majority of instances, foreigners...
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Stephanie Dutcher, an American living in Austria, moved to the small mountain city of Innsbruck to master the German language while her husband lectures at the local university. Though only a few...
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Al Ain – whose name translates to 'the spring', and which is also known as 'the Garden City' for its surprising greenery – is the second-largest city in the emirate of Abu...
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Author and tour guide David Downie is a San Franciscan who moved to Paris in the 1980s and divides his time between France and Italy. His travel, food and arts features have appeared in over 50...
Laurent Fontaine, a French expat living in Moscow, has been a Russophile even before he could grow hair on his chest. Now all grown up and graduated, he’s capitalised on his love affair, and...
Francois Roux was born and raised in France but has been living overseas for the past 7 years. He completed his Engineering degree at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) in 2004 as a...
Paris-based writer Anne Marsella is the author of the award-winning collection of short stories, "The Lost and Found and Other Stories" and the novels "Remedy", "The...
Tonia Warren moved to Melbourne on her 20th birthday nine years ago. Now a dual American/Australian citizen, she visits America about every two years. After 7 years together, she and her Australian...
The life of an expatriate can often be very busy. You may have a number of different interests in a number of different countries - properties at home, work in your new country, children studying...
Expat salaries in the Middle East : How much will I earn?
Over the last couple of decades a huge amount of expats have relocated to the Middle East, drawn there primarily by the promise of tax...
by David Erhardt of STM Group
Are you an expat in Dubai, looking to boost your retirement benefits at the same time as reducing your tax liabilities? QNUPS could be the answer.
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Students are drawn to study abroad in Seville for any number of reasons. This city is the prototype of romantic Spain: it’s got flamenco, a Mediterranean climate and a common respect...
Expat life in Qatar, as in all other countries, can initially be accompanied by a sense of isolation and loneliness. Weight gain and non-activity are normal during the first year or so as you learn...
This is a brief immigration guide for individuals and families who wish to call Canada their new home. We hope that at the end of this guide, we will be able to say “welcome!” or “...
If you are a new expat living in Canada, congratulations and welcome! You have successfully taken the biggest step towards starting a new life in this wonderful country. Let us now give you a few...
by Jamie Sarner, Toronto Realtor and ExpatArrivals Canada Expert.
For an expat that has recently moved to Canada, the issue of whether to rent or buy is a fight of ideologies and wallets....
Rachel Harris is an English Teacher from Plymouth, England now living in Zaragoza, Spain. Rachel has also also lived in London, the USA, Japan, and South Korea. She teaches at a University in...
For many aspiring expats and emigrees, buying a property in Spain represents a dream that will provide them with either the perfect holiday home or a new life in a country justifiably famous for its...
While Singapore’s culinary scene has certainly matured over the last few years, the addition of Michelin star restaurants and celebrity chefs hasn’t stamped out the stove fires that...
Rory, a Canadian living in Budapest, was wooed by the city’s brilliant balancing act, a phenomenon that places equal emphasis on the post-communist kitsch and the capitalist West. He’s...
Aisha Ashraf and her husband first thought about moving to Canada in January 2010. "We've never been the type to let opportunities pass us by, so, when Canada made an offer, six months later...
by Aisha Ashraf, resident Expert for Canada.
…Rising from a deep curtsey, “Pleased to meet you Ma’am, and haven’t we been lucky with the weather for your Garden Party...
Aubree Keys moved from Denver, Colorado to Australia in April, 2011. She and her husband will be living in the Melbourne area for a few years, and you can read about their adventures at http://...
After starting a business in Mexico and running it for 10 years, you’d think you’d be an expert, but I'm afraid myself and my husband, Kim, still feel like beginners.
We live in the...
Before moving to Singapore, I heard horror stories about the healthcare available.
Understandably then, it was a big surprise to find wonderful and very capable doctors upon arrival. Not to mention...
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Gillian Chu, a third culture kid raised in Canada, made the move to her homeland of Hong Kong five years ago, and is still enamoured with the cultural intricacies of the land. She's an admitted...
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Marcia lives with her husband Kim 20km north of Mexico's Mahahual, a cruise ship town. They own a small 7 room beachfront Inn called Mayan Beach Garden. Marcia authors a newsletter for people in...
Despite Jennifer Kumar’s cross-cultural expertise, she’s still finding life as an American living in India challenging, and in some cases, quite unforgiving. In her interview with...
Dubai offers its residence a wonderful lifestyle in so many ways, and one such luxury attached to working in the emirate is being able to afford a domestic helper. For some, this is nothing out of...
Helen King, a British expat living in Zurich, is “proud and humbled” to be a foreign resident in this Alpine nation. Admittedly, it’s been tough settling in, but she’s not the...
Tanya Deans moved from California to Switzerland six years ago when her husband took a position at a Swiss bank. She spends as many weekends as possible in the Swiss Alps, and has visited over 50...
By David Erhardt of STM Group
For British expats planning on spending their retirement in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), pension planning is something that should be factored in at an early stage...
The follies and triumphs of one British family’s transition to Qatar.
There I was, sitting in a rather boring training session one morning in rainy, old Manchester, wondering how long it would...
How often have you experienced situations of uncertainty that left you with emotions so strong that you were not able to think clearly?
In our daily lives, particularly as expats, we are constantly...
Moving abroad is an intensely personal experience, often charged with the strong emotions attached to the excitement of a new expat lifestyle and the simultaneous loss of the life left behind. In...
Rosanne Turner is an adventurer, traveller, writer, mom and TEFL teacher living in Koh Samui, Thailand.
"I'm savouring the adventure! Prior to this, I lived in Hermanus, on the Cape Whale...
Lanette Pieterse decided at age 24 that it was time to travel and live outside of South Africa. "People often ask me why I chose Vietnam, I still don't have a profound answer for that ,other...
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Emma, a British expat living in Cyprus, gave up the push and pull of county Kent for a peaceful, pastoral island life. She moved with her husband and six month old infant, and has great advice for...
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Jenna, an American expat living in Taipei, openly confesses to drinking too much coffee and alcohol (often together); but if it means she continues to share the kind of insight she's afforded our...
Leslie Nasr, an American expat formerly living in Hong Kong, is no stranger to relocation; in fact, she's making a living from it. She's moved 16 times; is fluent in Arabic, French, English...
by David Erhardt of STM Group
If you are a UAE resident with a UK private pension, your pension is likely to be taxed in the UK before being paid to you in the UAE.
Simply transferring your pension...
Javier Rodriguez was born and raised in Guatemala, went to college in the United States, and relocated to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where he’s been teaching English to naughty 5-year olds, shy...
Anvaya, an Indian living in Lagos, Nigeria, sheds some light on all the misconceptions expats often hold about this notoriously troublesome nation. She talks to Expat Arrivals.com about the thriving...
Catherine, a Taiwanese American living in Taipei, is still sussing out exactly where she fits in; but is nonetheless, having an amazing experience doing so. She makes her bread and butter as a...
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Richard, a British expat living in Taipei, has moved to a slightly different beat since he relocated to Taiwan 18 years ago. Though he initially came to teach English, he now gives private piano...
Celia Jarvis works in international public relations and splits her time between Abuja, Nigeria and London, UK. She has developed a deep appreciation and understanding for Nigerian culture, and as a...
Erik Rasmussen is originally from North Carolina, USA. He moved to England in December 2001, and lived and worked there for three and a half years. He then moved to northern Spain in June 2005, and...
An America formerly living in Japan shares his take on an emergency evacuation guide, as inspired (er, coloured) by his earthquake escape.
By Chris Carr
According to the American Red Cross, the...
Alex de Goederen is from the Netherlands originally and now lives in Delhi, India, where he has set up his own real estate consultancy. Alex has a Masters degree in Financial Economics at the...
Dubai is considered a modern and progressive emirate, but expats must remember that it is, nonetheless, an Islamic country, where Sharia Law is applicable. Also, expats need to be mindful that in...
As prolific advice columnist Pauline Phillips (author of Dear Abby) would have asserted, in her somewhat irritating manner of always hitting the nail on the head, sometimes, all we need as women is a...
One expat mummy speaks about raising her special needs daughter while managing the challenges of a mobile lifestyle.
Most of us who are expats can recount times when we have felt isolated in...
Though now back in Denver and reintegrated into the greater Jewish diaspora, Jessica made Aaliyah, joined the Israeli army and spent nearly a decade making a life for herself in Tel Aviv. She takes...
The grey area attached to local laws in Abu Dhabi and the consistency in interpreting and enforcing legislation is large and often times illegible, much to an expat's disadvantage. It's...
Gisèle, a Central American expat living in Norway, has embraced this Scandinavian nation's egalitarian principles with open arms and a self-actualized air. In her interview with EA she gives...
Christopher Carr lives in Fukushima, Japan and feels his expatriate lifestyle provides him with unique insights into American society and politics. Chris works to varying degrees as an English...
Seth is an American expat living in Guangzhou. He says: "I love basketball so moving here made me feel like I was moving home. We are expecting our first child at the end of July and we can't...
This anonymous American expat living in Abu Dhabi found the city easy enough to settle into and foreign friends even easier to come by. She's now an active member of the American Women's Network, an...
Denzil Walton is a British freelance copywriter and journalist who has lived in Belgium since 1987. He writes about interesting and unusual places to visit in Belgium in his blog www....
My name is Paz and I am a wife, mother, and a resident of Guangzhou, China. We sold most of our belongings and moved our family from Wisconsin to Guangzhou to realize our dream of living abroad.
It...
Simon, a Canadian expat living in South Korea, cites life in Bucheon as nearly perfect. He's found all the perks of Seoul's big city pace coupled with a more affordable cost of living and less hustle...
Chris, an American expat teaching English in South Korea, has made it a priority to absorb as much Korean culture as possible. When not grappling over grammar and pronunciation with students, he's a...
Kimberly Marie Freeman, a British expat living in New York City, can certainly feign American, but she still feels more comfortable embracing her local roots. The young actress hopped over the pond...
By Bryan Norman of RentinginSingapore.com.sg
New expats should be cautious of becoming victim of dodgy landlords, bogus lease agreements, deposits that simply disappear and a host of other rental...
Before moving abroad, it is essential you are completely comfortable with the process of filing your US expat taxes. The US is one of the few countries that actually tax citizens on their worldwide...
Trish, a Canadian expat living in Ghana, has watched Accra grow-up, mature and expand. The capital's evolution from small town to big city hasn't left it devoid of charm, however. Even after...
Jennifer Greco is an expat living in a small village in the south of France. She shares regular photos of the stunning scenery and charming vignettes she captures with her camera, and blogs about...
Nansie, an expat who identifies herself as American and who lives in Ghana, has spent most of her life on West African soil. She sees the ever-increasing cost of living in Accra as a force to be...
Josephine, a British expat living in Lagos, has yet to scrape the city's surface; but thus far, she describes life in Nigeria as far better than expected. For those who feel like their upcoming...
As an expat interviewing for a job in a foreign country, you'll most likely experience a whole new level of pressure. The reason? Cultural differences – how you handle them can make or break...
College. For some, a long awaited freedom from rules and regulation; for others, a dark cloud drifting on the horizon just before the downpour of responsibility and obligation; but for all, a time...
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Being an expat can be a very enjoyable and a most rewarding experience. The joy of conquering a new language; living and working...
Lauren McCawley was born in Germany and spent her childhood moving around America. She graduated from a small liberal-arts university in 2007 with a degree in Spanish, Political Science, and History...
Wendy, a British expat living in Portugal, was heavy with the hardship of life in the UK. Rather than continue on, weighed down and wary of what was to come, she moved with her husband and her two...
Zandi, a British expat living in Cape Town, looks like a South African - but isn't, hails from the East End of London, and isn't afraid to tell it like it is. As she says, it's the only way she knows...
Breeynn Johnson grew up in a small town in Minnesota, USA. She has always yearned to understand different cultures, and experience new things while actually living some place and getting to know the...
Wendy McCooey is a southern Tennessee girl with a sales and marketing background who recently started "London in a Day", a private tour guide company (www.londoninaday.com). She loves to...
Sonia Piacente first visited Italy on a school trip and her heart was won by the country. Later she met an Italian man on assignment in Texas, where a pen-friendship blossomed into romance, then...
Jake, an American expat living in Hungary, made his move abroad both to avoid the ruined US job market and to experience the wonders of the expat realm. Life in Hungary has allowed him to realise he...
Kara, an American expat in China, is a self-proclaimed member of the kingdom of Geekdom. She moved to the big, bustling metropolis of Beijing with her husband in 2008, and now spends her time writing...
In this article, Expat Arrivals expert Ann Kaufman shares her experiences of having a baby in Malaysia. This fascinating piece, which is sure to assuage any fears that expecting expats might be...
Molly, an American expat living in New Zealand, has found it challenging dealing with the distance of her new life from her Alaskan hometown and adjusting to a space without access to the mountains...
Whitney, an American expat living in New Zealand, is no stranger to relocation. She opted to settle into student life in Christchurch and has found simple pleasure in the pairing of small-town living...
Linda, an American expat living in Luanda, makes MacGyver look mainstream. She wages war with Malaria, boldly combats the constant potential of power outage and generally makes the best of anything...
Asproulla, a British expat living in Cyprus, met and married a local Cypriot and mothered her kids on this small island. Though English by birth, her allegiances lie neither with the Queen nor with...
Bill and Randee Duncan, a Canadian couple living in Malaysia, turned a tiny stint abroad into a nearly two decades of living and learning. Randee wrangles in fellow expats as the Membership Director...
Anna Savino was born in San Francisco, raised in the California wine country, jumped up to Seattle for college, transferred to Chapel Hill North Carolina, worked and played in L.A - and ended up in a...
Franziska moved to Dublin, Ireland, in 2009 with her diplomat husband and children. She is adapting well to life in the Emerald Isle and can verify that the key cliches about life in Ireland hold...
John Kramer travelled extensively before settling in Southern Spain over twelve years ago. Tri-lingual and with a background in IT, he now works for Spain Holiday which provides rental solutions...
Just how important is having a country-specific resume to your chances of getting employed? Can the resume that got you a job in the UK be used for the Australian job market? Do you really have to...
Marie Sardalla-Davis was a corporate writer for 19 years before finally getting to write to please herself and a readership that appreciates humour, substance, quirky reflection and the occasional...
Johanna Leahy is originally from Ireland but has lived a nomadic existence abroad since 1993. Currently based in KL, she is married to a Dane and has three children. She writes freelance features and...
by Tina L. Quick, author of “The Global Nomad’s Guide to University Transition”
Tammy spent eight years in Africa, where she attended an international school before returning to...
Monique Simons is a South African expat living in Luanda. Things haven't been entirely easy for her and her husband since their move to Angola. In this interview, she provides a calm and patient...
Ruth Coates is a British expat living in Vienna. Talented with languages (she majored in French and German), she's currently an English teaching assistant in Vienna. In this interview – as...
Ann Kaufman and her husband left the United States to follow a job opportunity in Kuala Lumpur. Here, she talks about her impressions of the city, as well as giving some insights into the quality of...
Tove, a Norwegian expat living in Greece, left home to escape the rat race of life as a reporter and to settle down with her Greek hubby. Now, nearly 20 years later, she reflects on a very lengthy...
Annje, an American expat living in Chile, left home with her hubby to resettle in the slender land of sea and mountains. Having spent four years in Santiago prior to this relocation, she shares some...
Katrina, a Scottish expat living in Malaysia, pays the bills by advising foreigners on the finer points of life in Malaysia. As the online editor for ExpatKL.com, she's perfectly prepared to share...
It seems that even the most lucrative expat packages can't make life in Angola attractive. This anonymous interviewee lets loose about Luanda and explains just what expats can expect from life in a...
Thanks to its diverse beauty, fun-loving culture and endless possibility for outdoor adventure, Australia is a popular destination for expatriates. The transition to Australia seems like it should be...
Yadira is a global nomad of note, but now she's finally settled down and moved to Athens, Greece to pursue a life as a wife and mother. She also maintains a site aimed at helping expat parents adjust...
Chris Neal, a British expat living in Angola, is for the most part nonchalant about life in a city with one of the highest expat hardship ratings and one of the most exorbitant cost of livings. Read...
By Bryan Norman of RentinginSingapore.com.sg
One of the most oft-heard gripes by expats in Singapore, especially amongst those who recently returned after a few years' stint elsewhere, is...
Mary Murphy, an Irish woman living in Hungary, can be just as impulsive as she can be indecisive, but luckily for her, moving to Budapest was a matter settled by higher intervention. Find out what...
Phillip, an Australian living in Austria, seems settled amidst the sumptous architecture and quaint cobblestone of Vienna. Though he'll admit that his existence as an expat may be more lavish than...
Kaitlin, aka American Schnitzel, leaves us some breadcrumbs about life in Austria. She left the sunny shores of Florida to fulfil her dream of living and studying somewhere, anywhere in Europe; and...
After a period of exploration in Europe and northern Africa, British expat Derek Harper resettled in Central Portugal with his partner. Though he still gets sentimental about curry and country pubs,...
It won't take long for expats to realise that malls in Dubai have revolutionised the retail experience. These shopping meccas don't settle for the stock-standard stores and food courts typically on...
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So, after months of deliberation, you've finally made the call: you're going to take that job offer overseas and become an expatriate....
It's a common story these days, a trailing spouse or a recent assignee takes up writing to evade the tedium that all too often accompanies a new life abroad in a difficult destination. But how to...
Sharon Lintz left her favourite fancy grocery stores and the slow Sunday mornings of the southern US for the bubbling café culture and sulty shores of Tel Aviv, Israel. After neary four years...
When it comes to developing a portable career, serial expat Jo Parfitt has certainly been there, done that. In "A Career in Your Suitcase" this multi-hyphenated author, journalist, teacher...
Lara Green is a British expat who has recently moved to Perth with her husband and two young children. She is enjoying the sunshine, space and quality of life while building her career as a freelance...
Rajka Milanovic M.D. is an American Board Certified Family Physician with over 14 years of clinical experience. She is the founder of www.expatdoctormom.com where she not only provides up to date...
Expat books can be indispensable resources when it comes to relocation. Put down the fiction and pick up a guide, memoir or teaching tool that can help you make your time living and working overseas...
How would you sum up the Dutch race to an alien being? Where would you start, and what on earth would you say?
If you’re an expat new to these shores you might start by describing their quaint...
When American expat Carolyn Vines arrives in the Netherlands with her Dutch boyfriend (and future husband) she's unsure how she'll be treated as a foreigner, a Black person, a woman.
Her partner's...
South Africa was ranked 34th out of some 183 countries in the most recent (2010) world bank survey for ease of doing business. The survey took into account the 46 sub Saharan African countries and...
Lakshmipriya Somasundaram used to be a busy HR professional who loved to learn and coach people, guide and lead projects across borders, and felt energised by the myriad challenges that came with...
Sine Thieme is an American expat who moved to Johannesburg, South Africa with her family in 2010. She is loving life in South Africa, particularly relishing the ideal climate of the Joburg highveld,...
Susan Cooke is a British governess who left the Queen's island over thirty years ago for life in the expatriate sphere. Having just moved from Cairo, Egypt to Abuja, Nigeria she reflects on the...
Expats holding British pensions face a big decision regarding whether they invest their money in a QROPS or SIPP. A reader recently wrote to us for advice and we consulted 3 independent financial...
Moving to the United Arab Emirates requires acquainting yourself with new customs and making careful arrangements; and if you’re planning to bring your pets to Dubai or Abu Dhabi, even more...
Today, maintaining an expat blog is everything from popular past-time to coping mechanism to dear diary. More and more foreigners are reflecting on their personal experiences abroad by leaving their...
There's no fine art to expat living; a stint overseas can finish with a fairy tale ending just as often as it can end up a repressed memory.
But as the wise and experienced initiates of the...
Toronto’s multiculturalism means excellent food festivals have become part of the local heritage. For expats, the city's affinity for culinary celebration means that a taste of home is never...
Graham Nash idenitifies as a Spaniard with British blood. He left the sultry South of Spain with his Thai wife and his two young girls to move to Chiang Mai. In eary 2010 he was offered a job...
Establishing new friendships for fresh expats
by Ludmilla Skinner
It’s the least admitted but most common expat complaint: loneliness. And according to Ludmilla Skinner, Certified Life Coach...
With the kids long grown-up and gone from home, Susie H retired from her job and headed with her husband to Bahrain in early 2010. She takes a moment to tell Expat Arrivals just what life in Bahrain...
Rob MacDonald is from New Jersey, where he taught school for many years, then sold insurance, and finally owned an agency until leaving for Russia in 2000. After graduating from Duke University in...
Culture shock and forming social connections are the main concerns of expats moving abroad, according to a survey of expats in 22 countries conducted by Expat Arrivals (EA). But a significantly...
By, Jessica Spiegel
Since I began the process of getting a permit to live in Italy in 2008, I've often said that the Italians must have invented red tape. Sure, there are difficulties in becoming a...
Lea Levy left the southern tip of Africa to set up shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nearly a year into her ambitious endeavour she reports back on life in the South American capital, and gives Expat...
Jenny ("Paulistinha") Miller developed a passion for travel backpacking around England in 1999. Subsequently she studied, worked, and traveled around Europe. However, it was a trip to...
By Anna Maria Moore
Most people equate the Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland) with cold weather. Many have heard about the long, harsh winters, but they aren’t...
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Emily Crutcher is a southern belle sounding off in hot and humid Dubai. She joined the ranks of the up and coming, young professionals who relocated to Dubai to experience a more cosmopolitan...
Moving overseas and embracing the expat life can often be a stressful experience. It's difficult enough to keep your emotions in check as a newly arrived individual, but when you relocate as a couple...
by John Astor
The days of going to a new country and making everyone follow your style, your rules and your dictates has drawn to a close. Why? Because productivity is the key to success for the...
By Ashley Thompson
Teaching English in Japan is one of the more popular vocations for foreigners moving to the country.
Over the course of the last few years, there has been an increase in demand...
Growing up is never easy – and there’s no shortage of literature aimed at analysing the finer points of teenage angst or determining what makes children tick and tock during those pivotal...
By Jessica Conrad
Expats who have managed to high-jump the initial hurdle of culture shock may be surprised to find there lies another phase of adjustment; a long stretch that can prove especially...
Heather is a Texan stay-at-home mom married to a chemist working in the oil industry in Brazil. They live in Campinas just outside of Sao Paulo. Heather spends most of her days home-schooling her...
By Olga Khobotko
Expats moving to Spain will need to obtain a town hall registration, known as an Empadronamiento, upon arrival.
This documentation is required in the legal procedures used by most...
By Jessica Conrad
Anyone who has tried living in a new country knows that adjusting isn’t always easy. Undoubtedly, it’s a relief when you are no longer frazzled by daily life...
Brit fashion blogger and stylist Sara Delaney is making life simple for shopaholics everywhere. She's wholeheartedly devoted herself to sussing out the best and worst of what's on offer in each of...
Understanding the Kraamzorg
By Amanda van Mulligen
Having a baby in a country other than your own can present its one unique challenges and can inspire its own high hurdles.
In the Netherlands...
Sibylle Ito moved to Tokyo nine years ago after a lengthy stint in Los Angeles. She's passionate about supporting and creating growth within companies that relate to Japan, and has the professional...
Franzi Kasch spent a student's year in Osaka, and has plans to return and continue research in the city in 2011. Even in her short time she became enamored with the magic of the metropolis, and now...
by Philip Donnelly
I have taught English in Moscow for a year now, and overall I’ve had a hugely positive experience. The job was stimulating, my school supportive, and I avoided the infamous...
Amanda is a thoroughbred English woman who has been living in the Netherlands since 2000. She maintains a blog about expat life - the good and the bad and all the in-betweens - called A Letter...
A recent Quality of Life index situates Ireland and the UK at the bottom of the European barrel, and Spain and France as shining stars of success. The most current uSwitch.com report compared living...
By LiveLibya.com
Contrary to popular belief Libya is not just one big desert, and expats will find that with a little effort and ingenuity there’s certainly some options to see and do many...
By eXPAT CAREERS.com
In 2009 the global economic downturn forced a record number of companies to cut back on hiring employees for overseas assignments. Many planning to make their international...
Smithfield is one of Dublin’s most historic city centre suburbs; it’s most famous tenant to this day the well-known Jameson Distillery. This world-renowned attraction is certainly not to...
By Larisa Camfferman
Finding your feet as an expat in the Netherlands can be frustrating, but there are things you can do to make your entry into the Dutch way of life much more enjoyable.
Here...
Expats moving overseas or working abroad will certainly experience some degree of culture shock. Whether you’re completely lost in translation, adapting to the frenetic pace of a big city, or...
Finding an expat job, navigating the complexities of expat contract negotiation, and mastering the strange etiquette attached to working overseas can be foreign issues to even the most seasoned...
It's a bird, it's a plane, no - it's an expat woman. Charged with the task of raising third culture kids, putting their career on the shelf as a trailing spouse, or establishing...
One of the big expenses of expat life can be the travel costs associated with going back home to see family and friends, or flying them out to visit you.
After all, adjusting to life in a new...
By Bryan Norman of RentinginSingapore.com.sg
During my stay in Singapore, the subject of healthcare has come up quite frequently. That's not a big surprise; having little or no experience as a...
Malcolm Burgess left life in the States to live out his Golden Years in a stress-free, peaceful Thai village with his wife Ciejay. He couldn't be happier in his modest environment, and gives us a...
By Broc Smith, author of “The Tragic Kingdom, or; Prisoner in a Chinese Theme Park”
The best advice for expats wanting to get their drivers license in China is simple. Don’t.
In...
Just over a year ago UAE police found more than 3,000 cars abandoned outside Dubai’s international airport as heavily endebted foreign nationals frantically attempted to flee the Emirate and...
Melissa and her partner moved to Canada to pursue the rights they were denied in the States two years ago. Now settled in the Canadian countryside, she reflects on the trials and tribulations of...
Michelle Nott is an expatriated American mother and wife with a background in education (early-childhood through university level) and in business (for an international company). She enjoys...
Emmanuelle Archer is a French expat entrepreneur living in Vancouver, BC. Seduced in '99 by a summer vacation, she's still in awe of her amazing new city.
For no-nonsense business and career-...
I am an IT professional and this is my first time as an expat. I am enjoying the experience out here so far, although am very happy to be going home on leave today, first time in 5 months, and...
Claire Leek is a Brit who hopped over to British Columbia four years ago. Now fully settled on the outskirst of Vancouver, she still misses a few of Britain's bits and pieces, but is satisfied with...
Expat etiquette always seems to be a point of contention in the Middle East. Whether foreign nationals are attracting unwanted attention by acting like high schoolers in heat or are abandoning...
By Broc Smith, author of “The Tragic Kingdom, or; Prisoner in a Chinese Theme Park”
I moved from the States to Asia in 1992 BC, (Before Computers-specifically email). Back then, even...
We may think that with the advent of the digital age, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected. However, those who have had to exchange significant amounts of money into a foreign...
As more and more UK nationals choose to retire abroad, it's vital to understand the pros and cons of the different options available to protect your pension.
By John of ExpatSIPP.com
In recent...
All the jive and jingle expats need to know about getting into the holiday spirit.
By Tatiana Sorokina
Christmas in the US is much more than just a one day celebration; it incorporates numerous...
By Amanda van Mulligen of The Writing Well
Expat life is a rollercoaster of emotions but one sensation sure to hit hard is a feeling of loneliness. Amanda van Mulligen talks to Debby Poort, an...
Annie Andrews is an Environmental Scientist who left a life lived 20 years in Darwin, Australia for a cricket inspired relocation to Pune, India. Her husband is a state cricket coach, her boys are...
The Saudi Arabian Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced on Tuesday that it will not institute a BlackBerry Messenger ban in the KSA in lieu of “positive...
A guide for expats searching for accommodation in the US
By Ellen Thompson of 4 Walls
Looking for a place to live when you arrive stateside? Whether you’re searching for a house or an...
It's about life's little pleasures: cracking the top of a creme brulee, shaking out a Polaroid, closing your eyes just before blowing out birthday candles AND sharing the stories that inspire those...
Expats moving to San Francisco should prepare to make the environment a priority
By, David Assmann, Deputy Director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment
This afternoon I received an...
Expat dreams of fish-n-chips all but fried?
On 19 July 2010 the UK Border Agency introduced an interim measure to limit the number of non-EU citizen work permit applications accepted under the Tier...
Born and raised in the Northwest Washington State (USA), Ashley Thompson crossed over the ocean to Japan two years ago. After a year and a half teaching English full-time to high school students, she...
Greg Jorgensen is a Canadian expat ranting, raving, and just generally observing the madness that is Bangkok, Thailand. A city boy at heart, he moved to Thailand involuntary - he came for adventure...
Whether you choose to or not, expats everywhere are charged with the task of "coming up with a story". This little known rite of passage has historically been used to appease locals,...
Brit fashion blogger and stylist Sara Delaney is making life simple for shopaholics everywhere. She's wholeheartedly devoted herself to sussing out the best and worst of what's on offer in each of...
By Josh Sager of Learning Thai (My Story)
Learning a new language can be daunting to say the least, but learning a new language that has absolutely no Latin or Germanic foundation – like Thai...
Ten things nobody admits but everybody thinks while living abroad
By Tom Frost
There are several stages of expatdom, and during each there are a myriad of things that we learn about ourselves. Some...
Expat Arrivals includes comprehensive guides to the world's key expat destinations. We use local Experts and key contributors to build useful and informative expat guides.
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Susan Adkins speaks with author and International Life Coach Simone T. Costa Eriksson about how to help children transition during a move abroad
Brazilian born businesswoman Simone T. Costa Eriksson...
By Rachel Farris of PetRelocation.com
Let’s face it—moving is hard work! The packing, the picking-up, and let’s not forget making space for the more pivotal members of our families...
By, Mary Tod
The ups and downs of adjustment created by expat assignments can generate emotions that range from excitement and wonder to loneliness and despair (see diagram below).
Staying in...
By Elizabeth Parker of LizzyGoesDutch
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5-6 medium sized potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 extra large carrot, peeled and cubed
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The Stickman settled into Bangkok somewhat reluctantly, but has since travelled to nearly every niche of the nation, learned Thai and moved out into the suburbs with his local family. Despite his...
Expat advice on braving the elements and bringing your baby overseas
By Laura Wilson
Imagine my reaction when my husband announced our next assignment in the American Foreign Service...
Kadian Pow has been visiting England regularly for the last ten years. She hails originally from Kingston, Jamaica but spent the majority of her life in Washington, DC. Having met her English partner...
Chinese expat Yun Zhang is stretching out into the seemingly endless space that so many Cape Town locals take for granted. Read on for a rare glimpse into the mind's eye of an Asian woman gone...
Justin Aldrige is living the dream. He decided to beat the system, bring his family down to the Spanish coast, work for himself and learn a little about what life is supposed to be like. He built up...
Seabee writes a blog called Life in Dubai which is mostly a look at the things that happen around the city, the frustrations expats face, the good, the bad and the funny things they are likely to...
Sara Delaney is a fashion stylist and freelance writer from London currently navigating the sticky sidewalks of New York’s fashion district. She shipped out at short notice from the United...
Juan Liria followed his family and returned to his roots on the Iberian Peninsula a little over two years ago. He's currently enrolled at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela and perfectly...
There are a number or rules which dictate whether UK nationals are non-resident for tax purposes.
You are considered a UK tax resident if you are present in the United Kingdom for 183 days or...
QROPS are a type of offshore pension which is recognised by the British authorities (HMRC) as being eligible to receive transfers from UK registered pension plans. Expatriates living abroad can...
In February 2010 the UK Government created a new type of trust known as Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes (QNUPS) – not to be confused with Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS...
By Anna Maria Moore
The first time I saw someone standing frozen on a corner in downtown Oslo with her face turned up into the sun, I found it odd. She was blissfully staring into the sunlight as...
Offshore bank accounts are accounts which are based outside your home country, and usually also outside your country of residence. The principal benefit of an offshore account is to avoid tax;...
By Yasmine Awais
If you have eaten at any Lebanese restaurant in Saudi Arabia, you have probably had tabouleh (spelling varies depending on transliteration used). Tabouleh is a lovely and...
By Yasmine Awais
» Read her recipe for authentic Middle Eastern Tabouleh
While there are plenty of restaurants and fast food options available for expats living in Riyadh, dining out can...
Bryan Norman is the liaison for an accredited estate agent and has been living and working in Singapore since 2005. His passion is getting newly arrived expats into quality accommodation with the...
Camilla Helgesson is a Swede who has been living in Rome since 2005. During this time she was transferred to London for 8 months before relocating back to Rome out of her personal choice. She loves...
Brit Journalist Emma Smith married the The American and moved herself and her Meanager to the even meaner streets of New York City. When not feeding her twitter addiction, she enjoys the dark arts of...
Sam Welbeck is a blogger, freelance writer and producer who moved from London to Cairo with his wife and three children to slow down, sit still and spend more quality time with his family. Since...
You'd be hard pressed to find a more unique expat experience in the Saudi city of Riyadh than that of the likes of the mysterious Arab named American multiracial, vegetarian Yasmine Awais. Read on to...
Principal of Gems American Academy of Abu Dhabi Ian Deakin sheds some light on the international school selection process for expat parents moving to Abu Dhabi in this exclusive Expat Arrivals...
Kate Snyder came south bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to colour Cape Town red; little did she know just how much the Mother City would mold her own personal priorities and ambitions. Now,...
Frances Woodhams has lived in East Africa for the past eleven years, and in Nairobi for seven. She's been writing a blog about Nairobi expat life in order to dispel any myths about Kenya living, such...
by Elizabeth Kruempelmann
Is this you?
You are looking for a job in a foreign country. You’re facing at least one of the following obstacles, and it is starting to get tough:
You don...
Terri Lundberg isn't afraid to tell you how it is. Though the notorious restrictive society of the KSA rubs her the wrong way now and again, she lives a good life and takes a moment out of her social...
Roxanne Davis is maker and creator of Doha mums - a thriving community of passionate mothers from all over the world who have come to settle in the sultry heat of Qatar. She found a slot in her...
Nicola McCall is an expat life coach based between the Netherlands and the UK. She runs Live Life Now Coaching, has been a Board Member of an Expatriate women’s group, International Womens...
Journalist and travel writer Erin McCoy encourages expats to swap the comfort of closed social circles for the colour and charisma of a more localized Southeast Asian expat experience.
It’s...
Expatriate coach Nicola McCall talks about her personal experience of belonging to an expat women’s group and why she can recommend you do the same.
I became a trailing spouse in 2002 on our...
Suzanne Doyle-Morris holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has extensive experience of women in male dominated fields coupled with life coaching experiences and insightful interviews with...
Oliver Moritz moved to Qatar more than 6 years ago; a time when the Middle East was a mere blip on the global screen of lucrative expat destinations. Now married and well-engrained in life with...
Yogesh Pagar is a seeker of the simple, the spiritual and essentially the enriching experiences that can help us through the more critical moments in life. As a long-time affiliate of the travel...
With a greater network of access and an entire industry devoted to cushioning change for expats, those accompanying their other half overseas no longer need to dread the distance from their past life...
Navigating the transition process
By Heather Markel, Culture Transition Specialist
We tend to think of culture shock as something that only affects us when we move to a different country. The...
Heather Markel is a Culture Transition Specialist, helping expats, professionals, and trailing spouses to learn to feel at home anywhere in the world. Though she's a New York Native and current...
As an expat with a residence permit living in Abu Dhabi with a foreign driving license it’s exceptionally easy to obtain the local equivalent. Just follow these easy steps:
1. Go to the...
Advice for expats moving to the Middle East
By Deborah Swallow
Living and working in the Arab World will be completely different from anything else you have so far experienced. The place will be...
Doing Business in Saudi Arabia
- The art of personal & business communication
by Edward Musiak
In any culture, successful business dealings rely on clear communication between the relevant...
Click picture below for full-size printable version of Libya Visa Application Form
Piet Viljoen is a 50-something Mining Engineer who manages mining projects on behalf of Joy Mining Machinery (India) LTD in India. He ended up in India in October 2008, and is enjoying the difference...
Click here for further reading on Education and Schools in Libya
Though only launched with a mere two students in September of 2005, the American School of Tripoli (AST) has bounded forward to boast...
Sri Lankan family man and music enthusiast Fazli Sameer is a Senior IT Consultant who moved to Saudi Arabia over 30 years ago. He's now well-versed in the art of Saudi adjustment and aptly...
Demystifying the process of working visas in Australia
~ by Shaun Hughston, from the medical recruitment company Beat Medical
There are myriad considerations to working in Australia, and one...
by Sarah Novak of www.envisionlifecoaching.net
It is a well-known fact that the greatest area of dissatisfaction for accompanying spouses is with their careers. Stepping into a new country and...
All you needed to know about the Dutch income tax system but where too afraid to ask
As somebody who works in the Netherlands, you have probably already noticed the large amount of payroll tax (so-...
Katia Novet is a writer and translator from France and Haiti, now living in Hyderabad, India. She has written the well-received children's book Amadi's Snowman, "the story of a Nigerian boy, a...
Brian Bogaard, an ex-South African now living in Milan with his family, tells us about his experiences of exapt life in Italy.
Read more about the country in the Expat Arrivals Italy country guide...
Cyra Miles is a freelance writer moonlighting as a reluctant worker in the UAE's hotel industry.
≈Read more about Abu Dhabi in the Expat Arrivals Abu Dhabi country guide or read more expat...
The challenge of repatriation: from Czech Republic to the USA
by Crissy Swartz
Re-entry into the USA has been more difficult than I expected. Sure life in the CZ was not easy. I didn...
Randy "Ace" Parker is originally from the Southeastern US and after a short career as a military officer, he began a series of boring technical jobs with marriage and settling down thrown...
One of the most important if not the very most important financial decision for any of us is “what to do about saving for pension purposes?” and here I would like to share an industry...
Author: Geoff B is an independent financial advisor with strong views on Off-shore pension products. His opinions do not necessarily represent the views of Expat Arrivals.
One of the most...
Whether you are a young executive planning your first move overseas or a high net worth individual, there are many financial matters to consider when moving abroad. These include opening a bank...
An Overseas Medical and Safety Primer
by Beverly D. Roman
Traveling overseas takes families a long way from 911! If you and your family are relocating overseas, know that accidents and illness occur...
Veronique Martin-Place is from Lyon, France and has been living in Chicago, USA, since July 2008. She is a writer focusing on topics such as expatriation, education, travel, France and French culture...
Tracey Keenan moved from England to Switzerland 10 years ago when her banker husband was relocated for work. She has since, started up her company 'Ready, Steady, Relocate' which provides...
Gillian (aka Olga Swan) is a writer originally from England but moved to South West France with her husband five years ago upon retirement. They now spend their days in the fresh country air of the...
Jehan is from Australia but moved to Dublin with her Irish husband about a year and a half ago where she works as a course developer for a private college. She loves the scenery in Dublin, the...
Tina moved from Canada to Dublin just over a year ago. She had an overwhelming desire to experience a life abroad and, after visitng four times, decided that Dublin would be her new home.
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Joanna moved from Poland to Dublin nearly four years ago to pursue a career and lovelife. The move was an easy one for her as she has been visiting Dublin since she was 19 years old and fell in love...
Marie Brice was born in New Zealand but made Australia her home many years ago, where her children still reside. She is a coach, educator, group facilitator, singer, yoga lover, walker, traveler,...
British expat looking for a flexible pension? Introducing QROPS
by Adrian Flambard of Close Trustees Guernsey.
Until recently, British expatriates with pension savings in UK based plans have had...
Di Clarke and her husband lived in Northwest Louisiana until they were struck with a strong desire to travel. In 2003 they upped and moved to Japan where her husband taught fifth grade on an American...
Andrea van Niekerk arrived in the United States from South Africa in 1987 holding Master's degrees in both History and Library and Information Science. For ten years she served as Associate Director...
David R. Hampton, PhD is an experienced global leader in medical device innovation and new business development, creating profitable new products for diagnostic and informatics markets. He lives in...
Ann Marie McQueen is a Canadian journalist working in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She moved there two years ago to help set up a new English newspaper. Before that she worked in Ottawa, Canada's capital, as a...
Andy H is a young American expat with hopes of enjoying the good life in France with her Frenchman for many years to come. She worked as an English teacher for two years but is currently...
Marina Marangos is a Greek Cypriot by origin, born and raised on the island. Her professional background is law but she enjoys writing and travelling even more. Luck or circumstance have taken her to...
Candice Broom is an American mother of two young children. They have lived in Asia since 2002. She loves traveling with her family any and everywhere! Candice holds an M.A. in teaching and has many...
Julie Musk lived in Beavercreek, Ohio for two years and has since returned to Dorset, England. She has travelled extensively, including three years living in Germany and is the author of A...
Annette Hersey is a wife to one, and mother to two. She and her family relocated to Houston, Texas from Johannesburg, South Africa. She also spent parts of her childhood in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and...
Mark Greenside was originally from New York, moved to California, and then was dragged by his girlfriend to a tiny Celtic village in Brittany at the westernmost edge of France. It was here, in Finist...
Julie Mautner is a freelance food, wine and travel writer who lives most of the year in Provence, France. She was a founding editor of Food Arts Magazine in New York and was its executive editor for...
Valerie Schneider and her husband moved to Italy in 2006 and quickly settled into life in the beautiful city of Ascoli Piceno. Valerie is a freelance writer, and she and her husband offer...
Michael Harling was born and grew up in rural, upstate New York. He never entertained the notion of moving to another country until he visited Ireland in 2001 and met a Sussex gal. Six...
Elmer W. Cagape is from the Philippines but moved to Hong Kong nine years ago to pursue a career with a large telecoms company. Here he met and married his wife and got married. Elmer loves the...
Ana Karenina Pera is a Chemical Engineer living in Stuttgart, Germany. She says she is blessed with a very wonderful husband and an adorable little girl, and although only a recent expat to Stuttgart...
Andrea White is from the USA but has been living in Wachtberg, Bonn, Germany for three and half years. She, her husband and 2 children relocated for her husbands job. Andrea enjoys writing, is a...
Barbara Isenberg is a freelance writer specialising in travel, food and culture about Istanbul and Turkey. She moved to Izmir with her husband after buying a one-way ticket to Istanbul in August...
Lloyd Lauland moved from Houston, Texas to New Delhi, India almost 2 years ago with his wife and 16 year old son after being awarded a company promotion. In his opinion the inconveniences of living...
Kala Shekhar has lived and worked in Istanbul for three years after moving here from India. His son Sid is a regular contributor to the Turkish Daily news and is also a deputy editor for one of their...
Kathi is from the USA but has been living in Ahmedabad, India for the last 3 years. She and her husband relocated to India and started their own business. This interview gives a good idea of what to...
Emma Grenham is originally from London and now lives and thrives in Barcelona. She is a writer and advisor on expat issues and has a particular passion for kids and parents in Barcelona, producing a...
Danielle Duffey is an American expat living in Melbourne, Australia with her husband, her 5 and 3 year old sons, and 2 cats. Her husband inspired the move after being posted to Australia for a 2 year...
Dedene Nelson-Court lives in central France between Orléans and Gien near the Loire River and Sully-sur-Loire. She grew up in Oregon and moved all over the U.S. before finally settling in...
Jennifer Dinoia was born in New Jersey, moved to Nashville, then Memphis, then Washington DC, and then finally Virginia. She then migrated with her husband to Iceland for 3 years, before...
Henno Kotzé is a 27-year old South African who moved from the winelands and grey-blue mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa to the frenetic buzz of Saigon, Vietnam. He now finds himself...
Ellen Weeren moved from Northern Virginia to Delhi, India a year ago and has since made Delhi her home, along with her husband and 3 children. They reside on her husband's employment visa which was...
Ashley & Jason Bartner live in the beautiful Le Marche region of Italy. They run a small guest house cum cookery school that combines searching for the best seasonal local ingredients, hands-on...
Tiffany Jansen moved to the Netherlands recently after marrying her Dutch husband. Her father is a pilot for Delta Airlines, so she’s lived in places like Japan, Greece and Germany before high...
Ellen and Jim Fields are living large on the splendid Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. They have been here for 8 years and counting, run an expat services company (Yucatan Expatriate Services) and...
Danielle Bray arrived in Singapore three years ago from her native New York. Having left her job with a large insurance firm when her partner was transferred here, she immediately fell for the Lion...
Geraldine Eliot is an ex-South African living in Vancouver, Canada. She runs her own copy writing and editing company and teaches at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). ...
Kimberlee Mancha describes herself as a somewhat contrary, 40-something woman who decided to leave corporate life in the USA behind and reinvent her life in France. She runs a small business,...
Melissa Stoey fell in love with Britain as a child after listening to Rolling Stones records. That lead to a love of British comedy and an appreciation of rainy days. She was posted to Bedfordshire...
Theo Scheffler is a 35 year-old born in Cape Town, South Africa, now living in Hyderabad, India. He is an actuary and fellow of the UK, South African and Indian professional bodies. He is currently...
Born and brought up in God's chosen country, Tyneside in the north east of England, Toni has lived in Chicago since 1991, when she moved there with her husband.
Toni is a contributor to Expat...
Susan McKinney de Ortega lives in a small village in Mexico. She describes herself as a memoirist, journalist, spa owner, mother of bilingual teenaged girls, daughter of former National Basketball...
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Wendy Johnson is an English 42 year old mother living with her French husband near Montpellier. She has been living in France for 11 years and loves to help people move to France and settle in. Read...
Carol Fleming is an American ex-diplomat who spent most of her career in South Asia and the Middle East region; she's also traveled to more than 75 countries. She has now been living in Riyadh for 3....
Jim Veihdeffer an American that has recently moved to Saudi Arabia to teach English. He is living in Riyadh and writing all about it in his entertaining blog jveeds.blogspot.com
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Maryanne Stroud Gabbani came to Egypt as the wife of an Egyptian/Canadian businessman in the late 1980s. Her husband is no longer with here, the children are pursuing careers abroad, but Egypt is...
Gabrielle Hase is a New Yorker who moved to England three and a half years ago, and currently lives in London. She is married to an Englishman and works as an ecommerce consultant.
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Celeste Viviers is a South African dietician that has recently moved to Singapore. She is loving the experience so far, particularly the unique Singaporian sense of humour.
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Tom Pitman lived in Cape Town for six years from 2002, and although now back in London he visits regularly on business trips and misses the quality of live, lifestyle, people and scenery of...
Annabelle Dare moved with her boyfriend, James, to Cape Town in 2003, planning to stay for a year or two. Now married with two children, Belles and her family are having such an amazing...
Louise Fly resigned from her position as an international advertising consultant five years ago to follow her husband to Belgium where he had a career improving job opportunity. She became not only...
The challenges of repatriation
by Beverly D. Roman
Relocation planning typically focuses on the initial move overseas and managing life abroad. The often-overlooked issue is returning “home....
Siobhan Wilson was born and raised in Scotland, and decided to give west coast America a shot for six months. Nine years later, she’s still there but with a lot more baggage than I arrived with...
Irene Woodbury is an American who has been living and working in Italy for a decade. She writes about her experiences in this beloved yet often awkward country on her immensely readable blog www....
Cynthia Caughey Annet never dreamed about living in France. In fact, she’s an Italophile, having studied in Italy as a college student, vacationed there for 20 years and lived there from 1998-...
Susie is an American woman living in Jeddah since October 2007. She has been married to her Saudi husband for over 30 years. She finds her new home interesting, fascinating, and colourful, with...
Naomi Hattaway lives in Delhi, India and blogs about her experiences at http://delhibound.blogspot.com She has found the transition to life in India to be a challenging but hugely rewarding...
Sholu Pande has lived in many places and worked in a number of fields before settling in France. Sholu and her husband Mark bought their French house in a beautiful village in south-west France in...
Di Mackey is a professional photographer from New Zealand. She lives in Belgium, traveling where the work takes her - Italy, Germany, throughout Belgium, Egypt and Turkey to date. You can read more...
Sarah Micallef lives in Libya and is the author of a new website on her adopted country. This is her experience of life in this fascinating desert country…
Read more about Libya in the Expat...
Amanda Surbey lived in Moscow with her family. Originally from Ohio, Amanda was bitten by the travel bug when she spent a summer as an exchange student in Australia. She has lived in Russia, Taiwan,...
Amber Pierce-Schulz lives in lovely Puerto Morelos, Mexico with her husband and two children. She runs Mayan Riviera Properties and writes avidly for www.puertomorelosblog.com.
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Moving to a new country with a culture different to your own? What do you need to know before you leave?
Moving to live and work in a new country will challenge you in ways that you have not been...
Welcome!
By becoming our local expert for your city you can provide valuable insider knowledge to new expat arrivals and also to long-time residents - advising on everything from opening a bank...
This article highlights some of the challenges you might face if you are dismissed whilst abroad, and suggests some steps you might take to protect yourself and your family.
Can I use...
1. Location
Where do you want to move to?
Just like buying property, location is the key factor in planning a move. Are your expectations about the destinations accurate and reasonable – and...
We live in a globalised, integrated economy and that means recessions are never localised. What happens in one part of the world can have a major impact around the globe.
However, one thing that is...
The World’s Happiest Countries
Before moving abroad it’s a good idea to ask the locals how they find life in their own country. That’s exactly what the Organization for Economic Co...
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: the one their marriage goes through. Studies show that...
With all the planning that goes into moving abroad it’s easy to neglect those members of your family that don’t have a choice in the matter. Children typically find out about the big move...
Expat Contract Negotiation
What should be included for an expat hired from overseas?
Salary | Hardship | Cost of Living | Healthcare | Accommodation | Schooling | Car |...
