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.

Communicating from a censored China - editor's pick

China's sacked social media and Google's gone home with its bags packed. How can you get by as an expat with no access? Read one expat's wild and wacky account of success.

Beating Loneliness as an expat living abroad or working overseas

Expat life is a rollercoaster of emotional ups and downs and one sensation sure to hit hard is loneliness. Find out what Dutch pyschotherapist Debby Poort has to say about hurdling over obstacles like isolation. Read more about settling into your expat environment.

Ramadan for expats in the Middle East

Expat etiquette always seems to be a point of contention in the Middle East. During the holy month of Ramadan especially, expats should be mindful of their behaviour and take note of the ins and outs of the holiday. Read more about the vital facts you should know as an expat living in the Middle East during Ramadan.

Expat financial advice

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

More expat inspiration

Managing expat communications - a balancing act indeed, read more to get a handle on the avenues of access available to you
How the 'Trailing Spouse' can put the best foot forward - those accompanying their other half overseas no longer need to dread the distance from their past life.
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.
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

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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.