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Deciding which type of expat you are before you choose a location
Before you take the plunge into expat life, it’s a good idea to decide which type on expat you are! Expats come in many shapes, sizes and ages, and their motivations for leaving their home country are equally varied. A recent survey attempted to categorise the various types of expats by using their most important reasons for getting up...
Articles to pack when relocating to Japan
If you’re lucky enough to be relocating to Japan and are intending to travel light and restock with essentials once you’re there, what should you pack? Japan is one of the world’s most fascinating countries, and is absolutely nothing like the land of your birth, wherever that may be! Contrary to many expat surveys’ opinions, food...
Expats heading to Saudi can trust local banks
With warnings about fraudulent expat investment schemes, failing banks and online financial scams hitting the news weekly, what are would-be expats to do to safeguard their hard-earned cash? The good news for relocating expats heading to Saudi Arabia is that the kingdom has one of the lowest rates of bank fraud on the planet. The...
Leave or stay is now the UK expat dilemma
The question of the decade for a huge number of Britons is whether they should move to Europe whilst Brexit is still being negotiated or wait till it’s finalised. For many British citizens whose dreams have been focused on a move to another EU country, the referendum hasn’t resulted in their deciding to stay on the UK no matter what....
Brit expats in Germany meet to discuss their ongoing plight
A group of long-stay UK expat professionals living and working in Germany met recently to discuss their serious concerns over both Brexit negotiating teams’ lack of understanding of their situation. Statistics show some 100,000 British expats are at present living and working in Germany, all of whom are totally confused as to the...
Tips for expat drinkers heading to the UAE
If you’re heading to the UAE on relocation or have just signed your contract for that perfect job, hold back on the celebrations until you’ve memorised alcohol laws in the emirates. In spite of recent changes affecting expat communities in the UAE, it’s still a favourite with expat professionals looking to earn a more than decent...
Kuwait joins Saudi in slashing expat numbers
For those heading for a job in Arabia, it may seem the entire Gulf State region is committed to cutting its nose off to spite its face as Kuwait joins with Saudi in aggressively targeting expat workers as a solution to the emirates’ demographic imbalance. Reports in Kuwaiti local papers quote the emirate’s supreme committee as...
Vietnamese culture and opportunities attracting Western expats
Would-be expats looking to experience a major lifestyle change are increasingly choosing Vietnam. Southeast Asia is becoming a popular escape route for Westerners looking for an alternative to the growing political and economic chaos in their home countries. Getting to grips with a totally unfamiliar culture is a challenge, as is the...
Are digital nomads the new-style expats
Digital nomads are the latest group who’ve upped and left their home countries to explore new opportunities in distant lands, but should they be considered as expats? Expatriates come in numerous shapes and sizes as regards locations, professions and aspirations but all have one thing in common – they’ve all ex’d from their...
Advice for expats buying property in the Netherlands
The Netherlands are becoming ever more popular with expat professionals looking for a long-term stay in a rewarding job. As Brexit approaches, Amsterdam is pushing hard to attract long-term expats in the financial sector, with several major companies already committed to a presence in the Netherlands. Professionals on longer-term or...
