Top resources for expats planning and moving overseas

What Americans Don’t Know About Living In Europe

Visiting Europe has long been a kind of rite of passage for Americans. It’s somewhat ironic since many Americans are descended from people who went to great lengths to leave Europe. Still, Americans feel a kind of propriety over their ancient motherland, like they know Europe, perhaps better than the Europeans do. Even a…

Moving Abroad Checklist: Learning The Local Language

Learning the local language when you move abroad to work can be an essential requirement for many and a great way to help you integrate into the local community for all. Here Speaketto set out the four pillars of language and give tips on how to learn a new language. …

Ready To Start A New Life Abroad? Things To Keep In Mind

It is always an exciting thing to venture beyond the places you are familiar with and experience a new place. This might be you right now, trying to kick start a new life abroad. Congratulations! You may be in for some surprise. However, most of the new things you will experience do not have…

Learning Languages From Home

People often recognize that being multilingual is associated with career benefits, but did you know that learning languages can also enhance your cognitive health? Too often, people graduate from school and leave foreign languages behind in the classroom. Yet, there are some surprising advantages to tackling language learning later in life, too. As you…

The Importance Of Establishing Good Credit When Moving Abroad

When you decide to move abroad from the U.S. you will need to set yourself up financially in a new country and one of the challenges is establishing good credit when moving abroad. You need to establish a new credit record in your new home country but should not neglect maintaining your credit score…

5 Biggest Challenges Of Moving Abroad And How To Face Them

The opportunity to move abroad is an exciting time but alongside the anticipation of a new life in a new culture there are many challenges of moving abroad. It is important to understand what to expect so that you know how to face them. Over their lifetime, every person faces a…

Life after a Foreign Divorce

Where there has been a divorce in another country, there are many reasons why spouses may need to apply to the courts in England and Wales. Jenny Arnold, senior associate solicitor at JMW Solicitors, sets out the approach of the courts to a foreign divorce. The doors of the English and…

Top Things To Consider When Moving To Hong Kong

In 2014, I moved to Hong Kong from Boston, Massachusetts. While I had lived in several Chinese cities before, Hong Kong felt categorically different. After six years living here, I am looking forward to obtaining my permanent residency card next year, and keeping Hong Kong an integral part of my existence for the rest…

Top Tips For Moving Abroad As An Expat

Life as an expat has both advantages and disadvantages and it is not always easy to adapt to a life that is very different from what you are used to back at home. But before you jump on the plane to leave your home country, there are a few things you definitely should know about…

The Best Places To Live The Expat Life

Did you know that there are approximately nine million American expats currently living the expat life around the world? The desire to live abroad has never been greater but taking the leap can often feel overwhelming and scary. Do you want to live somewhere with other English speakers or a more…