Top resources for expats planning and moving overseas

How To Live Well As An Expatriate

There can be numerous advantages to moving to another country, from better financial prospects to fleeing a crisis. While there are potential advantages, there are also plenty of challenges facing expatriates living in a new country. Overcoming these challenges is essential to achieving your initial goals and a higher quality of life, and these…

5 Things To Consider When You Move Abroad

Moving abroad is an exciting prospect, but also a daunting one. When you move to another country for the first time, there are many things that you need to take into consideration before embarking on this new adventure. In this blog post, we will discuss these considerations and how they can help make your move…

How To Protect Your Online Data As An Expatriate

You may have left for a short-term adventure that turned into a life-long love of a foreign country and you’ve found bliss on the beaches of Mexico, finding a laidback way of life where your money stretches further. Perhaps you’ve found a new life in Europe, Australia or Asia. No matter where you wind…

Why Expats Should Learn About Data Security

Planning for a new life abroad requires a significant task list, there’s one more item you should tackle: learning about data security. Often, things that you feel comfortable and confident doing from your phone or computer at home may not be as safe to do in your new country. Here are some things to…

Living Abroad In A Post-COVID World

Confidence high for expats in regions where COVID-19 deaths have remained low. A survey by Aetna International of expats across multiple markets confirms that three quarters (75%) are set to continue living abroad in a post-COVID world despite the impact of the pandemic. Out of the countries in which the research was carried…

Wanting To Work As An Expat Partner? Do You Really Want To?

When your partner is offered a career enhancing opportunity abroad and you decide together to take the step, the family will enter a whole new phase in family life. If you are happy to leave your job behind and look forward to spending more time with the family and building a new life in the…

7 First Things You Should Do When Moving To A New Country

Living in a foreign country is a privilege. You will expand your horizons, familiarize yourself with other cultures and customs, and learn new languages. However, moving to a new country can be highly stressful and emotional. There is a buttload of things to do and prepare, and here are some of them. …

Zoom Towns – The Countries And States That Will Pay You To Move There

No, we’re not making this up – there really are states, cities, and entire countries that will pay you to move there. In some cases, they are offering expatriates and digital nomads start-up grants to encourage more entrepreneurs into the area. Others are offering various financial incentives if you can bring a property back…

The Impact Of Giving Up Your Job To Become An Expat Partner

Not everyone outside the expat community responds positively when you talk about being an expat. Sometimes judgement is apparent; you can be seen as a spoiled, stay-at-home expat partner with no material needs or wants, spending lazy afternoons at the pool-side sipping cocktails with friends. This may or may not have been true many decades…

7 Useful Female Packing Tips For Moving Abroad

Traveling abroad could be for a while or days, but you’ll probably need all your stuff handy. Little things you pack can make your trip experience smooth and save hundreds of bucks on unwanted expenses. However, if certain essential things are left behind, it might cause you a tsunami-sized headache on the trip. Here…