This World Mental Health Day, new research from AXA – Global Healthcare suggests that many expats have struggled with life overseas. The research reveals that almost nine in ten (87%) expats have felt isolated during their time abroad, with half (48%) of those saying that missing friends and family was the primary reason. Written for...

A new long distance care service has been launched in West Kent by award winning home care provider Seniors Helping Seniors – specifically to assist Expats around the globe who have elderly parents living in their own home in West Kent. The service is designed to provide compassionate companionship, care and help around the home...

Here are our top six travel apps! We’re constantly looking to technology – smartphones in particular – to make our lives easier. Anyone moving or travelling abroad 10 years ago, for example, would have been much more limited in terms of what they could learn about a new environment. With a long list of services...

Employment in the oil and gas industry is looking very positive for 2019. In a biennial international survey hosted by www.OilandGasJobSearch.com and supported by NES Global Talent, the data showed that all areas of the oil and gas employment industry were positively on the increase since the last survey was published in 2017. The 2019...

Picking the right family health insurance plan can be a daunting task, especially if you are planning to relocate to another country with your family. To help make the process less stressful, international insurance broker and family health insurance specialist, Pacific Prime, has 5 quick tips for choosing the best plan. Written exclusively for Expat...

New research by Axa – Global Healthcare suggests that for many expats other factors, including the way in which they spend their downtime has more impact on their work-life balance than the prospect of working shorter hours.   New research by AXA – Global Healthcare reveals that nearly half (46%) of expats feel their work-life...

Access to healthcare is a one of the uncertainties for British expats living in other EU countries, particularly if there is a no deal Brexit.  GP On Demand can give expats access to British qualified GPs to get the health advice they need. Written exclusively for Expat Network by Paul Barry, Managing Director of GP...

Here at Expat Network we are carrying out research into the plans and concerns of those considering retiring abroad, whilst at the same time gathering information about the experiences of those who have already done so. We have set up a short online survey which takes only a few minutes to complete. The answers to...

Citizen-based taxation of US expats is a controversial subject and the annual survey carried out by Greenback Expat Tax Services shows it is the major issue for expats and is the major reason causing growing numbers to consider renunciation of their US citizenship. Nine million US expats live and work abroad, but since they...

A recent international study on the global professional workforce carried out by Expat Explorers founded by Helen McClure looks at how long it takes people to settle into expat life and how long they live as expats. The results have formed the basis of her book, Do they eat soup in England?  Although it takes...

Here are the latest expat savings rates. Many expats can benefit from using offshore bank savings accounts. They are useful for working in different currencies and for gathering interest without deduction of taxes. See the article ‘British Expats – Do You Need An Offshore Bank Account?’ The best current offering for sterling offshore savers is...

Over half of British expats feel the UK has changed for the worst, since leaving the country according to a recent survey. In addition, only one in three British expats now intend on residing in the UK in the future. The research, conducted by independent financial advisory, Hoxton Capital Management, questioned over a thousand British...