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Moving to a new country is an exciting opportunity, but it can also be a complex endeavor for self-employed professionals. The administrative tasks can be diverse and numerous, varying from one country to another. In this article, we explain how to navigate the process smoothly.
Work
Living abroad can be an enriching experience that opens the door to new professional opportunities. However, moving abroad for work can be more complex for professionals in regulated fields, such as doctors, lawyers, architects, or accountants. These professions are governed by specific regulations that differ across countries.
Accommodation
Feeling confident about the robust market, you've chosen to venture into property investment overseas. Despite the ongoing crisis, real estate investment remains a secure choice. However, it's crucial to navigate the tax regulations diligently as an expat. How can you ensure compliance with these rules?
Health system
Healthcare can be a stressful matter to handle in a new country, especially as an international student with limited financial means. It's even trickier if you have a chronic illness, were undergoing treatment in your home country, and need prescription medicines. You need to familiarize yourself with your study destination's healthcare system and university's services, get a good health insurance plan, consult your doctors before taking the plane, stock up on medication, and create an emergency plan.
Work
For some time, we were in the midst of a remote working revolution, where the traditional office setting was being replaced by the freedom to work from anywhere. However, the reality is different due to factors like security, practicality, and the need for social interaction. Which professions are most adaptable to remote work, and which require a physical presence in the workplace?
Cost of living
With the housing crisis, energy crunch, increasing air and rail fares, and escalating prices for essential goods, it's time for expatriates and regular travelers to find ways to save money. How do you intend to manage your expenses as an expatriate in 2024?
Everyday life
Tranquility, calm, sunshine, fresh, local food, etc. Is there a secret recipe for rejuvenation? This question is being asked in specific states known as home to many centenarians. These cheerful elderly people readily share their secrets to a long and healthy life. So where should you live and what should you do for a long and healthy life?
Everyday life
Living abroad is a real challenge that some people decide to take up. Whether it's for a change of scenery, learning new languages, experiencing culture shock, or enriching their professional experience, each and every one of them dares on a daily basis.
Everyday life
As the New Year dives in, most of us make good resolutions that we shall give up after three days, others that we will hold or try to hold as far as possible. These often include doing more sports, eating better, traveling, visiting friends and family more often, etc. Everyone has their ideas. What about expats?
Leisure
What are your plans for New Year's Eve 2023? Are you still deciding between the classic giant fireworks show, indulging in a gourmet meal, exploring a historic chateau, or taking a snowy walk? There are plenty of ideas to ensure that welcoming 2024 is a memorable experience. Take a mini world tour of suggestions and tips here.
Leisure
The end of the year is a time for conclusions, resolutions, and celebrations. As an international student abroad, celebrating the New Year in a new environment can be one of the most exciting things ever. New people, new locations, and newly gained independence — all of this sounds like the perfect setup for the end-of-year bash. But, like most things in the life of an expat, it's not that simple.
Everyday life
Expat life can be a fantastic adventure, but it often demands extra organization and adaptation, especially during the holiday season. For those on a vegetarian or vegan diet, embracing foreign culinary traditions can be rewarding and challenging. Here are some tips to help you fully enjoy the festive season while living abroad and staying true to your dietary preferences.
Leisure
For many expats, the end of the year means celebrations with family and/or friends. Many take this opportunity to return home and enjoy the traditions they grew up in. Others choose to stay in their host country or are compelled to do so, and also take advantage of these festivities to spend time with their new friends or family. In all cases, the end of the year is mainly a time for celebration, joy and good food! Here's what expats have planned for this year.
Leisure
During the festive season, and especially on December 31, many countries have a tradition of lighting fireworks at midnight to welcome the New Year. While many people look forward to this, other concepts, such as drone shows, have surfaced recently and are both praised and criticized.
Everyday life
Expats heading home for the festive season know that this is also the perfect time to fill their luggage with gifts for friends and family. If you're a new expat spending your first Christmas abroad and you're planning to return for the holidays, you might be wondering what you could bring back and how to do it sustainably to minimize the environmental impact. Your questions will be addressed in this article.
Leisure
Celebrating Christmas in a new country as an expat can bring up a really eclectic blend of feelings and challenges. On the one hand, being in a new country during the holidays grants you the joy of discovering new traditions and adds an interesting new flavor to the holiday season. On the other hand, it presents you with a unique set of challenges, including missing familiar customs and coping with the nostalgia of home.
Leisure
You're now used to celebrating Christmas in your host country. It doesn't feel "foreign" anymore, and you're eagerly looking forward to another Christmas. Filled with creativity, you understand that the best moments are often the simplest, and throwing a great party doesn't necessarily require spending your entire salary from the last three months. There are plenty of clever ideas for a festive celebration.
Leisure
Celebrating traditional family holidays abroad is rarely easy. But there's something about Christmas that makes it particularly challenging. Today, we'll try to unpack what it is that we miss about Christmas away from home and look into ways to “manufacture” Christmas spirit in a foreign country.
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Everyday life
Moving abroad is often associated with adventure, discovery, and new opportunities. While it can be a deeply enriching experience, there is often a less visible reality behind the excitement of starting a new life abroad: exhaustion. In my consultations, expats sometimes describe a fatigue that never seems to lift, unusual irritability, a sense of disconnection, or the feeling that they are no longer quite themselves. What I have also observed is that this distress is rarely confined to one person. In expat families, when one parent begins to struggle, the entire family often has to adapt. Partners may feel isolated or lose their sense of direction, while children can pick up on their parents' stress, worries, or emotional fatigue, even when these feelings are never openly discussed.
New Zealand
Since June 1, foreign workers seeking certain work visas in New Zealand have been subject to new English language requirements. The government says the changes are intended to improve migrant integration and help prevent workplace exploitation.
Sweden
Since June 1, Sweden has tightened its work permit regulations. The new rules introduce higher salary requirements, stricter conditions for seasonal workers, mandatory health insurance in some cases, and increased scrutiny of employers.
Belgium
Belgium's latest reforms, which took effect on June 1, bring greater flexibility to the labor market in an effort to support job creation. At the same time, the government has introduced stricter requirements for non-European students.
United Arab Emirates
Foreign residents in the United Arab Emirates should take note: under UAE regulations, residence visas are generally canceled if the holder remains outside the country for more than 180 consecutive days. In most cases, affected residents must apply for a new visa before returning. However, several categories of expatriates are exempt from this rule and can retain their residency status despite an extended stay abroad.
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