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Living in Miami: the ultimate expat guide

Everything you need to know for a successful life in Miami.

Guide updated bySylvan Thomson, on 29 November 2025

Flagship city of expatriation in the United States, Miami offers a pleasant way of life in the south-east of Florida. Dynamic town, it is an international financial and cultural center which has already seduced large numbers of expatriates perfectly integrated in this multicultural environment. The "Gateway of Americas" indeed warmly welcomes the ones wishing to live and work here.

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A New Zealander who has spent much of their life overseas, I am now based back in my home country with my American partner and child. I have lived in the UK, the Cook Islands, the USA and Australia and am especially familiar with the expat experience in the US, having spent 2016 - 2020 in America. In New Zealand I work as an employment case manager at the Ministry of Social Development and a freelance writer and editor. I enjoy outdoor adventures, nature, writing and literature, cooking, foraging, fishing, and drawing.

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