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Expat Interview: Black Chick on Tour

Today we meet Terri Lundberg, a US-born expatriate who has a fascinating story to tell. Following her husband to Saudi Arabia, Terri faced the negative reactions of her friends and family head on and decided to carve out a role for herself in a l...

US taxes – The critical differences between the FBAR and Form 8938

In recent years, the US government has implemented new measures to crack down on US expats evading their tax obligations. The newest development is in the form of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). This act is designed to help identify t...

A Comprehensive Expat Guide to Starting a Business in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of the world’s busiest financial centers and the city attracts foreigners in their droves who are in aspire to start their own business and take advantage of the opportunities on offer and find their fortune. Although starting a...

Expat Book Review: Freeways to Flip-Flops

Freeways to Flip-Flops: A Family's Year of Gutsy Living on a Tropical Island by Sonia Marsh tells the true story of how Sonia, her husband, Duke, and their three sons moved from suburban Los Angeles to spend a year in Belize in search for a free...

Escape to the Country goes to Europe

The UK’s longest running relocation show, BBC’s ‘Escape to the Country’, is expanding and is looking for people who are thinking of embarking on a continental adventure! If you're based in the UK and thinking of moving to mainland Europe p...

Expat IRS Tax Filing Deadline Approaches

Expat IRS Tax Filing For the majority of US citizens, the expat IRS tax filing deadline is the 15th April. However, U.S. citizens and resident aliens who are currently living and working abroad have been granted a two-month extension on the deadli...

Expat Interview: The American Way

Today we meet Monica Rooney Riestra, a Spanish expat who moved to the USA after marrying a foreign exchange student from California. Here she describes how the USA really did represent the land of opportunity for her and how it inspired her to st...

Superannuation: How Australian Expats Can Save for Their Future

Many Australian expatriates may not have Australian superannuation support and, as such, may harbor concerns about how they can save for their retirement. In this article we present an alternative method of saving that can help you to prepare for...

8 Things all Expats Should Know about Alcohol in the UAE

It seems that the press in the UAE and abroad are regularly filled with stories of expats who find themselves on the wrong side of the law after consuming alcohol and/or behaving in an appropriate manner in public while intoxicated. Earlier this mont...

Expat Interview: Brits Across the Pond

Today we meet Tricia Clarke a South American who was raised in the UK before her career in journalism took her to the USA. Tricia found love in America and exchanged the bright lights of New York for a peaceful life with her soul mate in Maryland...