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Brexit Diary: ‘Wait, no one told us that was going to happen’ (Actually, they did)

Featured News

Sarah Nagaty in Lisbon: My expat tips for a great grocery shopping experience

Expat profile: Multi-lingual, multi-talented engineer Amr Nahhas finds ‘absolute joy’ at Accerion

Expat Essentials: Dispatches’ complete guide to pandemic rules, restrictions across Europe (updated)

Inka Piegsa-Quischotte in Spain: Is the British dream of retirement in the sun evaporating?

Expat Essentials: 1 euro deals on homes are attracting people back to Europe’s abandoned villages (updated)

Finding a little France abroad: Why you should visit Quebec City

Christina Hudson in Athens: You need to know these four overlooked gems of the Aegean

Irina Greensitt: Here is my complete post-Brexit guide to long-term visas in Spain

New Digital Nomad visas (updated): More countries see restless internationals as key to prosperity

HighTechXL: Join us for our virtual XL Day on 15 January and see the future of deep-tech

Panos Lianos: Here’s what non-EU citizens need to know before moving to Greece

No deal, no problem, Pt. 2: More EU countries guarantee British expats post-Brexit grace periods

No deal, no problem Pt. 1: More EU countries guarantee British expats post-Brexit grace periods

Domino Effect (updated): How a no-deal Brexit could affect all expats across Europe

Real music, real people, real parties: Finally, Dispatches’ first live events list for 2021

Marjorie Boyd in Cyprus : My tips for traveling safely (or at least safer) in a pandemic

Sun, Sea and Cyprus: Finding the perfect expat escape from the pandemic

Liina Edun in Lisbon: The Top 8 reasons why Portugal is so attractive to expats

Krystal Kenney in Paris: Easy visas for Americans dreaming of moving to France

EuroBrits Greece offers British expats free help securing post-Brexit residence rights

Expat Essentials: How to shop Amazon’s national sites across Europe (updated)

Dispatches’ debut 2020 list of Europe’s five best under-the-radar cities for expats (updated)

Irina Greensitt: Here’s how I got Spain’s new Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE) card

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Brexit Diary: ‘Wait, no one told us that was going to happen’ (Actually, they did)

Featured News

Sarah Nagaty in Lisbon: My expat tips for a great grocery shopping experience

Expat profile: Multi-lingual, multi-talented engineer Amr Nahhas finds ‘absolute joy’ at Accerion

Expat Essentials: Dispatches’ complete guide to pandemic rules, restrictions across Europe (updated)

Inka Piegsa-Quischotte in Spain: Is the British dream of retirement in the sun evaporating?

Expat Essentials: 1 euro deals on homes are attracting people back to Europe’s abandoned villages (updated)

Finding a little France abroad: Why you should visit Quebec City

Christina Hudson in Athens: You need to know these four overlooked gems of the Aegean

Irina Greensitt: Here is my complete post-Brexit guide to long-term visas in Spain

New Digital Nomad visas (updated): More countries see restless internationals as key to prosperity

HighTechXL: Join us for our virtual XL Day on 15 January and see the future of deep-tech

Panos Lianos: Here’s what non-EU citizens need to know before moving to Greece

No deal, no problem, Pt. 2: More EU countries guarantee British expats post-Brexit grace periods

No deal, no problem Pt. 1: More EU countries guarantee British expats post-Brexit grace periods

Domino Effect (updated): How a no-deal Brexit could affect all expats across Europe

Real music, real people, real parties: Finally, Dispatches’ first live events list for 2021

Marjorie Boyd in Cyprus : My tips for traveling safely (or at least safer) in a pandemic

Sun, Sea and Cyprus: Finding the perfect expat escape from the pandemic

Liina Edun in Lisbon: The Top 8 reasons why Portugal is so attractive to expats

Krystal Kenney in Paris: Easy visas for Americans dreaming of moving to France

EuroBrits Greece offers British expats free help securing post-Brexit residence rights

Expat Essentials: How to shop Amazon’s national sites across Europe (updated)

Dispatches’ debut 2020 list of Europe’s five best under-the-radar cities for expats (updated)

Irina Greensitt: Here’s how I got Spain’s new Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE) card

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