Expat Essentials
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667Beyond London: Affordable, convenient cities for a new life outside the pricey UK capital
London, unsurprisingly, remains the United Kingdom’s most expensive city for renters, with average monthly rent at a rather eye-watering – and bank...
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940From residence permits to Tikkies: Your essential guide to the Netherlands for new expats
Moving to the Netherlands and already overwhelmed by the bureaucracy? Here’s what you need to know to navigate your new life. Relocation...
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581From Switzerland to Turkey: How social media helped me settle in
I love living abroad. Of course, I love specific countries but the very idea of being a foreigner appeals to me. So...
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567Georgia Lewis: How to decide where to live in London
Around one-third of the United Kingdom’s foreign-born population live in the capital. Even with a higher cost of living compared to other...
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532Ellery Weil: Getting a job as an international student in the UK
(Editor’s note: This is part of Dispatches’ Tech Tuesday series. In addition to startups and innovators, we cover other facets of global...
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688Ellery Weil: My helpful guide to getting married in the UK as an expat
Are those wedding bells sounding in the cool British air? If so, congratulations! For many expats in the United Kingdom, getting married...
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717Expat finance: European bank accounts, credit cards, Revolut and more
When thinking about moving to Europe, if you don’t have one already, you will want to put the task of getting a...
