Expat Essentials
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3.3KNew for 2019 (updated): Dispatches’ Top 10 Amsterdam Alternatives to avoid the tourist hordes
(Editor’s note: Lale Boyd also contributed to this post.) The 2019 summer tourist assault began with the Easter holidays when tens of...
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1.7KMatthew Reynolds: From Sydney to Frankfurt … one expat’s story (so far)
When my partner, Mark, first suggested a work transfer and relocation from Sydney to Frankfurt, I was both excited and tentative. We...
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1.4KExpat Essentials: How to avoid my (painful) experiences with computer-repair scams
Here’s the best piece of advice you’re going to get all week: When your Macbook crashes, do NOT take it to a...
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1.2KGerman officials rushing to issue residency permits ahead of Brexit
Of all European countries, Germany is notable in offering British expats the least generous transition period – 3 months – to permanent...
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10.0KA working holiday visa allows some non-EU citizens to work while traveling across Europe
(Editor’s note: This post was updated on 25 April 2019 with new information.) If you’re young, not a European Union citizen and...
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2.2KExpat Essentials: If a Dutch telemarketer is calling, answering could cost you (updated)
Editor’s note: We expats who own companies based in the Netherlands are registered with the Kamer van Koophandel, or KvK, basically a...
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903Stephen Heiner in Paris: Auto-entrepreneur is a tax classification, not a visa status
(Editor’s note: Stephen Heiner is a Paris-based consultant who helps expats with auto-entrepreneur status and other issues. You can email him here...
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1.6KFrankfurt jobs Pt. 2: Brexit exits creating expat career opportunities in banking, finance
(Editor’s note: You can see our first post on jobs in Frankfurt here.) We long ago lost track of all the multinational...
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1.1KNew for 2019: Dispatches’ always-updated list of the best Dutch music festivals
(Editor’s note: We’ve gotten several emails and FB messages that The Flying Dutch is canceled for 2019 because local officials have stated...
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1.9KExpat Essentials: Lynne Evans’s expat guide to moving to Athens
Thinking of moving to Greece? It might be that you have become disillusioned with the country in which you currently live and...
