Expat Essentials
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4.2KDear undecideds: Are you really willing to live with the reality of a no-deal Brexit?
In the days leading up to the United Kingdom’s referendum on European Union membership, I wrote a heartfelt open letter to undecided...
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23.4KNew for 2018: Dispatches’ list of Europe’s five best countries for expats
This is an historic moment, with Trump in the White House and Britain moving toward a no-deal Brexit. So a LOT of...
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8.8K30-Percent Tax Ruling (updated): United Expats commissions legal opinion in response to 2019 Dutch Budget Proposal
(Editor’s note: Agence France-Presse wants to interview expats affected by changes in the 30-Percent Ruling. See below.) On Tuesday 18 September, at...
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3.8KJackie Harding: Will Brexit force me to return to a ‘home’ I might not even recognize?
Brexit is a dirty word in our house! We wholeheartedly disagree with the concept of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union,...
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9.8KWant to live in Italy? Small-town Umbria is an affordable, beautiful option
(Editor’s note: This post on the cost of living in Umbra was first posted on Nancy Goes to Italy. It’s reposted here...
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20.5KThe Things We Love: Expat life in Europe means the best in wines and beers
(Editor’s note: The Things We Love is a new series celebrating all our favorite aspects of expat life starting with wines and beers. Because...
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11.6KWhy American expats are studying in Germany instead of at fancy U.S. colleges
(Editor’s note: At Dispatches, we’ve posted often about how studying in Europe, especially Germany, is a viable alternative to crazy American student debt....
