All posts tagged "Expat Essentials"
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241Expat EssentialsDespite ‘challenging’ bureaucracy, laid-back Portugal is coping quickly with coronavirus
At the time of posting, there are 7,443 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Portugal. That’s a lot for a small country of...
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Expat Essentials: 1 euro deals on homes are attracting people back to Europe’s abandoned villages (updated)
(Editor’s note: This post on 1 euro deals on houses in remote villages will be updated as we curate more information.) Everyone...
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Liina Edun in Portugal: The pros and cons of working in Lisbon
Lisbon has attracted a lot of working expats in the past few years. Many make the move with high expectations but without...
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Ranked the ‘best student city in the Netherlands,’ Groningen is perfect for Americans
(Editor’s note: Dispatches is all about the global mobility of talent and that includes students. Groningen University alumnus Andriana Boyrikova has the...
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Liina Edun in Lisbon: Everything – and we mean everything – non-EU/EEA citizens need to know to live and work in Portugal
If you’re a European Union or European Economic Area citizen, moving to Portugal can be a fairly simple process. For a non-EU/EEA...
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Liina Edun in Lisbon: An expat gives you the REAL story on fabulous, flawed Portugal
Portugal —it’s the country that, in the past few years, has been filling up your media feed, ranked as one of the...
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Stephen Heiner in Paris: What the French government doesn’t tell you about filing taxes in France … but you need to know
One of the things you imagine when you arrive to start a life here is that the French government will tell you...
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Meda Harsan: Everything you need to know to find that perfect place in Berlin
If you meet someone who is living in Berlin, ask them this question – “How did you find your place?” In the...
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The Brexpat Survival Checklist: Dispatches’ essential guide for the anxious Brit in the EU
Calling all European Union-based British expats! Hello and welcome to this far from complete, and somewhat tongue-in-cheek Brexpat Survival Guide to preparing...
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Lale Boyd at Maastricht University: What it’s really like to be an expat student in the Netherlands, Pt. 2
(Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a multi-part series documenting what it’s like to be an expat student in the Netherlands, specifically at...
