All posts tagged "Expat Essentials"
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5.0KExpat EssentialsWhat to expect when you’re expecting to move to Berlin, Pt. 3: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ (updated)
(Editor’s note: ‘Ich Bein ein Berliner’ was updated 8 July with additional information.) Ask any German and they’ll tell you that Berlin...
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Laura Kaye’s Berlin expat guide, Pt. 2: Finding an apartment in this crazy housing market
(Editor’s note: Though rents vary widely across Berlin, the average for a 2-bedroom, 85-meters-square apartment is about 1,000 euros per month, according...
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Alisa Jordan in Frankfurt: Tips from a Londoner about what to expect
(Editor’s note: Frankfurt is the chief beneficiary of Brexit, with an estimated 10,000 new jobs as financial firms leave London. This is...
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Expat 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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Expat 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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Stephen 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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Expat 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...
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Lynne Evans in Athens: An intimate look at an expat’s Greek hospital experience
(Editor’s note: As Brexit looms and expats consider staying in the European Union, we think it’s instructive to look in depth at...
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Beth Hoke in Croatia: Dispatches’ English-speaking expat’s guide to Split
(Editor’s note: Digital nomad Beth Hoke has traveled four times to Croatia since 2016, including three stays in Split as she moves in and...
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Expat Essentials: Dispatches’ guide compendium of Europe’s international schools, pt. 2
Almost since we started Dispatches Europe, one of the biggest undertakings we’ve committed to delivering to our readers, especially those with school-age...
