All posts tagged "Expat Essentials"
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478Expat EssentialsPolya Pencheva: Surviving the Brussels Commune registration, Pt. 2
After writing my first post about registering at the municipality (commune) in Brussels it took me a total of eight months to...
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663News & BuzzHow to get an Italian passport through a combination of bloodline and residency
The three most common ways of becoming an Italian citizen and obtaining an Italian passport are through marriage, descent (jure sanguinis) and...
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625News & BuzzIt’s not about the money: Move to the Netherlands for work-life balance
Many expats come to the Netherlands for the excitement of living internationally, but many end up staying for a completely different reason....
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698Expat EssentialsMónica Da Silva: The things I wish I’d known before moving to Portugal
I lived in Lisbon from 2018 to 2022 and I remember those years with gratitude, but honestly I am not sure if...
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540Expat EssentialsPolya Pencheva: An expat’s guide to health insurance in Belgium
(Editor’s note: This post on health insurance in Belgium is part of a series by expat Polya Pencheva, who recently relocated to...
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1.0KExpat EssentialsWhere you should be shopping: A definitive guide to the major supermarkets in Salzburg
If we are indeed what we eat, then where we can get the best bang for our buck is a topic of...
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749News & BuzzEverything you need to know about AIMA, the new Portuguese immigration agency
In October 2023, the Portuguese inmigration agency SEF (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras) ceased to exist and was replaced by AIMA (Agência...
