How To Move Back To The UK
Becoming an expat is a brave choice. It takes courage to move to a country that isn’t your own and make a life there – but it also takes courage to move back home again. This isn’t an admission of
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Expat Focus Mental Health Update October 2021
Mental health support for Westerners in Taipei
The Taipei Times has reported recently on an organisation, Haxstrong, that offers mental health assistance and other forms of help to Westerners in Taiwan. The group started as an informal collection of Western
Expat Focus International News Update October 2021
British citizens leaving Spain ‘in droves’
The UK national press has given substantial coverage to the issue of British expats’ ‘exodus’ from Spain this month. Spanish estate agencies and others report a mass departure of Brits, many of whom are
Expat Focus International Healthcare Update October 2021
Hong Kong expats criticise draconian Covid-19 regulations
Singapore has abandoned its zero Covid-19 policy and is now describing the virus as endemic and something that has to be lived with. Combined with its excellent vaccination rate (80% of the population
Expat Focus Financial Update October 2021
Expats return to the UK – to get divorced
A change in the rules has led to expats returning to the UK to obtain a divorce, the Financial Times reported this month. Law firm Expatriate Law says that the post-transition
Expat Focus Mental Health Update September 2021
Recent research suggests that as many as 50% of American expats have experienced mental health difficulties, and with Covid-19 added into the mix, the number might be even higher from 2020 onwards.
Mental health during the pandemic
The study,
Expat Focus International News Update September 2021
Stranded Australians may be allowed back into the country
Over 44,000 expats are waiting to return to Australia, with 5,000 of them classified as vulnerable. However, Scott Morrison has now acknowledged their frustration and says that the authorities are looking
Expat Focus International Healthcare Update September 2021
Abu Dhabi is a world leader in Covid-19 response
The Deep Knowledge Group in London has recently published a survey researching global responses to the Covid-19 pandemic: ‘Ranking of the Safest Cities during the Covid-19 Pandemic for the Second Quarter
Expat Focus Financial Update September 2021
Expats return to Dubai
The Financial Times reports this month that expats are returning to Dubai, driven by attractive new visa deals and high Covid-19 vaccination rates. The local economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, especially as around
How To Deal With Homesickness When Living Abroad
Expats are a particularly vulnerable group when it comes to maintaining mental health. This should not be surprising: the upheaval of a move, taking up a new job, and being uprooted from familiar surroundings and loved ones, plus the challenges