Archive for 2009
According to the BBC, 5.5m British people live permanently abroad – nearly one in ten of the UK population. Only in 2008, 172,000 UK citizens permanently left Britain. Countries with most British expats: Australia 1,300,000 Spain 761,000 United States 678,000 Canada 603,000 Ireland 291,000 New Zealand 215,000 South Africa 212,000 France 200,000 If you [...]
If you are an Italian living abroad, remember to register with the AIRE (Anagrafe degli Italiani Residenti all’Estero). This is particularly important if you live far from Italy and lose your identity documents. If you are registered at your local consulate, you will be able to get new documents made in your country of residence. [...]
Thanks to all our users and customers for their support this year. We just launched a new feature today which means you can now share your adverts with your social networks on Facebook, Orkut and LinkedIn, or even Twitter them. So for example if you are posting a job offer on Just Landed you can [...]
Erasmus Mundus, the European co-operation and mobility programme which supports academic excellence and the attractiveness of European higher education worldwide and fosters cooperation with third countries, now enters a new phase with a substantially increased budget and a wider scope. An extended programme with more support In 2009-13, the EU will increase its support to [...]
Since its launch in 1987, the Erasmus programme has helped two million students carry out a part of their studies or a work placement in another European country. Thirty-one students (one per country participating in Erasmus) were chosen to symbolically represent the two millionth student. They were honoured at a conference, which took place last [...]
According to an online survey by healthcare insurance provider, Medicare International, over two thirds of expatriate professionals are considering moving countries to escape the recession. With the recession being global in its nature, it seems professional workers all over the world are now being forced to consider broadening their options when it comes to searching [...]
According to a research by Maddux, Galinsky and Adam, the answer is yes: living abroad increases the creativity of expats. The research entitled Multicultural learning and creativity demonstrates that engaging with a new culture stimulates the creative process. Successful expats The research subjected both people who have lived aboard and those who hadn’t to a [...]
HSBC has released its second report in the Expat Explorer research. Now in its second year, Expat Explorer is the largest survey of its kind, surveying over 3,100 expats from more than 50 countries. Expat Experience showed that expats in Canada have the best quality of life and found it among the easiest places in the [...]
We are excited to announce the launch of our expatriate guide to living and working in Malta. Our Malta guide includes information about visas & permits, finding a place to live, work permits and other useful tips. We hope it will be a helpful resource for people moving to Malta. Malta has always been a [...]
Born from a Scottish Mum and an Italian father in Paris, I am what is termed a third culture kid (TCK) – a child living with his parents outside of their country of origin. Here is an insight for all anxious expat parents, on how I feel today. The main difficulty is identity The classic [...]
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