Many people have the impression that expatriates earn a lot of money. In fact, tensions are sometimes created in subsidiaries of large companies where the locals may be earning a lot less than half of the money of expats working in similar positions of responsibility.
To understand this better, it is useful to have a idea [...]

HSBC International today released the first results from their 2009 Expat Explorer survey (download a copy here HSBC Bank International Expat Explorer Survey 2009). It makes chilling reading as it clearly shows that the economic effects of the worldwide recession are making themselves felt among expat communities worldwide. On the positive side, expats as a [...]

Apologies in advance to Western Union (a useful service used by many people to send money home to their families in countries where many people do not have access to banking). However, this post is about why you should not send money to people to you don’t know using Western Union.
The scam
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We are happy to announce the launch of the Polish country guide in German. More than 9000 Germans emigrated to Poland in 2006 making it the fifth most popular emigration destination among Germans.
Not only the accession to the EU but also a generally high standard of living have boosted Poland’s attractiveness. Since it borders Germany directly, [...]

This is a guest post from Amy Foxwell, who has recently started blogging about and for expat mothers in France.
Being a mum and an expat is double duty. Not only do you worry about if your children are eating enough green vegetables and brushing their teeth correctly, now you have a myriad of other things [...]

You probably have heard this question before: “What is exactly is your target market”? Of course, we hear this question a lot as well, an our answer has so far been straightforward: “Anybody living, working or studying abroad”. In other words, Just Landed is for expatriates and migrants that choose to live in another country, [...]

We are excited to announce the launch of our community in Dutch! There are over 27 million Dutch speakers on this planet and it’s an official language of the European Union. Dutch is spoken mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as Suriname.
De Just Landed community is nu beschikbaar in het Nederlands. Ga snel [...]