Expat Focus

Moving abroad often means losing that 'insider' status that you held in your home country. The advantage of just 'knowing' how a system or local industry works, where to find the tools or resources yo...

18 Jan 201915min

Welcome to another episode of the Expat Focus Podcast, I'm your host Carlie, and my guest today is a UK expat, based in beautiful South West France, where he runs a guest house along with his partner....

9 Jan 201924min

Visas can be an unwelcome, overwhelming necessity when you fall in love with someone from another country. This was the case for Australian Emma O'Neill-Sandham and her English partner Rich, when they...

11 Dec 201824min

If you're a member of one of the Expat Focus forums or Facebook groups, or in any international community group for that matter, you've likely seen a discussion around the term 'expat' and how it's us...

5 Dec 201820min

We're diving into the Danish healthcare system today with a returning guest – expat blogger and expert, Melanie Haynes of Dejlige Days. She gave us some great insights into the Danish way of life i...

3 Dec 201827min

Is your dream to live, or continue living, in France? It is possible as a non-EU citizen, without needing to get married or become a student to make it happen. American Allison Lounes lives in Franc...

19 Nov 201839min

Bec Holmes moved to a village in the Austrian mountains, where she fell in love with a Dutchman and relocated to the Netherlands. After a few years, marriage happened, and then she became pregnant. T...

7 Nov 201828min

Did you know that the country you choose to divorce in can directly impact what assets you're left with? Or that being an unmarried expat couple is a legal issue in some countries? Do you know how the...

1 Nov 201826min