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Working in America: 5 Tips for Launching Your Career Across the Pond

Here are 5 Tips for Working in America and Launching Your Career Emigrating for work is a stressful period in anyone’s life – but when you’re moving 3500 miles from home it presents a whole host of new challenges. Recruitment consultant Alec P...

U.S. Immigration – I-94 v. Visa

Pretorius Law US Immigration Fundamental #3: I-94 v. Visa I have often seen individuals confuse the purpose of an I-94 and a Visa, something that can lead to disastrous long-term consequences. In part this misunderstanding arises as a result of wha...

Expat Interview: Shedding the Pounds in the USA

This week's expat interviewee Yvonne Sanders shares her inspiring story about how she transformed herself from an overweight pub manager in the UK to running a Slimming World franchise in the United States. Here she tells us what she misses the most ...

Expat Interview: I Love Your Accent

Today we talk to a British expatriate who originally moved to the U.S. as a result of her husband’s job in real estate. However, while traveling back and forth across the Atlantic she realized how many people were interested in meeting people f...

Medicare and The American Expat

American expats who retire abroad need to be aware of how this decision can effect the access to healthcare under Medicare that they are entitled to. In this article we take a look at the US Medicare system and assess how the rules and regulations th...

Highlights of the US Tax Code for U.S. Citizens Living Overseas

Highlights of the US Tax for Citizen Living Overseas The intention of this article is to provide an overview of the tax rules and regulations regarding United States citizens, residents, and Green Card holders who live and work (or earn other types ...

7 Useful Apps for Living in New York City

If you’re an expatriate living in New York or are planning on relocating to the Big Apple in the near future, these 7 great New York apps will be of immense value in helping you to settle in, get around and make the most out of your life in this am...

An Expat Guide to Voting in the U.S. Elections While Abroad

The next United States presidential election will be held on November the 6th2012. The majority of Americans who reside abroad are allowed to vote in the federal elections through an absentee vote. However, this does vary according to the laws and re...

Updated for 2012: The 5 Best Places for US Citizens to Retire on a Budget

For many US citizens home is where the heart is and, when a commonly-cited statistic concerns the fact that of the 308 million-plus citizens in the United States, a massive 70% don’t have passports. And there’s nothing wrong with that, for many, ...

US expats wanted for tax survey

Greenback Tax Services who are featured in our Expat Directory are currently gathering information to better understand American expatriate lifestyles. The survey is to help them to better understand the unique challenges that come from living t...