United States Archives - Expat Info Desk

How to Move Your Life from USA to UK in 3 Simple Steps

Britain and the US are two countries separated by a common language. They’re often seen as two of the closest allies on the planet militarily, but citizens of each also see one another as distant relatives. With both being developed western economi...

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...

Expat Interview: The American Way

Today we meet Monica Rooney Riestra, a Spanish expat who moved to the USA after marrying a foreign exchange student from California. Here she describes how the USA really did represent the land of opportunity for her and how it inspired her to st...

Expat Interview: All the Tea in Taiwan

Today we meet Austin Yoder. Austin was originally born in the United States, but as a result of his father’s job he grew up as a Third Culture Kid, traveling throughout Asia. He love for the East didn’t die when he returned back to the U.S. and, ...

Start a Business in The USA : Guide for Expats

The U.S. is a fantastic place to start a business. A country that is well known for its entrepreneurial spirit, the United States can represent a really rewarding market. Better still, U.S. citizenship is not a prerequisite of starting a business so ...

Expat Interviews : In Search of the American Dream

Today we meet Ruth Grau, an Australian who left her native home of Adelaide in search of the American dream. Here she shares her story. Where are you currently living? Redondo Beach CA, USA Where in the world were you born? Adelaide, Aust...

Expat Interviews : I Came to the United States for a Short-Term Project and Never Left

In the latest installment in our expat interview series we meet Klaus Sonnenleiter, a German expatriate who initially came to the US to complete work on a short-term project and never left; in fact, he never plans to leave! Here Klaus shares his stor...