This expats blog discusses why more and more people are deciding to emmigrate, move abroad or relocate either permanently or semi-permanently to other countries and why it has almost become ‘chic’ or the ‘in thing’ to do in the last few years.

You’ve seen them, I’ve seen them, we’ve all seen them – the how to expatriate TV shows where people are followed day and night by the camera crews as they relocate to a new country and try and make a new life for themselves and their families.

And haven’t you also sometimes thought – "oh my, just look at them!" or "maybe that’s something for me"?

 When expats chat, just what is it that they say drives them away from their homes to another country, sometimes even as far away as the complete other side of the world?

Some of these people who do this seem to take absolutley huge risks with everything in search of a better life.

Here is a list of some of the main reasons heard directly from the expats community why they ‘up and off’ and what it is about becoming an expatriate that is so interesting:

- The Grass is Greener on the other side – It is often very easy to believe that it has to be better there than it is here. Especially as it looked "so great on holiday, on tv, in that expats photo gallery we saw".

- Better Financial Position – it can sometimes provide a massive benefit to an individual or family financially, especially if the cost of living at home is prohibitive.

- Jobs Overseas – that overseas job in the Bahamas would be great, wouldn’t it? Difficult economic conditions back home is probably the most stated reason for becoming an expat.

- Break up of relationship – "leaving it all behind".

– Making that long distance relationship work – with so many people finding love & romance on the internet these days, many people are moving to where their special person is and with the shrinking of borders between countries this has become much easier than ever before. 

Here are some little known expat stats:

Hong Kong, India and Singapore based expats have the highest salaries in the world.

Australian, Brazilian and Irish expats are the wealthiest in the world.

For decades the Top destination has been Spain for UK expats.

Over half of expats save and invest more than they did in their country of origin.

31% of expats earn over $150,000USD p.a.

India, the UAE and Singapore were among the Top countries for saving.

45% of expats surveyed have lived away from home for more than 5 years.

Only 6% of expats in the USA are over 55.

The UAE was the considered the most luxurious destination.

There is really a lot of information that you REALLY need if you are considering becoming an expatriate, some of which you might only ever find out once you have relocated.

Within these pages you I hope you will find some useful information regarding the advantages and disadvantages expatriates face in the many different aspects of emmigration.

Whether you’re looking for:

teaching jobs overseas,

expatriate taxes information,

relocation lawyers,

information on the psychological effects of child relocation,

summer jobs abroad

the premier relocations experts,

or anything else related to emmigrating I hope you find this blog useful and informative.

Please feel free to post your comments or email with any suggestions & improvements you might have.

Cheers
Paul B

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