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Whether your current job is growing dull, your lust for adventure is bubbling, or you’re simply spellbound by the possibilities North America presents, you’re certainly not alone. For countless reasons, people from all over the world consider relocating to the United States of America. For British expats in the United States in particular, finding employment in the USA can be an awfully appealing proposition, but making the dream come true is an arduous task nonetheless. It takes great patience and meticulous preparation. Acquiring Your Visa Truth be told, your best chance of landing a job in the United States is through an intra-company transfer or relocation. Granted, it’s not your only option, but if your current employer has US-based subsidiaries ...

As 2014 draws to an end, stats are being gathered about the year: we know about the top-grossing movies, the most successful companies, the most tweeted celebrities, and much more. But, to us, one of the most important insights to explore is about Expats and their experiences in their new homes. A survey was recently conducted of almost 14,000 expatriates from over 160 countries and their life experiences in their new countries. The survey focused on areas that are very interesting: general quality of life, working abroad, family life, leisure and making friends abroad, international romance and expat relationships, and personal finances. The findings are enlightening: they make us better relate to the experience and understand that we are not ...

For Americans and Canadians, Thanksgiving is a time of hearty food, family, and treasured traditions. Unfortunately for expatriates, in most of the world Thanksgiving is not a fixed cultural holiday, and is not often celebrated outside of expatriate communities. The idea of giving thanks for a bountiful harvest is not new by any means. Celebrations of thanksgiving have been practiced by cultures around the world, for as long as people’s fates have been connected to the bounty of the land. While disputes over when the first Thanksgiving celebration in the New World actually took place abound, the American and Canadian holidays celebrated today are fairly new; Thanksgiving has only been formally celebrated each year in the United States since 1941, ...