An estimated 2 million to 2.5 million French expatriates are registered with the French consulate abroad. In reality, this figure is higher if you add up the number of unregistered expatriates, to come closer to 3 million French expatriates. More globally, with no less than 230 million people living in a country other than their […]
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An expatriation to a high-risk or conflict zone requires more preparation than an expatriation. Expatriates are exposed to varying degrees of security risks and dangers, depending on the country concerned. Here are a few tips to help you prepare for your expatriation in complete safety.
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The latest statistics confirm the trend observed in recent years. For a long time, the French were more domesticated than their neighbors, but now they’ve really developed a taste for expatriation. The number of expatriates has risen by over 50% in ten years. Heading for Asia/Oceania and North America Overall, the major trends remain the
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Pascal Burgard of the blog La Vida au Mexique, a young French expatriate in Mexico since September 2007, shares his rich experience of 13 years of expatriation, from England to Mexico via Ireland. My name is Pascal and I’m 35 years old. My parents, grandparents and great-grandparents were all born in Alsace and have lived
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I arrived in Singapore in July 2006, as a student at an engineering school in France. Not being at all familiar with Asia and knowing that a change of scenery was guaranteed, this was just one more attraction for discovering Singapore. What’s more, Singapore’s standard of living is quite similar to Europe’s, so when it
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San Francisco is unique for me because it combines world-class economic activity, a spirit of protest and ecology in the United States and a strong presence of grandiose nature all in one place. I’d like to take this opportunity to describe daily life in this bustling city, rather than its economic or social aspects. San
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Why go to India? I’ve been asked this question dozens of times. And why not? I’d never been there before, never having set foot in Asia, but I was counting on going there one day after having been all over Europe. You might as well seize this opportunity to see something different, to see a
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Why did you move to Canada? I’m French and I met my husband, a British-Canadian, in France. He had been looking for work for a long time, but with his law degree from Canada, he didn’t fit into the French “boxes”. So he preferred to propose to me and take me on an adventure to
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Mondassur interviewed Barbara Vionnet, a clinical psychologist who offers expatriates online psychology consultations. In this article, she describes the frequent difficulties faced by expatriates around the world. Does a change of lifestyle affect expatriates? A change of country, setting, professional, social and cultural environment that can make the person or people experiencing it more fragile.
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To ensure that our customers have a smooth transition to London once we’ve found them their home sweet home, we negotiate a protective lease agreement and provide them with a checklist of the essential things we can do for them. London Expatriate Insurance Quote 1) The lease contract before signing UK legislation is favourable to
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