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Expat Focus International News Update September 2021

Stranded Australians may be allowed back into the country Over 44,000 expats are waiting to return to Australia, with 5,000 of them classified as vulnerable. However, Scott Morrison has now acknowledged their frustration and says that the authorities are looking

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update September 2021

Abu Dhabi is a world leader in Covid-19 response The Deep Knowledge Group in London has recently published a survey researching global responses to the Covid-19 pandemic: ‘Ranking of the Safest Cities during the Covid-19 Pandemic for the Second Quarter

Expat Focus Financial Update September 2021

Expats return to Dubai The Financial Times reports this month that expats are returning to Dubai, driven by attractive new visa deals and high Covid-19 vaccination rates. The local economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, especially as around

How To Deal With Homesickness When Living Abroad

Expats are a particularly vulnerable group when it comes to maintaining mental health. This should not be surprising: the upheaval of a move, taking up a new job, and being uprooted from familiar surroundings and loved ones, plus the challenges

How Do Expat Mental Health Concerns Differ Around The World?

If you are relocating abroad, you may be wondering about the situation in your new home as regards mental health. Maintaining your mental and emotional equilibrium is tough at the best of times, but the recent pandemic has seen a

How To Deal With Expat Child Syndrome

For an adult, a move abroad can be quite a challenge: with a new environment, a new job, and a different culture to contend with. Many expats take their families with them, and for a child this can be a

Dealing With Serious Mental Health Conditions Abroad

Many expats experience some form of mental health issue during their time abroad. Homesickness and a degree of culture shock are normal and can be addressed with relative ease, but what happens if you have a serious mental health condition?

Expat Focus Financial Update August 2021

American financial clients lose out Despite J P Morgan having recently acquired the UK’s largest digital wealth manager, Nutmeg Saving & Investment Ltd, the fund is now allegedly telling American clients that they will have to leave and that their

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update August 2021

Covid-19 continues to dominate the headlines, but the world is starting to open up. The UK, for instance, is attempting to cope with the ‘pingdemic’ through a regulation change – now, you just have to get a test if you

Expat Focus International News Update August 2021

There have been some devastating stories in the news since our last international update, with the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, an earthquake in Haiti, and a mass shooting in the UK. However, expat news always plays out against a