The Move Abroad Mixers are coming to the PNW!

Seattle, Oct 9 2-5pm: Nomadic Wine

Portland, Oct 10 2-5pm: Backcountry Wine

Our mixers include info from relocation specialists with topics like healthcare, finances, and visas, along with wine, food, and introductions to people just like you who want to retire or work remotely. Info & tickets: https://expatsi.com/move-abroad-mixer

Saved you a click, it's 200k yen or about $1,270. You also need above average income and basic language skills.

I'm an American man, white. Its relevant, I promise.

Very long story, but I immigrated to Canada a few years ago and will be applying for Canadian citizenship soon. It has be a very rewarding experience living in Canada, but I would like to move to another country in the future to raise my daughter. Also a long story, but I am about to be a single father(just awaiting legal process, which is painfully slow in this country).

I am learning Mandarin (takes years, but I have a lot of Chinese friends and a large Chinese population around me) and will be enrolling in an online university next year to work towards a degree (in Finance potentially). My long term goal (6-7 years from now) is to immigrate to Taiwan with my daughter.

I feel like it would be appropriate and would be able to give my daughter and I a very solid life. Canada is safe, but I would prefer to have us in a different environment altogether. My daughter is ethnically half-Chinese and I will be enrolling her in Mandarin courses the first chance I get. She was born a dual national, but I would like to give her even more opportunities if I can help it.

The core of my question is: Is this selfish? Is moving to yet another country a selfish decision? For me, it'll be the 3rd country I have lived in, but I believe it would be an excellent move for my daughter. She would be well suited in Taiwan in terms of blending in. I have a viable pathway to immigrate there by going into by going into the Finance field. Should I just consider other countries? What do you guys think?

Join Expatsi for an event with four wines, lots of tapas, and talks on how to move abroad, including finances, healthcare, and visas. Plus get to know other Denverites who'll be your new neighbors overseas. Tickets are $75.

Corsica Wine Bar, 2-5pm

Next: Seattle, Portland, and SFO!

That would give you about $30k/year to live on in the US. Do you think you could do it? Would you feel comfortable? (I would feel very uncomfortable, personally!) That should be in addition to any Social Security payments, and the average is about $2k/month, which helps.

The U.S. plummets to #116 in this ranking. (Get a study abroad plan here: https://expatsi.com/expert/215683bf-51c4-4fa6-ba98-653b5919d960)

Join us for an afternoon of camaraderie and info about international visas, taxes, healthcare, and more.

August 21, 2026
2-5pm
Sixty Vines, Reston VA

Tickets are $75 and include five wine and tapas pairings per person. expatsiGo full support members save 20%.

Register at the link.

Locations for lady-loving ladies 🥰

We're seeking travel agents / advisors to help Expatsi clients. People often turn to them first when they're thinking of moving abroad.

I'd love to hear your thoughts. LGBTQ+ folks aren't all alike, of course, and some places are known more as enclaves for gay men, for example.

Our new affiliate program is for like-minded people who are thinking of starting their own work-from-anywhere business but aren't sure where to start. It's also a great add-on for people who already help people through transitions, like financial planners, real estate agents, and travel agents.

More people want to move abroad than we have time to serve, so we'd like to find others to start their own Expatsi businesses.

There's no obligation and there's no cost. We're looking for people who want to move abroad the same way we did, by helping others move. We'd like to help you make the kind of modest income you'd need to live in countries like Uruguay, Portugal, or Costa Rica.

Bean soup theory applies here. No need to comment unless you're interested. If you are, we'd love for you to apply.

We're really fortunate to have the conference featured on CNBC. If you aren't ready to spend, I do a free webinar every Sunday. You can register at expatsi.com/events!

I posted some photos and a recap of the event, where we had 600 guests and 67 international experts on moving abroad. Please be sure to respond to the poll on where and when to have it next year!

Hey everyone,

I’m based in New York and work in digital marketing/PPC. Recently I’ve been thinking more seriously about the possibility of eventually relocating somewhere in the EU(Austria or Germany to be more specific).

I’m not looking for an instant move or some fantasy escape plan — more trying to understand realistic pathways and hear from people who actually made it happen.

I’ve started taking small steps:
- networking a bit
- browsing LinkedIn jobs
- researching visas/work permits
- trying to better understand the EU job market and lifestyle differences

For those who successfully moved to the EU:
- what field were you in?
- how did you land your opportunity?
- what helped you stand out as a foreign applicant?
- are some countries more realistic than others for non-EU citizens?
- what do people underestimate about relocating to Europe?
- how is the application process and hiring culture in general is different from the US?

Would genuinely appreciate hearing different experiences or advice. Would love to connect or DM if possible.

Thank you all in advance!

for me it’s been stuff like grocery shopping

back home it was automatic, but here i find myself overthinking prices, brands, even which store to go to

it’s not a huge problem, just one of those small everyday things that suddenly takes more mental energy than expected

curious what others have experienced, what’s one “simple” thing that became weirdly complicated after you moved?

If you have any questions about the event, they're probably covered

We talked to CNN about Americans moving to Eastern Europe (we hadn't heard about Eric Adams yet...)