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✈️ Settled expat 633 (41%)
🌍 Future expat 271 (18%)
💻 Digital nomad 294 (19%)
🏖️ Vacationer / Traveler 226 (15%)
🎓 Student abroad 112 (7%)
1536 responses

What is your nationality?

__countries__ 0 (0%)
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What is your native language?

🇫🇷 French 184 (12%)
🇬🇧 English 140 (9%)
🇪🇸 Spanish 157 (10%)
🇩🇪 German 114 (7%)
🇵🇹 Portuguese 105 (7%)
🇷🇺 Russian 81 (5%)
🇨🇳 Chinese (Mandarin) 73 (5%)
🇮🇳 Hindi 53 (3%)
🇸🇦 Arabic 58 (4%)
🇯🇵 Japanese 56 (4%)
🇰🇷 Korean 55 (4%)
🇮🇹 Italian 50 (3%)
🇳🇱 Dutch 52 (3%)
🇹🇷 Turkish 61 (4%)
🇵🇱 Polish 52 (3%)
🇹🇭 Thai 57 (4%)
🇻🇳 Vietnamese 51 (3%)
🇮🇩 Indonesian 60 (4%)
🌐 Other 77 (5%)
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What country do you currently live in?

__countries__ 0 (0%)
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How long have you been abroad?

⏱️ Less than 6 months 154 (10%)
📅 6 months - 1 year 236 (15%)
📆 1 - 3 years 460 (30%)
🗓️ 3 - 5 years 366 (24%)
🏠 5+ years 246 (16%)
✨ Not yet 74 (5%)
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Why did you move abroad? (multiple answers)

💼 Work / Transfer 319 (21%)
💕 Love / Family 276 (18%)
🎓 Studies 311 (20%)
🌴 Quality of life 306 (20%)
💰 Financial reasons 294 (19%)
🏃 Adventure / Discovery 325 (21%)
🏖️ Retirement 295 (19%)
🏥 Health reasons 309 (20%)
🕊️ Political reasons 315 (21%)
🌐 Other 311 (20%)
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What problems have you encountered? (multiple answers)

📋 Administrative procedures 373 (24%)
🏠 Finding housing 379 (25%)
🏦 Opening a bank account 383 (25%)
🗣️ Language barrier 412 (27%)
🏥 Access to healthcare 371 (24%)
😔 Loneliness / isolation 390 (25%)
⚖️ Legal issues 377 (25%)
✅ None, everything went well! 370 (24%)
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Which impacted you the most?

📋 Admin procedures 546 (36%)
🏠 Housing 219 (14%)
🏦 Banking 145 (9%)
🗣️ Language 247 (16%)
🏥 Healthcare 152 (10%)
😔 Loneliness 147 (10%)
⚖️ Legal 80 (5%)
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What is your total monthly budget?

💰 Less than $1,000 382 (25%)
💵 $1,000 - $2,000 336 (22%)
💳 $2,000 - $3,500 309 (20%)
💎 $3,500 - $5,000 270 (18%)
🏆 More than $5,000 239 (16%)
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The cost of living in your host country is...

🟢 Much cheaper 110 (7%)
🟡 Cheaper 243 (16%)
⚪ About the same 406 (26%)
🟠 More expensive 479 (31%)
🔴 Much more expensive 298 (19%)
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How do you manage health coverage?

🌐 Private international insurance 389 (25%)
🏛️ Local social security 336 (22%)
🏢 Employer insurance 304 (20%)
❌ No coverage 262 (17%)
❓ I don't know 245 (16%)
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How do you send money abroad?

🏦 Traditional bank 386 (25%)
📱 Wise, Revolut, N26... 354 (23%)
💸 Western Union, MoneyGram... 306 (20%)
₿ Crypto 265 (17%)
🚫 I don't send money 225 (15%)
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Your satisfaction with life abroad?

😫 Very dissatisfied 70 (5%)
😕 Dissatisfied 144 (9%)
😐 Neutral 325 (21%)
😊 Satisfied 610 (40%)
🤩 Very satisfied 387 (25%)
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Which services would be useful? (multiple answers)

⚖️ Legal help (visa, contracts) 410 (27%)
📋 Admin help (taxes) 425 (28%)
🏠 Finding housing 442 (29%)
🛡️ International insurance 422 (27%)
🗣️ Language courses 428 (28%)
🤝 Expat community 438 (29%)
🚨 Repatriation / emergencies 442 (29%)
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Would you pay for legal or admin help?

✅ Yes, without hesitation 264 (17%)
👍 Yes, if reasonably priced 602 (39%)
🤔 Maybe, depends 449 (29%)
🚫 No, I look for free options 221 (14%)
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Do you know what SOS-Expat.com is for?

✅ Yes, it's a platform to solve any type of problem worldwide in under 5 minutes 154 (10%)
🤔 I've heard of it but I'm not sure exactly 258 (17%)
❌ No, I'm discovering it through this survey 902 (59%)
💡 I thought it was something else 222 (14%)
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Any advice for future expats or travelers? (optional)

489 responses
“Research local taxes.”
“Research local taxes.”
“Get health insurance before you leave.”
“Open a local bank account ASAP.”
“Make local friends quickly.”
“Open a local bank account ASAP.”
“Get health insurance before you leave.”
“Learn the local language!”
“Learn the local language!”
“Make local friends quickly.”

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