Useful Expat Resources

Essential Expat Resources

Foreign Embassies and Consulates in the United States listing at GoAbroad.com

travel.state.gov - The US State Department's international travel website has important info about passports, visas, living abroad, travel abroad, travel warnings, safety and health issues, and more

CIA World Factbook - Yep, the CIA really does know what's going on around the world

The Economist Country Briefings - News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics, and more

MapMachine - National Geographic's amazing technology for satellite images, street maps, and more

Pet Travel - Pet Passport, Immigration, Quarantine - Listed by country

Wordreference - Online Language Dictionaries - check out their very useful forums

the Polyglot project - Read, Translate, Get Fluent

Project Gutenberg - Free e-books

Up-to-Date Financial Information

EasyExpat.com - Cost of living calculator, converters, webcams, advice

Expatistan - International cost of living comparisons

Doing Business - by The World Bank Group - Measuring business regulations and enforcement

Numbeo - Worldwide cost of living database

Tax-News.com

XE Universal Currency Converter

Xpatulator.com - International salary calculator

Expat Forums, Guides

Expat Arrivals - Destination guides, finances, culture, expat forums

Expat Blog - Share your expat experience

Expats Blog - An experience shared

Expat Exchange - A World of Friends Abroad

Future Expats Forum - Tips and advice from Susanna Perkins, ex-Future Expat

GoAbroad.com - Study, volunteer, intern, teach abroad

InterNations - Connecting Global Minds

Just Landed - Everything you need to live abroad - connecting expats worldwide.

MatadorNetwork - Expat Life

Moon Travel Guides' How to Move Abroad

Thorn Tree Forum - by Lonely Planet