Expatland Global Network

Expatland is a resource that supports people all over the globe who are embarking on an expat journey, joining a vast, dynamic community. In fact, if you were to group expats together to form a country, it would be the 5th largest country in the world, inhabited by 244 million people, and growing fast. This 'country' is thriving, attracting business people, students, educators, medical professionals and many other professionals who are highly driven, socially aware and ‘global’ in their outlook. Expatland began as a book, written in 2015 by John Marcarian. Through travelling extensively and working with expat clients in his role at CST Tax Advisors, John developed an awareness of the issues expats face when heading to a new country. Designed to be an ‘expat survival guide’, the book delivers solid advice, statistics and a step-by-step plan for smooth integration. Its mission is to help expats embrace the opportunity to live and work overseas, eliminating difficulties that might trigger a premature return to their country of origin. The Expatland book was just the start. To solve the problem of lack of support for would-be expats, John has launched ‘E-Teams’. The concept, developed based on research using data from the World Bank, the OECD and the International Labour Organisation, is to provide a proactive solution to the problems faced by ‘unsupported expats’ on the move. Through one point of contact, expats can access help anywhere. E-Teams bring together vetted professionals on the ground in a wide range of international locations, who can deliver the types of services needed by expats. Operating at a city level, they have essential local knowledge and insight. They cut through complexity and drill down to the issues that are relevant to specific locations. E-Teams are lending their specialist knowledge to refresh and update the Expatland book, writing free-to-download chapters packed with locally-focused advice, tips and case studies.