MANILA, Philippines—On paper, the Philippines should be an expat’s dream. Money goes far. Smiles come easily. Making friends, by most accounts, is effortless. But for many, the first days in the ...

My family explored the Philippines on a tourist visa. We spent half our trip in Manilla and the other half in Cebu while we pondered moving to the Philippines. If you are bringing US dollars to spend ...

Readers discuss a guest essay by Paul Theroux about his experiences as an American expat. To the Editor: Re “The Hard Reality That American Expats Quickly Learn,” by Paul Theroux (Opinion guest essay, ...

In a survey by InterNations, the world’s largest network for people who live and work abroad, the company asked 14,300 expats, representing 174 nationalities and living in 191 countries or territories ...

More than 20,000 expats living in 187 countries and regions rated various aspects of their lives away from home for InterNations, an expat network based in Germany. They were asked questions from the ...