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◆ 01 4:12
Getting a visa appointment
Settlement and Paperwork
◆ 02 4:46
The truck that only opens after midnight
Food and Dining
◆ 03 5:41
Getting a licence recognised here
Work and Enterprise
◆ 04 6:12
What an agent actually does for the fee
Housing and Property
◆ 05 5:19
Registering with a doctor
Health and Medical
◆ 06 6:24
Getting a filming permit
Media and Creators
◆ 07 6:05
Opening an account with no credit history
Money and Banking
◆ 08 6:41
What a chamber of commerce does for you
International Commerce
◆ 09 7:31
Getting married on a visa
Family and Relationships
◆ 10 7:14
Finding your people in a new city
Social Life
◆ 11 6:37
Finding a cook who makes what you miss
Local Connections
◆ 12 7:22
The local laws that catch newcomers out
Standards and Conduct
01
Settlement and Paperworkshort stays, long stays, visas, first lease, registration, translation ▼ ◆ 4:12
Getting a visa appointment
Filed by a resident
◆ 3:28
What ninety days actually allows
Filed by a resident
◆ 2:47
Proof of address, and what counts
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:03
Getting your first national ID number
Filed by a resident
◆ 8:41
The paperwork nobody warns you about
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:14
Signing a first lease you can actually read
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:33
Certified translation, and who may do it
Filed by a resident
◆ 4:33
Transferring a driving licence
Filed by a resident
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What changes when the stay gets long
Filed by a resident
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Renewing before it expires
Filed by a resident
◆ 9:33
Residency timelines, honestly
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:47
Getting documents apostilled
Filed by a resident
02
Food and Diningrestaurants, cafés, street food, markets, grocers, home cooks ▼ ◆ 4:46
The truck that only opens after midnight
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A café where nobody rushes you
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:38
Sunday at the farmers market
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:24
The grocer who stocks home
Filed by a resident
◆ 11:07
Learning a family recipe on camera
Filed by a resident
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Where the queue is worth it
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:29
Ordering when you cannot read the menu
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:53
What a good corner store carries
Filed by a resident
03
Work and Enterpriseprofessionals, specialists, educators, entrepreneurs, investors, remote workers ▼ ◆ 5:41
Getting a licence recognised here
Filed by a resident
◆ 4:18
What a work visa actually permits
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:52
Registering a business in a week
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:33
Teaching on a foreign qualification
Filed by a resident
◆ 9:06
Finding clients before you have a network
Filed by a resident
◆ 8:24
The tax side of working remotely
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◆ 10:47
Raising money as a newcomer
Filed by a resident
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Salary, and what to ask for
Filed by a resident
04
Housing and Propertyrentals, agents, deposits, purchase, ownership rules, utilities ▼ ◆ 6:12
What an agent actually does for the fee
Filed by a resident
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Deposits, and getting one back
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:28
Reading a lease before you sign it
Filed by a resident
◆ 11:34
Buying when you are not a citizen
Filed by a resident
◆ 3:57
Getting the utilities switched on
Filed by a resident
◆ 8:49
What a survey will and will not find
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:02
Renting with no local references
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:26
The costs nobody puts in the listing
Filed by a resident
05
Health and Medicaldoctors, hospitals, insurance, pharmacies, dentists, specialists ▼ ◆ 5:19
Registering with a doctor
Filed by a resident
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Emergency care, and what it costs
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:52
Choosing health cover in the first year
Filed by a resident
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Pharmacies and prescriptions
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◆ 5:03
Finding a dentist who takes your plan
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:41
Getting a referral to a specialist
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◆ 9:28
What a hospital bill actually itemises
Filed by a resident
◆ 4:57
Bringing your medication with you
Filed by a resident
06
Media and Creatorscontent creators, influencers, filming permits, locations, platforms, monetization ▼ ◆ 6:24
Getting a filming permit
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:11
Where you can film without asking
Filed by a resident
◆ 8:36
Monetising from a foreign account
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:19
Which platform pays what
Filed by a resident
◆ 4:42
Releases, and when you need one
Filed by a resident
◆ 10:03
Building an audience in a new market
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Filming on public transport
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◆ 6:57
Tax on content income
Filed by a resident
07
Money and Bankingaccounts, transfers, remittances, currency, credit, mutual aid, taxes ▼ ◆ 6:05
Opening an account with no credit history
Filed by a resident
◆ 3:44
Sending money home without losing half of it
Filed by a resident
◆ 8:02
Building credit from zero
Filed by a resident
◆ 11:52
Filing tax in two countries
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:17
The exchange rate you actually get
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:44
Mutual aid and lending circles
Filed by a resident
◆ 4:38
What a credit score is for
Filed by a resident
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Cards that do not charge you abroad
Filed by a resident
08
International Commercechambers of commerce, trade associations, import and export, business councils, partnerships, bilateral trade ▼ ◆ 6:41
What a chamber of commerce does for you
Filed by a resident
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Joining a trade association from outside
Filed by a resident
◆ 9:54
Importing a first container
Filed by a resident
◆ 11:16
Customs paperwork, start to finish
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:37
Finding a partner you can verify
Filed by a resident
◆ 8:22
What a bilateral agreement actually changes
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:09
Business councils, and who sits on them
Filed by a resident
◆ 10:31
Exporting back to where you came from
Filed by a resident
09
Family and Relationshipsmarriage, dependent visas, birth registration, childcare, elder care, custody ▼ ◆ 7:31
Getting married on a visa
Filed by a resident
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Dependent visas, and what they allow
Filed by a resident
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Registering a birth
Filed by a resident
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Childcare, and what it costs
Filed by a resident
◆ 9:23
Bringing a parent over
Filed by a resident
◆ 10:41
Elder care when the family is abroad
Filed by a resident
◆ 12:07
Custody across two countries
Filed by a resident
◆ 4:52
Marriage certificates and translation
Filed by a resident
10
Social Lifeassociations, sports, meetups, hobby groups, gatherings, informal networks ▼ ◆ 7:14
Finding your people in a new city
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◆ 5:36
Joining a Sunday league
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The meetup that people actually attend
Filed by a resident
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National associations, and what they run
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Hobby groups you can walk into
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Where people gather without an invitation
Filed by a resident
◆ 9:21
The network nobody advertises
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Making friends after thirty
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Local Connectionschefs, drivers, tailors, tradespeople, lawyers, recommendations ▼ ◆ 6:37
Finding a cook who makes what you miss
Filed by a resident
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A driver you can call at any hour
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:55
The tailor who understands the cut
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:26
Getting a tradesperson to turn up
Filed by a resident
◆ 9:44
Choosing a lawyer for immigration work
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:12
How a recommendation actually travels
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:31
Quotes, and what a fair one looks like
Filed by a resident
◆ 4:19
The plumber your neighbour swears by
Filed by a resident
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Standards and Conductlocal laws, legal compliance, permits, honest dealing, member expectations, good standing ▼ ◆ 7:22
The local laws that catch newcomers out
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:47
Which permits you actually need
Filed by a resident
◆ 8:35
Staying compliant without a lawyer on retainer
Filed by a resident
◆ 4:58
What good standing means here
Filed by a resident
◆ 6:14
Handshake deals, and when they hold
Filed by a resident
◆ 9:03
Reporting something that is not right
Filed by a resident
◆ 5:26
What members are expected to do
Filed by a resident
◆ 7:41
Getting back into good standing
Filed by a resident