A list of professionals and businesses offering services for domestic and international relocations. Includes movers, international consultants, real estate companies, language schools, and more...

General Information

EasyExpat is an International Relocation portal dedicated to expatriates and expatriation.

Children of all ages

"Choosing Elementary and Secondary Schools: 20-Plus Questions Parents Need to Ask." Helps parents decide which school best meets their child's needs. Individual schools not rated. Under $5 each.

The web site of Ben Voegele, the author of the book, "We're Moving Where? An Adolescent's Guide to Overseas Living." Information, links and articles for relocating your children from someone who has experienced it from the younger point of view.

Childcare related news, books and web resources.

SchoolMatch: Information rating school districts and high schools. Compares college-admission test scores to rate specific districts and high schools. Fee is under $50 for each report. Private counseling services for help in finding the right school. $900.

Colleges and Universities

Links to FREE online scholarship searches, college admissions and financial aid offices. Links to college websites and online applications by state, a free college admissions and scholarship e-mail newsletter, and a list of the web's best college and scholarships websites.

Helps student find colleges where they will be accepted. You will fill out an on-line questionnaire, which will be sent to colleges all over the country. Those colleges interested in you will send you information about their academic programs, campus life, scholarships, and financial aid programs.

California Colleges Search provides information regarding California colleges throughout the entire state of California.

Expat Groups

Meetup.com helps people find others who share their interest or cause, and form lasting, influential, local community groups that regularly meet face-to-face. We believe that the world will be a better place when everyone has access to a people-powered local Meetup Group. That's our goal.

For example, you can find an Expat Group for South Africans in San Diego, the largest group in Meetup.com – an exciting social group with a casual atmosphere in which all expats and friends meet and pursue social, sport, chats, outings, braais and business happenings together.

You may also find groups for Italian speakers, writers, or sports – almost every area of interest – in major U.S. cities.

Health

Travel Health Online. Comprehensive country information from the U.S. State Department. Topics include entry medical and other requirements; safety travel and crime reports, with specific advice about staying safe; road conditions and the types of emergency services available; common diseases and precautions you can take; unusual rules and regulations and the penalties for breaking them. General and political maps give geographical and political overviews.

Note: This site is particularly good because it does more than describe problems you might encounter; it gives specific advice on safety and medical issues.

Affordable Health Insurance Companies offers cheap health insurance quotes for health insurance catering to individuals and self-employed.

Immigration Attorneys

Experienced Immigration and Personal Injury attorneys practicing in Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia.

Habla espanol. Se fala portugues. On parle francais.

Jay Marks and Jon Katz have been practicing law together for six years. They have over 20 years of combined experience in fighting for the rights of immigrants. Jay has contributed many articles on immigration issues to various legal and popular publications. He is often a guest speaker on TV and radio stations such as Univision, Telefutoro, and the BBC.

1400 Spring Street, Suite 410, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:(301)495-4300

Immigration Resources

Immigration related news, books, and web resources.

Each year, the Diversity Lottery (DV) Program makes 50,000 immigrant visas available through a lottery. If you receive a visa through the Diversity Visa Lottery Program you and your family will be authorized to live and work permanently in the United States.

Immigration Stories

A memoir by Sonia Pressman Fuentes, who immigrated from Germany at the age of five and overcame many obstacles to make an important mark on American life.

Sonia Pressman Fuentes was the first woman attorney in the General Counsel's Office at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Her memoir "Eat First--You Don't Know What They'll Give You, The Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their Feminist Daughter," can be ordered on amazon.com.

Insurance

Find and buy the right insurance for your situation. Our team of well-traveled and experienced US-based insurance professionals will help you compare over a dozen visitor medical and immigrant health insurance plans. All plans we offer are from well-known and respected insurance companies such as AIG, Nationwide, and Lloyds.

International travel medical insurance for students, tour groups and business travelers or anyone traveling outside your home country.

Financial and insurance plans for expatriates and international travelers. Plans include the following types of international insurance: life, health, disability, short-term travel. Financial advice on expatriate offshore investments also available.

International travel medical insurance for both US and non-US citizens, world-wide. Instant on-line quotes and purchasing from anywhere in the world. All our products are exclusively adminstered by International Medical Group, Inc. (IMG®). Toll free 1.866.975.3467.

Your source for on-line information and purchase of affordable short to long term travel medical insurance for US and Non-US citizens traveling, studying or working worldwide.

Insurance plans include short-term, single trip, multi-trip travel protection, short-term immigration, cancellation and interruption, expatriate long-term, and group travel.

International health insurance for expatriates and travelers. We provide an unbeatable package, comprehensive and affordable. Free online quotations.

Relocation and risk management insurance for corporate personnel and private individuals moving domestically or overseas.

Private health insurance independent brokerage specializing in arranging cover for anyone living or working in a foreign country. Free advice and free quotes.

Affordable international health and life insurance for expatriates worldwide, and international medical insurance for foreign nationals visiting or immigrating to the USA. Instant quotes or we will shop for you!

Individual and group insurance for international corporations, visitors, and residents. Habla espanol.

Tom Hamrick Phone:(480)345-0191

Innovative Benefits Consultants (IBC). Explains the benefits of health insurance (both group and individual) and life insurance. Offers tips on what features to look for in each type of insurance. Links with other sites for expatriate living.

Affordable health coverage for expatriates living anywhere in the world. Coverage can be acquired for 2 weeks to 2 years to a lifetime depending upon your circumstances. Plus, we also provide coverage for relatives and friends visiting from home.

Jobs

A large international employment newspaper with postings for jobs available all over the world.

Resource Careers, Inc. Since 1977, Resource Careers has helped dual career couples and families of relocating employees become acclimated in their new locations as quickly as possible. They are specialists in Dual Career & Family Relocation Services, providing tailored job search assistance to the spouse/partner of relocating employees - worldwide.

email: info@resourcecareers.com Phone: 800-899-1770 Fax: 440-243-7082

Resume Scorecard, an on-line service, that offers critiques, cover letter writing, and resume editing. Prices range from $15 to $30.

Specializes in career and relocation issues. Answers queries within 24 hours.

Loans, Mortgages & Credit Cards

An on-line comparison guide for over 100 different credit card offers which allows you to apply on line for the credit card of your choice. Some of the current offers are Cash Back From Purchases, 0% Balance Transfer, Gas Rebates, and Rewards. There are also cards designed for Small Business, Students and for people with Bad or No Credit.

An online guide to mortgages and loans. For foreign nationals living in the U.S. A step-by-step guide that explains the answers to these questions: What documents do I need? How much will I pay right now? How much every month? How long will I wait to get approval? What is the difference between the different kinds of mortgates?

Mail

Manage and forward your international mail-including packages. Services also include profiling, or discarding mail you do not want, and tracking.

Safety

Kidpower, Teenpower, Fullpower. Contact information and lists of services ­ including training in safety and self-protection techniques in the U.S. Several international locations. Its publication is Pinkerton (www.pinkertons.com/pgis). Updates on travel safety information worldwide, including reports of economic upsets and trends that could lead to increased crime in specific areas.

Taxes

Relocation Tax Services provided by Jane Bruno, a tax attorney specializing in taxes for Americans living overseas. Online information and ordering for Jane's much-praised book, "The Expat's Guide to U.S. Taxes."

Travel

Real tips from real parents on how to travel internationally (or just long distances) with your children.

Magellan's. Particularly recommended for a comprehensive range of safety products as well as hard-to-find products, such as a device that simulates the tone of a push-button phone, luggage alarm that goes off whenever your luggage is separated from you, electronic translators, and mini-tripods. Country-specific information such as types of telephone adaptors, electric voltage and sockets, and luggage restrictions for most airlines.

U.S. Department of State's Office of Overseas Citizens Services. Country-specific information on safety, road conditions, requirements for documents such as driving licenses or passports and visas, lists of lawyers and medical clinics. Links to many government sites focusing on other issues, such as safety and international adoption. Country lists of doctors and lawyers.

The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). Security information for American businesses and universities with international locations.

Need a pharmacy in Bahrain? A fitness center in New York? A toy shop in London? This site links you to practical sites in countries around the world.