Who are you arriving as?
The same country meets each of us differently.
A first month looks nothing alike for a student, a visiting parent, or someone moving alone for work. Pick the closest fit and start with what matters most for your situation. You can always read the rest.
These describe situations, not people. Choose whichever fits your life right now, mix and match freely, and ignore anything that is not yours. It is only here to help you start in the right place.
The international student
You are here to study, often on an F-1 visa, learning a campus and a country at the same time.
Start here →Visiting your family for a season
You are here for a few weeks or months to be with your children or grandchildren, not to settle for good.
Start here →Moving for your career, on your own
You have come for a job or a fresh start, often alone, building a life and a network from zero.
Start here →Joining your spouse
You have moved to be with your partner, often on a dependent visa, and are finding your own footing in a place you did not choose alone.
Start here →Relocating on a work visa, with family
You have moved for work and brought your family, holding a job, a household, and everyone's adjustment at once.
Start here →Joining your adult children
You have come to live with or near your grown children, in a place where the rhythms and roles feel new.
Start here →Starting out, newly married
You are building a first home together in a new country, learning it as a couple.
Start here →