This document outlines 10 types of expats: 1) The Romantic who moves for love, 2) The Family Expat who relocates with family, 3) The Dream Destination Expat who fulfills a dream of living in a certain country, 4) The Greener Pastures Expat who seeks better opportunities abroad, 5) The Adventurer who embraces foreign living, 6) The Foreign Assignee who is sent by their company, 7) The Career Expat who advances their career internationally, 8) The Foreign Recruitee who is recruited from another country, 9) The (Ex) Student who stays after studying abroad, and 10) The Traveling Partner who accompanies someone on an international assignment.

1. 10 TYPES
OF EXPATS
SOURCE: INTERNATIONS
N I C O L E B A R I L E I N T E R C U L T U R A L C O N S U L T I N G

2. The Romantic
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
FINLAND, GREECE, PHILIPPINES, DENMARK,
SWEDEN
1

3. The Family Expat
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
KUWAIT, CHILE, ISRAEL, CANADA, GREECE
2

4. The Dream
Destination Expat
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
ISRAEL, CAMBODIA, SPAIN, ITALY, THAILAND
3

5. The Greener
Pastures Expat
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
CYPRUS, COSTA RICA, PORTUGAL, ECUADOR,
MALTA
4

6. The Adventurer
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
VIETNAM, CHINA, TURKEY, PERU, ARGENTINA
5

7. The Foreign
Assignee
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
MYANMAR, NIGERIA, KENYA, SINGAPORE,
POLAND
6

8. The Career Expat
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
LUXEMBOURG, KUWAIT, QATAR, OMAN,
BAHRAIN
7

9. The Foreign
Recruitee
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
SAUDI ARABIA, SWITZERLAND, UAE,
KAZAKHSTAN
8

10. The (Ex) Student
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
UKRAINE, DENMARK, HUNGARY,
NETHERLANDS, AUSTRIA
9

11. The Traveling
Partner
TYPICAL COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE:
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
SINGAPORE, LUXEMBOURG, HONG KONG,
INDIA, UGANDA
10

12. Which One
Are You?
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING