The hardest part of expatriation
When you relocate for work, you usually get past the transition quickly — you have colleagues, and you keep working in a business you know. But the change is harder for your partner, who needs to figure out the city and often struggles with the language.
Daily life keeps throwing challenges: the landlord won't fix the heating and only speaks Spanish, you need a reliable doctor but don't know who to trust, you need to transfer money and every option has different fees and conditions.
I designed the Expat Support service for these situations. It's a monthly membership with ten requests — whatever you need, from finding a plumber to understanding a tax notice.
This service is for you if:
- Your schedule doesn't leave you time to handle personal admin
- You want vetted recommendations, not random Google results
- Your family needs support while you're at work
At Expat.cl, we share our address book and assist you every month with your administrative procedures and daily questions. We offer the Expat Support service as a monthly membership. It encompasses ten requests, whatever they may be, amongst the following categories:
Housing
- A problem in your home? We contact the landlord or the real estate agency to see how we can solve it.
- A water leak, a heater that does not work anymore? We recommend you a serious maintenance service to take care of the problem.
- Your lease ends soon, and you need assistance to stop or renew it? We are here to discuss options.
- You are moving into another house/flat, and need help informing administration/utility companies of your move.
Personal organization
- You need a specialist to help you handle legal or tax issues. You need someone to help you plan retirement or optimize your financial assets.
- You need to transfer funds from or to Chile. We can suggest the most suitable solution depending on your needs
- Need to improve your Spanish? We can give you contacts of language schools.
- Looking for a job? We can recommend professional coaching or point you in the right direction, depending on the industry you are looking at.
- Do you need a babysitter for your children? A pet sitter so that your dog can do some exercise during the day while you are at work. We can help.
- Willing to organize a party for a birthday? We can suggest some places to host the party, and also some catering services.
- You would like information or recommendations: shops, culture, library, activities after school for kids.
