Whether you're already living in Kingston or preparing to move to Kingston, our Expat Guide to Living in Jamaica offers articles and reports submitted by expats about expat life in Kingston. For answers to specific questions, visit our Jamaica Forum to talk with expats in Kingston.
What are people's priorities in Kingston - work? family? socializing? What are the best ways to meet other expats? Are people accepting of racial, cultural and religious differences? Help other expats and people moving to Kingston by filling out our Living Overseas Report.
Submit a Living Overseas ReportWhat should you take with you when you move to Kingston? What should you leave behind? What type of housing and neighborhoods are typical for expats in Kingston? Help others moving to Kingston by filling out our Moving Overseas Report.
Submit a Moving Overseas ReportParents are invited to answer questions about the schools that their kids attend (Pre-K through High School) in hopes of helping others moving to Kingston with the school selection process. If you have expat children who attend school in Kingston, take a few minutes to submit a School Review.
Submit an International School ReviewMost expats have have "dreams" (and fears) about the expatriate experience before they moved to Kingston. If you are already living in Kingston, share how those "dreams" have been fulfilled, and how they have not by filling out our Dream vs. Reality Report.
Submit a Dream vs. Reality ReportRetiring abroad can be a great option for retirees seeking their dream lifestyle at an affordable price. Help other retirees, who are thinking about retiring in Kingston by filling out our Overseas Retirement report.
Submit a Retire Abroad ReportHow did expats choose their doctors, midwives, hospitals? What is childbirth like in Kingston? Help other expats who are preparing to have a baby in Kingston by filling out our Having a Baby Abroad Report.
Submit a Having a Baby Abroad ReportWhat's it like to find a job in Kingston? How difficult was it to obtain a work permit? What types are jobs are typical for expats in Kingston? Help others following in your footsteps by filling out our Working Abroad Report.
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