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Expat Guide to Living in Qatar

Whether you're already living in Qatar or preparing to move to Qatar, our Expat Guide to Living in Qatar offers articles and reports submitted by expats about expat life in Qatar. For answers to specific questions, visit our Qatar Forum to talk with expats in Qatar.

5 Tips For Living in Doha, Qatar

Expats in Doha live among a very large expatriate population. For first time expats in Doha, it can be challenging to adjust, while more experienced expats say the city and the country of Qatar is a manageable adjustment.

10 Best Places to Teach Abroad

Anne Keeling highlights the 10 most popular cities for teaching overseas. From Dubai to Bangkok, Doha to Shanghai.

10 Tips for Living in Qatar

Expats in Qatar share their tips for living in Qatar. From school wait lists to life for single expat women, expats open up about the challenges and rewards of life in Qatar.

Culture Shock in Doha, Qatar

Learn what it takes to manage the culture shock experienced when moving to Doha, Qatar. What are some of the contradictions you can expect to find there?

More Culture Shock Reports for Qatar

Culture shock is part of the settling in process. Knowing the different phases of culture shock and how other expats in Qatar handle it can be very comforting. Below are some of the responses from expats in Qatar:

Submit a Culture Shock Report

More Living in Qatar Reports

What are people's priorities in Qatar - work? family? What are the best ways to meet other expats? Are people accepting of racial, cultural and religious differences? Below are some of the responses from expats in Qatar:

Living in Doha, Qatar

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Moving Overseas Report

What should you take with you when you move to Qatar? What should you leave behind? What type of housing and neighborhoods are typical for expats in Qatar? Help others moving to Qatar by filling out our Moving Overseas Report.

Submit a Moving Overseas Report

Reviews of Schools in Qatar

Reviews and school profiles from expat parents and even a few school administrators in Qatar. Great place to find insight into school facilities, teachers and curriculum. Below are some of the reviews from expats in Qatar:

Submit an International School Review

Dream vs. Reality of Living in Qatar Reports

Most expats have have "dreams" (and fears) about the expatriate experience before they moved to Qatar. If you are already living in Qatar, share how those "dreams" have been fulfilled, and how they have not. Below are some of the reports from expats in Qatar:

Dream vs. Reality of Living in Doha, Qatar

Submit a Dream vs. Reality Report

Overseas Retirement Report

Retiring 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 Qatar by taking our Overseas Retirement report.

Submit a Retire Abroad Report

Having a Baby in Qatar Reports

How did expats choose their doctors, midwives, hospitals? What is childbirth like in Qatar? Below are some of the reports from expats in Qatar:

Having a Baby in Doha, Qatar

Submit a Having a Baby Abroad Report

Working Abroad Report

What's it like to find a job in Qatar? How difficult was it to obtain a work permit? What types are jobs are typical for expats in Qatar? Help others following in your footsteps by filling out our Working Abroad Report.

Submit a Working Abroad Report

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5 Tips For Living in Doha, Qatar

10 Tips for Living in Qatar

Expats in Qatar share their tips for living in Qatar. From school wait lists to life for single expat women, expats open up about the challenges and rewards of life in Qatar.

Expats in Qatar share their tips for living in Qatar. From school wait lists to life for single expat women, expats open up about the challenges and rewards of life in Qatar....