Global Crosswalk Inc.’s Expatriate Services provides flexible/customizable content that can assist your expatriate employees and their families develop capabilities to deal with the culture shock, overcome social/cultural barriers frequently experienced in a foreign land and have a productive and meaningful integration in a different country.

GCI provides flexible and customized Expatriate Services that assist in:

• Cultural adjustment and lifestyle transitions.
• Family lifestyle/living needs: Renting & Buying property; Food & Drink; Driving & Transportation; Currency & Cost of Living; Utilities & Communication (telephone, postal service, internet, cable); Leisure; Healthcare & Medical treatment; Caring for Pets and more.
• Communication: cultural context, values and attitudes, social structure.
• Orientation to daily life and city specific information: Education and School systems; Language Translation; Speaking the Language (basics of the local tongue); Church & Religious needs.
• Managing finances in a foreign land: Banking, Taxation, Insurance, Social Security alternatives; Foreign currency and securing a favorable exchange rate.

Over the last 3 years, approximately 35% of expatriates prematurely returned home due to inability to deal with cultural differences.