expat life Archives - Sunny in London A behind the scenes guide to London's food, life and culture Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:16:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://sunnyinlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2024-SUNNY-IN-LONDON-logo-500-150x150.jpg expat life Archives - Sunny in London 32 32 Living in London American Expat RANT https://sunnyinlondon.com/living-in-london-american-expat-rant/ https://sunnyinlondon.com/living-in-london-american-expat-rant/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:48:26 +0000 https://sunnyinlondon.com/?p=12279 After living in London permanently for four years as an American expat, I’ve had enough time to identify what I don’t like. Yes, it’s my favourite city in the world, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few things that make me mad. And some of them on a daily basis. In the YouTube...

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]]> https://sunnyinlondon.com/americans-working-in-london/feed/ 1 How to Plan for an ILR Application in the UK https://sunnyinlondon.com/ilr-application-uk-american-expats/ https://sunnyinlondon.com/ilr-application-uk-american-expats/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2016 08:28:07 +0000 https://sunnyinlondon.com/?p=11902 Knowing how to plan for an ILR application is something you’ll likely need as an American expat living in London or anywhwere in the UK. That’s the last visa you’ll need to live here permanently, unless you pursue British citizenship. It’s tempting each time you go through a step of the visa process to sit...

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]]> https://sunnyinlondon.com/uk-visas-and-immigration/feed/ 4 When to Use a Fake British Accent (like Madonna) https://sunnyinlondon.com/when-to-use-a-fake-british-accent-like-madonna/ https://sunnyinlondon.com/when-to-use-a-fake-british-accent-like-madonna/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:26:52 +0000 https://sunnyinlondon.com/?p=9938 ‘Are you going to have a fake British accent like Madonna?’ That’s the big question my personal Facebook friends asked me when I announced I was getting married and moving back to London from America. A fake British accent was the least of my worries. Finding an international shipping company, applying for a fiance visa,...

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]]> https://sunnyinlondon.com/when-to-use-a-fake-british-accent-like-madonna/feed/ 8 5 Tips for How to Survive the Holidays as an Expat https://sunnyinlondon.com/how-to-survive-the-holidays-expat-guide/ https://sunnyinlondon.com/how-to-survive-the-holidays-expat-guide/#respond Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:26:29 +0000 https://sunnyinlondon.com/?p=9711 As an expat living in London, sometimes it is tough celebrating the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ when you’re in a foreign place. That’s why I have written a list of strategies for how to survive the holidays as an expat. You’re not going to find all the answers to every problem expats encounter...

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