r/expats
262k members
r/expats is a subreddit with 262k members. The community frequently discusses struggling, expat, abroad, expats, and moving, and they frequently recommend/review credit cards, phone plan, and cellphone plan, and the most common flair used is general advice, social / personal, visa / citizenship, housing / shipping, and taxes.
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Popular Topics in r/expats
#1
Struggling
30 posts
#2
Expat
19 posts
#3
Abroad
13 posts
#4
Expats
11 posts
#5
Moving
9 posts
#6
Visa
8 posts
#7
Job
7 posts
#8
Looking For
6 posts
#9
Career
5 posts
#10
Frustrating
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/expats
Credit Cards
12 reviews
#1
Wise
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Chase Sapphire Reserve
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Visa
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Phone Plan
10 reviews
#1
Tello
4.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
Mint Mobile
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
VoIP.ms
4.0★ from 1 review
Cellphone Plan
6 reviews
#1
Mint Mobile
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Airalo
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Tello
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/expats
#1
General Advice
: "How do I choose between moving back home and a relationship?"
13 posts
#2
Social / Personal
: "When you’ve given a new life everything you had"
6 posts
#3
Visa / Citizenship
: "Dual US/UK citizen considering renouncing: No family left, zero ties, and the US tax nightmare is breaking me."
3 posts
#4
Housing / Shipping
: "Need recommendations for shipping belonging from California to Marrakesh"
2 posts
#5
Taxes
: "CPA for cross-border (US and Philippines) biz tax for non-resident S-Corp owner?"
2 posts
#6
Financial
: "Anybody with the Pan-Europees Persoonlijk Pensioenproduct (PEPP)?"
1 post
#7
Pets
: "US to EU with a dog over Christmas, worried about USDA certificate timing"
1 post
Member Growth in r/expats
Yearly
+57k members(28.0%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026