MercerPassport®

Comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical web service for expatriates.


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Life as an expatriate has its rewards, like the opportunity to plunge into an entirely different culture. But it also has its fair share of challenges, such as family adjusting to a new lifestyle. Having the right tools helps relieve anxiety of not knowing what to expect abroad.

Use the reference guides, tips, checklists, and tools within Mercer Passport® to help your expats move, live, and succeed overseas. Adapt to life in a new location with comprehensive insights focusing on living standards and local environments from 250+ cities around the world. The Start Guides give valuable information on procedures and requirements before relocating. While living abroad, expats can use MercerPassport to compare the prices of commonplace items to make every day experiences more seamless along with other tools to make adapting to life easier.

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How Does it Work?

What you get

  • The world's premier country guides: Covering the world's most dynamic regions across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas, these guides offer comprehensive insights on how to make expatriate relocation and business travel as seamless as possible.
  • Start Guides: These guides provide information on living in up-and-coming locations in Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. They offer employees and HR professionals valuable information on procedures and requirements before relocating.
  • Quality-of-living information: MercerPassport covers over 250 cities across the globe. Focusing on living standards and the local environment, employees and HR professionals are given a picture of the availability and range of facilities within a given city.
  • Family Corner: This feature is provided in cooperation with Net Expat, the global leaders in providing advice and sourcing work permits for accompanying spouses or partners. MercerPassport users are entitled to a free counselling session, conducted over the telephone, based on the applicant's credentials and experience. Net Expat provides information on the type and availability of work available in the host country and advises on the requirements for obtaining a work permit.
  • CostAdvisor: A Mercer tool that compares the price of everyday items such as a cup of coffee or an international newspaper in hundreds of cities across the world. Particularly useful for business travelers, prices are given in a range of currencies. Tipping protocol is also provided.
  • News and articles: Each international assignment brings its own challenges and demands. Exclusive articles by experts in the field discuss openly and honestly the ups and downs of international expatriate life and how family members may be affected.
  • MyCity: A survey to capture the real-life experiences of expatriates around the world. This valuable information is anonymous and will support the understanding of expatriate experiences worldwide.

Topics Covered

  • Accommodation
  • Business Etiquette
  • Communication
  • Cost of Living
  • Customs and Import Regulations
  • Education
  • Entry Requirements (visas, passports, work permits, residence permits)
  • Health Requirements
  • Leisure
  • Money and Banking
  • Public Transport
  • Safety
  • Tax
  • Utilities

Locations Covered

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African
  • Republic
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Côte d’ivoire
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • D.R. of the Congo
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea Republic
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jersey
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Rep. of the Congo
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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