The term expat refers to employees who take up a foreign assignment for several months or years and came into existence due to international trade agreements, the globalization of economics and the urge for highly skilled professionals in the right place and position (What's an expat anyway?, n.d.)
When entering a new society, expats need to acquire a new place in their residence country in both social and cultural sense. During this process their own set of efforts and ability to adapt are of importance. Yet, the role of the receiving society is also of significant importance (Penninx, 2003)
The HSBC Expat Explorer Survey specifies a few key characteristic of successful expat countries as having an open society, a wide range of suitable schools and access to healthcare (HSBC, n.d.).
The goal of this survey is to gain insight in how expats experience their integration process/period and which areas of The Netherlands integration demeanour are in need of improvement.