Our Company

Who we are

ExpatsGuide - Relocation Services

ExpatsGuide is a boutique relocation agency assisting international clients with various destination services. Our multi-lingual and multi-cultural highly trained team of consultants and managers, all with previous expatriate experience, offers professional service with a personal touch. Our in-depth knowledge of the local market and experience in relocating executive clientele makes us trusted partners in the global mobility industry.

Our Mission

To offer our clients the smoothest relocation experience possible.

Single Point-of-Contact

We manage all your relocation matters. As your trusted partner we build a deep understanding of our clients' needs and as a result, we ease the stress related to the move.

Highly Customized Service

We only offer tailor-made solutions to fit the corporate culture and specific needs of our clients. Our packages are adaptable to all budgets and requirements.

Risk Mitigation

Our Center of Expertise (CoE) reviews all property lease contracts and immigration matters to avoid unforeseen risks and mitigate financial liabilities for our clients.

Our team

Ilona Keilich, MBA

Founder and Managing Director

She lived in four European countries: Poland, Sweden, Italy, and Germany, which allowed her to build a great sense of intercultural differences. She follows a holistic approach to business and client service. Ilona is a passionate tennis player, contemporary art enthusiast, a mother of two, and an active community member.

Jenny Leibe

Team Assistant

Jenny is a British citizen who has been living in Germany (Heidelberg, Berlin, Marbach am Neckar) since 2008. She has also lived in Scotland, England, Sweden, and Spain. She has plenty of experience in moving to new countries and getting to know new cultures and is now putting these to good use in her work as a Relocation Consultant.

Carin Biornstad-Farnung

Relocation Consultant in Frankfurt

Carin is an experienced relocation consultant who has lived in several countries including the US, Norway, Swaziland, and Germany. She is a highly educated intercultural trainer and therapist as well. She is an American-born German citizen and understands well the challenges that come with the move to a foreign country. Having lived in the Frankfurt region for the past years she has great knowledge about the city and the area.

Timeline

2010

ExpatsGuide has been established, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, as an online tool to support expatriates moving abroad.

2013

In response to interest in personal support, the company moves to Frankfurt, Germany and establishes destination services operations to serve expatriate customers in their home and school search and settling in.

2014

We expand our portfolio of services to accommodate growing needs of our clients and introduce 360° approach to cover all phases of the international assignment life-cycle. Additionally, we introduce intercultural training and consulting services.

2015

ExpatsGuide grows its geographical reach and expands to further cities in Germany: Cologne, Wiesbaden, Heidelberg, Munich.

2016

The new headquarter is established in Stuttgart, Germany. ExpatsGuide joins renown mobility industry associations: the global Worldwide ERC and European Relocation Association (EuRA), as well as British Chamber of Commerce in Germany to get the first hand updates on Brexit development.

2017

Operations are set up in Nuremberg as a result of a growing demand of our clients in this area

2018

We have moved our office to a new more spacious location in Stuttgart-Killesberg.

2020

We have launched operations in the Netherlands. From now on, our clients can enjoy premium service in and around Amsterdam.

2021

EG has joined Centuro Global, an international network of professionals supporting companies in growing their international reach.

Currently we offer our services in most of the metro areas in southern Germany and the Netherlands with a broad range of personnel mobility services.

360 Degree

Relocation Services

Decision

  • Pre-assignment Consultation
  • Intercultural Preparation
  • Cost of Living Estimates
  • Orientation Tours

Relocation

  • Move Facilitation
  • Home & School Search
  • Immigration
  • Settling-in Services

On Assignment

  • Spouse Coaching
  • Property Lease Renewal
  • Work Permit Extension
  • On-going Support

Repatriation

  • Disconnect Services
  • Contracts Cancellation
  • 3rd Country Visa Application
  • Move Preparation

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