Settle in and stay — housing, schools, visas, healthcare, and the communities that hold it together.

Housing

Shanghai’s rents move fast and the best flats never make it online — here’s how to think about the city by character, the agents to trust, and the lease clauses worth reading twice.

Education

International, bilingual, and public — curricula, fees, and admissions, explained plainly.

Visas

Work permits, residence registration, and the agents who get it right the first time.

Work permits, residence registration, and the agents who get it right the first time.

Hospitals

Twenty of Shanghai’s best — English-speaking international clinics and the city’s leading public hospitals.

Services

200 Shanghai service providers — from international hospitals to professional firms and enterprise HQs.

New Arrivals

Land, settle, and find your feet in the first three months.

The first few weeks in Shanghai are equal parts thrilling and bewildering. This is the stuff we wish someone had told us — the paperwork, the apps, the accounts, and the small adjustments that make the city start to feel like yours.

Forum

Ask, answer, and connect with fellow residents across every pillar.

Ask, answer, and connect with fellow residents across every pillar.