Country
Argentina
2 cities
Find friends abroad — expat circles & local groups by country.
Explore 21 countries with active friendship communities. Expat circles, language exchanges and local meetups in every region.
21countries94citiesglobalexpat circles
Browse all countries
Making friends abroad — expats, nomads and new arrivals
Moving country resets your social life harder than moving city. There's no shared school, no old colleagues, often a new language — and the friends-by-default years of your twenties are usually behind you.
What works abroad is a two-track approach: an expat-leaning community for instant context and emotional shorthand, plus one local-leaning community to put down actual roots. Most people who land well do both within their first three months.
Browse every country we cover below. Each country page surfaces the cities we track, the expat circles active there, and the local communities that explicitly welcome newcomers.
How we cover a country
At least one indexed city
We add a country once there's a real city with active groups inside it.
Expat + local balance
Every country surfaces both expat-friendly and locally-rooted circles.
Language-aware
We flag groups that operate in English (or your language) wherever it matters.
Safety-first
We don't list groups with safety red flags — vetted by community signals and reports.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
01How do I find an expat community in a new country?
Open the country, then the city you're moving to. The Expats and Newcomers affinities surface there first — those circles meet weekly and are the fastest social on-ramp for someone with no local network yet.
02How do I make friends in a new country if I don't speak the language?
Start with English-speaking expat circles for the first month so you have a baseline social life. Then add one local-language community where the activity (sport, climbing, cooking) does most of the talking — you don't need fluency to start belonging.
03What are the best countries for digital nomads to make friends?
The classics are Portugal, Mexico, Indonesia (Bali), Thailand, Spain and Colombia — all have established nomad communities and weekly meetups in the main hub cities. Open the country to see which cities we cover and the active circles in each.
04Is it safe to join these groups in a country I don't know?
The groups we surface are publicly organised, recurring meetups — meaning many people show up every week, locations are known, and there's reputation at stake. We don't list anything with credible safety red flags.
05Do I need to be an expat to use this?
No. Country pages work just as well if you're travelling, on a long trip, or visiting family. Many local communities welcome short-term visitors.
06How is this different from Internations or Facebook expat groups?
Internations is event-driven and paid; Facebook groups are chat-driven. We focus on small, recurring, real-world circles that actually produce friendships — and we map them to specific cities and affinities so you can find the right one in minutes.
Keep exploring
Different angles on the same goal — finding people you'll actually want to see again.