After you land · Membership
Moving to a new country can be lonely, especially with little ones. After you land is Leah's community for Americans in the UK: socials, family meetups, holidays together, and a place to ask the questions that only come up once you live here.
Community from $25 a month. Club, with more time with Leah, from $99 a month. One membership covers your household.
Friends first, practical help second. Everything you need to feel at home in your first years here.
Coffee mornings and evening get-togethers through the year, so there's always a date in the diary.
Playground, soft play and day-out meetups. Leah has a three-year-old, so family events come first.
Thanksgiving dinner, the Fourth of July and Super Bowl night: the days you miss home most, spent together.
Burns Night, Bonfire Night, a ceilidh and a Christmas pantomime, with someone to explain what's going on.
Ask anything, swap recommendations for doctors, dentists and hairdressers, and find people near you.
A call every month for the questions that only come up once you actually live here.
A taste of the kind of things we'll do: American traditions and British ones. Dates and venues are announced to members.
The practical things that come up once you're here, in the order they usually happen. Members get this as a checklist with reminders, and anyone can read the guides.
All guides →First weeks
Register with a GP, open a bank account and set up council tax and utilities.
First months
Get a National Insurance number if you don't have one, and start building a UK credit history.
Your first tax year
Know when UK tax starts for you, and keep filing in the US: Americans file every year, wherever they live.
School year
Diary the application deadlines for primary and secondary school places.
Before 12 months
Switch to a UK driving license. A US license works for 12 months after you become resident, then you'll need to pass the UK tests.
Pay monthly and cancel any time, or pay yearly and get two months free. One membership covers your household. Guided includes your first three months of Club, and Guided with a year of Community is $950.
For everyone
Friends, events and answers for your first years in the UK
$25 a month
Or $250 a year (two months free)
With more of Leah
More time with Leah, and the best seats at every event
$99 a month
Or $1,000 a year (two months free)
Limited places, so events stay small.
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Americans living anywhere in the UK, at any stage: whether you landed last week or ten years ago. Partners and children of any nationality are very welcome.
We start in Edinburgh and central Scotland, where Leah lives, and add London and Glasgow meetups as members join. The online community and monthly Q&As are open to members anywhere in the UK.
Yes. One membership covers your household, so your partner and children can come along to events.
Community gives your household the socials, family meetups, online community and monthly Q&A. Club adds small hosted dinners and family days out with Leah, a one-to-one with her every quarter, and priority places at ticketed events.
Socials and family meetups are free for all members. Hosted dinners and family days out are for Club members. A few bigger events, like Thanksgiving dinner, are ticketed: members pay less, and Club members get first pick of places.
No. Guided includes your first three months of Club free, starting when you arrive. After that, you can stay in Club or switch to Community.
Yes. Many employers include After you land in a relocation package. Ask your HR team to get in touch.
Yes. Monthly membership can be cancelled at any time. A yearly membership runs for the year and doesn't renew without asking you.