ShipBuddie - Expat Network

ShipBuddie is the community platform for people living abroad — everything you need to carry, live, work, and connect overseas, in one app.

Whether you're looking for assistance for your parents who are travelling abroad or need a urgent medicine home, looking for a room in a new city, hunting for a job overseas, or just trying to figure out how visas and banking work — ShipBuddie connects you directly with people who've walked the same road.

Free to post, browse and connect. No hidden fees.

✈️ TRAVEL & CARRY
Find a verified traveller flying your exact route. Arrange a travel companion for elderly parents or send parcels home, ship documents — far cheaper than couriers and far more personal. Post your own trip and earn on spare baggage. You and your buddy agree what's fair.

🏠 EXPAT SUBLETS
Short-term housing offered by expats, for expats. Furnished rooms and flats for days, weeks, or months — entirely peer-to-peer with no agencies and no commissions. Pay your host directly. City registration guidance included.

💼 JOBS & REFERRALS
Find roles where you actually want to live. Listings shared by locals and expats — startups, hospitals, schools, agencies. Filter by city, sector, and visa support, and apply directly with no middlemen. Refer friends to roles at your company and earn a referral bonus when they're hired.

🎉 COMMUNITY EVENTS
Discover meet-ups, festivals, and professional events near you. RSVP, see who else is going, and host your own event in minutes.

💬 COMMUNITY Q&A
Ask the questions search engines can't answer — visas, banking, taxes, schools, day-to-day life abroad. Get replies from people who lived it last month. Tag-based threads, upvotes for answers that actually worked, and the option to reply anonymously.

WHY SHIPBUDDIE?

• Verified members — connect with confidence through identity verification.
• Direct, private chat — message matches in-app once you've connected. No phone numbers shared until you choose.
• Built for trust — report tools, profile bios, and a reputation system keep the community safe.
• Truly global — any route, any city, every week.
• Free to use — post, browse, and connect at no cost.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Post — list what you need: a carrier, a sublet, a job, or a question.
2. Match — browse listings or get matched with the right person.
3. Connect — chat directly in the app and make it happen.

ShipBuddie was built for travellers, by travellers — for everyone living between two homes. Join a global community that gets it.

Download ShipBuddie and make life abroad a little easier.