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They don’t even deserve a star!
I’m extremely disappointed with InterNations and their unethical handling of inactive users. I accidentally subscribed for a one-month trial, thinking it was a gift, and immediately reached out for help — yet they refused to refund me, despite multiple requests and clear proof that I never used the service.

It’s shocking that a platform that promotes itself as a global community takes advantage of accidental renewals and inactive members just to collect subscription fees. They rely on users overlooking small print and offer no flexibility or understanding when contacted — even though many other reputable companies issue refunds for such honest mistakes.

This experience made me realize that InterNations is more interested in exploiting technical oversights than building genuine connections or trust. I strongly urge others to think twice before entering their payment details — once they charge you, there’s no way back, even if you never used their services. What seemed like a friendly global community turned out to be a disappointing scam-like experience.

I've applied to this group several times over a number of years. I'm rejected every time. Any reputable organization would give people the *actual* reason they are rejected but not this group! They talk about reviewing the "application". What application? It's a couple of questions asking where you're from, what languages you speak, where you live and how old you are. Given that I've lived in different places (at home and abroad) when I've applied, it can't be because of my location. The only conclusion I can come to is ageism. They must be looking for really young people and we are older. Whenever organizations won't give you a concrete reason for declining your "application", it's because of some kind of discrimination. Seems I dodged a bullet here.

I don't have much to say about the app, I didnt use it much, but my experience with the support team has been great. They're very understanding and accommodating. I'm sure the experience on this app would be 10/10 with a team like this!

As many have written already, I had a similar experience - engaged with their 1-month promo period, and then they informed me without any prior notice that they had charged me for the whole year extension. As there were insufficient funds on the credit card I provided, they've issued an invoice for me. I contacted the support to cancel the invoice (there is an EU law to provide a refund for unpersonalized services without any explanation -they even have this in their T&C) and terminate the services, but today I got refused with the explanation "14 days are calculated from the moment the trial begins".

Also, the invoice they issued had the due date the same as the day of issue. I have never seen that shame across the EU with the digital services!

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Let's end this together!

Where do I start? They want way too much information when signing up. You immediately get spammed by men. There are very few good events. It is impossible to delete your account (to the point of the page actually not working and after trying a number of times getting the message I have been banned from trying any further... Banned? Banned from deleting my own account??). And there is literally no way of contacting them to sort this out.

"InterNations" : A Cheap Euphemism to Deny an Uncomfortable Reality.

The insistence of the relocation industry and platforms like InterNations on using the term "expat" is not a simple semantic distinction. It is a cheap and deliberate euphemism designed to hide an uncomfortable truth: that these individuals, no matter how much they travel with a powerful passport and a contract in dollars, are, in essence, migrants.

The difference does not lie in their condition, but in their privilege. While a Syrian fleeing war is a "refugee," a Honduran seeking work is an "illegal immigrant," an American or European professional moving by choice is an "expatriate." This linguistic hierarchy serves to perpetuate a system of classism and racism where human mobility is valued according to the nationality and bank account of the person moving.

But the reality is that, stripped of that administrative and economic privilege, they are as vulnerable as any other migrant. Their legal status depends entirely on a job that can be terminated. Their support network shrinks to other foreigners in their same bubble. Their understanding of the country they inhabit is superficial and filtered through the comfort of their enclave. The day their company decides to cut costs, they will face the same immigration bureaucracy, the same uncomfortable questions, and the same potential deportation as anyone else.

The "expat" fantasy is to believe that their mobility is a chosen lifestyle, and not a form of migration. It is a term that allows them to deny their own vulnerability and, more seriously, to distance themselves from the struggle and reality of the millions of non-privileged migrants with whom they share a city, but whom they will never see at their cocktail parties or in their exclusive Facebook groups.

Expat Insider is the newsletter of this fantasy. A ranking that celebrates the privilege of a few while completely ignoring the global migratory reality, which is, by definition, a phenomenon of inequality, exploitation, and, above all, a shared vulnerability that the term "expat" cowardly attempts to deny.

Would not recommend. There are other, local,communuties for expats in moat cities, some good and some bad - I would say internations is one of the bad ones (and I wouldnt call it "local community" just some giant corporation trying to make money)

Well my experience was terrible as i had to help a friend as he was threatened with debt collectors for not renewing his membership

I noticed too that all the 5 star reviews have only left 1 review and most of the 1 star reviews have left many reviews. This suggests to me that their 5 star reviews are fake.

I responded to a guy and then realised he was a creep looking to connect for the wrong reasons. I told him I would block him and not respond to any of his messages. I didn't know how to block him and Federico responded to my request for help and told me how to do it. It seems that occasionally we get messages from creepy guys.

I am very grateful. I made a mistake shortly after my registration and the team was very understanding and helpful. It’s a lovely platform... Thanks again.

When I first applied for membership with InterNations, my application was initially declined. However, after sincerely explaining my reasons and motivations for joining to the support center, they reconsidered my case and ultimately granted me membership. I am truly grateful to InterNations for not rigidly adhering to rules, but instead responding with flexibility to individual circumstances and giving me a second chance.

I wish I had read the reviews before joining this shitty internations. Learn from me and avoid it all all cost it is not worth it. they charge membership fee and yet they dont offer any activities that is worth it. all the activities offered you can easily participate without being a member of this organization. They make the cancellation of subscription hidden in away that you cant easily opt out but will be so fast to deduct the money. Shame on all of you for exploiting expats. I hope most expats will realize they don't need to pay for anything to this organization. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR ANY MEMBERSHIP ; THEY WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND OFFER NO TANGIBLE ACTITIVITES; WHICH YOU ARE STILL EXPECTED TO PAY FOR.

They are a scam - I cannot cancel and cannot access the site to cancel - I am reporting them to the ACCC to have them investigated in Australia- DO NOT JOIN - I am having them fined be careful it’s a trap

I can't log into my account. And there is no support option to help me. I have already paid for a full year and now can't access the app or the site or anything. This feels like a scam.

It's hard to cancel your membership. I want to meet people. In two cities, most people were not really expats. Most were local and either trying to sell something like advertising, or insurance, or trying find a rich foreign boyfriend.

This is a scam - NEVER NEVER NEVER share any type of credit card information with them. They will use to reclaim money including when you stop subscription. Illegal scam and practices.

Automatically invoiced for a year with no previous alert or message. They offer me a free month to try the suscription. Yesterday I got invoiced for a year and I emailed right away (1h after the charge). They are just refusing to cancel it and give my money back. This is just stealing people money and should not be allowed. I did not know the membership would be automatically invoiced for 1 year after my month trial and now they want me to pay for something I will not use? I will take legal actions on that so RUN AWAY FROM HERE.

This "club" finds ways to debit you automatic a full membership after a year, even if you are not a paid member and you do not wisth be one. You need to use a password to cancel when you are in the website and there is no way to find this password. Everything is done to keep you captive. They do not reply to messages, obviousely. Avoid absolutely.
The reply from Interntions shows that they have no intention to refund, with the automatic debit they conceal they found a trick to mislead their clients....

J'ai été consule plusieurs années à internations. Le fait d'être simplement membre ou consul permet de faire la connaissance de gens de différents pays, de s'engager dans des discussions, de sympathiser. Cet aspect est plutôt agréable. Le fait de participer à des 'events' vous permet de sortir et de découvrir des lieux différents dans votre ville et de passer un bon moment.

Par contre le rôle de consul est un peu compliqué car il faut bien le reconnaître beaucoup de membres font preuve d'impolitesse. Beaucoup s'inscrivent à des évènements et ne viennent pas. Ils n'annulent pas. Ce qui n'est pas correct vis à vis du consul et l'est encore moins vis à vis du bar ou du restaurateur quand vous devez réserver. Certains oublient tout simplement ou pensent que parce qu'ils paient, ils n'ont pas de compte à rendre. Pendant les 6 années années passées en tant que consule sur internations, je n'ai vu aucune amélioration de la situation malgré le fait qu'internations dit prendre en compte ce problème. Certains consuls qui ne veulent pas se casser la tête font avec et d'autres demandent aux inscrits de confirmer leur présence mais ce n'est pas simple non plus.
Si vous comptez vous faire des amis ce n'est peut-être pas le bon endroit car chacun vient passer un bon moment sans plus. Les relations restent superficielles. Le point positif c'est que vous passez un bon moment.
Très peu de gens veulent être consuls, on comprend pourquoi. Pour ce qui concerne les ambassadeurs qui organisent des soirées où tout le monde peut venir : les official events, ils sont dans leur petit coin entre eux et ne se soucient pas des nouveaux membres et ne circulent pas pour parler avec les convives pendant les soirées, dans ma ville c'est comme cela.
Malgré tout internations permet de ne pas rester seul chez soi et de passer quelques moments agréables.
Beaucoup de gens se plaignent car ils n'arrivent pas à stopper le renouvellement de leurs paiements quand ils souhaitent arrêter. Cela me fait hésiter à m'inscrire en tant que membre 'albatros' pour pouvoir participer aux activités dans des groupes. Internations devrait régler ce problème rapidement.