One person planning benefits the whole family: linkage plan for immigration, study abroad, real estate, one-stop consultation at the Shanghai exhibition in November

If you have a family planning to live overseas around you, you are likely to hear a conversation like this: "Our child is going to apply to school next year, should we go and have a look first?" "Where should we go and live? Rent a house or buy one?" "After buying a house, how should we arrange our adult status?" These three questions go around, and in the end, you will find that immigration, studying abroad, and buying a property are not three independent things at all, but three aspects of the same family planning.

Why plan together

Many families follow a step-by-step approach: first apply for a study abroad program, and after the child arrives, parents will consider obtaining a study visa. During the study period, they will then check whether to buy a house and apply for an identity. This step-by-step approach was not a big problem a few years ago because policy changes were slow and information gaps were small. But the environment in 2026 is different, with changes in study visa policies, immigration thresholds, and updated restrictions on foreign property purchases. The risk of taking steps is that if the direction chosen in the first step is not connected with the third step in the second step, the previous investment will have to be reworked.

for instance. A family first sent their child to study in Country A, but after two years, the parents wanted to accompany them there. However, they found that the visa policy for accompanying children in Country A was different from two years ago, and the parents could not work after they went there; Later on, when I wanted to buy a house and settle down, I found that the tax cost of real estate transactions in Country A was very high for non residents. If immigration, studying abroad, and real estate were viewed on the same map from the beginning, one might choose another path with lower overall costs.

Common Timelines for Family Planning

A relatively mature family's overseas planning usually starts two to three years in advance, and first determines the overall direction - which country the child will go to, what stage they will attend, whether the parents will accompany them, and what the budget limit is. Then push back: when to apply for the school, when to apply for the visa, which path to take for the parents' identity, and at which stage to purchase the house.

In this timeline, studying abroad is the front-end, determining the destination of the family; Immigration is the middle stage, which determines the legal status for parents and children to stay there for a long time; Real estate is the later stage, which determines the actual settlement of the family. Three things are interrelated, and if the timing of any link is staggered, the entire rhythm will be disrupted.

How can exhibitions help families sort out this matter

From November 20th to 22nd, 2026, the Shanghai World Trade Exhibition Center, Overseas Immigrants, Study Abroad, Real Estate and Enterprise Going Global and Financial Services Expo, is itself an occasion to place three sections in the same venue. This means that after a family arrives, they don't need to go to three different places to ask three questions. They can chat with a study abroad consultant about their child's application, immigration consultant about their parental status, and property consultant about buying a house in one venue.

More importantly, these three types of consultants are at the same exhibition, which means they share a common language. A study abroad consultant can tell you which city your child is going to, which district has a concentration of schools, and what the rental market is doing; An immigration consultant can tell you what the path is for a companion visa to transition to a long-term status; A property consultant can tell you the process and cost of buying a house for foreigners in this city. Combining three types of information together creates a complete family planning map.

What kind of family is suitable for exhibiting

The first type is families whose children have just started junior high school or high school and are still making long-term plans. Take a look two years in advance, I have a clear plan in mind, and I won't panic when preparing materials later.

The second type is families where the child is already applying to a school and the parents are simultaneously considering accompanying arrangements. These types of families have tight schedules and need to align the timelines of several things at once.

The third type is families who have already lived overseas for a period of time and now want to make long-term arrangements. They may have taken a detour before and come to the exhibition to reorganize their path and see if there is a better solution.

Participation method

The exhibition will last for three days, from November 20th to 22nd, 2026, at the Shanghai World Trade Exhibition Center. It is expected to attract about 8000 visitors in three days. It is recommended that families book their visit time in advance through the exhibition hotline 13681692751 (same as WeChat), and explain the sections they need to consult in advance to facilitate on-site arrangements and coordination. The official website www.qs-expo.com provides a map of the exhibition area and a list of participating institutions. Going with the whole family is much more efficient than going alone to read information and then relay it back.