For most overseas managers, repatriation, the return to one’s home country, occurs within five years of the time they leave. Few expatriates remain overseas for the duration of their stay with the firm. When they return, these expatriates often find themselves facing readjustment problems, and some MNCs are trying to deal with these problems through use of transition strategies.Reasons for ReturningThe most common reason that expatriates return home from overseas assignments is that their formally agreed-on tour of duty is over. Before they left, the expatriates were told that they would be posted overseas for a predetermined period, often two to three years, and they are returning as planned. This is considered a successfully completed assignment. According to a 2015 study by Brookfield Global Relocation Services, 94 percent of all expatriate assignments were completed as intended.