March 2018 Emigrate News Archive
Archived Daily Emigrate UK News...
Mexican crime wave ignored by expat property purchasers
In spite of worldwide reporting of increased crime in many Mexican expat hubs, buyers are still flocking to popular resorts.
Mexico’s surging, drug-related crime wave hit the headlines when a number of countries upped their warnings about travel to large swathes of the country including a number of popular resorts and retirement...
Indoor air pollution in China a factor in acceptance of top tier expat relocations
Just as China becomes the must-go destination for serious expat talent, the country is waking up to the detrimental effect of its pollution on expat professional reassignments.
Clean indoor air is no longer a luxury for expat professionals, as top talent is now refusing postings to the country’s major, most polluted cities. Upscale...
Brexit boom hits Dordogne real estate agencies
If you’re determined to emigrate to France but you’re as yet uncertain exactly where, Eymet might be the perfect choice.
The peaceful southwestern corner of France is already a magnet for Brits desperate for a better quality of life, with the charming small Dordogne town of Eymet home to a sizeable expatriate community. Real estate...
New digital bank offers seamless service for expats and business travellers
Expats and international travellers are now being offered a global borderless expat bank account.
The new service, christened Denizen, could well be the welcome answer for expatriates and international business travellers as it allows money receipts in one country to be paid out immediately in another country, thus eliminating currency...
Hua Hin expat loses wallet and finds the real Thailand
Thailand’s recent bad press may have discouraged would-be expats from thinking seriously about choosing the Southeast Asian country, but it’s not all bad news.
Recent reports on safety issues for expats and tourists in Thailand as regards pollution, unexplained deaths, motoring fatalities, robberies and violent attacks have taken the...
Australia dumps 457 visa for skilled overseas workers
The popular subclass 457 visa category allowing skilled overseas workers to take jobs in Australia has been abolished.
The Australian government’s announcement came as a shock to skilled expat workers hoping to enter the country to work and eventually gain permanent residency. Around 90,000 expatriate workers are already on the visa,...
Saving face could help you save your Asian relocation
Most international expat professionals realise their working lives will see drastic changes in style, especially if they’re relocating to countries in Asia.
Working cross-culturally may sound as though sticking to the rules is the answer to getting on rather than just getting by, but difference and diversity can catch even the most...
Macron to push for French rather than English in Brussels
President Macron is hoping the use of English at EU meetings can be replaced by French once the UK leaves the European Union.
British expats living and working in Brussels in EU-associated positions have had it easy as regards language, with English truly the world’s premier tongue. The Brussels bubble used to use French in its...
Expat psychiatrists and social workers sacked without Kuwaiti replacements
The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission decision to sack expat social workers and psychiatrists working in schools and replace them with Kuwaiti nationals is being heavily criticised.
Education Ministry unionist Saleh al Azmi is urging Kuwait’s Civil Service Commission to reverse its decision to sack 214 expat social workers and...
UK and EU expat rights form part of new Brexit agreement
Brexit transition terms have been agreed between David Davis and Michel Barnier during talks, although several issues remain unresolved.
Breaking news on 19th March suggests a large part of the proposed Brexit agreement covering the transition period has been agreed between the two negotiators. Remaining issues include the Northern...
Pan European Green Card under scrutiny by EU parliament
The New Europeans campaign group’s idea of an EU ‘green card’ would solve the burning issue of UK expats in Europe and EU expats in the UK.
A recent opinion poll by the group found some 66 per cent of those who took part were in favour of an immediate guarantee of rights for EU citizens living in Britain, with the rights of UK...
Pros and cons of relocating to Nigeria
One thing’s for certain, not many expat professionals are queuing for the chance of relocation to Nigeria!
The majority of expats who’ve been inveigled into accepting a posting to Nigeria do so under hefty financial encouragement or career duress, with their families dragging along by necessity. Banking and the oil and gas sector...
Debunking the online myths about Thailand
Many would-be expat retirees believe they can find out all they need to know about their preferred destination by a simple search, but how do they determine between the few sites which tell it like it is and the myriads which tell it like it decidedly isn’t?
Taking Thailand as an example, many guides rave about its pristine beaches but...
Dutch healthcare sector desperate to fill 130000 jobs
Vacancies in the Dutch healthcare sector are slated to keep rising, with around 130,000 jobs needing filling during 2018.
Figures from the Netherlands’ Employee Insurance Agency indicate there’s a serious shortage of applicants for jobs in the Dutch healthcare sector, with limited staff numbers affecting services slated to worsen...
Brit expats in Spain to lose validity of UK driving licenses post Brexit
British expats who manage to stay in Spain post-Brexit will be forced to get a Spanish driving licences as their British licenses will no longer be valid.
According to EU officials, British driving licenses as well as vehicle registration documentation will no longer be valid, leaving British drivers without Spanish licenses banned from...
Japan as a destination for expat professionals
Japan is one of the world’s most fascinating yet impenetrable countries, with its overall culture still based on its unique history over the past thousand years.
The contrast between innovative ultra-modernity and Japan’s unique history over the past thousand years is a mix not found anywhere else on the planet. It’s a ‘love it or...
Expat relocations from UAE made easy
If you’re in the UAE on relocation, there’ll probably come a time when you need to cut your ties and leave, either returning to your home country or heading to another job elsewhere in the world.
The do-do list associated with leaving the UAE isn’t quite as daunting as the one you made prior to your arrival in the emirates, but...
EU member states enticing expat professionals with tax cuts
European countries are promising low taxes for wealthy UK would-be expats considering relocation.
According to a recent study, a British professional earning an average of 250,000 euros in an overseas job would pay more tax and social security contributions were he working in the UK than he or she would in no less than five European...
Italy looking to attract the wealthy but none are arriving
The latest country looking to attract wealthy expats is Italy, but no-one wants to know!
Last year, Italy hit on a great idea to attract millionaires and possibly billionaires to its charms, simply by offering a flat tax rate of 100,000 euros annually, no matter how much tax would have been due in the real world. Sadly, the scheme fell...
Qatar blockade fizzles out as the emirate counters the plan
If you’ve been offered a job in Qatar but are concerned over the ongoing blockade, it seems there’s far less to worry about than was expected.
A full eight months since Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE attempted to isolate Qatar economically and politically, there seem to be few signs indicating the blockade is working....
Shanghai scores high as expat international career destination
Expats living and working in Shanghai have voted the city as fourth best in the world for career development.
The Chinese city of Shanghai is the place to be for high salaries, stunning career opportunities and an exotic lifestyle, according to the latest Expat Explorer survey. Expat respondents from the education, financial services and...
