March 2019 Emigrate News Archive
Archived Daily Emigrate UK News...
Saudis and Kiwi expats come together over Christchurch terror attack
New Zealand expats in Saudi Arabia are comforted by Saudi citizens’ reactions to the tragic Christchurch terror attack.
Saudi Arabia is a popular destination for expat professionals from New Zealand, all of whom were devastated and angered by the news of last week’s terrorist attack in Christchurch. Many acknowledge the modern world...
Expats choice between the USA and the Netherlands
There are more worldwide alternatives for ambitious would-be expats than ever before – but which one’s right for you?
One still-popular destination where expat professionals can earn good money whilst furthering their career prospects is the USA, but a newish arrival on the job-hunting scene may well beat out Trump’s America for many...
Pitfalls and problems of being an expat in a strange land
Whether you’re living overseas due to a foreign relocation or as retirees, life isn’t always as you’d like it to be.
Life challenges occur without consideration of lifestyle or location, and can create havoc in even the best-organised expat households. Ranging from infidelity and other family issues through racial tensions, health,...
Gallup poll indicates net gains and losses caused by voluntary expatriation
As emigration for work, leisure or retirement becomes ever more common across the world, which countries are the winners and which the losers?
In some ways, patterns of emigration resemble those of lemmings searching for a convenient cliff – with certain countries attractive to particular nationalities and disliked by others. For...
Are digital nomads happy with their lifestyles?
Calculating the ups and downs of being a digital nomad in a series of strange lands.
Becoming a digital nomad is yet another of the internet age’s conundrums as it takes a certain type of expatriate to cope with the stress of continual change. Many would-be expatriates sick of the humdrum reality of life in the home country decide to...
Phnom Penh now worst Asian city for expats' personal safety
The Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh has now been rated as the worst Asian city for personal safety.
The 21st edition of the respected Mercers’ Quality of Living survey has slammed Phnom Penh as the worst city in Asia for expats looking for personal safety as an essential requirement. Due to escalating terrorism, gun crime and street...
Survey tells all about the least safe expat destinations
Personal safety is becoming one of the most important factors in expat professionals’ choices of their next destination.
Whether it’s concern about abnormal weather events, the creeping risk of terrorist attacks or simply the presence of undesirables in world cities, staying safe is now a priority for relocation, whatever the reason...
Expats in Shanghai get helpful meetups with local police
Local police, traffic police and entry-exit admin staff who can speak English, Korean or Japanese are more than happy to give consultations with expats living in Shanghai's Changning district.
The first meeting was held between representatives of the three administrations and 10 foreign residents in the area, taking around an hour to...
Community services ramped up for expats in Chengdu
Chengdu ramps up its services available to the city’s expat community.
As Chengdu’s popularity as a hub for Western expats continues to rise, the local authority is planning an increase in the community services offered to the expanding expat presence in the city. Last year, the Southern Chinese hub saw the biggest ever numbers of...
UK MPs join fight for expat losers in PremierFX scam
One of the first risks encountered by newly-arrived expats is that of being scammed out of their savings by dodgy financial advisors working illegally in popular retirement destinations.
It’s a sad fact of emigration to a new land overseas that many new arrivals are befriended by seemingly friendly expatriates looking to defraud them...
New UK laws to protect expat landlords as well as tenants
If you’re looking to supplement your UK state and private pensions via buy-to-let investments in the home country, it’s wise to keep an eye on new taxes and laws.
This March, two important changes affecting both letting agents and landlords will become law, with one benefiting expat investors and the other causing a few problems for...
UK expats in Australia facing private pension transfer problems
British expat retirees in Australia and those planning to arrive post-Brexit may be hit by the economic fallout resulting from the UK’s EU divorce.
Although Brexit, whatever its final result, is unlikely to have a negative effect on British pension transfers to Oz, UK retirees may well lose out on their returns as sterling crashes....
Helpful hints for USA expats moving to the Netherlands
For British expatriates, integrating into an unfamiliar society in Europe can be tricky, but for expats from the USA it’s possibly even harder as Europe’s cultural norms don’t quite mesh with those in the USA.
A good example is a USA expat relocating to Canada, where he’ll find things aren’t that different than in his home...
Dubai life for newly arrived expat professionals
Dubai is a favourite for expats desperate for a chance to develop their careers, but what’s it really like to live there?
The majority of expat professionals in Dubai are on reassignment from their multinational employers, and make up around 80 per cent of the emirate’s entire population. Almost everyone speaks English, making the...
Expat influx causing massive housing shortages in the Netherlands
Eindhoven’s attraction for expat entrepreneurs, startups and students has caused its local government to initiate a five-year residential unit construction plan.
The plan is a joint effort between central government, its provincial arm and the urban area’s regional municipalities and will involve the building of some 27,000 homes. The...
Nanjing expat entrepreneurs celebrate new tech website
Tomorrow is a day of celebration for the Nanjing expat community, as it sees the debut of its new English language website.
The new site, www.startupnanjing.com, is dedicated to fostering the growing international startup community based in the Chinese city. China in general and Nanjing in particular have drawn huge numbers of tech...
Spain tops list of world?s healthiest expat destinations
Out of 169 world countries, the British expat hub of Spain has topped the lists as the best country for expat health and wellbeing.
Spain roared past last years’ winner, Italy, rising a full six places and leading the study for th first time. The survey, conducted by Bloomberg, judged each country on its life expectancy whilst deleting...
Malaysian retirement visa applications now under fiercer scrutiny
For expats looking to find the perfect destination for retirement, the options are narrowing at a pace not seen before, with Malaysia’s My Second Home programme the latest to be hit.
In tune with other Southeast Asian countries, Malaysia has now tightened up its expat retirement visa requirements. If you’re considering retirement in...
Pressure grows for end to expat frozen pensions
As sterling drops ever lower and Brit expats on frozen pensions tighten their belts to the final hole, pressure is growing for the UK government to end the scandal.
However small the amounts received by British expats on frozen pensions, the Brexit-induced fall in the value of sterling is making matters even worse. For retirees planning...
Siem Reap?s Fabulous French Week tempts would-be expats to Cambodia
If you’re living in another Southeast Asian country and considering a permanent change of scene in Cambodia, the upcoming Siem Reap French Week 2019 is a great reason for an exploratory visit.
Given that absolutely no-one should decide on a new location without at least a brief visit, would-be expats could well become budget...
Saudization failing as expat professionals still occupying public sector positions
According to a recent study, 60,386 Saudi public sector jobs are being held by expat professionals.
Saudi Arabia’s recently released analysis of expatriate uptake in public sector jobs seems to indicate Saudization is still failing at the professional level. Whilst the Kingdom isn’t as popular with career-oriented expats as in the...
