June 2018 Emigrate News Archive
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Dutch companies have skills shortages in spite of the expat influx
In spite of the flood of expats heading for the Netherlands nowadays, some 20 per cent of Dutch employers still have skills shortages.
If you’ve decided to give the Netherlands a try as a career base, applying for jobs in sectors with skills shortages is a sensible idea. According to the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency, employers in...
Survey shows London still best all round expat experience
In spite of the British capital’s slide down the rankings of a number of expat surveys, it’s still a favourite for work and play.
In a recent survey with around half a million expat respondents, London is still the most attractive city for a varied lifestyle. It seems the British capital is still the preferred international location...
Saudi and expat females alike overjoyed about permission to drive
It’s not just Saudi women who’re over the moon about being allowed to drive, it’s expat women living in the kingdom who’ve missed the freedom of self-drive.
Not being able to drive if you’re planning to take on a job in Saudi or if you’re a trailing spouse who’s moved to the kingdom along with her husband has been one of...
Expats working in Indonesia now forced to learn the language
Expats with jobs in Indonesia must now learn the language. The Indonesian president’s decree intended to simplify the issuing of expat work permits also includes mandatory training in the Indonesian language. Unsurprisingly, the expat business community in the country has been caught off guard by the announcement, as have Indonesian-owned...
Expats in UAE selling property to buy second nationality via Golden Visas
Expats living and working in the UAE are selling their home country properties in order to afford a second citizenship and passport.
According to recently released data, almost half the UAE’s expat population have sold their properties in their home countries as part of a bid to obtain a second nationality and passport. Reports state...
Expat buy to let investors urged to register them against property fraud
Expat landlords are being warned by the UK’s Land Registry Office over property fraud.
Many UK expats working overseas have invested in Britain’s buy-to-let market in order to provide not only extra income but also property price appreciation in the long run. However, it’s fairly easy for fraudsters to steal absentee owners’...
Practical steps to working legally in the Netherlands
If you’ve decided to try working in the Netherlands or have been offered a post that's too good to refuse, you’ll have realised Dutch bureaucracy is some of the toughest in Europe.
If you’ve already found a job and are intending to stay in the county of over three months, your employer will need to apply for your residence permit...
Meeting new friends in an unfamiliar country
Making friends is one of the most important tasks after arriving in a new country.
One of the advantages of moving overseas to take on a new, exciting job is that your work colleagues can be instant friends, thus alleviating the feeling of aloneness which affects many expats’ early days on a new assignment. Once you’ve sorted out...
Plastic and fistfuls of dollars are survival kits for expats in Zimbabwe
The best way for expats to make sure they can access funds in unsafe destinations is to keep a fistful of their home country’s currency plus several widely-accepted cards.
Recently, a good number of expats, especially in the oil and gas industry, have found themselves in problem economies highlighted as financial risks. Zimbabwe is an...
Is becoming an expat a natural progression towards a new world
The result of a recent survey shows there are some 57 million –yes, million – expatriates scattered all over the world, an increase of 11 million over 2009’s result.
Whatever the reason behind the decision to become an expat in an unfamiliar land, one thing’s for certain – more and more people than ever before are doing exactly...
Brit retirees rushing to secure residency in Europe before Brexit
The 2017/18 long, cold winter lasted well into spring, encouraging many who’re concerned about the UK’s present political challenges to imagine life in a far warmer, more welcoming climate.
For many Brits nearing retirement, seeing Brexit closing in fast with no compromise in sight, imagining a different life is turning to thoughts of...
Expat kids have better education and career prospects
Expat parents worried their children may be disadvantaged in life by being ‘third-culture kids’ should rest easy, as the expat experience gives them an edge over their contemporaries back home.
According to the American anthropologist and sociologist Dr Ruth Hill Useem who coined the ‘third-culture kids’ (TCK) term, the offspring...
Survey confirms four Swiss cities are only for the extremely wealthy
Switzerland is now home to the four most expensive cities in the world for expats – although the cash-strapped Venezuelan capital of Caracas took the top spot for all the wrong reasons!
It’s perhaps the first time ever that a hyperinflationary scenario plus a severe shortage of food and other supplies has catapulted a city into the...
Vietnam versus Thailand as an expat retirement destination
Southeast Asia is now one of the most popular destinations for retirees looking to expand their horizons whilst benefiting from a relatively low cost of living.
The two favourites, Thailand and Vietnam, both offer the year-round warm to hot weather Britons can only dream of, and American snowbirds find the solution to long, dark winter...
Eastern promise for expat professionals in Vietnam
If you’ve rejected all the usual expat hubs as being too predictable, perhaps it’s time to look east.
Although there’s an explosion of expat interest in China, its unique culture and way of life isn’t every undecided expatriate’s dream as a destination even if they’re fascinated by the Orient in general.
Alternatives such...
Is Cape Town the answer for adventurous expat professionals
If you’re looking to emigrate for work reasons and none of the usual destinations appeal, South Africa and its capital Cape Town might well tick your boxes.
Relocation nowadays seems to concentrate on just a few well-known destinations, with massive salaries, upscale extras and high-flying career success the main draws. However, if a...
Anti Brexit campaigners meet with parliamentary Brexit select committee
Four anti-Brexit campaign groups have called on the PM to deliver on her promise their lives wouldn’t change post-Brexit.
Frustrated, angry British expats living and working all across EU member states now believe they’re the ‘forgotten victims’ being used as hostages by both negotiating teams. As a result, four of the anti-Brexit...
Pros and cons of favourite expat retirement destinations
Planning the next adventure after shrugging off a former career is attracting an increasing number of Britons to overseas locations.
Whether they’re planning on an early retirement, staying the course until the state pension is due or considering entrepreneurship as the answer to financial pressures, more and more British retirees are...
Southeast Asia best for Brits on a budget
Retirement overseas may well be an answer to comparative poverty in later life, but needs a good deal of homework to get it right.
The baby boomer generation in first world countries such as the USA, Australia and the UK is facing a dilemma. Having done their best for their young families, they’re now approaching retirement and are...
Fouchet anti Brexit case to be heard July 5 at EU General Court
French lawyer Julian Fouchet’s case against Brexit is to be heard on July 5 at the EU’s General Court.
According to an article in the English language media, Fouchet has now received long-awaited confirmation that the case, brought on behalf of long-stay Britons in EU member states, is to be heard by the top EU court. His plea that the...
Dubai guidebook for expats includes rights and responsibilities as well as culture
A new guidebook aimed at newly arrived expats in the UAE looks set to make adjusting to the unfamiliar culture far easier.
The book, entitled somewhat prosaically ‘A Guide for Foreign Workers’ comes in three languages, - Arabic, Urdu and English, and sets out information on the UAE’s culture and history as well as giving full...
