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Friendliest places for expat retirement
If you’re determined to retire overseas to a warmer, less expensive country, one of the most important considerations is the ease of fitting in with the established expat community as well as with local people. Real estate, an affordable cost of living and acceptable healthcare standards and costs are three of the most important aspects...
Expat millennials in Dubai buying into lifestyle developments
As the demographics of expats in Dubai change, property developers are increasingly promoting lifestyle-centric work and play spaces. Millennial house hunters looking to remain indefinitely in Dubai are creating a new demand for accommodation suited to their lifestyles. Having everything necessary right on your doorstep is the new trend...
Pattaya police raid darts club and confiscate dartboards
If you’re planning to retire to Thailand and love a game of darts in your local friendly bar, you’ll need to think again as playing the popular game is now illegal in the Land of Smiles. Last evening, local police stormed into expat bars in the seaside tourism hub of Pattaya and confiscated all the darts boards, telling bar owners...
Advice on getting the new UAE good conduct certificate
If you’re about to travel to your new job in the UAE, here’s how to get your mandatory document proving you’ve no criminal convictions. The mandatory new requirement for expats applying for work permits came into force on 4 February and is set to be stringently enforced. Dependent on where in the world you live, the bureaucratic...
Expats hit by increase in UK passport postal applications
As part of a Home Office campaign to shift the cost of UK passport processing to users rather than having it partially subsidised from tax revenues, the charge for a postal application is set to soar. The move is expected to hit hard on British expats as well as citizens living outside the London area, with the fee increase being passed...
May trashes hopes of EU expats arriving during Brexit transition
British Prime Minister Theresa May told reporters during her Chinese trip she’s determined to deny rights to EU expats who arrive in the UK during the transition period. May’s comments are certain to provoke a new row with Brussels as they follow the EU’s offer of a ‘status quo’ transition period of just under two years. The...
New expat arrivals in Dubai warned over fraudulent IFAs
A Scottish IFA has been convicted in a Dubai court of running an unauthorised financial advice business, thus allowing his expat victims to sue to recover their losses. The judgement is being recorded as a landmark decision as it’s one of the first convictions of its kind in any expat destination which allows clients who’ve lost money...
New Zealand tempts expat teachers with hefty relocation grants
New Zealand’s relocation grant for experienced teachers is proving a massive incentive. A new initiative aimed at encouraging applications from international expat teachers and Kiwi teachers working overseas is being received with enthusiasm by the teachers themselves and by recruitment companies. Relocation grants of $5,000 can be...
British expat starts online petition against QROPS offshore pension transfer tax
British expats planning to relocate their pension offshore are mounting a petition against the recently-introduced massive tax on their savings. Beginning in March last year, expats and recent retirees planning to emigrate outside the EU and a few other countries have been forced to give up 25 per cent of the full value of their savings...
New Oman driving test rules to benefit expat males
If you're heading to Oman on a new assignment, this new rule may make your life easier. Every male driver in Oman will soon be able to choose between taking a driving test on an automatic transmission car or a geared car. The move takes into account demands from the community that learning to drive and sitting for a driving test in...
