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Are digital nomads the new-style expats
Digital nomads are the latest group who’ve upped and left their home countries to explore new opportunities in distant lands, but should they be considered as expats? Expatriates come in numerous shapes and sizes as regards locations, professions and aspirations but all have one thing in common – they’ve all ex’d from their...
Buy to let investments lose ground to holiday let properties
The reason behind the increase in investors looking to purchase European short-term holiday let properties may well be spurred by the need to have a foothold in an EU member state before Brexit kicks in. Whatever the initial reason, short-term lets in popular overseas holiday destinations provide attractive rental yields mostly gained...
Expats urged to take short term relocations to Japan and don?t die on the job
The Tokyo governor is calling for a roll-back on Japan’s devastating expat-aimed death tax. Expats heading for a new working life in Japan need to make their stay comparatively short and make special efforts to stay alive due to the country’s bizarre 55 per cent inheritance tax aimed at expats’ worldwide assets. The heirs of expats...
Citizenship for sale to the highest bidders
A recent development making it easier for wealthy would-be expats to avoid complicated visa requirements by purchasing a second passport could be described as ‘citizenship for sale’. The countries advertising the relatively new service prefer to call it ‘citizenship by investment’ as it mostly involves significant amounts of ready...
Expat relocation to Indonesia
Indonesia’s meteoric rise to the status of one of the world’s largest emerging markets has prompted strong interest from foreign professionals seeking opportunities in Jakarta. Indonesia’s growing economy has made its capital city a hub for foreign professionals and international companies seeking to benefit from its fruitful jobs...
Expats relocating to Amsterdam bereft of housing and schooling finance
As popular areas in Amsterdam attract more expats, a recent survey reveals most get no financial aid with schooling and housing. Relocation to Amsterdam’s increasingly expensive central districts is causing financial distress for expats without housing and schooling allowances. Research by the International Community Advisory Panel...
Risks to expats working abroad are on the increase
Recent research by an international relocation company shows the risks of working overseas are rising. The results of a recent global mobility survey reveal almost 25 per cent of expats on overseas assignments have been involved in a critical incident some time in the past year. In addition, over the past five years, the number of...
EU expats in UK given hope as Britain concedes cut off date
Sources close to the EU’s Brexit negotiating team in Brussels are reporting the drastically dropping numbers of EU expats arriving in the UK have resulted in May’s stance on fewer rights for EU expats being shelved. Although no official announcement has been made by the British negotiating team over the change in policy, David Davis...
Multiple passports the latest accessory for seriously wealthy expats
Second, third and even fourth passports are the latest in status symbols for the ultra-rich as well as giving considerable tax advantages and opportunities to hide less than pristine currency. The need for a second passport isn’t just related to obtaining ease of travel around an increasingly xenophobic world as it’s also linked to...
US citizenship renunciations still growing
Citizenship renunciations by US expats living overseas were up by another 26 per cent in 2016, with another 1,313 leaving in the first three months of this year. The renunciation trend, centered amongst long-term US expatriates living, retiring or working overseas, is continuing at a fast pace, but totals may be even higher as many...
