General Emigration News News - Emigrate UK Page 8
This is the category page for all General Emigration News news here on emigrate.co.uk, where you can view all the General Emigration News emigration news.
Expats in Caymans Islands financial and tourism sectors leaving in droves
Business layoffs and the tourist industry shutdown are causing an unprecedented expat exodus from the Caymans.
Almost half of the total population of the Cayman Islands is made up of expatriates, most of whom work in the tourism and financial services sectors. The double whammy of the pandemic and its effect on the world economy has...
UAE government doing all it can to support its expat professionals
The UAE is releasing a number of new orders intended to help expats, residents and all businesses during this difficult time.
The emirate’s Abu Dhabi-based government has issued a number of new orders aimed at both residents and expats caught up in the panic and chaos of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Most importantly, expatriates...
Will the coronavirus panic change the expat world for ever?
Border closures are leaving millions of expats worldwide with no way to stay and no way to leave.
Expats who’ve taken their qualifications, knowledge and aspirations to countries all over the world could be forgiven for feeling resentful that all their efforts may count for nothing now that the pandemic is controlling their lives one...
Prague University of Economics is favourite with expat students
For British students keen on the expat experience as part of their studies, the Czech Republic’s Prague University of Economics is the perfect choice.
In this rapidly-changing world, the total cost of a UK university degree is forcing talented students to search overseas degree-level universities with courses in the English language. For...
Expats must choose between leaving or staying put
To stay or to go is now every expat’s worst conundrum.
As the covid-19 pandemic tightens its grip on the majority of countries worldwide, expats are faced with their worst dilemma – whether to stay in limbo or return to the home country, leaving their dreams behind. It’s not just the risk of contracting the virus or even dying from it,...
Will covid-19 kill the expatriate Golden Age?
Is the coronavirus pandemic signalling the end of the expatriate Golden Age?
Whilst the urge to up sticks and move to a mostly unknown destination has been part of human history for many millennia, could the present day’s millions of foreigners living and working overseas be the last collective gasp of colonisation by stealth? ...
Expats in Mexico are happy where they are despite the virus
Expats in Mexico are staying put simply because it’s their home.
As border restrictions were unveiled last week in all EU member states, Canada, the USA and the UK, the official word went out to all expats in Mexico to return to the home country if at all possible. Given the crowds jamming the country’s airports, it seemed as if the...
Recently retired expats to be financially hard hit by market chaos
According to financial professionals, recently-retired expats will be hit hard by the ongoing COVID-19 worldwide crisis and its effect on world markets.
With the dread word ‘recession’ being bandied about on news pages and elsewhere online, it’s obvious that newly-retired expats in favourite destinations worldwide are having to...
Life as an expat in the Japanese second city of Osaka
For expats, there’s more to Japan than the overwhelming magic of Tokyo, with its second city Osaka known for its history and heritage as well as for its opportunities for expat professionals.
There’s no doubt that iconic Tokyo is one of the world’s most amazing cities, but Japan’s second city of Osaka has everything to offer to...
British government advises stranded expats to stay where they are
British authorities are urging UK tourists and expats trapped overseas to stay where they are whenever possible.
At the present time, tens of thousands of British citizens are stranded overseas due to lockdowns, closures and visa issues. The current advice from the British government is to stay put for now, unless onward travel is an...
