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Japan as a destination for expat professionals
Japan is one of the world’s most fascinating yet impenetrable countries, with its overall culture still based on its unique history over the past thousand years.
The contrast between innovative ultra-modernity and Japan’s unique history over the past thousand years is a mix not found anywhere else on the planet. It’s a ‘love it or...
Expat relocations from UAE made easy
If you’re in the UAE on relocation, there’ll probably come a time when you need to cut your ties and leave, either returning to your home country or heading to another job elsewhere in the world.
The do-do list associated with leaving the UAE isn’t quite as daunting as the one you made prior to your arrival in the emirates, but...
EU member states enticing expat professionals with tax cuts
European countries are promising low taxes for wealthy UK would-be expats considering relocation.
According to a recent study, a British professional earning an average of 250,000 euros in an overseas job would pay more tax and social security contributions were he working in the UK than he or she would in no less than five European...
Italy looking to attract the wealthy but none are arriving
The latest country looking to attract wealthy expats is Italy, but no-one wants to know!
Last year, Italy hit on a great idea to attract millionaires and possibly billionaires to its charms, simply by offering a flat tax rate of 100,000 euros annually, no matter how much tax would have been due in the real world. Sadly, the scheme fell...
Expats in UAE get English language handbook simplifying emirati laws
Expats living and working in the UAE are to receive an English language handbook simplifying the complex Arabic laws of the emirates.
The 243 page guide will be launched next Monday, March 5, and is expected to simplify expats’ lives as regards understanding the complicated rules by which the emirates are governed. Its authors include...
Shanghai scores high as expat international career destination
Expats living and working in Shanghai have voted the city as fourth best in the world for career development.
The Chinese city of Shanghai is the place to be for high salaries, stunning career opportunities and an exotic lifestyle, according to the latest Expat Explorer survey. Expat respondents from the education, financial services and...
Hints on retiring in Portugal
If you’ve decided on Portugal as your retirement haven, you won’t be the first and you certainly won’t be the last, as the country has been a hub for British retirees for several decades.
Whilst those relocating for work normally settle in Lisbon or Porto, the sunny Algarve is an all-time favourite for retirees. The region offers a...
Mumbai expat professional salaries soar to highest in world
It may have been a long time coming, but Mumbai’s place as the city with the world’s highest-paid expats wasn’t exactly unexpected.
Expat professionals lucky enough to have relocated to India’s largest and most important city are taking home annual salaries as high as $217,165, twice the global average expat wage of $99,903. The...
Expats marrying Thais must submit to fingerprinting and criminal record checks
If you’ve recently holidayed in Thailand, met the love of your declining years and are looking to marriage and a long-term stay in the tropical country, expect to have your fingerprints scammed before you say ‘I do’.
Reports of this controversial new law first surfaced on Phuket Island, and the issue has become a popular thread on a...
Need to know QROPS facts for expat retirees
Much has been written on expat forums about the pros and cons of transferring a personal pension to a QROPS, but the exact definition of the overseas pension scheme is often missing.
Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) are offshore pensions certified by their providers to meet HM Revenue and Customs rules permitting...
