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GP famine hits Ireland as family doctors and graduates emigrate
According to a new study, Ireland’s declining health service is about to hit a new low as 75 per cent of medical graduates and more established family doctors emigrate for financial reasons.
The survey, conducted by the Irish College of General Practitioners, (ICGP) involved qualified GPs as well as recent graduates and revealed that the...
The six best USA cities for emigrating professionals
Emigrating to the USA gives a career boost as well as the chance to experience a familiar but excitingly different lifestyle.
If you’re looking for recruitment opportunities in America you’ll be joining well over two million expats who’ve made the leap from their home countries into a new, exciting world. Amongst America’s major...
Retired Aussies head for Southeast Asian expat hotspots
As Australia’s cost of living continues to soar, increasing numbers of retirees are packing up and heading for cheap expat havens in Southeast Asia.
A new book by Australian couple Stephen and Colleen Wyatt reveals the diaspora and explains that Australian pensioners can save around 80 per cent of their living costs by making the move....
Is the dream fading for young Irish migrants in Australia
Many of the hundreds of thousands of young people who emigrated to Australia from Ireland following the 2008 economic crash are now facing lack of work, financial problems and isolation.
The results of a recent survey conducted by University College Dublin’s Clinton Institute suggest that, of the rush of Irish immigrants to Australia...
Continued rise in Kiwi immigration totals sparks political fight
Continuing the trend of startling monthly rises since the beginning of 2014, last month’s New Zealand immigration figures now stand at the highest total for 11 years.
The rise in net migrant gains over the last seven months has already led to mutterings in sectors of several Kiwi political parties, with last’s months net of 4,500...
Canadian small towns hoping immigrants will replace exodus to cities
An increasing number of rural counties and small towns in the Canadian backwoods are hoping that new arrivals in the country will replace locals fleeing to the big cities.
Dwindling populations in Canada’s more remote regions are affecting local economies, with town councils attempting to attract more expat incomers to fill their needs....
Canadian immigration issues first entrepreneur start-up visas
Launched last year, Canada’s start-up visa aimed at entrepreneurs now has two successful applicants, both of whom are being supported by Vancouver’s GrowLab Ventures.
Canadian Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, met up with business leaders last week to further promote the scheme, the first of its type in the world. He is encouraging...
Scotland shaping up as immigration destination for other Brits
With the Scottish referendum on independence from the rest of the UK just weeks away, it seems the northernmost tip of the British Isles is hotting up as a convenient expat destination.
Even if the referendum doesn’t result in Scottish freedom from the 300-year old English yoke, the Scots themselves traditionally consider they’re a...
Saudi losing skilled expats due to Saudization four year visa rule
The recently-announced decision by Saudi Arabia's Labour Ministry to limit expat work visas to a maximum of four years is causing fears that skilled expat workers will choose other destinations.
The decision will affect businesses rated as yellow in the three-tier Green, Yellow and Red Nitaqat classification intended to encourage Saudi...
Thai surrogate twins issue reveals Australia rejects Downs Syndrome migrants
An embarrassing, little-known result of the scandal of the Thai surrogate twins has shown that Australia has been rejecting Downs Syndrome immigrants for decades.
The original story recounted how an Australian couple had paid a Thai woman for surrogacy, rejecting one of her new-born twins when it was discovered that the baby boy suffered...
