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Expat arrivals in Germany confused over dual healthcare insurance
If you’re heading to Germany to take on a new job, health insurance is high on the must-do list.
The major issues of moving to a new country include adjusting to an unfamiliar culture, learning a new language and taking on board new laws and regulations. Once you’ve actually arrived and are settling into your new routine, you’ll be...
Malta to welcome Brit expats even after no-deal Brexit
Is Brexit scaring British expats away from jobs in Malta?
Prior to the disastrous result of the Brexit referendum, British job-seekers had the whole of the EU to consider when deciding to pursue their careers outside the UK. Nowadays, it’s a totally different story, with positions in EU member states far harder to find and get. Would-be...
Expats with Thai wives and families still banned from entry
No hope yet for thousands of expats separated from their Thai families and stranded overseas.
Frustration and fury is increasing amongst the thousands of Western expats stranded overseas away from their Thai wives and children. Even although they’ve been living in the country for many years and have valid visas, they’re last in the...
Expat students in Singapore calling foul on lack of support and help
Expat students in Singapore are unimpressed with the government’s recently-launched care package.
The fourth Singaporean Covid-19 care package is admittedly aimed at Singaporean citizens, but expatriate students are condemning it for doing little or nothing to ease their conditions during the pandemic. One student posted a request for...
Vietnam returns to normal amongst happy locals and expats
Expats in Vietnam are savouring their new-found freedom as the entire country reopens.
It’s proof there’s life after lockdown, provided the government concerned does the right thing fast enough. That’s exactly what happened in Vietnam, whilst its near neighbours were struggling with the dichotomy of doing the right thing and the...
Low Prague job security encourages expats to diversify
The best way to avoid the effect of the coronavirus on your career is to know which countries are hiring your speciality and which companies are likely to ride out the crisis.
For some time now, the Czech Republic has been gaining expat favour as a destination to take seriously as regards career advancement. Obviously, some sectors have...
Thailand expat community devastated by new entry requirements
If you’re considering emigrating to Thailand for work or retirement, you’ve just missed the chance!
For a country reliant on foreign money for a good proportion of its GDP, Thailand’s reaction to the pandemic and its effect on the local economy are surprising, to say the least. Its latest announcement made today that, without the...
Expats in South Korea unhappy about projected visa changes
South Korean visa rule changes are resulting in expat dismay.
Many expatriates now living and working in South Korea are devastated by reports of rule changes to their visas due to the possible introduction of a different points system. A recent government proposal is still under consideration as opinions are still being sought as to its...
Elderly Western expats in Thailand have problems with government gizmo
Confusion reigns as Thailand’s elderly expats attempt to use the Thai government’s online answer to identifying and tracking coronavirus infections.
For the many fascinated online onlookers of semi-rural Thailand’s expat scene, it’s always been assumed that the older, mostly male international community had arrived for two...
Breaking cultural barriers as an expat professional in Myanmar
What’s it really like for expats living and working in Myanmar?
The troubled Southeast Asian country of Myanmar fully opened its borders and its economy to the rest of the world less than ten years ago. After having been closed for more than 50 years, the country was then considered a frontier market with a huge number of setbacks...
