By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 30 August, 2018
Shanghai authorities have issued the city state's first "entrepreneurship visa" to a foreign national. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | business | entrepreneurs | China | Expats | Visas and Passports
By Fiona Moore, for Expatbriefing.com, 29 March, 2018
The Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, half of which is located in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, reports that Shanghai has granted 52 special "R visas" to high-profile foreign experts since the start of this year. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | employees | international financial centres (IFC) | China | offshore | professionals | construction | services | Expats | Visas and Passports
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 18 December, 2017
Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, says a record 3.4 million first-time permits were issued to non-EU residents by EU states in 2016. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | India | Syria | accounting | China | education | Germany | Poland | United States | Ukraine | Expats | Europe
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 July, 2017
The cost to parents of educating their children varies widely from country to country, costing anywhere from USD7,891 for state-funded education in Indonesia to USD200,000 for paid-for education in Hong Kong, according to a new HSBC report. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | India | Australia | China | Singapore | Taiwan | fees | education | Canada | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Expats
By Fiona Moore, for Expatbriefing.com, 23 May, 2017
Middle managers sought by overseas companies will find the best raw pay packages, before expenses and tax, in the UK, while, in USD dollar terms, the amount commanded by a job in Hong Kong has fallen considerably. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | United Arab Emirates | tax | Saudi Arabia | employees | China | Qatar | United Kingdom | fees | tax rates | Germany | Hong Kong | currency | standards | Japan | Expats | Europe
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 20 April, 2017
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone can now recommend foreigner experts and their families for Chinese permanent residence "green card" permits. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | employees | China | professionals | trade | free trade zone | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 19 October, 2016
An increasing number of foreigners have applied for a Chinese "green card" since a change to rules in Shanghai in July 2015. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | business | China | professionals | trade | Immigration | Investment | Visas and Passports | Invest | Immigration | Investment
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 02 August, 2016
Hong Kong tops the list of most expensive cities for expatriates according to global consulting firm Mercer's 22nd annual Cost of Living Survey. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Chad | Angola | China | Singapore | food | Hong Kong | Switzerland | United States | currency | Japan | Expats
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 September, 2015
Hong Kong's Immigration Department has announced that successful applicants for an APEC Business Travel Card whose applications are submitted on or after September 1, 2015 will be granted a card valid for five years. Read full story »
Tags: Russia | business | Brunei | Chile | Australia | China | Mexico | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Canada | Guinea | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Malaysia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Japan | Vietnam | Employment | Expat Services | Expats | Immigration | Travel | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 11 May, 2015
ECA International has released its latest annual MyExpatriate Market Pay Survey, which looks at the typical pay packages received by expats that agree to relocate to the Asia Pacific region. Read full story »
Tags: Finance | Asia Pacific | India | employees | Australia | China | Hong Kong | Japan | Employment | Expats | Immigration | Personal Finance | Travel | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Lifestyle | Immigration | Lifestyle | Working Abroad