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, 18 December, 2017
The French Government is planning to unveil additional tax cuts next year to encourage London's bankers and financiers to relocate to Paris. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | employees | United Kingdom | social security | France | Germany | Expats
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 29 September, 2017
Expats still consider Singapore to be the best territory to relocate for life and work, according to a recently released annual survey from HSBC. Meanwhile, firms in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia increased expats' wages most. Read full story »
Tags: United Arab Emirates | Netherlands | Saudi Arabia | Australia | Norway | Singapore | education | Austria | Canada | Germany | New Zealand | Sweden | Switzerland | Expats
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 July, 2017
The OECD has called on countries to improve how they support migrants to integrate in their societies. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | Citizenship | law | employees | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Germany | Sweden | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 23 May, 2017
For those who smoke and drink alcohol, Germany and the Czech Republic are the EU states that offer the lightest regulations and taxes, while Finland, the UK, and Ireland charge the most prohibitive taxes, says a new report. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Ireland | food | Czech Republic | Finland | Germany | regulation | Expats | Healthcare | Working Abroad | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | Lifestyle | Healthcare | Lifestyle | Working Abroad
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 Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 03 March, 2016
In a ruling on February 25, Europe's top court confirmed that a European Union country can exclude nationals of another member state from certain social benefits for the first three months of residence after they relocate to that country. Read full story »
Tags: court | Citizenship | law | legislation | Germany | Expats | Europe
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 27 October, 2015
The 2015 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index has been released, analyzing the relative benefits of different nations for retirees. Read full story »
Tags: Finance | Insurance | Denmark | retirement | Australia | Singapore | Germany | regulation | Japan | Employment | Expats | Health Insurance | Healthcare | Immigration | Investment | Personal Finance | Property Investment | Travel | Working Abroad | Welfare | Work | Invest | Working Abroad | Lifestyle | Healthcare | Immigration | Investment | Lifestyle | Working Abroad
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 16 March, 2015
Expats in Germany could find many of their needs addressed at the "Expat In The City" Fair in Munich on March 22, 2015. Read full story »
Tags: Insurance | education | Germany | Communications | Education | Employment | Expat Services | Expats | Health Insurance | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Lifestyle | Education | Lifestyle | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 29 January, 2015
An independent report on healthcare in 36 European countries has said that consumer and patient rights are improving in Europe, but there is a widening performance gap between wealthy and poor European countries' health facilities. Read full story »
Tags: Western Europe | Belgium | Denmark | Iceland | Netherlands | public health | Estonia | Luxembourg | Norway | health care | Finland | Germany | Italy | Spain | services | Expats | Welfare | Europe | Scotland