By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 November, 2017
Malta's immigration authority, Identity Malta, has slashed processing times for issuing single work permits. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Citizenship | Malta | employees | international financial centres (IFC) | construction | Expats | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 26 September, 2017
Maintaining property in the UK to rent it out is a less attractive prospect now, following the April 2016 introduction of a three percent stamp duty land tax surcharge on those acquiring second homes. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | investment | Ireland | Malta | Netherlands | Portugal | Slovakia | United Kingdom | fees | stamp duty | Austria | France | Sweden | Croatia | Expats | Europe | Other
By by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington, 16 September, 2016
Taiwan has been named best expat destination in a recent survey, followed by Malta with Ecuador in third place. Read full story »
Tags: Finance | Kuwait | Malta | Niger | Nigeria | Ecuador | Taiwan | Greece | Hong Kong | Expats | Personal Finance | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 31 August, 2015
The latest annual expat survey by InterNations shows that Ecuador has retained the top spot in its ranking of the most favorable places for expats for 2015. Read full story »
Tags: Kuwait | Malta | Niger | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Ecuador | Luxembourg | Mexico | Greece | Employment | Expats | Immigration | Travel | Working Abroad | Welfare | Work | Working Abroad | Lifestyle | Immigration | Lifestyle | Working Abroad
By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 23 July, 2015
Barclays Bank has disclosed that it may close expat's accounts in Cyprus if they do not maintain a minimum balance of GPB100,000 (USD156,000). Read full story »
Tags: Wealth | Finance | Malta | Cyprus | Greece | Expat Services | Expats | Money Transfers | Pensions | Personal Finance | Wealth Management | Pensions
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 24 February, 2015
Major changes to the tax treatment of private pension lump sums will come into effect in April 2015 and may be especially relevant for those who want to use the cash to relocate abroad. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | tax | Malta | Portugal | retirement | United Kingdom | social security | Cyprus | individual income tax | Expats | Investment | Pensions | Invest | Lifestyle | Investment | Lifestyle | Pensions
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 04 February, 2015
British expats living in Central and Southern Europe are lobbying the UK Government to try to retain their Winter Fuel Payments, in light of plans to stop the allowance for pensioners living in warmer climates. Read full story »
Tags: Gibraltar | Malta | Portugal | United Kingdom | oil and gas | Cyprus | France | Greece | Spain | Expats | Welfare | Europe
By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 30 January, 2015
Avalon, a company that offers pre-paid funeral plans for British expats in Europe, has opened a new office in the Almeria region of Spain. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Malta | Portugal | Cyprus | Spain | Turkey | Expat Services | Welfare | Europe
By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 23 January, 2015
Malta's Individual Investor Program, which offers a route to European Union citizenship for up to 1,800 individuals and their families, has so far attracted over 400 applicants from more than 40 countries. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | Wealth | investment | European Commission | Malta | European Union (EU) | Expat Services | Expats | Investment | Property Investment | Visas and Passports | Europe | Invest | Investment
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 07 January, 2015
Ecuador has been ranked in a recent index as the best country in world for expat retirees, due to a combination of cheap property prices, the low cost of living, and benefits and discounts for over-65s. Read full story »
Tags: Malta | Colombia | Ecuador | Thailand | internet | Malaysia | Spain | Panama | Expats | Welfare | Europe | Retire | International Living | Other | Central America | Lifestyle | Lifestyle | Retirement