By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 18 June, 2018
Lower-paid medical practitioners are increasingly having their request for UK working visas rejected, as a result of immigration quotas. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | business | public sector | law | employees | United Kingdom | education | professionals | Expats | Immigration | Other | Immigration
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 19 December, 2017
British passport holders between the ages of 16 and 25 can now use the online passport renewal service, which was previously available only to people aged 26 or older. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | law | United Kingdom | Expats | Immigration | Other | Immigration
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 Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 22 June, 2017
African, Asian, and European cities are the most expensive locations for expats working abroad, according to Mercer's annual Cost of Living Survey, released on June 21, 2017. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Chad | Kyrgyzstan | Uruguay | employees | Angola | Singapore | Brazil | Hong Kong | Tunisia | United States | Argentina | Macedonia | Seychelles | services | Expats | Europe | Other | Africa | South America
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 23 January, 2017
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to balance its budget by 2020. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Saudi Arabia | energy | budget | fees | G20 | Gulf Cooperation Council | Expats | Other
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 14 December, 2016
Singapore has the best school system in the world, according to a new report from the OECD. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | Colombia | Estonia | Singapore | education | Canada | Finland | Hong Kong | Peru | Japan | Vietnam | Expats | Immigration | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Other | Immigration | Working Abroad
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
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 07 May, 2014
Kazakhstan plans to boost investment with a number of new incentives, including a ten-year exemption from corporate income tax for investors, according to the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning. Read full story »
Tags: tax | investment | foreign direct investment (FDI) | law | employees | corporation tax | Kazakhstan | services | Expats | Visas and Passports | Other | Economy
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 31 March, 2014
Measures in the UK's recent Budget could be bad news for British expats, in particular those living outside the European Union. Read full story »
Tags: tax | law | budget | United Kingdom | Expats | Europe | Other
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 29 January, 2014
Law firm Kingsley Napley LLP has suggested amendments to the United Kingdom's Tier 1 investor visa requirements. Read full story »
Tags: tax | investment | business | Malta | United Kingdom | education | venture capital | Expats | Investment | Invest | Other | Investment