By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 03 August, 2017
Concerns have been expressed regarding the South African government's plans to remove the 183-day foreign earned income exemption provision for expats working outside of the country. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | South Africa | compliance | tax | tax compliance | tax avoidance | tax credits | legislation | Expats | Africa
By by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London, 15 December, 2015
HSBC has begun offering a new fee-free retail currency account targeted at the increasing number of people from the UK working, living, or travelling abroad. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | South Africa | Finance | Currency | banking | Australia | Singapore | professionals | Hong Kong | New Zealand | currency | retail | Japan | Africa
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 26 January, 2015
Bern and Copenhagen have been ranked as the easiest places to relocate for Europeans posted abroad. Toronto came first for North Americans and Singapore was first for Asians. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | business | Mauritius | employees | Australia | Singapore | education | Canada | Hong Kong | Dubai | Japan | services | Expat Services | Expats | Working Abroad | Welfare | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | North America | Africa | Middle East | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 20 November, 2014
The UK is to extend the availability of its 24-hour Super Priority Visa Service for business travelers and those wanting to travel urgently. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | United Arab Emirates | India | China | Philippines | Thailand | United Kingdom | France | United States | Turkey | Expats | Visas and Passports | Africa
By Fiona Moore, for Expat-Briefing.com, 30 October, 2014
A real estate company in South Africa has launched what it says is the country's first comprehensive residential property index. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | Expats | Investment | Property Investment | Invest | Africa | Investment
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 29 September, 2014
South Africa's Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba, has explained the impact on foreigners of a new rule that requires the parents of all minors traveling to or from the country to furnish an "unabridged" birth certificate. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | regulation | Expats | Immigration | Travel | Visas and Passports | Welfare | Africa | Immigration
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 25 June, 2014
A survey of UK-based professionals aged under 35 has found that 78 percent would consider moving overseas, and that 26 percent would make Hong Kong their first choice. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | tax | business | Australia | United Kingdom | professionals | Hong Kong | United States | Dubai | Expats | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Africa | Working Abroad
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 01 April, 2014
A new report examining the migration patterns of High Net Worth Individuals between 2003 and 2013 says that the highest net inflow was to the UK, while the largest outflow was from China. Read full story »
Tags: Russia | South Africa | Wealth | India | Australia | China | Singapore | United Kingdom | Hong Kong | Switzerland | United States | Expats | Immigration | Europe | Africa | Middle East | Immigration
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 08 October, 2013
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), has published its latest international statistical release containing worldwide investment fund industry results for the second quarter of 2013. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | investment | India | Australia | China | Brazil | Canada | United States | Japan | Expats | Investment | Europe | Invest | Africa | Investment
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 09 May, 2013
PwC Tax Services has warned that the introduction of a withholding tax on cross-border services payments, as proposed by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in the Budget announced in February this year, "may erode South Africa as an attractive destination to foreign investors." Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | South Africa | compliance | tax | business | royalties | tax rates | withholding tax | services | Africa