By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 29 May, 2019
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have relaxed the country's immigration and residence laws by changing the regulations for residence permits, or "iqamas." Read full story »
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By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 10 January, 2018
A survey of 648 graduates at UK universities conducted by KPMG has revealed that almost two thirds (62 percent) of graduates feel less confident about their career prospects because of Brexit. Read full story »
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By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 28 November, 2017
Europe's top court has delivered a landmark ruling that will benefit married couples where one is an EU citizen who newly takes up citizenship in an EU country and their non-EU spouse seeks to join them. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | court | law | Algeria | United Kingdom | legislation | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
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 Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 13 November, 2017
Taiwan's Government has approved a 50 percent tax cut for overseas workers as part of its plan to attract more foreign talent to the country. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | tax | insurance | retirement | Taiwan | professionals | social security | regulation | Employment | Expats | Work | Recruitment | Professionals
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 21 August, 2017
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, the low-tax industrial zone, is taking steps to speed up residence and work permit applications for foreigners. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Taiwan | professionals | Hong Kong | trade | free trade zone | Expat Services | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London, 21 July, 2017
HM Revenue and Customs has published details of new provisions for a value-added tax charge on UK consumers using B2C telecommunication services outside the EU. Read full story »
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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 »
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By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 July, 2017
The United States look set to drop plans floated by the Obama administration for visa concessions for international entrepreneurs. Read full story »
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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