Expat

Survey Reveals Friendship Comes As Standard In Ireland

According to the latest ‘friendliness’ survey, the Irish are friendly, sociable, love a laugh and welcome i... Read more

Expat And Local Businesses Fear Downturn As Andalusia Tourism Slumps

British expat businesses as well as Spanish owners of tourism-related enterprises are worried about an unexpected drop i... Read more

Survey Shows USA And UK Tank For Friendliness

If making friends once you’ve expatriated is important, choosing a country rated highly as regards friendly natio... Read more

US Expats Get More Time To Comply With Hated Transition Tax

In a move designed to help US expats overseas comply with the onerous Trump transition tax requirements, the US Treasury... Read more

Austrian Bitcoin Fraud Investigation Goes Europe Wide

Austrian financial authorities investigating a suspected cryptocurrency pyramid scheme related to bitcoins are requestin... Read more

Southeast Asian Beaches Not Yet Wrecked By Tourism

Many retirees’ dream destinations involve living within walking distance of a peaceful, sandy beach lapped by azu... Read more

Kuwait Lawmakers Pass Expat Remittance Tax

Kuwaiti lawmakers in committee have passed the controversial expat remittance tax. In spite of warnings about its effec... Read more

New Vietnamese Ride Hailing App Set To Outpace Grab

Just a few days after Uber pulled out of Southeast Asia after its sale to Grab, a Vietnamese company has launched its ow... Read more

Survey Shows Brit Expats In France Ambivalent On Citizenship

In spite of the considerable number of British expats applying to become French citizens, the option isn’t the be... Read more

Expat Financial Independence Winning Out Over Risky IFA Advice

Following the seemingly endless media reports of dodgy IFAs, Ponzi schemes and fraudulent cold-calling financial scammer... Read more

Bremain In Spain Hits Out At Incomplete Transition Draft Deal

Expat campaign group Bremain in Spain is more than unhappy about the recently agreed Brexit transition draft deal. Head... Read more

Expats In Spain Warned About Airbnb Rental Apartment Scam

Expats and travellers are being warned about yet another Airbnb property rental scam focusing on Spain. Non-existent pro... Read more

UAE Expat Good Conduct Certificate Suspended Due To Chaos

Due to confusion about its rules, the UAE’s controversial good-conduct certificate law is now suspended for an in... Read more

70 Per Cent Of Failed Assignments Down To Family Problems

Recent studies have revealed more than 70 per cent of failed assignments are due to trailing spouses’ inability t... Read more