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Is Thailand still a dream destination for Western expats?
If you’re thinking of retiring in Thailand, there are many things to consider before your final decision is made. Traditionally, Thailand has been a popular retiree destination for its tropical climate, inexpensive cost of living and well-established expat communities in a number of towns and cities. A recent survey rated the Southeast...
Is Belize an expat retirement dream location?
If the Caribbean lifestyle appeals, Belize is as good as it gets! Many people choose the Caribbean as their favourite holiday destination as well as a possible location for their retirement years. Staying full time is very different from a vacation in one of the island’s delectable resorts, but the sun, sea, sand and sheer beauty of the...
Vietnam now the Southeast Asian hub for digital nomads
Vietnam is fast becoming the Southeast Asian hub for digital nomads. Digital nomads and other remote workers as well as techies looking to become rich from their innovative ideas have always moved from location to location until starting a formal business becomes the best way forward. Given that Vietnam is now ratcheting up its economy and...
Success of Portuguese Golden Visa responsible for overheated property market
Portugal’s overheating property prices may result in changes to its Golden Visa deals. In a recent announcement, Portugal’s minister of the economy confirmed the likelihood of cutbacks to its popular Golden Visa programme as it’s thought to be the reason behind the country’s overheating property prices. Pedro Siza Vieira told the...
Which world passport is best for itenerant expats?
Nowadays, the expat life is likely to include travel between a far larger number of world countries than ever before. In the increasingly mobile world of expat professionals and digital nomads, the best passport is one giving the highest number of countries allowing visa free entry, thus making international travel far easier and less...
Philippines a good option for expat retirees leaving the Gulf States
For expat professionals leaving the Gulf States for retirement elsewhere, the Philippines is a good option. As the situation in the Gulf States gets even more uncertain for expat professionals approaching retirement age, many are considering the Philippines’ Special Retirement Visa as an affordable, straightforward option. The visa...
TM30 chaos now affecting expat business confidence in Thailand
Thailand’s draconian TM30 laws are still in the news as NGOs and multinational corporations join the fight. Foreign businesses as well as commercial and voluntary organisations based in Thailand are increasing the pressure on the Thai government to either abolish or critically update the hated reporting requirements. Most press releases...
Philippines welcomes expat retirees with affordable lifetime visas
Expats looking towards Asia for a straightforward, no-nonsense visa for retirement and permanent residence need look no further than the Philippines. Southeast Asia is understandably a favourite would-be home for Western retirees, but it’s now becoming difficult and overly expensive to get a lifetime visa in several formerly popular...
Expat petitioners meet with Thai officials over the TM30 fiasco
As the expat controversy over Thailand’s re-established TM30 reporting requirement continues, top immigration officials say the report is ‘not too hard’ to make. The requirement has been on the books since the late1970’s, having originally been brought in to track the movements of undocumented workers from neighbouring Southeast...
More changes to Thailand visas for expats and tourists
As Western tourism and expat arrivals shrink, the Thai Embassy in London is making it even more difficult to visit the former Land of Smiles. The Thai Embassy in London has announced new visa requirements for tourists and expats heading for Thailand. Following this month’s earlier announcement that applicants living in Britain and...
