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Expats arrested in Shanghai for providing fake residency permits
Shanghai police have arrested a group of seven including two expats for illegally assisting foreigners to get residence permits.
According to a spokesperson for the Shanghai police, the group had received over $58,000 for the provision of fake employment documentation in order to apply for the coveted residence permits. Investigations...
Are offshore bank accounts the best solution for expat professionals
Whatever your motivation for moving overseas, getting an offshore bank account is the sensible option.
In the main, offshore bank accounts aren’t just for money launderers, tax avoiders and the seriously wealthy as they make good sense for expats working overseas as well as for retirees. If you’ve relocated for work reasons and are...
Eindhoven Expat Fair offers expats all they need to know
If you’re looking to leave the UK and head for the Netherlands, this is for you.
Just a quick flight or a slightly longer train trip away at Eindhoven is the ‘I am not a Tourist’ Expat Festival and Fair scheduled for June 10th and holding answers to all the questions you have about living and working in the Netherlands. Organised by...
Is there a catch to the expat retirement dream
The world is full of places just waiting for expats to arrive and change their lives for the better.
Dreams of living in a land where the sun shines every day draw literally millions of would-be expats to create new lives, but it seems that taking the plunge simply to save money on essentials might be the cause of the dream turning to a...
New Europeans Green Card for Europe plan now in second phase
The New Europeans campaign group are now launching their next phase in the fight for citizens whose lives are in chaos due to Brexit.
The first phase of the group’s campaign launched the idea of a Green Card for Europe allowing expats to continue their lives as normal despite the referendum’s final outcome. The Green Card scheme would...
Is New Zealand the Holy Grail for disenchanted Western expats
So you’ve had enough of your Western home country and want a new start as far away as it’s possible to get?
Whether you’re a citizen of the good old US of A or a Brexit Remainer, there’s a good chance you’re wishing you could be anywhere in the world except your country of birth. Emigration is the answer for many, but where and...
Demystifying expat car insurance
Insurance, whether for house, health, business or car is often a nightmare for newly arrived expats, especially if they can’t yet get by in the local language.
The positive on this subject is car insurance, the requisites for which don’t seem to differ much from country to country. Prices, however, are another matter and range from...
Failed French car registration software causes fury and court cases
Massive backlogs in processing new car registrations are causing furious motorists to head to French courts.
If you’re about to emigrate to France and are planning on treating yourself to a new car once you’ve arrived, perhaps you should hold back for a while. French citizens and expats alike are caught up in a huge logjam caused by...
Expats in the Netherlands fighting hard against retroactive tax changes
Expats in the Netherlands are taking their protest against the retroactive changes to the 30 per cent tax break to new heights.
Last month’s announcement by the Dutch government that the seven-year 30 per cent tax break for expat workers will be cut to five years caused outrage across the country’s expat communities. The retroactive...
Amsterdam lawmakers probe possibility of a city centre toll
In an effort to reduce traffic congestion in Amsterdam, the city fathers are planning a toll similar to London’s congestion charge.
Claims that London’s infamous congestion charge has reduced the city’s congested Inner London streets by 15 per cent probably wouldn’t convince regular in-car commuters working in the heart of the...
