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UK faces brain drain as 70 per cent of recent graduates plan to emigrate
In an exodus similar to that in the Republic of Ireland, 70 per cent of the 350,000 UK students graduating in July are considering or actually planning to move abroad for better opportunities and an imrpoved quality of life. A recent study has revealed that almost 50 per cent of those about to graduate had already decided to emigrate...
Staggering scale of UK student visa abuse now revealed
Almost 50,000 bogus students from overseas have managed to gain entry to the UK with the help of English language examination invigilators and scams run by illegal visa agents. UK Immigration Minister James Brokenshire admitted yesterday that the country’s student visa system had been thoroughly abused by an estimated 48,000 fake...
Switzerland proposes limits on number of immigrants
At the same time as a standoff with the European Union is about to begin, Switzerland’s government has proposed an annual limit to the number of immigrants allowed in. The Swiss government’s proposal, announced today by e-mail, sets out quotes and maximum numbers of immigrants allowed into the wealthy country. Although the scheme...
New Zealand tops global index on social and environmental performance
A newly-released study based on rankings of ecological and social factors rather than economic and material output has seen New Zealand take the top spot over the 132 world countries surveyed. The global index survey, undertaken by the Social Progress Imperative, uses 50 indicators of social advancement, including freedom and human...
Thousands of expat Americans renouncing citizenship to avoid new tax laws
As the start of FATCA looms, Americans living permanently overseas are rushing to renounce their US citizenship. The IRS’s five-year campaign to uncover undeclared, taxable assets held by US expats is having an unexpected result, as many middle-income Americans living abroad are deciding to hand in their citizenships. Those who renounce...
Japan joins the fight to entice highly skilled expat professionals
Once closed to all but a very few expat workers, Japan is attempting to combat its dual problems of a shrinking birthrate and an ageing society by encouraging skilled migrants. Highly skilled expats in the education, construction and IT sectors are now to be allowed to apply for permanent residency after three years rather than the...
Is emigration really the answer to austerity
The reality of austerity in the UK and the realisation it’s not going to improve in the near future is tempting many to uproot their lives and move overseas. The British economy’s giant black hole has resulted in tax upon tax being piled on top of cost of living increases and the decline in public services. More UK citizens than ever...
UK passport renewals backlog scandal goes viral
Expats living or working overseas and those planning to emigrate are in panic mode due to the British Passport Office’s inability to clear a massive backlog of new and renewal applications. The sheer inefficiency and inconvenience of the recently changed application process combined with the increase in residents’ passport...
Worldwide expat population expected to hit 56.8 million in 2017
A recent market research survey has revealed that the present world expat population of over 50 million will rise dramatically to over 56 million over the next three years. The 2013 survey placed Saudi Arabia as the country with the largest proportion of expat residents, with the USA and the United Arab Emirates following close behind....
UK government loses plot on overseas expat benefit cheats
Whilst the government concentrates on holding fast to its frozen pension position, it’s clearly lost the plot on overseas benefit scams including sick pay, disability benefit, child benefit and more. The latest benefits scam to hit the media involves ’snowbird’ holidays of up to seven months or more spent in Spanish sunshine by UK...
