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Spain is favourite migration destination for benefit cheats
Spain is famous as an expat destination for its sun, sea and sangria, but it seems it’s also infamous as a convenient destination for those wishing to cheat the UK benefits system. Almost 800 cases of benefit fraud by expats in Spain were discovered in 2013 by investigators from the UK Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Many more are...
South America emerges as new hub for adventurous expats
As the attractions of traditional expats havens such as France, Spain and even Thailand diminish, South America is emerging as a likely destination for adventurous UK migrants. Discovered decades ago by American and Canadian ‘snow bird’ migrants as a haven far removed from their home countries’ freezing winters, South America is now...
Saudi eight year expat cap now under government review
Recently-released new regulations from the Saudi Ministry of Labour included the news that the draft law capping expat worker residence in the Kingdom to eight years is now under review. Ahmed al-Humaidan, the Kingdom’s deputy labout policy minister, told local media that a working committee has been set up to study the unpopular law....
Kiwi migration to Oz slows but immigration to NZ soars
The tsunami of New Zealanders heading for Australia may have slowed to a trickle, but immigration from the rest of the world to New Zealand is at an all-time high. Over the last few years, a mass exodus of New Zealanders seeking a new life in Australia has been a major government cause for concern amid fears of the loss of the brightest...
Thai crackdown on visa runs may affect expat workers
Border insecurity is mounting after Thailand’s immigration authority announced a crackdown on the number of border crossing runs allowed to be made by those on a visa on arrival. According to local media, the crackdown is aimed mainly at Russians, South Koreans and Vietnamese who are using the border runs to enable them to work illegally...
Canadian government debating stringent new rules for citizenship
The Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, now in consideration, states that applicants for citizenship must spend at least 1.460 days in the country for six years before submitting their applications. It continues that, during at least four of those years, applicants must have spent 183 days physically present in Canada. Stays in the...
Canada committed to diversity and immigration to strengthen its economy
Canada’s past, present and future are inextricably linked with immigration and the diversity of its population, according to the Bank of Canada’s CEO.Gordon Nixon. The CEO of the Bank of Canada and head of Toronto’s Immigrant Employment Council, stated in a press release today that Canada’s traditional welcome to immigrants from...
High tax rates forcing young Irish professionals to emigrate
The Irish junior finance minister is blaming the exodus of young professionals on the country’s high tax rate. Brian Hayes, Ireland’s junior finance minister, is demanding a cut to the rate of income tax, to be spread over the next two budgets. In a recent speech, he said that the current tax rate is punishingly high on modest wages...
UK expat in Switzerland takes citizenship due to losing UK vote
A British expat who’d lived in Switzerland for 15 years has become a Swiss citizen due to his losing the right to vote in next year’s UK general election. Robert Hopkins left his Surrey home 15 years ago to take on a job as a tutor and translator in Switzerland. He had no real intention of staying permanently in the country, and...
USA tech sector sparks fears of separate immigration reform deal
Pro-immigration reform activists in the USA are afraid that the country’s technological giants’ support of a bill relating solely to the industry will scupper any chance of overall reform. Senator Dick Durbin, one of the original team whose reform bill passed the Senate in 2013, has sent letters to leading companies in the industry...
