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UK government under pressure over expat pensions
The UK government is coming under increased pressure to update its present policy of freezing state retirement pensions for expats who live in 120 world countries. With the exception of European Union countries and the US, popular retirement destinations including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Thailand have one major disadvantage –...
Over a third of South African youth may emigrate
A dramatic increase over the last three months in the number of young South Africans wishing to emigrate was revealed in a recent survey. Some 36 per cent of those polled between the ages of 18 and 34 signalled their preference to live in another country, a significant increase from the results of the August poll. Strong racial variations...
Australia eases visa rules for skilled migrants
In a welcome reversal, the Australian government has relaxed long-stay requirement for skilled workers from overseas. Medical professionals, engineers, teachers, scientists and accountants working in the country are now able to stay indefinitely. New South Wales immigration officials recently gave out the good news that the skilled...
Legalising US Immigrants - can this have a positive impact on the economy?
Once an afterthought, the issue of immigration reform is now a top priority in the USA. Following President Obama’s re-election and his garnering 71 percent of the Latino vote, we can expect fulfilment of the promise which was set out to the De Moines Register by Obama days before the election: immigration reform will be the second...
Irish research threatened by emigration due to controls
Promising young scientists are being forced to emigrate to further their careers due to the Irish government’s approach to state-sponsored research. The Irish government’s funding body, Science Foundation Ireland, (SFI) is demanding that State-sponsored research be aimed at returns in the social or economic sectors to be eligible for...
House of Representatives targets Russia?s human rights offenders
The present-day human rights debacle in Russia received a well-deserved punch from the USA’s massed senators on Friday when they voted to repeal the outdated 1974 Jackson-Vanik trade restrictions. Shortly afterwardsm the same senators approved new legislation allowing sanctions against all human rights abusers, thus kicking the ball...
Surprise reasons why wealthy Chinese rush to invest overseas
The total number of high net worth Chinese is increasing at an accelerating rate, with the bulk of the new millionaires rushing to invest overseas. Between 2010 and 2012, individuals with over a million US dollars to invest soared at a rate of 15 per cent a year, with forecasts suggesting the rate of increase will top 19 per cent between...
Immigration News: Proposal for Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants to USA
With Republican members of congress now signalling, for the first time in five years, that the party will take a serious stance on immigration reform, statistics now reflect that it was a leading contributing factor towards Obama’s re-election for a further four years. One of the key policies put forward by President Obama was the,...
Emerging Asian Tiger Cub countries attract more foreigners
A recent survey suggests that a number of emerging ‘Asian Tiger Cub’ countries are attracting a rising number of expats and foreign businesses. The Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index suggests that Indonesia is the fastest- growing Southeast Asian nation in terms of prosperity, placed 15th in the Asia Pacific ranking by the survey....
Bulgarians and Romanians to gain unrestricted entry to UK
The temporary curbs on the number of immigrants to the UK from Bulgaria and Romania imposed in 2005 with not be extended on their expiry, giving migrants from the countries free access to the UK. The curbs, introduced to protect the British labour market and its wage structure, will expire in December 2013. Although the Labour Party has...
