7 Countries Where You Can Live Tax Free
Why establish tax residency? With most Western countries around the world having marginal tax rates upwards of 30-40%, it is not surprising that second residencies and passports are on the rise as people begin looking for low tax alternatives. Written exclusively for Expat Network by Mark John of Offshore Protection Thanks in large part...
UAE’s New Income-Based Family Sponsorship Law
New rules in the UAE allows foreign nationals to sponsor their families to join them in the country. The new rule makes income, not profession the sole criteria for men and women to sponsor family members. The new rule allows any UAE resident, male or female, to sponsor family members (spouse, under-18 sons and unmarried...
Trend In Dependent Visas Generally Positive But Not In All Markets
Dependent visas allow spouses and family members to travel for the purpose of accompanying a family member with a corresponding visa type. Fragomen’s research shows a generally positive trend in many countries but sees a constriction in some countries. Fragomen, the leading immigration law firm, has published research on the workings of immigration systems...
New TSS Labour Market Testing Requirements
The new legislation governing the Labour Market Testing (LMT) and advertising requirements to be undertaken before sponsoring a Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) Subclass 482 Visa holder came into effect on Sunday. The below legislative changes apply to nominations made on or after 12 August 2018. Written by Sheila Woods of Interstaff 14 August, 2018 Labour Market Testing Requirements At least two advertisements that meet...
Skilling Australia Fund Levy Comes Into Effect
On 12 August the Skilling Australia Fund levy commenced. The SAF levy is a levy payable by employers nominating overseas skilled workers for Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) (subclass 482), Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) (subclass 186) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187). The SAF levy replaces the Training Benchmarks, which required visa sponsors to show that they had...
Citizenship And Residency By Investment
Internationally mobile investors and entrepreneurs are often keen to gain the advantages of permanent residence or citizenship in a second country. Investor Visas or Golden Visas as they are commonly known can facilitate residence or citizenship if you meet the requirements for that country. Residence through investment There are a number of countries around the...
Understanding Immigration
When travelling abroad to live, work, invest or for any other reason it is important to understand the immigration processes. If you are staying for more than a few months or if you are travelling regularly to the same country ensure that you have taken appropriate professional advice and complied with all relevant laws. Different...