Five-Year Permits For Expats In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s passports department is starting to issue new resident permits with a five-year lifespan for expatriates. According to reports in Arab News, the new resident permits were first issued on 15 October, the first day of the Islamic New Year. Companies and expatriates have to renew the permits yearly online, with no need...
Well-Off Britons Want To Retire Overseas
Recent research has found that a majority of wealthy Britons plan to spend most of their retirement overseas, with 8% emigrating Read more
Migration Insurance For Australia, New Zealand
The number of migrants to Australia and New Zealand continues to rise, and there may be a need for them to have insurance cover in place. Read more…
Living & Working in Canada
Considering a move to North America to the vastness of Canada to work and live? Many have done it already and there’s room for many more. Read our guide first. Read more
New UK Income Taxes May Affect Expats
The way income from dividends, savings interest and renting out property is taxed is changing dramatically in the UK. Make sure you know how you may be affected. Read more
Contractors: Check Your UK ‘Umbrella’ Set-Ups
Contractors are being urged to check if their ‘umbrella’ or personal service company arrangements now fall foul of UK tax law. Read more…
Older Workers Taking Up Consultancy
Changes to pensions lead to many Britons postponing retirement and taking up consultancy and directorships Funding a comfortable retirement is no mean feat, so many workers and contractors are choosing to defer drawing pensions and are continuing to work on a part-time or consultancy basis. There are currently 428,000 self-employed workers over the...
Expats: New Rules On Passing On Assets
Differing EU member state laws have made the passing on of assets complicated for many expats. New rules aim to make it easier, but do they? Read more
Alert: You Must Have Medical Cover To Enter Dubai
New laws mean that anyone moving to Dubai for work or other reason will not be able to take advantage of the UAE’s public healthcare facilities. You must instead take out private medical insurance to cover the cost of your treatment. To make sure the new law is complied with you will not be able...
Taking Over A Business Abroad? Take Care…
There are many pitfalls facing the buyer of a business overseas, so here’s a guide to what to look out for before you commit to a purchase. Read more…
The Antipodes as a low-tax location
Alongside the sea and sunshine some locations offer great tax breaks to expats. Here we consider Australia and New Zealand. Read more…
Southern Europe as a low-tax location
Alongside the sea and sunshine some locations offer great tax breaks to expats. Here we consider Spain and Portugal. Read more…