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New Expat Health Cover for China

Allianz Worldwide Care has announced the launch of international healthcare plans for individuals and their families living in China. The healthcare plans, which have been designed specifically for expatriates and local nationals, will initially be available for those living in Shanghai, China’s largest population centre. Allianz has a dedicated health insurance support centre in the...

Employers Of Expats Wake Up To Social Media Age

International employers are reaching a tipping point when it comes to communicating with their overseas staff, according to research by specialist international healthcare provider, Expacare. The study found that nearly a third are using social media website Facebook to connect with their expat workers. However there is still a tribe of traditionalists as two-fifths of...

Corporate Assistance Service For Expats Is Launched

A new corporate assistance service for business travellers and expatriate employees of multinationals has been launched. Allianz Corporate Assistance from international health and life insurer Allianz Worldwide Care aims to mitigate health risks. Multinationals operating in remote environments, for example within the mining, oil and gas industries, often face challenging conditions. For their employees, health...

Expats In Dubai Must Have Health Cover

New laws in Dubai have put the burden of providing international private medical insurance (iPMI) firmly on the shoulders of employers of expats. With 10,000 UK nationals having moved to the UAE since 2007 and only 16.5% of the total 8.2 million people living there being Emiratis, Jelf Employee Benefits believes this move was inevitable...

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.