How To Find The Right Type Of Job Search That Works For Expats
Expats are often faced with different experiences in their job search. While companies may be fighting to recruit some intelligent minds out there, some other job seekers may have to put up a valiant effort to find a good fit. Many expat job seekers employ different means to look for available vacancies in their...
Portugal Passes 1 Million Foreign Residents In 2023
2023 has been a landmark year for foreign residency permits and Portuguese Golden Visa applications. According to the recent report released by AIMA (Agency for Integration, Migration, and Asylum) in September 2024, Portugal remains a magnet for foreign residents and investors. Based on the numbers shared by the Portuguese government and Get Golden Visa’s inquiries...
How To Make Friends In A New Country
Travelers and expats spending time in a new country have been advised on the most effective ways to meet people and nurture new friendships abroad. The team behind online remittance service Remitly, have revealed their top tips for how to make friends in a new country. Moving abroad can be a...
Top Ten Tips When Planning Your Retirement Abroad
Retiring abroad is increasingly popular with estimates ranging from 10% of people in the UK considering retiring abroad to over 30%. Moving to a warmer climate with a lower cost of living enabling you to enjoy a more active retirement can be a very attractive proposition. It is, however, a major life decision and should...
How to Arrange Your US Social Security Retirement Benefit
Over half a million people receive some kind of Social Security benefit abroad, including retired and disabled workers, as well as spouses, widows, widowers, and children. If you retire abroad you can receive your Social Security payments outside the United States as long as you are eligible and live in a country where payment is...
How To Write An ATS-Friendly CV And Beat The Bots
When hiring, most organisations use software known as an applicant tracking system (ATS), which scans CVs, eliminates the least qualified applicants and creates a shortlist of the most suitable, all before a human has set their eyes on the applications. Fail to tailor or format your CV appropriately, and you may never hear back...
Expats: How To Select An International School
Moving to a new job, a new town, a new country – effectively a new life – is challenging. Add in the fear and guilt that you are disrupting your children’s lives, that they may struggle to adapt, and your anxiety and stress levels soar. By Fiona Hodgkins Although local schools offer the best opportunity...
Portugal’s Non Habitual Resident Scheme Replaced By Fiscal Incentive for Scientific Research and Innovation Program
The Non Habitual Residence Scheme was closed at the end of 2023 and is now being replaced by the Fiscal Incentive for Scientific Research and Innovation (IFICI) Program. It is still possible to take advantage of the NHR scheme if you meet certain conditions and the new scheme gives opportunities to encourage qualified individuals to...
Your Ultimate Moving Abroad Guide
Are you planning to move abroad soon? Moving abroad comes with its share of challenges and excitement. You are effectively leaving everything you know and embarking on a different journey where you will meet different people, cultures, and ways of life. If you are familiar with change, then you understand that...
Common Mistakes People Make When Purchasing Property Abroad – And How To Avoid Them
Prospective expats and holiday home buyers have been offered expert tips and advice to prevent them from making easily avoidable mistakes during the property buying process. From planning viewing trips in the height of summer to ignoring each country’s basic legal requirements, overseas property experts at YourOverseasHome.com have issued advice to highlight eight of the most...
The Portuguese Way Of Life – What To Expect
Perhaps you are thinking of moving to Portugal to live and work, or to enjoy your retirement in the sunshine. Whilst an unquestioning observance of social and religious customs plays an important role in daily life, the Portuguese know how to let their hair down. If you are planning a trip to Portugal or to...
Finding The Right School
Viable and attractive school options will be a major factor when relocating with family. The choice will generally be between sending your child(ren) to an international or a local school. There are advantages to each option and you need to decide what best for your children. International Schools International schools can provide real advantages: They...