Election Promises For Cheaper And More Accessible Parent Visas
Parent visas, which allow parents to join their permanently resident child or children to join them in Australia are in great demand but they have been subject to long wait times and high costs. This is now an issue getting attention in Australian politics. Interstaff set out the current political developments. Written by Sheila Woods of Interstaff...
Expats In The UK Are Worried About Domestic Politics
Research conducted by Axa – Global Healthcare in the UK, France, UAE, Canada, China and Hong Kong shows that with Brexit looming expats living in the UK are more nervous about domestic politics than those in other major international countries. Written for Expat Network by Axa – Global Healthcare New research reveals that...
Why Do Expats Fear Coming Home?
Living the expat dream is a lifestyle choice that many people would seize if they had the opportunity. The chance to experience different cultures, climates and lifestyles is a prospect too exciting to ignore, and with international travel and trade opening up employment opportunities across the globe, the global expat population is estimated to rise...
Life As An Expat – A Positive Experience
The latest HSBC Expat Explorer Survey certainly paints a positive picture of life as an expat. Expats say that the move has given them a more positive outlook in life (41%), a better overall quality of life (52%) and a better work/life balance (53%). Financially it is rewarding, with US$99,900 reported as the average expat...
Singapore The Best Place For Expats
Singapore is ranked the best place for expats for the second year in a row, in a new survey. Expats in Singapore enjoy some of the world’s best financial rewards and career opportunities, while benefiting from an excellent quality of life and a safe, family-friendly environment, found HSBC’s Expat Explorer country league table. More...
The Brexit Effect On Currencies
On Friday 24 June the UK woke up to the news that the country had voted to leave the European Union by a majority of almost four percentage points. After seemingly buying into the belief that the Remain camp would ultimately emerge victorious, currency markets, particularly the pound, quickly reversed course as the tide of...
UK Expats: How To Keep Your Vote
Ten Things You Need To Know About Registering As An Overseas Voter 1. British nationals who have been registered to vote in the UK within the last 15 years can register as an overseas elector, to be able to vote in UK Parliamentary General Elections, UK-wide referendums, and European Parliamentary elections. 2. At...
The Currency Challenge
As a globe-trotting expat you have many financial matters to monitor – particularly your taxes. But you must also cope with spending and saving in foreign currencies, writes Iain Yule. The itinerant expat needs to juggle a number of currencies quickly, efficiently and cheaply. So a number of offshore banks have...
Living and Working in China
Here is a brief introduction to what you can expect if you are going to work in China. The Chinese have a strong sense of belonging to a long and often intense history. Relationships of all kinds take time to develop. Families are close knit and relationships between and within families and institutions go back for...