Expat News

Kuwait Mulls Cancellation Of Sponsorship System

After endless calls by Kuwaiti rights groups, the emirate is considering the cancellation of the sponsorship system. Acc... Read more

British Expat Community In Spain Are ‘British People’ Too

Last Tuesday evening, Brit expats were gathered at their favourite bar, watching the crucial parliamentary vote on Mayâ... Read more

Spain Pledges Rights Preservation For UK Expats But No Details Given

Following on from a previous announcement, the Spanish government has now promised UK expats’ rights will be prot... Read more

UAE Public And Private Schools To Pair In Year Of Tolerance

In celebration of the UAE’s ‘Year of Tolerance’, upscale private schools and their public education ... Read more

Cyprus Property Market Buoyant, But Investors Warned To Take Care

Cyprus’s real estate market had a successful 2018 both in the commercial and residential sectors, but potential i... Read more

Young Brit Expats In Europe Crave More Brexit Certainty

It’s as yet unknown exactly how many young British expatriates are living and working in EU member states. Altho... Read more

British Driving Licenses Useless In Europe After No-deal Brexit

The UK government is warning Brit expats in Spain to immediately get Spanish driving licenses in case a no-deal Brexit i... Read more

Expatriate Pilots Still Being Taken On By Indian Domestic Airlines

Expat pilot numbers are on the increase in Indian domestic airlines. In spite of the Indian government’s attempt... Read more

The Oldest Museum In The Netherlands

The Netherlands is full of museums and galleries to cater to all kinds of tastes in art, history, science and beyond. Fr... Read more

Brit Expat Shock As Ikea New Zealand May Opt For Smaller Stores

Several months after the announcement that the IKEA brand was about to embrace conventional New Zealand, it seems there ... Read more

Brit Consul Urges UK Expats In Spain To Register

The British consul has warned UK expats in Marbella to ensure they’re all officially resident if they want their ... Read more

Former Italian Expat Textile Mill Workers’ Guaranteed Stays Now Overturne

Italian former textile mill workers who arrived in Bradford in the 1950s are now facing having to apply to stay post-Bre... Read more

Income Tax Filing For Newcomers To The Netherlands

Filing your tax return is hard enough as it is without it also being in Dutch! Blue Umbrella makes it easy via their on... Read more

ExpatBriefing: Finland-Portugal Tax Treaty Terminated

The Portuguese Government has confirmed in a notice published in its Official Gazette that Portugal's tax treaty with Fi... Read more

British Expat Faces 15-year Indonesian Jail Sentence For Cannabidoil Usage

A British expat living on the Indonesian resort island of Bali is facing 15 years in an Indonesian prison for importing ... Read more