Expat News

Accidental Americans Take French Banks To Court Over FATCA

An ‘Accidental American’ group at present living and working in France are now taking legal action based on... Read more

Reports Of Frozen Expat Bank Accounts In Saudi Are Fake News

Saudi Arabia is now reassuring expats their bank accounts are safe from being frozen. Expat professionals began to pani... Read more

Expat Retirees In Spain Urged To Take Part In New Academic Survey

British expats living and working in Spain are required for a new university study. Britons in residence in Spain are n... Read more

Kuwait Plans Mass Deportation Of Expat Workers

Expats in Kuwait are being warned over new plans to deport over two million expats. The threat of Kuwaitisation has bee... Read more

Qatar Expat-run Dog Shelter Fears Being Overwhelmed With Dumped Pets

As the expat exodus from Qatar gathers pace, the emirate’s Paws dog shelter is fearing a surge in dumped pets. T... Read more

Expats In Dubai Raise Money For Sick Kids By Long-distance Running

Caring expats living and working in Dubai are running every day in order to collect donations to be used for financing t... Read more

Saudi To Extend Expat Residency And Work Permits

In order to mitigate the negative economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Saudi Arabia is extending expats’... Read more

Where To Next For Confused Expat Professionals?

As the pandemic drags on worldwide, it’s easy to forget the reality of life as it was lived and hopefully will be... Read more

How To Avoid UK Quarantine After Your Portuguese Vacation

The UK Foreign Office is urging Brit expats in Portugal to stop helping their compatriots avoid quarantine. As reported... Read more

Tips On Getting Divorced As An Expat In Dubai

It’s sad but true that one in four expat marriages in the UAE end in divorce. Expatriates make up as much as 80 ... Read more

Expat Retirees In Spain Warned Over Cold Calling Internet Scam

British expats living in Spain are at risk from scamming cold-callers originating in Indian call centres. Yet another i... Read more

Brit Would-be Expats Urged To Tread Carefully On Property Purchase

European properties are now in high demand by British buyers hoping to become expats before Brexit hits the already dama... Read more

Tourists In Spain Charged Sneaky Covid-19 Tax On Beer By Expat Bar Owners

As tourists return to Spanish beach resorts and British expats shake off the lockdown blues, a new owner-introduced tax ... Read more

Kuwaitisation And The Pandemic Causing Chaos In Kuwait’s Expat Property Sector

Kuwaitisation and the coronavirus are set to wreck the emirate’s real estate sector. Kuwaiti government measures... Read more

Survey Shows Increase In US Citizenship Renunciations Due To FATCA

A recent survey has revealed even more US expats are considering renouncing their citizenship. The USA is the only worl... Read more