Expat News

Pension Freedoms Still Highly Popular With Expat Retirement Savers

Retirement savers are still taking cash from their pension pots, but less has been taken out than in 2018. It seems pen... Read more

British Long-stay Expats In Spain Increasingly Angry Over 15-year Voting Exclusion

As yet another Brexit-induced British general election looms, some 60 per cent of UK expats in Europe are being denied t... Read more

Mauritius Affordable Golden Visa Lures Expat Investors

With worldwide property investment still a favourite for expat professionals, Mauritius’s recent rule relaxation ... Read more

Qatar Ups Minimum Unskilled Worker Wage In Preparation For 2022 World Cup

Qatar has passed a new minimum wage law aimed at expats as well as local employees. It seems the emirate’s hosti... Read more

Expat Parents In The Czech Republic Will Need To Get New Official ID Cards For Their Kids

Expat parents in the Czech Republic will need to get official ID cards for their kids from the age of six. Once the rel... Read more

The Nightmare Of U.S. Taxation Of Foreign Investments

Beacon Financial Education aims to help people with their financial well-being and provides individuals with the informa... Read more

12 Best Christmas Markets In The Netherlands In 2019

That festive time of the year has returned! All over the Netherlands, the streets and shops are decorated to the nines a... Read more

Kuwait Cracks Down On Human Trafficking After Shocking BBC Exposure

Following a harrowing exposure of slave trading by the BBC, Kuwait is cracking down on black market social media sales o... Read more

Retirement Savers Insisting On Managing Their Own Money Via Pension Freedoms

Many UK retirement savers are now insisting on managing their own money. Arguments are now ongoing between pension regul... Read more

Locals And Expats Fight Illegal Squatters In Basque Town

Hundreds of furious local residents and expats living in the Basque town of Portugalete united to force an illegal squat... Read more

Real Estate Scammer Caught Targeting New Expat Arrivals In Amsterdam

New expat arrivals in the Netherlands are being warned to check out the credentials of real estate agents when searching... Read more

Benalmadena Expats Horrified By Psychopathic Killings Of Animals In Local Park

British expats in Spain's popular Benalmadena are being warned about a possible psychopath killing animals in the townâ... Read more

Long-stay Brit Expats Lose Their Voting Rights Yet Again

Long-stay British expats overseas are still to be excluded from voting to retain their chosen lifestyles. Britons who em... Read more

Will A Leave Of Absence Jeopardise Your Residence Permit?

Everaert Advocaten is a respected leader in Dutch immigration law. Based in Amsterdam, its multilingual team advises exp... Read more

Missing Pensions Can Wreck The Best-laid Expat Retirement Plans

Millions of pension savers risk losing out due to missing pensions. British workers paying into occupational pensions ar... Read more