Moving Abroad With Hearing Loss
Moving abroad can be a daunting task even if you are in good health, but it can be doubly difficult if you have a disability, such as a visual or hearing impairment. The latter can create a number of obstacles.
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Expat Focus International News Update January 2021
UAE: Emiratisation gains momentum
We have reported before on the UAE’s issues with the amount of expat influence in the Emirates, and momentum against foreign control seems to be growing in the region. Mohammed Rashid Al Shaali, from the Federal
Expat Focus Brexit News Update January 2021
Christmas Eve 2020 brought an unlikely present from Santa, briefly taking the form of Boris Johnson: an actual Brexit deal. Although some issues remained unresolved – for example, the rules around fishing could have been better ironed out – the
Expat Focus International Healthcare Update January 2021
Health matters are still on everyone’s minds at the start of 2021. The UK has again been plunged into a tight lockdown across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, and travel arrangements, along with many other aspects of everyday life,
Expat Focus Financial Update January 2021
Brexit and British citizens in the EU
The big news for British expats resident in or travelling to the EU is, of course, that Brexit has now happened. We are past the transition period, having secured a deal on Christmas
Expat Focus International News Update December 2020
The most expensive cities for expats
Paris and Zurich have joined Hong Kong to become the most expensive places for expats to live, according to a recent report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). They say that the Worldwide Cost
Post-Brexit Citizenship Restrictions For Disabled Expats
Disabled British citizens have raised concerns that Brexit may prevent them from moving to the EU. As the probability of a no-deal Brexit increases, so too does the likelihood that British citizens will be regarded as third-party nationals. They will
Expat Focus International Healthcare Update December 2020
Covid-19 vaccine comes to the UK
The big healthcare news in early December is that the UK has been the first to greenlight the Covid-19 vaccine. The Pfizer vaccination programme has already begun across the UK, with NHS workers and
Expat Focus Financial Update December 2020
More banks announce customer account closures
We’ve reported extensively on the closure of a number of bank accounts belonging to British citizens living in the EU. British banks have been closing accounts as a result of the cost and difficulty
Expat Focus Brexit News Update December 2020
Brexit has brought new meaning to the term ‘brinksmanship’ this month, with Boris Johnson flying out to Brussels for what has been described as a ‘turbot-charged’ summit dinner with Ursula von der Leyen (rather pointedly, the menu heavily featured fish).