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Expat Focus Financial Update December 2019

Australian expats remain concerned about new capital gains tax The Australian government’s plans to levy capital gains taxes on Australian citizens who own properties in the country but live abroad is still causing concern among expats.Anyone selling their property will

Expat Focus International News Update December 2019

World's best cities to be an expat A new survey by Internations ranked all the major expat destinations based on their popularity scores across several measures. Over 80 cities were analysed, and data was crunched concerning settling down, work-life balance,

Expat Focus Brexit News Update December 2019

Now that the general election is over, with the Conservatives returned (in England, at least) with an overwhelming majority and thus a mandate to leave the EU, the government says that Brexit will now definitely go ahead. Whatever you may

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update December 2019

Election result in the UK sees Conservatives returned with a majority The main news for British expats is, of course, the results of the recent general election on Thursday 12th December. This has seen the Conservative party returned with a

Expat Focus Brexit News Update November 2019

As we all know, Brexit did not actually take place at the end of October and the UK is now facing the unusual prospect of a general election in the run-up to Christmas. The question of Brexit is thus in

Expat Focus International News Update November 2019

Permanent Residency Granted To 2,500 Expats In The UAE The UAE has granted its ‘Permanent Golden Residency’ status to 2,500 expats living in the country. Doctors, researchers and scientists make up the bulk of the first batch of expats to

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update November 2019

Expats In Bahrain Must Have Health Insurance A new law in Bahrain means that anyone entering the country – whether as an expat or as a temporary visitor – will need to have health insurance before they will be allowed

Expat Focus Financial Update November 2019

Saudi Arabia Announces Continuing Fees Saudi Arabia’s fees for expats will continue to increase in 2020, according to the Finance Ministry. Currently, expats have to pay 300 SAR (£62 GBP / $80 USD) per month for any dependents they bring

Expat Focus Brexit News Update October 2019

Brexit rumbles on, beset by plot twists which would do credit to a Netflix thriller. The so-called ‘Super Saturday,’ in which Parliament met on a weekend for the first time since the Falklands War, ostensibly to push Boris Johnson’s new

Expat Focus International News Update October 2019

Expats In Hong Kong Consider Leaving Increased numbers of expats living in Hong Kong are setting up a ‘Plan B’ for themselves and their families, as ongoing civil unrest makes the country difficult to live in.However, the news isn’t all