Welcome to the Expat Forum

by Bob Sheth on October 31, 2008

Welcome

Thank you for visiting the Expat Forum. We are quickly realising our aim to be the largest community of expatriates on the internet. We now have over to 175,000 members who have either moved abroad or wish to emigrate, with 100′s of new members joining up everyday.The site is organised into 2 main parts – the forums and the articles. You can access any of the country specific expat forums by clicking on the flags in the top navigation areas above. You can read through hundreds of helpful articles, news and interviews by clicking on the relevant country in the left navigation menu. So if you want to immigrate to a new Country or if you have already moved to a new destination, we’re sure you’ll find some great content here as well as be able to talk to members in a similar situation to you. Enjoy the Expat Forum, it’s great to have you here.

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Immigration data and information to be made more accessible in Canada

June 19, 2013 Canada

Data on immigration in Canada is being made available on a new online portal as part of a governmental commitment to openness and transparency. Immigration data is one of the most sought after sets of information in the country and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney hopes that the new next generation Open Data Portal will help [...]

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Currency fluctuations hit British expat pensioners hardest in Switzerland

June 18, 2013 Retiring

British pensioners living overseas have potentially lost out on over £10.6 billion of their income since 2007 due to the falling strength of sterling, it is claimed. An analysis of the top 13 countries where over one million British expat pensioners live and receive state pensions by foreign currency specialists HiFX found that those living [...]

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Expats in Cyprus facing higher tax bills in 2013

June 17, 2013 Cyprus

Expats living in Cyprus are facing higher tax levels due to bail out terms agreed between the government and the European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund. In recent years expats living and working on the Mediterranean island had steady tax levels while those in Spain, Portugal and France saw tax levels rising [...]

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Changes to UK visa applications for some sectors

June 14, 2013 Britain

A number of what are described as ‘minor’ changes to the Immigration Rules for migrants applying for visa for the UK will come into force next month. They include changes to the documents required for approved English language tests, interviews for certain student visas and compulsory tuberculosis tests for visa applicants from certain Asian and [...]

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Millions using Canada’s on line visa and immigration help tools

June 13, 2013 Canada

More than four million people have been helped by Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) new online Help Centre since it was launched just six months ago, it has been announced. Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney said that the Canadian government is committed to improving service and the new online Help Centre is part [...]

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Study highlights the benefits of international student links

June 12, 2013 Britain

Nations, universities, colleges and students benefit from links and exchanges which help to broaden the range and quality of education, a new study has found. The study, conducted on behalf of the British Council by Jane Knight Adjunct professor at the University of Toronto and John McNamera of McNamara Economic research, suggests that having an [...]

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Oslo named as having the highest living costs for expats

June 11, 2013 Norway

For the first time in three years, Tokyo is no longer the most expensive location for expats, having been overtaken by Oslo in an annual cost of living research report. Tokyo is in sixth place in the latest rankings of the report compiled twice a year by ECA International, a world leader in providing solutions [...]

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Canada speeds up citizenship process with changes to test rules

June 10, 2013 Canada

Citizenship applicants in Canada who fail their first citizenship test will now have the opportunity to rewrite the test rather than wait for an appointment with a citizenship judge, it has been announced. In the past, individuals who failed their knowledge test would be required to wait a number of months for an appointment with [...]

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Study suggests short term student visa programme in UK is working well

June 7, 2013 Britain

The student visitor visa system in the UK is working well and attracting genuine, talented students for short term study at British educational institutions, it is claimed. A study carried out by the Home Office has found that short term students are attending accredited institutions and most are doing English language programmes or university exchanges. [...]

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Kuwait set to become even more unfriendly for expats

June 6, 2013 General

Life is set to become difficult for expats in Kuwait as the government has announced it wants to reduce their numbers by 100,000 each year for the next 10 years. It is estimated that expats make up about two thirds of the country’s population of 3.8 million and a series of measures are being introduced [...]

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Germany offers overseas youngsters generous package to study and work

June 5, 2013 Germany

Young people in Europe are being offered the chance to serve apprenticeships in Germany which has a severe skills gap in certain sectors. The £120 million scheme, backed by the German government, is offering generous packages to people aged 18 to 35 which include all their expenses paid for the three year duration of the [...]

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Changes to health systems could leave expats with fewer options

June 4, 2013 General

People moving abroad to work and live are being urged to check their health insurance as changes to the system in some countries may mean that they are not eligible for free health care. There have been changes in France and Spain, two countries that are popular with expats, and in other countries private health [...]

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