Welcome to the Expat Forum

by admin on October 31, 2008

Welcome to ExpatForum.com

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 100,000 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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Rule changes for visa applicants as UK system moves online

January 27, 2012 Britain

The UK has made a number of changes to its immigration rules which mean that many people applying for visas will be able to do so online and in some countries they will have to pay online. Changes to the immigration rules will enable applicants applying under Tier two and five and their dependants who [...]

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Confusion for expats over new compulsory health insurance in Turkey

January 26, 2012 General

Some expats in Turkey are furious that the country’s new compulsory healthcare insurance scheme has suddenly been introduced despite an announcement that it was being cancelled. There is confusion because authorities have not kept foreign people living in the country informed. Even the British Embassy admitted that it had been told the scheme would not [...]

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Canada dealing with thousands of cases of potential residence fraud

January 25, 2012 Canada

Canadian Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism minister Jason Kenney has vowed to continue a crackdown on fraudulent attempts to acquire citizenship. Officials are battling against gangs who help individuals to create the appearance that they are living in Canada in order to keep their permanent resident status to acquire citizenship.

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Expats can avoid financial gloom, it is claimed

January 24, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

As leading economists and senior politicians warn that 2012 will be one of the bleakest on record, financial experts say that expats will be comparatively resilient to the tough economic conditions in the year ahead. Around the world economies are expected to shrink, taxes are set to rise, the markets are to become even more [...]

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Spain is where British expats are happiest, survey finds

January 23, 2012 General

British expats are happiest in Spain, followed by Canada and Germany, according to new research which also examined their cost of living and financial well being. New Zealand ranks highest on quality of life and tax free United Arab Emirates rated as the best destination for expats’ financial prospects.

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Campaign launched for expat Scots to vote on independence

January 20, 2012 Britain

Scottish expats who want to vote in the upcoming referendum on Scotland’s independence are set to be disappointed as the government is not keen on allowing such as move. The referendum, the date of which has already sparked a furious political row, is most likely to take place in 2014. If over 50% vote in [...]

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Foreigners claim to know more about the history of Canada than Canadians

January 19, 2012 Canada

Foreigners in Canada may know more about the country’s history than native Canadians, a new survey suggests. The poll commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) shows that immigrants to Canada claim a stronger knowledge of the country’s history than those who were born there.

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Large number of UK visa applications to be affected by IT changes

January 18, 2012 Britain

The UK Border Agency has announced that a large number of visa application centres around the world will be unable to take biometric information on certain days in February. There are also a number of changes in various centres to the way visas are paid for and visa sections in Panama, Guatemala and Belize have [...]

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Canadian website for foreign credentials launched

January 17, 2012 Canada

It is now easier to work out if your foreign qualifications can be accepted in Canada with the launch of a new website to help people applying for work. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has launched the International Qualification Network (IQN) for the assessment and recognition of foreign worker qualifications.

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US officers being put under pressure to fast track visas, it is claimed

January 16, 2012 America

An investigation is to be held next month in the United States into claims that immigration officers are being put under pressure to fast track visa applications without regard for fraud and security. It comes after a 40 page report drafted by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General which was not intended [...]

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