leaving

My company is, sadly, requiring me to move out of the UK (after only having been here for about 1.5 years) and I am here on an ancestry visa. I would guess there are things I need to do before/when leaving. Does anyone have any idea/experience about this? Also, if I leave am I able to move back...

Official figures back up anecdotal evidence that expats are leaving Spain, especially in resort areas like the Costa Blanca which is popular with British and German nationals. The data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) shows that the number of foreign citizens living in Spain fell...

I am currently living in the UK with a UK Spouse Visa. My wife and I are planning on moving to the US, where I am from, but we aren't yet certain if this will be a permanent move. If we move to the US, what happens to my UK Spouse Visa? I am in the first period of 2.5 years. Will I have to start...

I rented a car for a few hours to drive to Dubai and back last week. I was careful and made sure to stay within the speed limit, indicate etc. The rental car company called me yesterday to say I have an 800 Dirham fine. Looking at the list of fines on the police website; it says to have...

Hello, We had previously live in Spain for 4 years. We left half way through financial year 2011 (jan 1st-june 27th 176 days.) Do we have to do the renta? (we have already paid tax on this period and are most probably owed back about 1500 euros so not doing would cost us a lot of money.) Do...

Hello, We are in the process of moving to America, we are therefore unable to take some things with us (mostly electrical, whitegoods etc). Does anyone know of any sites etc to list these things? Also of any charity stores that will take donations? Also, we have a car to sell. Any hints on...

I have just left UAE, after spending a year over there, and I am now back in the UK working. What a difference! A lot of people talk about how it is to move to UAE and how "nice" it is to work there, but not many talk about moving back home. I have two things that really stood out. 1. There...

Apologies if this had been covered but I've googled and hunted and have yet to find a precise answer to my question. I've got to cancel my nanny's visa ahead of her transferring to new sponsor (already identified). When I go to do this does anyone know what's required? Is it a question of my...

Although the United Kingdom is one of the top destinations for would be migrants around the world, one in three Brits say they would like to leave their country permanently if they had the opportunity, a poll show. The research from leading pollsters Gallup, reveals that Britons, in fact, are...

I was re-thinking again about my surroundings yesterday, the places near by , even though I have never been a lover of the country where I grew up in ( nor even closer ) , nor the society where I was been with , yesterday I had a different view of it, due because I am feeling I am getting...

Gidday, any Kiwis out there who are about to return home from UAE for financial reasons, or have recently done so? Please get in touch with me for an article I am preparing for the Herald on Sunday in New Zealand. You can email me at jonathan.milne (AT) heraldonsunday.co.nz, or phone me on...

Folks :) How yous all doing? Been a while since I've disrupted the peace on here :) Looks like my time has come to move on and be gone out of this city we all like to call "a little too strange for life" ! Anyhoo, with that said - when I get back to DxB I'll be selling the remaining of my...