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  1. Expat Tax
    Hello! I am a US citizen living in the UK on a marriage visa. I was recently offered a job as an independent contractor for a US based company. I'm wondering: Do I have to pay taxes in the US AND UK? Do I need any type of business license to work from my home in the UK? How do I file taxes in...
  2. France Expat Forum for Expats Living in France
    This is all hypothetical So i’m hypothetically considering having my family member in the US ship a new iPhone 14 Pro to me in France. What would be the chances (hypothetically of course) that the customs in France will notice that i declare the value lower than the actual value i paid? The...
  3. Germany Expat Forum for Expats Living in Germany
    Hi! Not sure if anyone here will be able to help me but I have been looking everywhere for answers and no one seems able to help me. I am in Germany on a DAAD research fellowship since October 2021, and I am now trying to do my US taxes and am incredibly confused. First, I have a one year...
  4. France Expat Forum for Expats Living in France
    Hi all, Just wondering what travel has been like for those of you who are US citizens. I am an US citizen/French resident, and I have researched with conflicting results on the protocol for going back the US to visit. If it makes any difference, I would be going back to Vermont through NYC...
  5. Expat Tax
    Hi, I am a full time traveller for the last 10 years. Although a British citizen I have mostly been out of the country since 2008. I come back to the uk and spend around a month at a time in London for the last 4 years or so. I don't own any property or assets and all my income comes from out...
  6. Expat Tax
    I am a US expat living in the UK and my husband is British. I work for the NHS as a healthcare professional. We are exploring options of taking on additional private work with the view to potentially grow it into a fully fledged autonomous business (a long way off though). Being a US citizen we...
  7. France Expat Forum for Expats Living in France
    My maternal grandfather as well as paternal grandmother were both French Nationals as young adults unbeknownst to them, as they qualified under the Huguenot’s right of return/nationality mandate that was written in the French Constitution before my grandparents’ birth and until 1945. The...
  8. Articles: Americas
    US President Donald Trump’s tough stance on immigration could be putting off international students taking up university courses and also be affecting business travel. The ban on visas for people from certain countries is being challenged in the courts but remains in place while the legal...
  9. Articles: Americas
    President Donald Trump is still determined to increase restrictions on people moving to the US to live and work but has offered help to immigrants who were brought to the country illegally. If his plans outlined in his State of the Nation speech to end chain immigration, where family members...
  10. Articles: Americas
    North America tops the latest global rankings as the best region to work with the United States top and Canada coming second. The UK has dropped from second place to third in the rankings for the best country to relocate and Australia is in fourth place. When it comes to the best place...
  11. France Expat Forum for Expats Living in France
    I am a U.S. citizen visiting France in late January for less than 90 days, and I can't seem to find any answer on whether I need to be approved for the Attestation d'Accueil, which is the proof of accommodation/lodging. I will eventually call the consulate and ask, but is there anyone here with...
  12. Articles: Americas
    The United States is introducing more personal interviews for certain immigrants seeking to work and become permanent residents, it has been announced. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that it will begin expanding in-person interviews for certain immigration applicants...
  13. Articles: Americas
    Despite concerns about immigration policy and other political uncertainty, the US is still a popular locations for people buying a holiday home, perhaps with a view to retiring the in the country. There has been a surge of foreign buyers compared to a year ago with Canadians in particular...
  14. Articles: Europe
    Expat job seekers are shunning the UK and the United States and looking instead to Australia, Canada and Asia, new figures suggest. It is political and economic uncertainty in the US and UK that is producing a shift away from these countries on the part of expat job seekers, according to a new...
  15. Articles: Americas
    A restricted version of visa bans that US President Donald Trump wanted to introduce soon after the start of his Presidency have now come into effect. The revised rules affect visa applications from citizens of six, mainly Muslim, countries who will only be able to get a visa if they have a...
  16. Canada Expat Forum for Expats Living in Canada
    Hello, I have decided to move back to Canada after 30 years in the states. I was a teenager when my family left, and I have dual citizenship. I'm considering Winnipeg or Thunder Bay due to proximity to family, cost of living, etc. I never much accessed healthcare when I was younger. I just...
  17. Articles: Americas
    Authorities in the United States have announced multiple new measures to detect and deter visa fraud in connection with the programme used most frequently by companies to employ highly skilled overseas professionals. The H-1B visa stream allows firms to recruit highly skilled foreign nationals...
  18. Articles: Americas
    Expat job seekers are shunning the UK and the United States and looking to Australia, Canada and Asia, probably due to political and economic uncertainty, new research suggests. With the UK in the process of leaving the European Union and no clear indication yet on what this will mean for the...
  19. Articles: Americas
    American expats are concerned that the recently elected President Donald Trump could put an end to a more lenient attitude to tax owed. Under previous President Barack Obama there was a generous amnesty for American expats who had not previously declared their foreign assets to the US tax...
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