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Expats living in Australia must monitor their UK credit and debit cards closely as retailers in Australia move increasingly towards lowered security, reports the Daily Telegraph. Australia is one of the most popular countries for Brits to emigrate to, with more than 100,000 making the move between 2005 and 2010. Most Brits who move abroad...

The UK Embassy in Bahrain has assured Britons in the country about new immigration regulations which mean they will not be able to get visas on arrival anymore, according to tradearabia.com. The embassy said that the proposed changes concerning Bahraini visas remain at an early stage. It explained that it had been informed by the Ministry...

The government of Hong Kong is speeding up plans to lure skilled foreign workers as it predicts a massive labour shortage. The island has one of the most rapidly ageing populations in the world as well as among the lowest birth rates, reports the Daily Telegraph. The government of the former British colony predicts a shortfall of 14,000...

Expats have been encouraged to manage their finances in their country of residence in order to prevent unnecessary charges, according to the Daily Telegraph. The Guardian Wealth’s chief executive David Howell said that tax planning, savings, health insurance and pensions were areas expatriates should review after moving overseas. He...

The anti-immigrant group Numbers USA has mobilised to prevent the Irish E3 visa bill being passed through the senate, according to the Irish Central. The organisation sent an email to its members, of which there are in excess of one million, targeting Ireland’s visa bill. Their move came after both the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe...

Foreign executives that move to Ireland after landing key jobs in Irish-based firms will not have to pay tax on 30 per cent of yearly income between €75,000 and €500,000 due to new changes to the Finance Bill, according to the Irish Times. The exemption is applicable to executives who stay for a period of one to five years. It will be...

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has caused a stir by suggesting that emigration from Ireland is a lifestyle choice for many young people. He used his own children as an example by saying that three of them were already living overseas, and that they had chosen to leave the country of their own volition. Mr Noonan added that this was nothing...

A fall in unemployment figures in Ireland is thought to be caused by a wave of young people choosing to work abroad or stay in full-time education. According to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), youth unemployment has dropped by eight per cent as the number of those on the dole dipped by 2,295 to 434,784 in the past...