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People planning to move overseas have been reminded how important it is to thoroughly research their destination prior to travelling. Crown Relocations senior move manager Kimberley Millhouse has advised people ready to leave the UK that countries overseas have different laws, conventions and processes in place, all of which need to be...

The number of foreigners moving to New Zealand has gone up by the highest amount for 16 months with the majority arriving from the UK, China and New Zealand. The latest Statistics New Zealand data reveals that in June there was a seasonally adjusted net increase of 490 people, the greatest number since February last year. However, on a...

Thousands of Portuguese have quit the troubled country and headed for the former colony of Mozambique, where a booming economy offers the hope of employment and a brighter future. Portuguese, particularly the young, are leaving a land where unemployment could soon surpass 15 per cent, after the country entered recession in 2011. They have...

A well-known human rights organisation has urged the new government in Greece to try and curb the “alarming” rise in attacks against African and Asian immigrants, including violent attacks by gangs on pregnant women and teenage boys. In a hundred-page report by Human Rights Watch, the US-based organisation said that xenophobic attacks,...

Ireland’s unemployment figure has climbed to an 18-year high, revealed official data released for June. But the figure has been somewhat kept down due to the high number of people opting to quit the country in search of better prosperity abroad. Ireland’s population is currently at 4.5 million. The Central Statistics Office revealed...

The majority of Irish medical students graduating in 2012 want to stay to work in their homeland but believe they are more likely to find employment overseas, revealed a survey. The study, conducted by Senator Colm Burke, Fine Gael’s health in the Seanad spokesman, showed that the high number of medical graduates moving abroad is likely...

The flow of New Zealanders permanently moving to Australia slowed last month, with the first monthly fall since April 2010. Records revealed that the net loss of migrants to Australia was 3,200 in May, dropping from a net outflow in May last year of 3,300. This is the first decline in the monthly net loss since April 2010, Statistics New...

Those considering packing up and starting a new life in Australia have received a boost from the country’s Department of Immigration after it lowered its pass mark for UK nationals seeking a migration visa from 65 points to 60 points in order to attract more skilled workers Down Under. In recent times, emigrating to Australia has been an...

In the five years prior to 2011, 10 per cent of men in their 20s left Ireland, while five per cent of women in the same age group emigrated. This figure means that 40,000 people in their 20s left Ireland in just five years. The analysis is based on recent data from last year’s census. The difference between males and females leaving, of...

A fifth of executives that move abroad to take up a new position with their multinational firm return home before the first two years are up – well before their assignment ends - meaning businesses lose out and are unable to exploit overseas growth opportunities, according to a new major study. The Korn/Ferry Institute report found that...