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The number of rich Americans giving up their US citizenship has increased dramatically since UBS’s Bradley Birkenfeld triggered a tax evasion crackdown four years ago, reports the Seattle Times. Roughly 1,780 expatriates handed in their passports at US embassies in 2011, rising from 235 in 2008, revealed Geneva’s Overseas American...

The Jewish Daily Forward has reported that fewer Israelis are emigrating to the US, while an increasing number of American Jews and other Israelis living abroad are heading back to their homeland. The immigration figures will come as positive news for Israel, which has put a lot of effort into ensuring trying to persuade its citizens to...

Latest US government statistics have revealed that 16,000 more Chinese immigrants arrived in the country last year than in 2010, reports workpermit.com. Data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services reveals that the US handed out green cards to over 1.06 million immigrants last year, of which 87,000 were to Chinese citizens. As...

Thousands of well-off UK citizens which the country cannot afford to lose are thinking about emigrating overseas in search of a better life, reports the Daily Telegraph. Research carried out by the newspaper shows that 19 per cent of Brits with more than £250,000 in investments and savings, excluding property, are thinking about leaving...

Following a fifth consecutive year of recession, many Greeks have decided to seek brighter fortunes abroad, according to the Greek Reporter. A recent study carried out by Thessaloniki University has revealed that a large majority of these emigrants, and those who are looking to leave, are from younger generations. Among the most popular...

Some people who retire overseas can enjoy their lives while their pensions grow with British inflation, while other end up losing large amounts of money, reports the Daily Telegraph. Many UK nationals thinking about retiring overseas probably don’t consider the fact that the country they move to will have a massive impact on the amount...

Christchurch leaders received a boost upon the news that their earthquake-hit city has seen the number of locals moving abroad almost half from the same time last year, reports the New Zealand Herald. Mayor Bob Parker now foresees a “complete reversal” in the trend of residents leaving the city in the coming months as South Island’s...

British expats who have purchased property overseas no longer see homesickness as a big problem now they have the internet and other tools to keep in touch with friends and family in the UK, revealed a new survey. HiFX reported that the global NatWest IPB Quality of Life study surveyed people who had transferred money overseas in order to...

The Canadian government is carrying out changes to its national immigrant investor programme in order to make sure that the money which rich foreigners bring into the country as one of the entry pre-conditions is utilised in Canadian companies instead of sitting in bank accounts. Reuters reported that the Conservatives are likely to at...

Hundreds of new jobs are set to help cut the number of people who emigrate from small towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, reports the Irish Independent. Residents of the town of Inverin have received a boost after 220 jobs were created in the area, which has seen countless young people emigrate in the past few years. One town...