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The government of Cuba has revealed its plans to scrap some of the restrictions placed on its citizens that prevent them from emigrating abroad, reports the India Times. The president of the Cuban National Assembly, Ricardo Alarcon, said that the country is building towards a radical and profound emigration reform. Although he did not...

The UK has stayed in third spot as the most desired country in the world for professionals to work and reside in, revealed a new study into global mobility trends. Sys-con.com reports that people who come to work in the UK end up staying longer than they had initially planned. The study, carried out by ESCP Europe for specialist recruiters...

Expat IT professionals in search of a higher quality of life overseas have been advised to try Singapore, Kobe or Japan or Hong Kong – listed as Asia’s three most liveable cities in new research by HR data provider ECA International. The company’s annual Location Ratings system, reports The Register, is designed to assist firms in...

For almost 20 years, thousands upon thousands of people from the former Portuguese colonies have flocked to the Iberian nation in the hope of a better life. However, the tide is now turning according to the Business Recorder. A large number of Portuguese people are leaving their debt-ridden country for Angola or Brazil, whose booming...

One in five people from the UK with over £250,000 in savings are considering living overseas because they are fed up with the high cost of living, poor weather and crime, revealed Lloyds Banking Group’s wealth management arm. The UK, suffering its worst economic crisis in almost a century, is trying to find a way of preserving its...

Almost 50 per cent of aspiring entrepreneurs from the UK think they should move overseas to achieve success, reports emigrate.co.uk. An international study into the aspirations of would-be entrepreneurs carried out by accountancy firm Mazars and travel programme operator Smaller Earth showed that 46 per cent believe there is more chance...

The majority of Irish citizens who have emigrated during the past few years claim they are happier overseas than they were in Ireland, revealed the Irish Times. A survey by Ipsos MRB, carried out for the Irish Times, researched attitudes among recent emigrants, of whom are substantial majority described their quality of life as better than...

A New Democrat MP has demanded that the government of Canada overturns a decision prohibiting an Indian family, whose son lives in B.C., emigrating to Canada because their adult daughter has Down Syndrome, reports emigrate.co.uk. The son who resides in Vancouver, Kevin Patel, wanted to sponsor his relatives to enter Canada and become...

Chris Bowen, the Australian immigration and citizenship minister, has announced measures which will assist Australian employers in finding skilled US workers to fill shortages within key sectors, reported workpermit.com. The new measures will ensure that skills assessments are processed much quicker. The hope is to attract more American...

Thousands of Chinese people are looking at the Canadian province of Quebec as a gateway into the North American country, according to the Associated Press. People in China who are desperate to emigrate have found a backdoor into Canada which involves applying for visas into Quebec, the country’s French-speaking province, as long as they...