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The amount of New Zealanders flocking to Australia picked up pace in April, with annual departures hitting a record 53,462. Some 4,500 Kiwis moved to Australia last month, with Statistics New Zealand reporting a net loss of 3,500 for the month. This saw the annual net loss hit 39,800, nearly 13,000 more than a year earlier. Statistics NZ...

Recent research shows that Australian bosses are looking overseas to fill the skills gap and South Africans are among those in demand, according to the South African. The data comes from research by the 2011 Borderless Workforce. It also indicated that foreign talent is of huge importance in the skilled manual trade and engineering...

Too many workers are of the opinion that Western Australia is too far away and many who do move there because of higher wages can’t get used to the heat and isolation, said Peter Collier, the Australian training and workforce development minister, reports The Australian. As one of the country’s largest labour hire companies urged...

Francois Hollande’s victory in last weekend’s French elections will see the country undertake and new tax regime, and the expected increase in taxes could lead to more French citizens thinking about moving abroad, reports the NuWire Investor. Further austerity measures will be introduced in France, and real estate experts in London...

Many expats are risking life overseas without any income or life protection insurance in place, revealed a recent customer survey. Expatforum.com reported that while it is generally known that taking out international private medical cover is a wise investment for expats, it appears that many people who move overseas do not view purchasing...

George Osborne’s much debated ‘granny tax’, which sees pensioners’ personal tax allowances being frozen, could lead to more retirees considering a move overseas, claim a number of property experts. As reported by aplaceinthesun.com, the latest Inland Revenue figures revealed that the Chancellor’s tax alterations will leave more...

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...

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...