Working Abroad

Most expensive expatriate destinations

The Japanese capital, Tokyo, is no longer the world’s costliest place to live for expatriate workers, according to this year’s Mercer Worldwide Cost of Living Survey...

Expats getting younger

The average age of working expatriates is getting younger and younger, due to a number of factors including economic stability and a greater awareness of foreign opportunities...

Russia relaxes rules on expat employment

Russia has made significant changes to its laws regarding expatriate workers in a bid to bring more...

Singapore and Hong Kong top list of economic freedom for expats

The bustling Asian economies of Singapore and Hong Kong have laid claim to first and second place respectively in a Heritage Foundation assessed index...

Expatriates bemoan Asian traffic

According to a recent study, expats in Asian cities such as Tokyo and Singapore have cited traffic...

Working abroad and avoiding the taxman

An increasing number of people are making the decision to work and move abroad. For many of these people one of the big...

Capping expats won't help UAE locals

Despite recent worries that UAE jobs are being dominated by foreign workers, experts say that capping

United Nations calls for relaxed UAE sponsorship laws

The UN high commissioner for Human Rights has called for the UAE to relax its attitude towards expatriate...

Foreigners causing unrest in UAE

Over the last few decades the United Arab Emirates has become one of the premier destinations for westerners to flock to...

Beijing relaxes visa laws for British expats

Beijing is said to be allowing a record number of visas to be given to foreigners in 2010, in a bid to aid the recovering economy...