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An Expat Guide to the Indian Provident Fund Scheme

The Indian Provident Fund Scheme is a contributory Provident Fund (PF), pension and an insurance scheme that is mandatory for the Indian work force. In 2008 the Government of India extended the scheme to all “international workers” and the de...

Five Reasons You May Want to Live in Hong Kong

Reasons to Live in Hong Kong If you’re thinking of moving to Hong Kong and would like to learn more about what life there is actually like, check out our expat guide to living in Hong Kong. Written by expatriates who have been there and done that...

An Expat Guide to Writing a Will

Yesterday we revealed that potential changes to the inheritance law in France may mean that people who inherit expat-owned property in France will face significant tax bills in the future. One way around this is to carefully plan and a will tha...

An Expat Guide to the US Healthcare System

Expat Guide to US Healthcare System The US healthcare system is extremely unique and it is crucial that expatriates who are relocating to the U.S. are fully educated on how the healthcare system operates, the costs of receiving medical attention and...

An Expat Guide to the UK Health System

If you live in the United Kingdom as an expatriate it is important that you have adequate medical coverage that will provide you with access to care and attention when you need it. In this article we take a look at the public and private sector healt...

An Expat’s Guide to the Deepavali Festival

Tomorrow marks the Deepavali festival or Diwali festival as it is also known. Deepavali is a very important date in the Hindu and Sikh calendar and expatriates living in India, or other areas of the world that have a strong Indian population will be ...