Same-Sex Couples May Experience Enhanced Bureaucracy Abroad

  Same-sex couples who wish to relocate may find that their relationship is not legally recognized abroad, leading to enhanced bureaucracy and legal problems. An article that was recently published in UK newspaper The Telegraph, indicates ...

Australia Continues to Top Rankings for Expat Quality of Life

Australia has retained the top spot in a recent poll of the best places in the world to live in terms of quality of life. The NatWest International Personal Banking (NatWest IPB) Quality of Life report, which was released this week, indicates that...

Edward Snowden Becomes a Russian Expat

Edward Snowden, the US intelligence leaker who is currently on the run from American authorities, was granted one year’s asylum in Russia last week and will now live as a Russian expat for a year. Currently wanted by the US as a result of leakin...

Where in the World do British Expats Live

British expatriates who are keen to escape life in the UK for a higher quality of life abroad are continuing to head to Australia according to statistics released by the UK Department of Work and Pensions. The expat data, which was released in con...

UK Tax Office Crackdown on Expats who Don’t Pay Tax

The UK Tax Office is increasing efforts to identify British expats living overseas who own buy-to-let property in the UK or who have sold their properties without paying appropriate levels of tax to the UK government. Expatriates who own rental pr...