Living Overseas
Stories from the field, tips and tricks to get you through whether you’re in Cancun, Copenhagen or Christchurch
Location Independent Business the Practical Way
Welcome back to International Arbitrage!Jason Batansky of Locationless Living penned an excellent checklist for decentralisation of one’s business affairs.
Real motivation
Brainstorm business ideas from what you already know
Start small and hustle
Find the right people
Create other options for yourself
Expand as necessary
Get it done
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Malta: Little Known Tax Haven within EU
Q Wealth examines the lesser-known attractions of the ancient archipelago of Malta.
Malta is not particularly attractive for offshore banking or companies. Though it is free of currency controls, has a stable banking system and you can easily open accounts there in various currencies, do not expect banking privacy in Malta.
Many tax exiles, however, are checking [...]
Three Good Reasons to Consider the Dominican Republic for Second Passports and Offshore Investing
One more great post from our friends at Q Wealth
Tax Haven. The Dominican Republic has a territorial tax system, meaning that if you live there, you would only be subject to pay taxes if you had local income.
Second Passports. The Dominican Republic is one of the most liberal countries when it comes to [...]
Lebanon Through a Writer’s Eyes
Lebanon is teeming with the vestiges of earlier civilisations and émigrés of every conceivable variety, due to its beauty and its location. Writing for the Telegraph, Ted Gordon presents a concise history of the crossroads of the Middle East and the Mediterranean:
Lebanon attracts all kinds of expats. Take Sinuhe, an Egyptian. He got in [...]
Rich Rewards for Working Abroad
UK expats are earning more than their onshore counterparts, with more than half taking home between £50,000 and £100,000. Writing for the Telegraph, Alison Steed looks into the phenomenon.
Dave Isley Head of NatWest International Personal Banking said: “UK expats experience high salaries, with the majority earning between £50,000 and £85,000 a year.
“However, we [...]
Expat Interview: A Swiss Real Estate Broker in Panama
Swiss-born Chris is no stranger to expat life, having lived in countries such as Senegal and the USA prior to moving to Panama, where he now lives with his wife. There he wields his prowess in the real estate industry, and tells us why Panama is presently a buyer’s market. He also shares some of [...]
Social Security in Spain
If you plan to work in Spain, you should apply for your Social Security number once you are already living in Spain, but ideally before you start working. Whether you work for yourself (por cuenta propia) or you work for someone else (por cuenta ajena), you and/or your employer can only make Social Security contributions [...]
Top 10 Paris Expat Blogs
Writing for Newsweek’s Budget Travel log, Meg Zimbeck lists ten must-read expat bloggers in the City of Lights.
Story here.
Noteworthy from the comments: Invisible Paris, an outstanding blog from an expat in Paris who also compiles and publishes free walking tour routes in PDF form.
Expats Expelled: Crisis Hits Foreigners in Russia
Russia Today reports that foreign workers — from all strata of the economy — are being hit hard by the economic downturn in Russia. Management and financial sector employees are hit particularly hard.
“First of all, companies are trying to cut down on their spending,” explained Natalya Kuratova, sales director of Kelly Services employment [...]
Going Home
Repatriation is the oft-overlooked bookend to the expat experience. While a lot of energy and planning generally goes into expatriating, repatriating rarely gets the same attention. Even if you’re not returning to the same town you left, it’s still your home country – same language, recognizable sights, familiar sounds. And many expats do treat repatriating [...]