http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/ en hourly 1 http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120313-1965_us-ireland-immigration-bill-stalled Tue, 13 Mar 12 09:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120313-1965_us-ireland-immigration-bill-stalled
There have been no major developments since Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown said the E3 bill...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120312-1946_australia-skilled-migrant-visa Mon, 12 Mar 12 09:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120312-1946_australia-skilled-migrant-visa
Chris Bowen, the...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120309-1928_removals-businesses-booming-in-ireland Fri, 09 Mar 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120309-1928_removals-businesses-booming-in-ireland
However, Ireland...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120308-1908_changes-to-canadian-immigration- Thu, 08 Mar 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120308-1908_changes-to-canadian-immigration-
In his speech to business leaders, Kenney vowed that...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120307-1884_foreign-buyers-snapping-up-british-homes Wed, 07 Mar 12 18:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120307-1884_foreign-buyers-snapping-up-british-homes
Looking across Britain, who are the foreign buyers keen on a UK address, asks aol.co.uk. Property website Primelocation.com has carried out research on 100 countries from which...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120306-1862_british-customer-service-rated-better-than-in-asia Tue, 06 Mar 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120306-1862_british-customer-service-rated-better-than-in-asia
Roughly 86 per cent of survey respondents from the UK said customer service in the UAE is poorer than in their own country, according...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120305-1838_benefits-of-fixed-exchange-rate Mon, 05 Mar 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120305-1838_benefits-of-fixed-exchange-rate
City whizz-kids have earned and lost fortunes on gambling on how the foreign exchange markets move. However, for expatriates the exchange rates movements are not about making cash by speculating on rises and falls; it’s much more...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120302-1814_mobile-roaming-fees-likely-to-drop Fri, 02 Mar 12 15:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120302-1814_mobile-roaming-fees-likely-to-drop
MEPs have voted for a significant reduction in the price which companies can charge for texts and calls and – for the first ever time – to introduce a maximum charge for data usage. The move comes as the latest...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120301-1792_british-expat-denied-voting-system-appeal Thu, 01 Mar 12 11:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120301-1792_british-expat-denied-voting-system-appeal
James Preston went to the High Court in 2011 to challenge the law banning Britons from voting after they have resided overseas for 15 years. Madrid-based Preston argued...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120229-1769_canada-tops-expat-lifestyle-quality-list-for-brits Wed, 29 Feb 12 15:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120229-1769_canada-tops-expat-lifestyle-quality-list-for-brits The NatWest International Personal Banking Quality of Life Index also showed that despite the global economic woes, over two thirds of British expats did not feel their quality...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120228-1754_us-restricting-money-for-visa-programmes Tue, 28 Feb 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120228-1754_us-restricting-money-for-visa-programmes
The EB-5 programme gives wealthy foreigners the opportunity to be granted citizenship if the invest between...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120227-1723_80000-canadian-construction-jobs-available-to-irish Mon, 27 Feb 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120227-1723_80000-canadian-construction-jobs-available-to-irish
The British Columbia Construction Association’s president Manly MacLachlan said that there were endless opportunities for qualified workers in the province,...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120224-1709_coalition-first-year-sees-net-migration-increase Fri, 24 Feb 12 15:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120224-1709_coalition-first-year-sees-net-migration-increase
Official figures reveal that the amount of people coming to the UK to live for a year or more, minus those who moved overseas, was at 250,000 for the year ending June 2011. The represents an...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120223-1672_northern-territory-to-welcome-foreign-migrants Thu, 23 Feb 12 14:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120223-1672_northern-territory-to-welcome-foreign-migrants
The Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce explained that a new regional migration scheme will be especially useful for smaller companies that lose employees to the resource boom over the coming five years....

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120222-1661_increase-in-short-stay-business-visa-appliations-for-australia Wed, 22 Feb 12 11:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120222-1661_increase-in-short-stay-business-visa-appliations-for-australia
New figures reveal that more than 120,000 applications were processed for the 456 subclass short stay business visa during the final quarter of last year. Under the regulations for this visa,...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120221-1646_greater-migration-needed-in-europe-says-cameron Tue, 21 Feb 12 18:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120221-1646_greater-migration-needed-in-europe-says-cameron
The prime minister and 11 other conservative leaders issued a joint letter which urged improved “labour mobility” within the EU in order to help people...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120220-1627_fraud-warning-for-uk-expats-in-australia Mon, 20 Feb 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120220-1627_fraud-warning-for-uk-expats-in-australia
Australia is one of the most popular countries for Brits to emigrate to, with more than 100,000 making the move between 2005 and 2010. Most Brits who move abroad...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120217-1604_changes-to-bahrain-visa-on-arrival Fri, 17 Feb 12 18:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120217-1604_changes-to-bahrain-visa-on-arrival
The embassy said that the proposed changes concerning Bahraini visas remain at an early stage. It explained that it had been informed by the Ministry...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120216-1569_employees-consider-working-abroad Thu, 16 Feb 12 12:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120216-1569_employees-consider-working-abroad
With the global economy continuing to struggle, employees in Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, India and Russia were the keenest to move if new opportunities...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120215-1553_hong-kong-to-lure-foreign-workers Wed, 15 Feb 12 12:00:00 +0000 Bruno Thompson http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120215-1553_hong-kong-to-lure-foreign-workers
The island has one of the most rapidly ageing populations in the world as well as among the lowest birth rates, reports the Daily Telegraph. The government of the former British colony predicts a shortfall of 14,000...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120214-1534_look-after-money-in-country-of-residence-expats-urged Tue, 14 Feb 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120214-1534_look-after-money-in-country-of-residence-expats-urged
The Guardian Wealth’s chief executive David Howell said that tax planning, savings, health insurance and pensions were areas expatriates should review after moving overseas. He...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120213-1518_numbers-usa-mobilises-to-stop-irish-visa-bill Mon, 13 Feb 12 18:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120213-1518_numbers-usa-mobilises-to-stop-irish-visa-bill
The organisation sent an email to its members, of which there are in excess of one million, targeting Ireland’s visa bill. Their move came after both the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120210-1478_tax-breaks-for-executives-moving-to-ireland Fri, 10 Feb 12 09:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120210-1478_tax-breaks-for-executives-moving-to-ireland
The exemption is applicable to executives who stay for a period of one to five years. It will be...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120209-1462_4000-jobs-to-be-cut-at-nokia Thu, 09 Feb 12 10:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120209-1462_4000-jobs-to-be-cut-at-nokia
The company said that the plants would stay open but refocus on customising phones and that the actual assembly was moving to China and South Korea. The cuts are scheduled to be complete before...

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]]> http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120208-1443_irish-unemployment-remains-high-despite-export-gain Wed, 08 Feb 12 14:00:00 +0000 Charles Yare http://www.movingabroad.co.uk/news/20120208-1443_irish-unemployment-remains-high-despite-export-gain
The country’s rate of unemployment in January was at 14.2 per cent, close to its highest mark since the 1980s when it last had to...

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