June 2013 International Relocation and Moving Abroad News Archive

British expat pensioners who have moved to warmer countries will no longer be eligible to claim the winter fuel allowance. In the Spending Review, Chancellor George Osborne said a new temperature test had been introduced that meant those living in warmer countries including Gibraltar, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain would no longer be able...

A recent survey has found that almost half of students in Russia would like to move to another country. The poll, conducted by the Levada Centre, found 22 per cent of respondents wished to move to countries outside the former Soviet states, with 70 per cent admitting that they would probably end up staying in Russia. Residents of large...

A recent survey has discovered that the one thing people living in the UK would miss most if they moved to another country is the British pub. The study, conducted by Global Visas, found that 36 per cent of respondents felt that the pub culture was integral to life. In second place was high street fashion with 21 per cent admitting they...

As more people choose to move abroad in search of a better career recent research reveals that the US is still the number one destinations for those looking to relocate. Recruitment firm Hydrogen found that the second most popular country for professionals to head to was the UK with Australia taking the third spot. It is estimated that...

The Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme in New Zealand has major benefits for workers and employers from abroad as well as the countries involved, revealed new Department of Labour research. The earnings and return rates research found that most new workers will come back and work another season in the country, many for the same boss...

The majority of Irish medical students graduating in 2012 want to stay to work in their homeland but believe they are more likely to find employment overseas, revealed a survey. The study, conducted by Senator Colm Burke, Fine Gael’s health in the Seanad spokesman, showed that the high number of medical graduates moving abroad is likely...

Thirty-one men were arrested in Motobas, Kafr al-Sheikh, on Monday for planning to immigrate to Italy illegally. Major General Salah Okasha, the director of the security department in Kafr El-Sheikh, was informed by Motobas police that someone had complained about suspicious activity in the house of a neighbour. A team of officers, headed...

The flow of New Zealanders permanently moving to Australia slowed last month, with the first monthly fall since April 2010. Records revealed that the net loss of migrants to Australia was 3,200 in May, dropping from a net outflow in May last year of 3,300. This is the first decline in the monthly net loss since April 2010, Statistics New...

Those considering packing up and starting a new life in Australia have received a boost from the country’s Department of Immigration after it lowered its pass mark for UK nationals seeking a migration visa from 65 points to 60 points in order to attract more skilled workers Down Under. In recent times, emigrating to Australia has been an...

In the five years prior to 2011, 10 per cent of men in their 20s left Ireland, while five per cent of women in the same age group emigrated. This figure means that 40,000 people in their 20s left Ireland in just five years. The analysis is based on recent data from last year’s census. The difference between males and females leaving, of...

Britons planning to relocate overseas have been advised to consider practical arrangements before moving. InternationalLiving.com executive editor Jennifer Stevens said that managing their finances is among the most important issues for expats to consider. She explained that Brits must decide whether they want to keep using their UK bank...

A fifth of executives that move abroad to take up a new position with their multinational firm return home before the first two years are up – well before their assignment ends - meaning businesses lose out and are unable to exploit overseas growth opportunities, according to a new major study. The Korn/Ferry Institute report found that...

Women working abroad are most likely to young, childfree and single with just 15 per cent of women working overseas aged above 40 in comparison with almost 50 per cent of men, revealed recent research. Some 36 per cent of expat females who live abroad are aged between 21 an 30, while just 17 per cent of men fall into this age group....

The government of India has given the green light for the Pension and Life Insurance Fund for Indian workers overseas having Emigration Check Required passports from January next year. The scheme’s objective is to encourage and allow overseas Indian workers by providing co-contribution to save for returning to the country and their...

Seven illegal immigrants from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who were discovered in the waters off East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, last year have been deported back to their countries of origin. Immigration officials said that the people were en route to Asmore Reef, Australia, in the hope of being granted asylum when they were arrested by...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service has started the first stage of its new online immigration benefits system. The new-look system, the USCIS ELIS, has been developed to modernise the adjudicating and filing immigration benefits process. Individuals will be able to create an account and make an online application to change or extend...

British expats affected by the eurozone troubles and planning to return home and buy property in the UK may end up being refused a mortgage. Thousands of UK nationals who emigrated to Greece, Cyprus and Spain to seek a better standard of living are thought to be ready to return to Britain after being hit with poor exchange rates and...