Expat Focus Financial Update April 2020

The biggest global news story in April has, of course, been Covid 19. The viral pandemic has impacted all aspects of expat financial life, from ease of business travel and meetings, to the problems of being furloughed or paying your

Expat Focus Brexit News Update April 2020

Whilst Covid 19 is still taking a lot of the oxygen out of European and British news, issues relating to Brexit remain ongoing. At the moment, we are still part way through the transition period, having come out of the

Expat Focus Brexit News Update March 2020

So the big news story this month is, just for a change…not Brexit. With regard to the latter, we are still in a holding pattern: Britain’s departure from the EU has gone ahead at the end of January but has

Expat Focus International News Update February 2020

Thailand scraps TM28 form's address reporting requirement The controversial and widely unpopular TM28 address reporting requirement has been scrapped by the Thai government. Previously, anyone who stayed outside of their province for more than 24 hours was required to fill

Expat Focus Financial Update February 2020

South African expats concerned about tax The upcoming changes to South Africa’s tax laws continue to cause consternation among South African expats. The new regulations will see South Africans abroad needing to pay tax on their global income, including benefits