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Expat Focus International Healthcare Update February 2023

Resistance to Kuwait’s healthcare regulations There have been calls this month for the Kuwaiti healthcare ministry to reconsider the charges currently levelled at expats. Medical costs for expats have risen by 100% in hospitals and by a massive 250% in

Expat Focus Financial Update February 2023

Australian expats could benefit from new wealth management programme Atlas Wealth Management, a Gold Coast-based firm, has now set up Atlas Tax, aimed at providing tax compliance advice as well as investment counselling to Australian expats. The new section is

Expat Focus Wellbeing Update January 2023

The New Year is traditionally – in the West, at least – a time to make a fresh start with some new resolutions. But is this realistic if you’re an expat, particularly a new one? You might well be the

Expat Focus International News Update January 2023

New legislation for non-Islamic expats in the UAE The UAE has recently brought in new laws relating to the personal status of non-Islamic expats, primarily with regard to marriage and divorce. The Federal Personal Status Law also clarifies questions surrounding

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update January 2023

Health insurance profits are notable in Kuwait Reports in December from Al-Anba daily news show that profits made from expats’ health insurance in Kuwait have risen significantly in 2022, increasing from KD87.116 million in 2020-2021 to KD100.2 million in the

Expat Focus Financial Update January 2023

Blevins Franks reports an increase in financial advisors moving to Europe Following difficulties with financial passporting between the UK and Europe in the wake of Brexit, expat experts Blevins Franks reported in December that an increasing number of UK-based independent

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update December 2022

New platform for expats in Shanghai China has been in the Western news lately, with unrest over Covid policies breaking out across the country. In Shanghai – a city which has been significantly affected by lockdowns – the Shanghai Administration

Expat Focus Wellbeing Update December 2022

As the festive season approaches, we are presented with both opportunities and challenges when it comes to looking after our wellness – with some particular challenges for expats. Being abroad during the holidays can be difficult, particularly if you are

Expat Focus Financial Update December 2022

UAE’s Golden Visa proves attractive to Americans Arabian Business news announced in late November that more than 2,800 high net-worth American expats had renounced their citizenship in the later quarters of 2022. Since 2019, 150,000 of the state’s new golden

Expat Focus International News Update December 2022

Scrapping the 90-day rule In late November, it was reported that the Spanish authorities were interested in scrapping the 90-day rule for British visitors resident the country. Spanish Tourism Secretary Fernando Valdés said that the restriction is working against Spanish