Mercer Names the Safest Places in the World in Which to Live

Yesterday we reported that an international survey conducted by human resource consulting firm Mercer, had revealed that Vienna in Austria offered the highest quality of life in the world. This year Mercer have separated those cities with the highest...

2011 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey Released

  Mercer’s 2011 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey was released today and the results reveal that European cities continue to dominate the rest of the world in terms of proving the highest standard of living for expatriates, with 8 out of t...

Technology Makes Moving Abroad Easier

It seems that current-day expatriates don’t have it anywhere near as bad as the expatriates of days gone by, with new research suggesting that advances in technology have made moving overseas much easier for expats. According to research finding...

Koreans Living Abroad Finally Get a Vote

Koreans living abroad will be permitted to participate in the voting process during next year’s parliamentary and presidential elections for the first time in the nation’s political history. An estimated 2.4 million Korean expatriates, of whic...

Giving Up the American Citizenship – What Does it Take

A guest post from I.J. Zemelman, EA, Taxes for Expats If you’ve ever wondered why anyone would choose to give up their US citizenship, you’ll find the answer in the complexity of the tax laws for expats. Rather than wade through these issues, ...