Expat’s census China: China expatriates to be surveyed for first time

Concerns were raised yesterday in response to the Chinese government’s plans to introduce an expat census for all expatriates living in China and its special administrative regions. The new census, which will commence on the 1stNovember 2010...

US Immigration Fees to Increase

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are intending to increase immigration rates on the majority of immigration applications according to news reports issued in recent weeks. The USCIS proposed a new set of prices cov...

International expatriate: Are expatriates really getting younger

According to an article published by UK newspaper The Telegraph, the age of the average expatriate is decreasing as a result of a heightened awareness of opportunities abroad. Using research published by global HR company ORC Worldwide, The Telegr...

Mercer living cost comparison published

The Angolan capital Luanda has been named as the most expensive city in the world for expatriates in an extensive study published by Mercer Consulting. The latest cost of living comparison was published by Mercer last week covers 214 cities th...

Singapore expatriate to be caned and jailed

A Swiss expatriate, who has pleaded guilty to the crime of vandalism, has been sentenced to three strokes of the cane and five months in Jail. Oliver Fricker, 32, was awarded three months in prison and three strokes of the cane for vandalizing a c...