If you are a South African expat, maybe you haven’t yet made the decision to convert your retirement annuity or pension fund to cash. To financially emigrate, which is part of the process, isn’t something to…
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Financial emigration need not be an intimidating task, particularly when you have identified greener pastures in a foreign land. The process of transferring money to a country of your choice,…
Financial emigration is the process of concluding your financial affairs when leaving one country to settle in another. In short, your status (for exchange control purposes) changes from resident to non-resident. That’s all!…
There are few things as daunting as financial emigration. Yes, you read right. The thought of moving to another country is both motivating and stressing. Now, if you thought that…
One of the greatest things about being South African is being part of the country’s vibrant, melting pot of cultures. From impromptu braais to sports team rivalry, South African culture…
Regardless of the part of the world you’re heading to from South Africa, you can move up to ZAR10M offshore annually, to comfortably cater for your everyday needs, just like…
So you have decided to spread your wings and fly away to the land of your dreams. Great! But what about financial emigration? What about the nest egg that you…
Financial emigration and financial control are two terms that never seem to work together. For most people, emigration is a hard enough process, even without adding the hassle of transferring…
Life down-under can be a wonderful experience if you’re able to maintain the continuity you’ve had in your life in South Africa. Just because you are moving abroad doesn’t mean…
Dare to dream… When you were younger, you heard many little slogans that others laughed off as clichés, but you took to heart. Things like, “If you dream it, it…