Moving abroad can be a daunting prospect if you know nothing about the country you are moving to and if you have no friends or contacts there. In the days…
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South African immigration to Australia is becoming more challenging due to changes to the immigration and citizenship programme in late 2017, which have made it a lot harder for expats…
FNB has recently released their House Price Index for August 2018 and the results show a strong upward trend in people selling their homes in order to emigrate. The House…
The decline in South Africa’s GDP of 0.7% in the second quarter of this year indicates that South Africa has just entered a technical recession. This decline follows hot on…
When it comes to exchange control and tax law, things can get confusing quickly. Especially when these laws change. That’s why we thought it would be useful to take a…
In 2017 one of the world’s most comprehensive reports on expat life – the InterNations Expat Insider reported that Portugal offered expats the best quality of life in the world….
Physical emigration and financial emigration from South Africa are two very different processes. Physical emigration involves packing up your belongings and moving to a new country for either a short-term…
The rand has been performing phenomenally well since former President Jacob Zuma’s early exit and his Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as head of state on February 15…
Buying a new home overseas is a great way to protect your hard-earned capital. Don’t leave your money in South Africa: use it for your deposit. Historically, real estate has…