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• A Green Card for Africa?

  

  Africa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1890 Public Domain Image I've long wanted to post more information about jobs in Africa, but it's been hard to get solid... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Best Country for Retirement?

  

  Quito, Ecuador Photo by Marcio Ramalho Thinking about retiring abroad? I've previously written about Ecuador being voted the best place in the world to... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Move to the UK on a "start Up" Visa

  

  Photo by Conor Ogle For those of you who have thought about starting your own business, why not do it in the UK? Trying to become an expat and move to the UK... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Teach English at a French University

  

  Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, France Photo by Francisco Antunes You do not need to have a university degree to live and work in other countries. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Violent Crime In the US

  

  Photo by Chang Liu Pardon today's divergence; I'm still in shock. Today I started with the news and saw that 19 people were injured in a Mother's Day parade... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The End of FATCA?

  

  Rand Paul, US Senator for Kentucky For those outside the US who do not know who Rand Paul is, he's the son of Ron Paul, a US politician who's perennial quest fo... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Stateless Americans and Renunciants

  

  So close ... Photo by وسام زقوت On the subject of renouncing one's citizenship, I previously reported that I onl... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• A Class for Integrating into France

  

  Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix "A government of the people, by the people and for the people." Does that sound familiar to anyone? Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Belgian Blue Card

  

  Bruge, BelgiumPhoto by Wolfgang Staudt In September of 2012, Belgium finally introduced their version of the European Blue Card. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• The Face of Islam in Europe

  

  Kahina Zed: The terrifying face of Islam A friend of ours here in Paris, Kahina Zed, was recently in Canada with her partner and she met a bunch of Americans. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Austrian Blue Card

  

  St. Wolfgang, Austria Photo by Richard Taylor If I had to do my move to Europe all over again, I'd seriously consider Austria. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Official European Blue Card Information

  

  Photo by openDemocracy Sigh. So I promised that regular postings would continue this week, but I didn't expect our child minder to become gravely ill, nor our... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• International Recruiting

  

  La Grosse Cloche in Bordeaux Photo by Joancharmant Regular expat postings should continue next week. Today is the last day on my current contract and my new... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• France: Kiss Or Shake Hands?

  

  Skyline of La Défense business district in Paris Photo by Rosss Today's guest post is from Géraldine Lepere, the creator of Comme une Française, a web site aime... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Who's Hiring H1B Visa Workers in the USA?

  

  Still a dream for many people.Image courtesy Biersaufer My sincerest apologies for not posting last week. Between wrapping up my current contract, starting a ne... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• A List of High-demand International Jobs

  

  This job is global Photo by Vaya If you search for the "STEM" on this Web site, you'll find I've referenced it several times before. It's an acronym which stand... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• UK/US Family on Verge of Being Split Apart?

  

  JusticePublic domain image Thanks to a lovely combination of US and UK law, this family is about to be split apart. Their son will be forced to live with one... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• The Cyprus Banking Disaster

  

  The Cypriot banking industryPhoto by Jonathan Boeke By now you may have heard of the infamous Cyprus "haircut", a tiny little euphemism which obscures the... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, EXPAT, LEGAL, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Why Should You Travel?

  

  I have to confess that I hadn't heard about Rick Steves before now, but I really enjoyed this talk he gave at a TEDx conference (as you may know, TEDx isn't... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• The Four Stages of Expat Life

  

  Le Dernier Bar avant la Fin du Monde Photo ruthlessly ganked from their site. Used under Fair Use Today I'm am very pleased to be heading to Le Dernier Bar avan... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL