Your pets are an important part of your family, and if you are planning to move abroad for work, permanent relocation or retirement, taking your pets with you will no…
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Many South African expats leave South Africa with their minds firmly focussed on their overseas opportunities. For South Africans who have successfully emigrated and made their lives abroad, the advantages…
There’s a massive difference between physical and financial emigration from South Africa. Physical emigration entails relocating your life, your belongings, and your family to another country. Financial emigration starts with…
Many people become confused between the terms emigrate and immigrate. These are two words that both have a similar meaning and are often used in the wrong contexts. Both words…
On home soil your options are limited, but once you emigrate, you’re entitled to cash in and transfer your retirement annuity funds abroad. Here’s what expats need to know about…
Until recently the South African Reserve Bank used the term “blocked rand account” to refer to the special bank account allocated for your assets when you financially emigrate from South…
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 low tax, and often no-tax regime in the UAE has ensured that it’s always a popular destination for expats who want to accumulate as much extra capital as they…
Many South Africans move abroad to start their own businesses. Not only do countries like Australia offer working visas for entrepreneurs starting their own businesses, but it’s also a step…