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  • June 2013 News
    • New Buy-To-Let Mortgage for Expats
  • May 2013 News
    • Exodus from Britain Hots Up But How Many Come Back?
    • EU Throws Lifeline to Expats Struggling to Vote
    • Spanish Property Market Boosted by New Residency Rules
    • British Expat Charged with His Children’s Murder in France
    • Increased Soccer School Competition for Expats in Asia
    • Good News for Australian Expats Holding Offshore Bonds
    • Coalition Government Attacks Expat Pension Rights
    • Fight to Unfreeze Pensions for UK Expats Gathers Pace
  • April 2013 News
    • Expat in Kuwait in Drugs Arrest for Growing Cannabis
    • Wealthy Expats Descend on Singapore for Yacht Shows
    • Fabian Society in Shocking Attack on Pensioner Earnings
    • Annuity Rates Sink to Record Lows Prompting Rethink
    • Senior Politicians Weigh in on Expat Lecturer Anti-Discrimination Campaign
    • New Interest in Route to US Green Card for Expat Investors
    • Cyprus Crisis Leads to Renewed Interest In Alternatives
    • Expat Demand Leads to Bali Property Price Rise
  • March 2013 News
    • Jet Airways in U-Turn on Expat Pilot Hiring
    • Australia Launches New Short Term Foreign Workers Visa
    • Prudential International Looks Into Ireland Based QROPS
    • FCO Tries to Cut Expat Road Deaths
    • Police Offer Advice to Cash Carrying Expats in Cyprus
    • Hong Kong is World’s Most Expensive City to Set Up an Office
    • Kuwait to Introduce VAT and Cut Expat Subsidies
    • Weak Sterling Attracts Expats to UK Property Market
    • Cyprus Expat Savers Hit By Legalised Bank Robbery
    • Spain Threatens Expats Over Non-Disclosure of Assets
    • British Millionaires Leaving in Ever Greater Numbers
    • Isle of Man Outshines UK Mainland in Financial Strength
    • What is the Smallest Coin in the World?
  • February 2013 News
    • Dubai Expat in $136m Contract Scam
    • Russia Cuts Expat Regulatory Burden
    • British Expat Couple Face Deportation from Australia
    • Rise in Number of Expats in Cayman Islands
    • Expats Kidnapped by Islamists in Nigeria
    • Expats in Australia Criticise UK Government
    • QROPS: The Latest Information
    • New Facebook App to Allow Expat Money Transfer
    • UK Pension Changes to Hit Future Expat Retirees
    • Expat Retirees Face Pension Gap
    • UAE Introduces Expat Pension Scheme
    • Investors Push Cayman Islands for Greater Transparency
    • Group Demands No Inheritance Tax for Disenfranchised Expats
    • Expats Set to Drive Singapore Population Growth
  • January 2013 News
    • Expats Flee High Rents in Central Hong Kong
    • Becoming an Expat in Monaco Might be Cheaper Than You Think
    • Foreign Office Warns of Specific Threat to Expats in Somaliland
    • Expat Voting Rights Raised in British House of Lords
    • 8 Out of 10 Expats Won’t Return Home
    • Oman Cracks Down on Expatriate Community
    • Horror of Expat Hostages Ordeal in Algeria Emerges
    • Calls Mount for British Expats to Get Own MP
    • Expats Taken Hostage in Algeria
    • Singapore Expats Targeted in Attempt to Cool Property Market
    • Qatar Cracks Down on Unregulated IFAs
    • China Increases Opportunities for Expat Permanent Residency
    • Top Asian Expat Destinations Set For Property Price Rises
    • Expat Benefits Under Threat from Tory Cost Cutting
    • Malaysia to Set Up Expatriate Services Department
    • Borrowing Limit Hits Expat Property Buyers in UAE
    • Bouncing a Cheque No Longer a Jailable Offence in UAE
  • 2012 Expat Offshore News Archive
    • December 2012 News
      • Expats Find More Competitive Job Market in China
      • Expat Pensions to be Tax Exempt in Portugal
      • Wealthy Expat Investors Opt for Shares and Property
      • Expats Savers Struggle to Get Best Rate
      • UK Government Criticised Over Expat Pensions
      • France Remains Top Property Choice for British Expats
      • US Launches Website to Attract Expat Entrepreneurs
      • Expats Urged to Pursue Best Deal on Currency Transfers
      • Historic Thailand Extradition for Expat
      • Working Age Expats Outnumber Retired Expats
      • Asian Banks Look to Expats to Fill Compliance and Risk Vacancies
    • November 2012 News
      • Gibraltar QROPS Market Battles It Out With Malta
      • Australia to Offer Fast Track Visa for Expat Millionaires
      • Expat Frozen Pension Widows May Have Missed Out
      • Fines for Saudi Firms that Employ Too Many Expats
      • New Expat Rules Could Lead to Indonesia Property Boom
      • Spain to Offer Residency to Expat Home Buyers
      • IFA Charging Changes to Impact Expat Pension Market
      • Make Sure Your QROPS is Free From Scams and Fraud
      • Confusion Arises Over New Zealand QROPS Rules
      • Multinational Companies Seek to Limit Expat Benefits
      • Expats Show Growing Preference for China
    • October 2012 News
      • Online Offshore Banking Grows in Prominence
      • India Tops List of Expat Retirement Hotspots
      • Expats in Germany Report Positive Economic Outlook
      • Expats Choose to Diversify Their Investments
      • Expats Continue Love Affair with the Middle East
      • Gibraltar QROPS Providers Introduce Code of Conduct
      • Gibraltar Minister Puts Pressure on QROPS Providers
      • British Schools Target Expat Market Overseas
      • British Expats in the USA Turn to QROPS
      • Expats Look to Move as Fixed Rate Bonds Mature
      • Expats Fear Faltering German Economy
      • Kirchner Strives to Stem Argentine Dollar Flood
      • Make Your Offshore Pension Work Harder
    • September 2012 News
      • Expats Set for Swiss Tax Hit
      • Expat Retirees Sue Spanish Judiciary
      • Expats Struggle with Move to UAE
      • Focus Returns to Hong Kong QROPS
      • Expat Pension Specialist Skandia in Rebrand
      • Cost of Living Rises For British Expats
      • Attention Switches from QROPS to QNUPS
      • Britain and Australia Break the Ice Over ‘Frozen Pensions’
      • Gibraltar’s QROPS Status Confirmed
    • August 2012 News
      • Crackdown on Illegal Homes in Thailand
      • ‘Temperature Test’ to get Cold Reception from Expat Pensioners
      • Expat to Swim Around the World in Twelve Hours
      • Canada Raises the Bar for Potential Immigrants
      • Bupa Flex to Benefit ‘Short-term’ Expats
      • UAE Says No to Expat Women
      • Singapore Gets Strict on Expat Influx
      • HMRC Drops Cyprus from Approved QROPS List
      • U-Turn on Cayman Expat Tax
      • Expats to Benefit from Relaxed Portuguese Tax Laws
      • UAE Bounced Cheque Case Could Affect Expats
      • Tax Break Slashed on Australian Property for Expats
      • Australian Expats Head Home
      • Cayman Expats Hit with ‘Community Enhancement Fee’
      • Employers Stuck on Expat Benefits
      • China Forced to Open Up to Foreign Credit Cards
      • HMRC Fights Back in QROPS Case
    • July 2012 News
      • Malta Releases Guidelines to Aid QROPS Industry
      • World’s Elite Hide $21tn Offshore
      • Good News for Existing QROPS Members
      • Expats in Thailand Face Renewed Property Crackdown
      • Fiduciary Return Deadline Altered by Guernsey
      • Ever More Brits Abroad Require Consular Assistance
      • Canada Tries to Attract Expat Workers
      • Expats Set to Pounce on Cheap UK Property
      • Expat Cost of Living Shoots Up
      • Jersey Threatens to Pursue Independence
      • Gibraltar Targets BRICs Market
      • QROPS Investors Fight Back
      • Expats Flood Home for London Olympics
      • New Breed of Global Citizen Emerges
      • Bahrain Extends Freeze on Foreign Worker Fee
      • Expats Continue Exodus to Hong Kong
      • Expat Youth Worker Drowns in France
      • Qatar Financial Centre Says No to QROPS
      • Skandia International Celebrates Awards Win
      • Retail Distribution Review Arrives
    • June 2012 News
      • MFSA Deny QROPS Influx
      • US Expats get Relief from IRS
      • Expats Put Off Pensions by Lack of Confidence
      • British Expats Win Spanish Bank Fight
      • Tokyo Tops List for Expat Living Costs
      • AIB to Withdraw from Offshore Markets
      • French Authorities Target Expat Community
      • Expat Struggles in Spain
      • HMRC Bites Back on QROPS
    • May 2012 News
      • Expat-shoring is here to stay
      • Expat Interest Rates Fall
      • Skandia Teams Up with QROPS Providers
      • Gibraltar Returns to the QROPS Market
      • The Isle of Man as a QROPS Destination
      • Why Choose Malta For Your QROPS?
      • Expats to the East
    • April 2012 News
      • Expat opportunity
      • Expat entrepreneurs
      • Expats beat recession
      • UK recession
      • Healthy finances
      • US expats
      • Expat homesickness
      • Qatar skilled expats
      • Expat bank charges
      • Frozen pensions
      • Singapore glitters
        • Brits eager to leave
      • Expat property in Malaysia
      • Brit moves to Oz
      • Singapore expat residency
      • Sydney expats
      • HMRC QROPS statement
      • Hong Kong expats
      • Frozen pensions criticised
      • UAE expats
      • Middle East jobs for expats
      • FCO warning
      • Dubai expat housing
      • Expat categories
      • British expats look to Asia
      • Stop frozen pensions
    • March 2012 News
      • UK pensions
      • Pension planning
      • UAE ID cards
      • British millionaires
      • Expats working in Qatar
      • Granny TAX QROPS
      • Expats remain secure
      • Bank of England warning
      • Expats to Qatar
      • Expat retirees
      • HMRC QROPS error
      • Brits without pensions
      • Budget 2012: QROPS
      • Expats prosper
      • QROPS jurisdictions
      • Expat investment
      • QROPS
      • Pensions abroad
      • OAPs borrow money
      • Residency ruling
      • Expat survey
      • Expat news
      • Returning expats
      • Foreign property
      • QROPS
      • Plan your finances
      • Low tax lauded
      • Barclays hit by FSA fines
      • Ethical investors
      • Pension income low
      • House hunting expats
      • Gold
      • Retire abroad
    • February 2012 News
      • UK Expats reap rewards
      • Euro escape
      • Expat women
      • Canada wants elite
      • Expat finance
      • Spanish property
      • Better careers abroad
      • Middle East expat pay
      • The future of Greece
      • UAE expats oblivious
      • Expensive city list
      • Monaco property
      • Thrill-seeker expats
      • Hong Kong expat workers
      • Expatriate inheritance
      • Expat finance
      • Isle of Man praised
      • Expats tempted by pay rise
      • Abu Dhabi plate
      • UK expat reveals the worth of Twitter
      • Top 5 money destinations
      • Expats N.Z
      • Moving abroad in 2012
      • Social media & expats
    • January 2012 News
      • Expat web tool
      • Spanish IHT laws
      • Guernsey to save QROPS
      • British workers to Australia
      • Tax deadline looms
      • January sales
      • HMRC warning
      • Oz currency jackpot
      • Singapore to eclipse Switzerland
      • Qatar property permits
      • Shanghai expat tax delayed
      • Expat property in HK
      • Expats spearhead US business
      • Reasons to move
      • UAE remains job hotspot
      • The worth of offshore banking
      • Expat jobs in Oman
      • Manage your money in 2012
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  • 2010 Expat Offshore News
    • December 2010 News
      • Expats return £270 Bil
      • Vase sells for £43 M
      • British pies to Japan
      • China lacking in survey
      • QROPS the better option
      • Abu Dhabi ID card
      • UK banks criticised
      • Danish expat study
      • UAE labour card
      • Investors warned
      • Weak pound pensions
      • Pensioners keep working
      • Expats UK lottery
      • Higher tax rate
      • Qatar money transfer
      • Frozen pensions
      • Expats in Canada
    • November 2010 News
      • Expats to Japan
      • Bahrain Expats
      • Retirement and health
      • Easiest tax systems
      • Saudi grants million visas
      • Buy-to-let tax
      • QROPS surge predicted
      • Brits predict work
      • Over 50s savings
      • UAE Wills
      • Inflation costs
      • Share increase
      • Expats in Paris
      • Expats worry
      • Ferrari World
      • British spending
      • OAPs lose £700
      • Elderly Brits get raw deal
      • Tax overhaul urged
      • UAE expats freedom
      • Gold breaks $1,400
      • China/France tax treaty
      • Expat ambitions
      • Man challenges HMRC
      • OAP £14,000 loss
      • Merkel speaks
      • Global Guy Fawkes
      • Internet fraud
      • Expats win payout
      • Expat escapes conviction
      • Expat TV software
      • Hong Kong property
      • 1.6 million job losses
      • HMRC Error
      • Housing in New Zealand
      • Cost of UAE living
    • October 2010 News
      • Corruption Perception Index
      • UK pension age rise
      • Lazy pin codes
      • Swiss entitled to secrecy
      • Why Brits save
      • Oz recruits Brit spies
      • Geneva expat concerns
      • Experts slam HMRC
      • Isle of Man QROPS
      • Price of happiness
      • Exapt savings
      • OFC in Tunisia
      • Winter fuel payments
      • Pension changes
      • HMRC Errors
      • Middle class loss
      • Brit financial fear
      • The rich buy gold
      • Expats learn Mandarin
      • UAE BlackBerry ban
      • HMRC blunders
      • Brits buy property abroad
      • Expats won't return
      • Expat healthcare
      • Retirement forecasts
      • Philippines OECD white list
      • Ed wants higher taxes
      • UK climbs tax league
      • NEF warns banks
      • Expat snake record
      • Economist fears euro woe
      • Chinese expat experiment
      • Shanghai Longbar
      • UK tax exodus
      • High price of UK food
      • Frozen UK pensions
      • UK bank complaints
    • September 2010 News
      • UAE ID Cards
      • Banks stop gold sales
      • Kuwait scraps sponsors
      • Canada wants UK expats
      • Online research pays off
      • Wolseley leaves UK
      • Brits shun retirement
      • Gold price rises again
      • ICB investigates banks
      • HMRC write off
      • Emigrating to New Zealand
      • Expat expo in Lyon
      • UK worst in Europe
      • HMRC picks on OAPs
      • Expat jobs rise
      • HMRC helpline problems
      • Fake 'million dollar' bill
      • Brits financially aware
      • Gold prices still rise
      • Bank complaints
      • Armani buys luxury island
      • Stamp sells for HK$3.5m
      • Taxman's new powers
      • China open for business
      • Dubai ice cream van
      • Annuities and QROPS
      • UK pawn shop boom
      • Taxman messes up again
      • Expat rent
      • New coins
      • HMRC implored to update
      • HMRC Fraud Warning
      • Future fears
      • UK job growth slows
      • Tax error loophole
      • HMRC IT blunder
      • Brit makes history
      • Brit expat jailed
      • New Zealand brain-drain
      • Pension sandbox
      • Wealthiest expats
      • Annuity confusion
      • Land buying in Singapore
    • August 2010 News
      • UAE relaxes tests
      • Gold performance
      • Budget fallout
      • Budget wasn't a necessity
      • UK businesses unhappy
      • Retirement Hotspots
      • Brits dip into savings
      • UK confidence down
      • Greek debt
      • UAE Power List
      • Property abroad
      • Foreign retirement
      • Pension age
      • Destitute in Dubai
      • HMRC outrage
      • HMRC blunder
      • Credit problems
      • Pensioners work on
      • Precious metals
      • Brit bikini arrest
      • Dubai drinking ban
      • Graduate tax proposal
      • Holiday time figures
      • HMRC lose to Portsmouth
      • QROPS potential
      • QROPS prove popular
      • BoE burns money
      • Raining money in Japan
      • Costly destinations
      • UAE bans Blackberry
      • Topless sunabathing
    • July 2010 News
      • Expat radio
      • Expats tackle burglars
      • Brits to work on after 65
      • Fake pound coins
      • Violence in the Maldives
      • Ask an Emirati
      • Britons thirst for overseas
      • Qatar population explodes
      • Single life costs more
      • Recession costs the rich
      • Men dominate Dubai
      • FCO says research travel
      • Satellite Internet
      • Pension age to rise sooner
      • Bupa to rate hospitals
      • HMRC pensions confusing
      • Expats getting younger
      • Spanish CGT Deadline
      • US immigration costs
      • Man to sell life
      • Isle of Man lures in Brits
      • Saudi gold doubles
      • Brit bemoans Dubai law
      • Expats more creative
      • Expats shun the Med
      • Brit DJ jailed in Dubai
      • Expats: Educated & Skilled
    • June 2010 News
      • Last call for Elgar note
      • OAPs want to work
      • Budget 2010: Pension age
      • Higher Tax
      • Budget 2010: Pensions
      • Russia relaxes expat law
      • CGT Watch
      • Budget 2010: High Earners
      • Budget 2010: CGT
      • Budget 2010: VAT
      • Citizens fear VAT
      • FSA Changes
      • Tokyo Most Expensive
      • Financial Planning
      • Expat demand for Brit food
      • Selfridges Best Store
      • Annuity Rates Plummet
      • CGT: Buy gold coins
      • HMRC Withdraw Fine
      • Expat Murder Dubai
      • Singapore Wins
      • Gold Vending Machine
      • Silver to overtake gold
      • Capital Gains Warning
      • Winter Fuel Row
      • US Issues Nigeria Warning
      • Expat harasses dolphins
    • May 2010 News
      • Best Places To Live
      • UK Pension Age To Rise
      • New UK Taxes
      • British Landmarks Valued
      • Households Fear Cuts
      • QNUPS and Pensions
      • Expats in Spain get rebate
      • Brits fear pensions lacking
      • Fraudsters target Brits
      • Channels: Coalition Threat
      • Household wealth big rise
      • Expats can't vote in time
      • Solar panels: Tax savings
      • Economic Freedom List
      • Hedge funds face scrutiny
      • Liechtenstein: Loophole
      • Gold prices sky high
      • Harrods sold to Qatar
      • Expats hate Asian traffic
      • Dos and Donts in Dubai
      • Greek riots clash police
    • April 2010 News
      • Grim forecast for UK tax
      • Investors circle Greece
      • iPhone App: Dubai Laws
      • Capping won't help UAE
      • UN: Relax UAE sponsorship
      • Greece: Asks for Bailout
      • Expats face tax scrutiny
      • Precious metals increase
      • Offshore Accounts: Expats
      • Jersey attracts rich Brits
      • Recent tax changes
      • Sterling pension problems
      • Expats prefer life abroad
      • Banks bad investing advice
      • Make money to live longer
      • HMRC fine self-assessed
      • Germany: No Greek bailout
      • British expat vote deadline
      • New Greek property tax
      • Unrest in the UAE
      • Expat survey results
      • Greece bail out confirmed
      • Jersey top of the league
      • Australia: UK pension row
      • Brits In Dubai jail for kiss
      • High earners: High tax
      • IMF steps in: Greece
      • Wealthy Greeks flee ship
      • UK: No to hedge fund rules
      • OAPs miss pension payday
      • Britain bashes out budget
    • March 2010 News
      • NZ offers visas for Brits
      • Expat winter fuel payment
      • Kuwait teachers Wages up
      • China relax visa laws
      • Tax: Change for Channels?
      • Expats lack benefit pay
      • Tax Channels Scrutinised
      • Expat schools accredited
      • Kids must learn to learn
      • Singapore for Wealth
      • Pensions moved offshore
      • Expats stung by HMRC
      • Switzerland more popular
      • Greece turns to USA
      • Pension case lost
      • Pension ruling approaches
      • Gold is the magic colour
      • Greece take old out of OAP
      • Turkish residence permits
      • Yacht's Entertainment
      • Better Rates Offshore
      • HMRC reclaim offshore tax
      • Bermuda/Japan Tax Treaty
      • New investment in Niue
      • Germans: Sell off Greece
      • Lord Ashcroft non-domicile
      • Dodge tax for 200% fine
    • February 2010 News
      • Thailand is a friendly place
      • Spain fight health tourism
      • Brit expat garners award
      • No legal aid for expats
      • Don't fall for tax phishing
    • January 2010 News
      • Jersey joins HK Market
      • Jersey creates jobs abroad
      • Spanish bulldozer protest
      • Bulgarian Real Estate
      • HMRC window slams shut
      • Tax Evaders Rush
      • Firms move to Switzerland
      • Singapore joins OECD

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9th December 2011 Expats may apply for residency in Qatar

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