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Canada Developing New Startup Entrepreneur Visa

September 13, 2012 By jonathan Leave a Comment

According to various reports, Canada is working on creating a new Entrepreneur Startup Visa.

From The Globe and Mail:

Canada plans to create a new class of visa it hopes will attract high-tech and other entrepreneurs to immigrate to the country to start new companies, officials said Tuesday.

It has put a moratorium on issuing its existing entrepreneur visa, which only required an immigrant to hire one person for one year, and intends to initiate a visa that would be issued to people identified by venture capital funds as candidates to create startup firms in Canada. The venture funds would be required to invest in the startups.

10 Countries Where Retirees Live Large

July 4, 2012 By jonathan Leave a Comment

Retirement in the United States is nice and all, until they ask you to actually pay for stuff. When retirees’ nest eggs are a finite and dwindling resource, rising local and federal taxes can put even the staunchest, flag-draped patriotism to the test. If retirees are willing to leave the states behind, the savings can be substantial. The folks at International Living crunched the numbers and looked at the price of simple staples, assimilation and staying in touch with family left behind. The following countries scored high marks not only for their inexpensive living, but for overall friendliness toward American retirees. Click to read more.

Filed Under: Life Abroad

Most expensive cities in the world for Americans to work

July 4, 2012 By jonathan Leave a Comment

Could you afford to be an expat? These are the 10 most expensive cities you could end up in. We picked some of the highest costs in each city — whether it was rent, jeans or gasoline — to show you just how pricey it would be to live there. Click to read more.

Filed Under: Life Abroad, News

Countries in the World with Universal Health Care

July 2, 2012 By jonathan 1 Comment

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This is a very useful map if you’re looking for a country that has universal healthcare.

Filed Under: Expats, Health

Article: 10 places to move abroad and extend your life

June 27, 2012 By jonathan Leave a Comment

Today, there is skepticism whether any such place exists, but health scientists do scour the globe in search of medicinal remedies and other lifespan enhancements.

In fact, many “pockets” around the world have been identified as “Blue Zones,” where locals enjoy high quality of life and health in old age.

While failing to offer one “secret,” these regions share community factors such as diet, social integration, activity level, and outlook on life. While genetics plays a role in how long we live,researchers believe lifestyle factors account for 75% of our longevity.

Irish are Fleeing Ireland at a Record Rate

September 21, 2011 By jonathan Leave a Comment

According to Emigrate.co.uk, Irish nationals are leaving their country at a record rate.

From the article they posted:

Every day, it seems like more and more people continue to leave Ireland. In fact, Irish emigration rose to its highest level since the 19th century in the year through April. Most of this has to do with the weak economy. People are unable to find the work that they need to support their families in Ireland, and thus they have to look elsewhere.

According to the Central Statistics Office in Dublin, about 76,400 people have left Ireland during the year through April. Only about 42,300 people moved to Ireland. This means that Ireland had a net outflow of 34,100. The only good news is that this net outflow figure fell from 34,500 a year earlier. Either way, that is two straight years that Ireland has seen a big outflow of people.

Overall, Ireland’s economy has dropped 15 percent since 2007. On top of that, unemployment has tripled. The jobless rate has risen to 14.2 percent in the second quarter. This is up from the 13.9 percent that was seen in the first quarter.

Mark Fielding, who is the chief executive office of Dublin, said that the number of long-term unemployment continues to grow. This is creating a very big problem for Ireland. The younger generations are looking for work in other countries. This could put Ireland in a rough spot later down the road.

Overall, Irish payrolls have dropped by an annual 2 percent to just 1.821 million people in the second quarter. At the rate things are going, Ireland does not expect its numbers to improve anytime soon.

Source.

Filed Under: Emigration, Ireland

Great Resource for Deciding What Country To Move To

June 24, 2011 By jonathan 3 Comments

If you’re a prospective expat looking for the right country to relocate to – then we’ve found the perfect website. It’s called “If it were my Home” and it takes a ton of data about every country in the world and compares it to where you live now.

It’s a fun way to explore what life would be like in other countries.

From the Site:

The lottery of birth is responsible for much of who we are. If you were not born in the country you were, what would your life be like? Would you be the same person?

IfItWereMyHome.com is your gateway to understanding life outside your home. Use our country comparison tool to compare living conditions in your own country to those of another. Start by selecting a region to compare on the map to the right, and begin your exploration.

Check out the site here.

Filed Under: Geography, Guides, Life Abroad

Are You an Expat Looking for Work? Check out Expatworkforce.com

June 24, 2011 By jonathan Leave a Comment

Are you an expat living somewhere in the world looking for extra work? Check out this cool new website we discovered called ExpatWorkforce.com that seeks to build a network of skilled expats all over the world.

About the site:

Like most successful companies, Expat Workforce was created to solve a problem. In this case, two problems: one for business, one for expats.

We help companies save money by outsourcing while maintaining a high quality of work. We help expats find remote jobs with Western companies so they can finance their dream of living abroad.

One of the founders is the CEO of a high-end American service company that calls every sales lead captured by his company’s web site. However, he noticed that his in-house sales team ended up leaving messages about 30% of the time. He had always been reluctant to offshore the phone sales process of his high end product because he feared his customers would have a negative perception of this. However, by chance he re-connected with a friend who moved to Mexico who connected him with other Americans there who could make the initial sales calls, leave voice mails and only pass on qualified leads to his in-house sales team. Once he started outsourcing to his first expat, he realized that there were many other projects that he could give to expats around the world that he previously had not considered. An idea was born.

The other founder is an expat who left a promising career as a computer science engineer in the USA to live in Taiwan and pursue his goal of becoming fluent in Mandarin. Upon arriving in Taiwan, he met many expats who were doing odd jobs or teaching English simply as a way of making ends meet while gaining international experience and Chinese language skills. Most of them had professional experience in other areas, but couldn’t find work in their field while in Taiwan. He was frustrated by the fact that such brilliant professionals couldn’t use their skills even to earn the modest amount required to live comfortably in Taiwan. An idea was born.

Here’s a video about the site as well:

If you’re interested - click here to check out the site.

Filed Under: Expats, Life Abroad, News, Work

Australia: Skilled Migrant Profile for Australian Immigration

June 24, 2011 By jonathan 1 Comment

Here’s a great video profiling a family from the UK who decided to move to Australia.

Andrea and her family have migrated permanently from the UK and are happily settled in the coastal town of Geelong through the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS). RSMS allows employers in regional areas of Australia, to sponsor employees who are foreign nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia.

Filed Under: Australia, Videos

Video: Interested in Immigrating to the Cayman Islands? Check out this video

June 24, 2011 By jonathan 2 Comments

Cayman Immigration Consultation Services provides an extensive variety of quality services at competitive prices. These services include temporary work permits, annual returns, translations, work permit grants/ renewals, notary services, business staffing plans and much more. Call us today for advice.

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Cayman Islands