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Tax Issues for South African Expats - Jonty Leon

Jun 25, 2018

In this episode we're focusing on tax issues for South African expats. Did you know they’re on track to break their own emigration record this year?

And the biggest mistake expats can make, according to today’s guest, is thinking they’re not a big enough 'fish' for the South African Revenue Office to bother...

Teaching in Germany

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Apr 30, 2018

In this week's podcast, Expat Focus talks to John Siskar about his experience of teaching in Germany. Having moved from being a kindergarten teacher all the way through to secondary school, John has a wealth of experience to share!

What can you expect as a foreign teacher working in Germany? And what do you do when...

Expat Life With A Big Family

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Apr 16, 2018

Tony Elliott's job as an interest rate trader has seen him live in the some of the most exciting cities in the world. Meantime, as a dad, he's busy raising seven kids - in two countries.

So what's expat life like when you've got a big family in different locations, and a job that means you need to move around, often...

Overcoming Loneliness With A Friend-Finding App

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Apr 6, 2018

What was your biggest struggle when you moved to your new country? For Melanie Aronson, an American in Sweden, it was overcoming this unexpectedly deep sense of loneliness. She felt it so strongly, she decided to make a friend-finding app called Panion to help others who were feeling the same way she was. Keep listening...

Tax Tips For Digital Nomads

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Mar 15, 2018

Remote working has definitely hit the mainstream … and around the world, more and more people are taking the opportunity to be ‘temporary locals.’ Combining their jobs with longer-term travel, staying in one country for a month, or a few months at a time. Longer than the typical annual holiday allowance.

But how...