Expats

Several expats in Kuwait abruptly evicted amid building code crackdown

Several foreign nationals, especially bachelors, were abruptly evicted from their homes in Kuwait after authorities enforced building code violations and cut off electricity supply to three properties in the Bnied Al-Gar area, according to a media report on Monday. The development came days after 50 people, including 46 Indians, died in a massive building fire which Kuwaiti authorities said was due to an electrical short circuit in the room of the guard on the ground floor of the structure. Several bachelor expats in Bnied Al-Gar were abruptly evicted and left on the streets after authorities enforced building code violations. Officials cut off electricity and water supplies to three buildings during the scorching summer, where temperatures in Kuwait exceed 45 degrees Celsius, intensifying the residents' distress, the Arab Times newspaper reported. The eviction followed a crackdown on properties that failed to meet local regulations. Officials cited serious violations that posed ...

Kuwait fire: MK Stalin announces Rs 5L each for families of 7 victims

Fourty-five Indians have lost their lives in the deadly fire that broke out in the 'labour accommodation' in the Mangaf area of Kuwait in the early hours of Wednesday

Axis Bank to bring in expats in latest move to woo global companies

Axis is focused on companies from countries like South Korea, Japan, US, Germany, Italy and France that have good ties with India

These are the best and worst cities for expats to live and work in 2023

Well, you could do worse than Vienna, Zurich or Auckland, which just bagged the top spots in global consulting firm Mercer's 2023 Quality of Living survey for expatriates

India issues warning to expats in Canada after Trudeau's accusation

The advisory from India's external affairs ministry said students in particular should "remain vigilant," aiming its message at the huge population of young Indians attending Canada's colleges

Expat Salaries in Saudi Arabia are highest in world, says ECA survey

A fresh study by consultancy ECA International has discovered that expat salaries are the highest in this Middle Eastern nation

Mumbai costliest city to live for expatriates in India: Mercer Report

Hong Kong retained the top position as the costliest city for expats globally

Foreigners feel more welcomed in India than Indians in their country: Study

Globally, it took international citizens on average 8.3 months to feel like they belong in their new location abroad: HSBC Research

65 out of 71 identified Andhra expats return to India from war-hit Sudan

As many as 65 Andhra Pradesh expatriates out of the 71 identified thus far have returned to India safely from strife-torn Sudan, the state-government body Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS) said on Monday. Out of the six remaining expats, one has reached Port of Sudan and another has reached Jeddah in Saudi Arabia while four more are expected to reach the Sub-Saharan country's port city shortly, APNRTS chief executive P Hemalatha Rani said, adding that they would then be ferried back to India with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs. As per the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, one evacuee has been quarantined in Delhi and four more in Cochin as they did not produce yellow fever vaccination certificates, Rani said in a press release shared on Monday. APNRTS president Venkat S Medapati said that evacuees arriving in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Cochin airports were being safely repatriated to their hometowns at the state government's .

Remittances sent by Pakistani expats reach $2.5 bn in March: central bank

Pakistani expatriates sent home USD 2.5 billion in remittances in March, a seven-month high, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Monday, as the cash-strapped country tried to avert a major economic crisis. The data from the central bank showed that the inflow of workers' remittances was 27 per cent higher compared to February. However, it was 11 per cent lower compared to March 2022, Geo News reported. Pakistan, currently tackling a major economic crisis, is grappling with high external debt, a weak local currency and dwindling foreign exchange reserves. According to the report, historical trends suggest that Pakistanis living abroad sent record-high remittances ahead of Eid festivals each year. According to the report, inflows remained comparatively high as non-resident Pakistanis used legal channels to send funds to their family, given the shrinking gap between rates in the interbank and the open market. Pakistani expatriates in Saudi Arabia topped the list of remittances by send

Hong Kong tops the list of World's 20 most expensive cities for expats

Higher prices and a stronger currency over the past year kept the Asian city at the top of the tree, according to ECA International

US citizens, expats rushing home amid second Covid-19 wave in India

While travel firms are seeing a surge in inquiries, Air India is operating extra flights from Delhi to New York, Newark, and San Francisco and higher capacity Boeing 777 aircraft from Mumbai to Newark

870,000 expats returned to Kerala, more than half due to job loss: Report

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a whopping 870,000 expatriates from Kerala to return home, most of them from the Gulf, since last May

Indian expat counts lucky stars as 7 family members survive AI plane crash

Dubai-based Indian expat Shemir Vadakkan Pathappiriyam is exhausted but overjoyed as all the seven members of his and his brother's family survived the Air India Express plane crash in Kerala

Kuwait: 800,000 Indians may have to leave as country approves expat bill

According to the bill, Indians should not exceed 15% of the population

'Dream Kerala Project' to help expats who lost jobs due to coronavirus

The project also aims to harness their potential for the future of the state, says Kerala CM

Need national policy on Covid-free certification for expats, says Tharoor

Every citizen of India has an absolute unconditional right to come home, whatever his health status, Tharoor asserted

INS Jalashwa brings back nearly 700 stranded Indians from Male

The rescue mission is a part of Operation 'Samudra Setu' under the Vande Bharat Mission

Why are world's best-paid expats rushing to Mumbai? Hint: It pays

India's financial capital, where salaries are more than double the global average, tops global rankings for expat pay, according to a survey conducted by HSBC Bank International

India jumps to 14th rank as best country for expats: HSBC Survey

India draws many expats for work and financial opportunities