Best destinations to work oversea for expat

Who doesn’t love being paid to travel? Most of us at least once used to think of quitting everything and going to live abroad. Choosing a suitable destination for your personality and job opportunity is the first and important thing to consider.

A PwC survey indicated that 71% of younger generation said they wanted and expected an overseas assignment during their career and viewed it as a path to making this a reality. To prepare for turning page of your life, I will reveal the best places to live and work opportunity for expat.

Switzerland

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Switzerland one of the Best destinations to work oversea for expat


This place usually on the list of an expat paradise. And it doesn't require much time to understand. Mountains for winter sport, lakes for summer, the food, skiing and don’t forget the Alps. Everything here is quite expensive comparing to others, however, you could earn a pretty good salary - $200,000 more than twice the global average.

What should you do? To work in Switzerland, you’re gonna need a residence permit by proving that you’ll work in a position “cannot be filled by a national” which probably is IT, biotech and finance jobs.

Singapore


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The night view of Singapore


Singapore is a great place for raising children and family immigration thanks to the leading education and childcare – parallel with meaning it’s expensive. Expats in Singapore will satisfy with their public transport system, many career opportunities and low tax rates.

What should you do? Job positions are diversity for expats which can tell such as finance, biomedicine, tourism, engineering, insurance and tech.

China


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The Great Wall of China


First, you have to face with some uncomfortable conditions in this place like mediocre healthcare, environment pollution – however, the advantages actually outweigh these things. Economists predict China will overcome the US to become the largest economy by 2018. You could also have the chance to experience a low living cost, but high income for expats and one of the countries having the most famous beauty scenery and landscape. You will waste a lot of time to travel and explore this country.

What should you do? Around 85% of expats work in China in sales and marketing field, followed by banking and financial services and engineering.

United Arab Emirates


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The beautiful scenery of UAE


Not surprisingly, this country is known as the highly-paid jobs which attract many young expats. Besides, you could expect a great work environment, entertainment options, luxury hotels and shopping malls. One of its biggest obstacles is religion which has some special rules in public. The language is also a trouble for many expats to make friend with local people and integrate into the community.

What should you do? Some developed industries in UAE are construction, engineering, real estate and oil and gas.

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United4Pak

Minister (2k+ posts)
Switzerland is only for visiting and i don't see any charm after it. Singapore is busy too. I would prefer working in Indonesia, Malaysia where things are much better.
 

Sphere Manisfest

Senator (1k+ posts)
Switzerland and Singapore are much expensive for expats. Same is true for Abu Dhabi in UAE. A 3 euro cup of coffee in Italy is 65 euros in Switzerland (just across the border). Getting residential apartment in Singapore is a nightmare. Abu Dhabi rentals residences are 4 times higher than Dubai. Dubai is 3 times expensive too compared to Sharjah, Ajman etc. Not a good list.
 

sab_tamasha_hai

Minister (2k+ posts)
Working as an expat in Europe and US, i do not agree with the list at all. Switzerland is very expensive, you would hardly save anything after paying taxes. I would rate "Belgium- Netherlands - Germany" much more higher. These countries are also more tolerant as compared to France and you can survive with bit of understanding. US is also really great for expats if you have university education.
 
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1. Latvia

According to the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIP), Latvia's immigration policies are the worst of 31 countries surveyed worldwide.
Why? Well, the Eastern European country barely follows the EU's standards for immigration, and "takes only the ‘minimum’ approach to fight discrimination" in terms of who it lets migrate, MIP reported. Latvia also does not give immigrants immediate rights to work. Because its immigration procedures are so loosely interpreted by officials, many immigrants remain "insecure" in their status, according to MIP.

2. Japan

Tokyo's government officials will pay immigrants to get out of their country -- literally.
Passed in the spring of 2009, the "Nikkei" Law (Nikkei refers to a Latin American immigrant of Japanese descent) offers unemployed Latin American immigrants $3,000 to leave Japan and return to their home country, Foreign Policy reported. Their family members also get $2,000 for the relocation. There's just one catch: you only get the payment if you promise that you will never return to Japan to work. Not exactly the fairest trade we've ever heard.

3. Thailand

Thailand and Arizona have more in common in terms of immigration law than one might think.
In March 2010, the Southeast Asian country passed a series of measures that required its roughly 1.5 million immigrants to register their identities with Thai authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported. All immigrants must prove their nationalities and have them verified by their home countries, or else face deportation from Thailand.
A report by Human Rights Watch also found a pattern of arbitrary arrests, rapes, and forced bribing of immigrants.

4. Australia

Australia may not come off as a harsh place for immigrants, but the country is still working off of its 1958 Migration Act, which mandates that non-citizens found to be in Australia without proper visas be detained. Furthermore, "unless they are granted permission to remain in Australia, they must be removed as soon as reasonably practicable," according to the country's Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
A report by Australia's Human Rights commission found that the country's child refugees were abused and mistreated while in detention.

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