Relocation intelligence.

An employer-sponsored pass, or the separate long-stay programme.

Tourist, retiree and employment statuses are issued separately.

Non-immigrant and long-stay categories, each with its own conditions.

A sponsored residence permit with a fixed term.

A Skilled Worker visa, through a Home Office-licensed sponsor.

A visit, temporary work, or permanent residence. Each is its own status.

Work follows the employment pass and the named employer.

Immigration status plus an alien employment permit, unless an exemption applies.

A work permit in addition to the visa.

A labour permit from the ministry, or from the free zone.

Work for the sponsor named on the certificate.

The status itself states what work is allowed.

State consent under the National Land Code.

A condominium, within the foreign-ownership share. Private land remains with citizens.

A condominium, within the foreign-area quota. Land remains Thai.

Designated areas. The emirate sets the right.

Open to any nationality. Overseas companies register their owners.

Open in general. FIRPTA applies on a sale, and some states add limits.

Public hospitals charge non-citizens. Private insurance is the usual cover.

PhilHealth has its own rules. Most newcomers use private hospitals.

Social security where the employer enrols the worker, or private insurance.

Insurance from the employer or sponsor, tied to the residence permit.

The NHS, after the immigration health surcharge is paid.

An employer plan, or a plan bought on the marketplace.

Section 7. One limb of the test is a stay of 182 days.

The BIR categories. The visa and the tax assessment are separate.

180 days in the year. Remitted foreign income, for earnings from 2024.

Corporate tax applies to businesses. A salary is assessed on its own.

The statutory residence test, then income tax and council tax.

The substantial presence test. Residents are taxed on worldwide income.

Public schools teach in Malay. International schools charge fees.

The public system, or a fee-charging international school.

The national curriculum, or a fee-charging international school.

Private schools. Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah each license their own.

State schools follow local admission rules. Independent schools charge fees.

Public schools admit by the district of the address.

A pass and an address. The bank sets the rest of the list.

The bank’s own checks, often including an alien certificate.

A longer-stay visa is the usual starting document.

A residence visa and an Emirates ID, for an account that receives a salary.

Status and an address. The first account is often a limited one.

A passport, together with a Social Security number or an ITIN.

Rent, a car, school fees and private insurance.

Rent and dues, the commute, school fees and private care.

Rent, the commute, school fees and private insurance.

Rent, school fees, the insurance the visa requires, and usually a car.

Rent, council tax, the rail fare and the health surcharge.

Rent, health insurance, a car outside New York, and state tax where a state levies one.

Register with the Companies Commission. Foreign equity limits differ by sector.

Register with the SEC, then read the foreign-investment negative list.

The Department of Business Development and the Foreign Business Act.

A mainland licence and a free-zone licence cover different trade.

Form the company at Companies House. Hiring from overseas needs a sponsor licence.

Form the company under a state’s law. The visa is a separate permission.

Kuala Lumpur for long-haul flights. Johor sits beside Singapore.

The main airport is inside the metro. Travel between islands is by air.

Two airports in Bangkok. Rail covers part of the city.

Dubai has two airports. The next emirate is a separate commute.

National rail links the cities. Work is spread well beyond London.

Flights between cities, and a car for most trips inside them.