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Opening an account in the UK offshore islands

This is a brief introduction to the main options that are available to you if you'd like to open an account in one of the UK offshore islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Guernsey).

The usual options for opening a non-resident account in most countries involves opening a brokerage account w...more

02b The Language: staying fluent in French

In many ways, the hardest part of learning a language is maintaining your fluency.

If you have reached a good level of French before you move, you need to put the effort into maintaining that level of fluency which can often seem like a chore. If possible, you should continue with further...more

Opening an account in America as a non-resident

This used to be really easy: pick a big bank, check that they opened accounts for non-residents, then pop your application in the post.

Post 9/11 though the Patriot Act is with us and it imposes such stringent "know your customer" regulations on the banks that it's no longer possible to open an a...more

Our selection in Emigrating to France : 02d The Language: the local language in France

This is one aspect of French life that is really simple. This is France, so everything is in French.

Well, almost. You didn’t expect it to be so simple as that, did you?

There are various regional languages in France from Breton in Brittany to Catalan in Catalonia. For the most part, these ...more

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