🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Sep 2, 2026
Nearly 1,000 business manager visa holders left Japan in first half of 2026
Nearly 1,000 business manager visa holders left Japan in first half of 2026
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🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Sep 2, 2026
For foreign nationals in Japan, are rent hike notices take it or leave it?
For foreign nationals in Japan, are rent hike notices take it or leave it?
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Sep 2, 2026
How Koh Phangan’s first international school grew from one family’s search for education
Twenty-one years ago, a young unmarried British mother and her six-year-old son stepped off a longtail boat onto the shores of Thong Nai Pan, on Koh Phangan’s northeast coast. Two decades later, Nicola Bunchuay’s journey, from marrying a Thai local who later adopted her son to op
🇨🇳 China•Expats & Visas•Aug 31, 2026
US visa delays leave Chinese students stranded with ‘frozen’ plans and ‘constant anxiety’
US visa delays leave Chinese students stranded with ‘frozen’ plans and ‘constant anxiety’
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 31, 2026
Turning left on red in Thailand: when it’s allowed, and when it isn’t
The rule only applies where a sign says so. Without one, you must wait for green, even if the road ahead is completely clear. One of the most common misunderstandings on Thai roads is the belief that you can always turn left on a red light provided the way is clear. Plenty of dri
🇨🇳 China•Expats & Visas•Aug 31, 2026
Seoul district offers foreigners multilingual help to navigate South Korean rental market
Seoul district offers foreigners multilingual help to navigate South Korean rental market
🇵🇭 Philippines•Expats & Visas•Aug 29, 2026
LIST: September 2026 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns
Here are the September 2026 special non-working days in various localities, as proclaimed by the President
🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Aug 29, 2026
Trump administration seeks to restrict internships for international students
Trump administration seeks to restrict internships for international students
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 29, 2026
Chiang Mai citizenship bust: 20 held over ID cards issued to 5,000 migrants
Thai authorities have moved against a scheme that allegedly turned civil-registration records into a production line for fake Thai citizenship. Roughly 5,000 migrants are believed to have obtained ID cards they were never entitled to. Investigators arrested 20 suspects in raids o
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 28, 2026
Thailand ranks among countries with the fewest remote jobs despite being a digital nomad hotspot
Thailand has built a strong reputation as one of the world’s most popular destinations for digital nomads and remote workers. The infrastructure, cost of living and quality of life draw tens of thousands of location-independent professionals each year. What the country offers far
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 28, 2026
Thailand deportation regulation takes effect today
Anutin Charnvirakul has signed an order naming six offences that trigger deportation of foreign nationals, effective from August 28. The story Thailand deportation regulation takes effect today as seen on Thaiger News.
🇨🇳 China•Expats & Visas•Aug 27, 2026
Global US immigrant visa pause: the fallout across China, Asia and Hong Kong
Global US immigrant visa pause: the fallout across China, Asia and Hong Kong
🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Aug 26, 2026
Justice Ministry eyes budget boost for policies on foreign nationals
Justice Ministry eyes budget boost for policies on foreign nationals
🇨🇳 China•Expats & Visas•Aug 26, 2026
Why US visa pause could have ‘real consequences’ for Asian applicants
Why US visa pause could have ‘real consequences’ for Asian applicants
🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Aug 25, 2026
Japan adopts ordinance to raise foreign nationals’ residency fees from October
Japan adopts ordinance to raise foreign nationals’ residency fees from October
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 25, 2026
Can foreigners work in Thailand without a work permit?
Thailand allows limited work permit exemptions for SMART-S startup founders, diplomats, short-term specialists and some remote workers, but most foreign employees still need formal permission. Foreigners can legally work in Thailand without a standard work permit in certain circu
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 24, 2026
Radisson to manage serviced apartments at Next Point Condominium in Rawai
An international hospitality partnership is bringing a globally recognised hotel management platform to a new residential development in southern Phuket, with Radisson Hotel Group set to manage a dedicated serviced apartment building at Next Point Condominium & Radisson Serviced
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 23, 2026
112 Koh Pha Ngan firms risk losing land over foreign shareholdings
Surat Thani officials are moving to revoke land rights held by companies on Koh Pha Ngan after an investigation found 112 entities with foreign shareholdings exceeding the legal limit. Surat Thani Governor Jumpot Wannachatsiri has ordered officials to proceed with action against
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 23, 2026
Thai police widen pink card fraud probe to 10 years
Thai police have widened a nationwide investigation into so-called “pink card” fraud, in which foreign nationals allegedly pay brokers to be added to household registers to access state benefits, with checks now set to stretch back 10 years. The Royal Thai Police is working with
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 23, 2026
DSI raids three Pattaya sites in nominee probe
The Department of Provincial Administration’s special operations unit raided three locations in Pattaya on August 21, working alongside the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Royal Thai Police to dismantle a suspected nominee network accused of using Thai citizens to i
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 23, 2026
Israeli, French men face visa revocation over Koh Samui dispute
Surat Thani officials are seeking the visa revocation and deportation of an Israeli and a French man after a dispute involving a Palestinian flag escalated on Koh Samui. Colonel Thitiphong Inwasa, deputy director of the Internal Security Operations Command in Surat Thani, said ye
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 21, 2026
Is buying a condo in Pattaya still worth it in 2026?
Pattaya’s condo market has two stories running at the same time, and most coverage only tells you one. The oversupply headlines are real, but so is the fact that Chon Buri province still accounts for roughly a third of every condo sold to a foreign buyer in Thailand, and Pattaya
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 20, 2026
The living will in Thailand: your legal right to refuse life-prolonging treatment
There is a document in Thailand that most people have never heard of and almost no one thinks about until it is too late. It is called a หนังสือแสดงเจตนา, formally translated as a Declaration of Intent, though most people refer to it as a Living Will. It lets you write down, whil
🇲🇾 Malaysia•Expats & Visas•Aug 20, 2026
Foreigners at JPN to register births, not for MyKads
Foreigners at JPN to register births, not for MyKads
🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Aug 19, 2026
Japan starts planning language program for foreign residents
Japan starts planning language program for foreign residents
🇨🇳 China•Expats & Visas•Aug 17, 2026
Australia slows down ‘backpacker visas’ in fresh migration crackdown
Australia slows down ‘backpacker visas’ in fresh migration crackdown
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 17, 2026
Thailand ranks 3rd for expat life in global 2026 survey
Expats gave Thailand the highest happiness score of the 31 countries surveyed, but ranked it last for environment and climate The story Thailand ranks 3rd for expat life in global 2026 survey as seen on Thaiger News.
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 16, 2026
Koh Samui raid uncovers 60 illegal nominee firms
Police and Interior Ministry officials have uncovered sixty illegal nominee businesses on Koh Samui, ranging from unlicensed nurseries to a luxury hotel built on land allegedly hidden behind Thai shareholders. More than 300 police and officials carried out the raid on Saturday, t
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 15, 2026
The exclusions you probably haven’t read will cost you in Thailand
A single night in a private room at Bangkok Hospital can run past 25,000 baht before any treatment is added to the bill. Most expats assume their health insurance handles that kind of cost without a second thought. But the truth is, the exclusions section of the policy, the part
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 14, 2026
Is it legal to Airbnb your condo in Thailand? What renters and owners need to know
No, not in the way most listings suggest. Renting out a condo unit for stays under 30 days puts you squarely inside Thailand’s Hotel Act, regardless of what a platform’s booking calendar allows. The reality of Airbnb Thailand-wide is a lot narrower than most listings let on, and
🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Aug 13, 2026
Foreign nationals support one another following quake in Kumamoto
Foreign nationals support one another following quake in Kumamoto
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 13, 2026
Immigration officers allegedly extort Chinese residents with fake donation campaign
A housing development manager in Rayong called for an investigation into a group of men who introduced themselves as immigration police, demanding 2,000 baht charity donations from Chinese residents and stealing property from homes when occupants were away. The manager, Thammapor
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 12, 2026
Many foreigners are going broke in Thailand
Western YouTuber warns of foreigners going broke in Thailand after underestimating the cost of living A video by a Western content creator warning people against moving to Thailand without a financial plan has struck a chord among expats and tourists online. In it, he argues that
🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Aug 11, 2026
Japan shares data on foreign nationals facing deportation with local governments
Japan shares data on foreign nationals facing deportation with local governments
🇯🇵 Japan•Expats & Visas•Aug 10, 2026
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 10, 2026
Foreigners say they were advised into nominee scheme by law firms
Police arrested 13 foreigners during a crackdown on a nominee network today, August 10, after they were found to be illegally owning pool villas and properties in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, through a nominee scheme. More than 200 police and government officials launched an ope
🇹🇭 Thailand•Expats & Visas•Aug 10, 2026
Interior Ministry investigates Thai citizenship of Israeli national in Phuket
The Ministry of Interior is investigating the Thai citizenship of an Israeli national in Phuket and a business reportedly linked to him after questions over the legality of his citizenship. Phuket Times reported yesterday, August 9, that the Israeli national had obtained Thai cit
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