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Dubai's headline is famously simple: 0% personal income tax. The 22 guides in this section cover Moving to Dubai from the UK, Moving to Spain from the UK, Moving to Portugal from the UK, and more. Each guide is written and kept current by Jordan Onraet-Wells, a Chartered Tax Adviser.
Moving to Dubai from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Dubai's headline is famously simple: 0% personal income tax. The UK side of the move is where the planning lives, from the Statutory Residence Test to what happens to UK property and pensions.
9 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Spain from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Moving to Spain from the UK is two tax jobs at once: leaving the UK system cleanly and entering the Spanish one with your eyes open.
11 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Portugal from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Two things changed the picture for Britons moving to Portugal, and most older guides predate both. Here is how the move works now, on the UK side and the Portuguese one.
9 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Australia from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
The UK-to-Australia move is one of the most popular corridors we advise on, and one of the easier ones to get wrong. This guide covers both ends of the move.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Cyprus from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Cyprus has become one of the most talked-about destinations for UK leavers wanting a low-tax EU base in the sun. This guide covers the UK exit and the Cypriot regime side by side.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Canada from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Once you become non-UK resident, the UK stops taxing your worldwide income but keeps taxing what you leave behind. This guide walks the UK-to-Canada move through both systems.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to New Zealand from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Become non-UK resident and the UK stops taxing your worldwide income, but it keeps the right to tax what you leave behind. Here is the UK-to-New Zealand move, end to end.
11 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Ireland from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Move from the UK to Ireland and you usually stop being UK tax resident from departure, often with split-year treatment. The detail is in what the UK keeps taxing afterwards.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Switzerland from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Whether you still pay UK tax after moving to Switzerland turns mainly on the Statutory Residence Test. Leave genuinely and the UK's claim narrows to UK-source income and certain gains.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Germany from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Move from the UK to Germany and you usually stop being UK tax resident once you have genuinely left, after which the UK taxes only UK-source income and certain UK gains.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to France from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Moving to France does not switch off UK tax the moment you board the ferry. The Statutory Residence Test decides when you become non-resident, and the UK keeps taxing what you leave behind.
12 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Singapore from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Move to Singapore and you usually stop being UK tax resident, often from the date you leave. The UK keeps taxing rental profits, UK property gains and most UK pensions.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Thailand from the UK: the 2026/27 tax guide
Moving to Thailand does not end your UK tax obligations overnight. Residence under the Statutory Residence Test comes first, and even non-residents keep paying UK tax on UK-source income.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Saudi Arabia from the UK: the 2026 tax guide
Saudi Arabia charges no personal income tax on salaries, a large part of why it has become such a popular destination for British professionals. The UK exit is where the tax work sits.
10 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to the UAE from the UK: tax, Golden Visa and free zones
The UAE charges individuals no personal income tax on salaries, investment income or capital gains, so the move can genuinely cut your bill. The UK side decides whether it actually does.
9 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Qatar from the UK: the 2026 tax guide
Qatar levies no personal income tax on employment income, so a move to Doha can genuinely lower your tax bill. Whether it does depends on how cleanly you leave the UK system.
8 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Italy from the UK: the flat-tax regime explained
Italy's flat-tax regime lets new residents cap Italian tax on foreign income and gains at a single annual lump sum. This guide explains how the election works for UK leavers.
10 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideUK Tax for British Expats in the Gulf
For British expats in the Gulf, UK tax exposure turns on one thing above all: whether you are UK resident under the Statutory Residence Test. This guide covers the whole Gulf picture.
9 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Bahrain from the UK: the 2026 tax guide
Become UK non-resident and you generally stop paying UK income tax on Bahrain earnings and most foreign income. This guide covers the exit, and what the UK still taxes.
7 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Oman from the UK: the 2026 tax guide
Move to Oman and, once you are UK non-resident, the UK generally stops taxing your worldwide income and gains. The work is in leaving cleanly and managing what stays behind.
9 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to Monaco from the UK: the 2026 tax guide
Monaco charges its residents no personal income tax, capital gains tax or wealth tax. The hard part of the move is making, and keeping, UK non-residence.
8 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideMoving to the US from the UK: the 2026 tax guide
Become a US tax resident and the United States taxes your worldwide income, not just what you earn in America. This guide walks the UK-to-US move through both systems.
10 min read Reviewed July 2026
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