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Agenda

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Consider These

• Culture

• Management Styles

• Standards and Ethics

• Regulation and Licenses

• Law – Employment Law and Contracts

• Finance – Taxation and Banking

• Education

• Immigration

Aims

1. Give you the inside knowledge, networks and support you need to relocate successfully

2. Get to ask the questions which are important to you.

3. Understand what Employers, Markets and Countries are looking for.

WORLD HEALTHCARE MARKETS

MATURE

• AUSTRALIA

• NEW ZEALAND

• CANADA

• USA

• UK

• EUROPE

HIGH GROWTH

• MIDDLE EAST

• FAR EAST

COMPARISON OF MARKETS

MATURE

• Advanced health care systems

• Full geographical coverage

• Technological advancement

• Regulation

• Cost Cutting

• Political interference

• Management Issues

DEVELOPING

• High demand and growth

• Urban coverage dominant

• Rural coverage weak

• Lack of trained staff

• Weak management

• Regulation weak

• Standards variable

FOCUS MIDDLE EAST HEALTHCARE SECTOR

FACTORS DRIVING HEALTHCARE SPENDING

(Saudi Market set to reach $27 Billion by 2020)

• OIL AND GAS

• Rapid population growth over 30 years

• Large expatriate populations

• Lifestyle Diseases

• Longer Life expectancy

CHINA’S NEW SILK ROAD

• HIGHLY STRATEGIC LOCATION

MODELS OF WORK

EMPLOYMENT

• Direct employment in healthcare facility

INDEPENDENT

• Consultancy

• Visiting Consultant

• Independent Practice

• Investor

MAJOR TRENDS

• VISION 2030 Saudi Arabia

• Megaprojects

• Privatisation

• Education and Skills

• Nationalisation

• Regulation of hospitals and professionals

• Medical Tourism (Dubai expects 1.3 M medical tourists by 2021)

• Associated industries – Pharmaceuticals, Equipment, Materials

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CAREERS FORUMSHARING MY OWN TRIPDr Ameed K A Hamid BDS MDS MSc MFGDP RCS(England)

London 15th October 2016

Odyssey Recruitment

STRESS FREE NEW JOB

PROGRAM

• My Trips

• Why Working in Arabia ( Gulf)

• What to Look For?

• What Not To Do?

• Cultural Issues

• Stories

• Discussion

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SAUDI ARABIA

MY TRIPSBAGHDAD DENTAL SCHOOL 1978-1983

RE-ORGANIZING IRAQI RED CRESCENT 1987-1990

LONDON UK

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN DENTISTRY LONDON

1999

ARAB CENTRE FOR ORAL HEALTH BRITISH CENTRES FOR EXCELLENCE IN

DENTISTRY 2000 TO DATE

RIYADH KSADALLAH HOSPITAL 2000 -2007

JEDDAH KSA

• Jeddah KSA 2002-2005

• Converting a failed medical centre into successful polyclinic centre

• Setting up British Dental Lab

DUBAI UAE

ALHAFOF ABO DHABI AND MUSCAT

RYIADH KSA

• Saudi British Hospital 2008-2012

DOHA QATAR

• 2005-2006 business development contract with 3 dental centres

WHY WORKING IN ARABIA

• Tax Free

• few expenses – you can potentially save around 85% of what you earn

• Laid back mentality (less stress)

• New adventure

• Transformation in one trip from one clinical member of the team to an opinion leader

• Free furnished accommodation and paid utilities

• Generous annual leave entitlements

• Medical cover and emergency dental care

WHY WORKING IN ARABIA

• Career development opportunities Living and working in Arabia will be a rich learning experience for a variety of reasons

• Working in Arabia especially Saudi Arabia, you will have a lot more annual leave than you're used to - many use this extra time off to explore the surrounding Arab Kingdoms, Northern Africa, Asia and Europe.

CHALLENGES

• Being homesick.

• . The difference in culture ,background and language

• the sponsor

• Note that you have to be prepared to pay your air fare back home yourself. You have made a contract with your company and if you want to go back so soon, no sponsor will be ready to bear your return ticket. On the contrary, it is more likely that the sponsor will not even allow you to even go out of the kingdom as he has spent his time and money to recruit you (remember, you need his approval stamp in the exit visa)

http://workinginsaudiarabia.blogspot.com/2007/09/exit-re-entry-visa.html

WHAT TO LOOK FOR?

• Good recruitment agency

• Hospital verses medical centre

• Government verse private

• Major cities over small cities

• British embassies

• Contracts

• Check your degrees prior to travel

WHAT NOT TO DO?

• Going without a contract

• Accepting the concept of we will improve your contract in one year

• Not checking housing healthcare insurance and traveling arrangement

• Not certifying your degrees with the countries authorities

• Not respecting cultural and religious difference

YOUR EMBASSY

Be very close to your

embassy and do

register with your

embassy in your first

week of arrival so you

get all advice and

social life

CULTURAL ISSUES

• The place of women in the Saudi world is one of the concepts that is most difficult for Westerners to understand. Appreciating the religious context is important to understand women's position in Saudi society. While a Westerner sees that women not able to drive herself or socialize with men outside of their own family, most Saudi women take comfort in their role and in the respect they enjoy from their families - and, increasingly, in the workplace and educational institutions.

CULTURAL ISSUES

• The majority of European women wear an Abbaya when outside the compounds. This is a big black cloak, which covers you from head to toe and conforms to the requirements of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Proper attire is important for men as well. Tight trousers and shirts and any type of shorts are discouraged.

ACCOMMODATION

• Accommodation provided by the hospitals Free accommodation is normally provided close to the hospitals however each hospital is slightly different. As the majority of the Nursing/Midwifery/Allied Health contracts are single status contracts, the accommodation is shared in two to three bed roomed apartments and come fully furnished and set up with linen, cutlery etc. Medical and Management positions offer single or married accommodation. Getting Around All hospitals provide a free bus and taxi service from your compound to your work site to cover all of your shifts

DEMAND

• Today, there are over 700 hospitals in Arabia compared with just a handful 50 years ago. That equates to around 160,000 hospital beds. Expectation is that this needs to double over the next 5 years in order to cope with escalating demand from a rapidly growing population. With this in mind, opportunities for health professionals are plentiful and overseas trained staff are in demand to help meet this massive need

STORY 1

STORY 2

STORY 3

THANK YOU

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UK TAXATION FOR MOBILE PROFESSIONALS

Tim Keeley

BSc TEP

CTA (Fellow)

Numera LLP

SCOPE OF TAXATION –UK RESIDENT INDIVIDUALS

UK resident and domiciled individuals - Liable to the following taxes on a worldwide basis:

Income Tax

Capital Gains Tax

Inheritance Tax (charged on the estate of an individual upon death)

UK resident but non-UK domiciled individuals

Worldwide basis of taxation applies. However (and usually by election) a non-UK domiciled individual canreduce his tax liability to the following:

UK source income and capital gains

Inheritance Tax on UK located assets only

No tax on foreign source capital gains provided that there is no remittance of such income or gains tothe UK

By further planning, normally by using a trust, sometimes in conjunction with a non-UK residentcompany, the following can also be achieved for non-UK domiciled individuals:

No Capital Gains Tax on the gains arising from any assets unless those gains are remitted to the UK

No Inheritance Tax even on UK located assets (apart from UK residential property which will remainliable to IHT from 6 April 2017)

SCOPE OF TAXATION -NON - UK RESIDENT

INDIVIDUALS

UK non-resident but still UK domiciled individuals - Liable to the following taxes:

Income Tax on UK source income only

No Capital Gains Tax on disposal of any assets apart from gains on the disposal of UKresidential property (but not the main family home)

Inheritance Tax on worldwide assets (not merely UK assets)

UK non-resident and non-UK domiciled individuals

Income Tax on UK source income only

No Capital Gains Tax on disposal of any assets apart from gains on the disposal of UKresidential property (but not the main family home)

Inheritance Tax on UK assets only

PRINCIPAL UK TAX RATES

Income Tax – 0-45% (45% applies to all income above £150,000)

Capital Gains Tax – main rate is 20% but 28% rate applies to gains on disposal of UKresidential property (but not your main or only family home)

Inheritance Tax – 40% - which applies to the value of the estate above the exempt limitof £325,000 which is not taxable

UK TAX ADMINISTRATIONBASIC POINTS

The UK tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April – the UK does not operate a calendar year fortax purposes

Taxes are administered by H M Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

Individuals who are liable to tax have to inform HMRC of this fact

UK employment income is normally taxed by the employer, who deducts the tax andpasses on the tax to HMRC

Self employed individuals and shareholders of companies do not usually have tax deductedfrom their income

If you are not sure if you have to complete tax returns for UK purposes, take professionaladvice

WHY DOES ALL OF THIS MATTER?

Because your UK tax liability will depend upon the following questions:

Are you already UK tax resident?

Are you not yet UK tax resident but intending to come to the UK?

If so for how long do you intend to say in the UK?

If you decide to live in the UK, do you intend to remain here permanently or to leave atsome point to return to your home country or to live elsewhere?

If you are currently UK tax resident, are you intending to leave in order to live and workabroad?

If you intend to move abroad, will this be for a limited period or do you intend to liveoutside the UK permanently?

WHAT OTHER FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT?

If coming to the UK from overseas – the tax regime of the country where you currentlyreside

If leaving the UK – the tax regime of the country to which you intend to relocate

Your UK domicile – probably more likely to be important for persons who come to the UKfrom overseas and/or persons who were born to a family of non-UK origin

The value of any overseas wealth that you may have

(Possibly) any members of your family who are living overseas

HOW IS UK TAX RESIDENCE DETERMINED?

By a statutory residence test that was introduced from 6 April 2013

Its rules are complex. However a person who is in the UK for 183 days or more in the UKtax year is automatically UK tax resident.

However a person who spends more than 16 days in the UK tax year can also sometimesbe UK tax resident.

Best to take advice if you are not sure if you are tax resident, and especially if:

You are planning to come to the UK to live and work

You are already in the UK but don’t know your tax residence status

You are planning to leave the UK to live elsewhere

Tax residence is not the same concept as having a visa or permission to live inthe UK which might be granted by the UK immigration authorities

WHAT ABOUT MY DOMICILE?

A foreign domiciled individual may be able to reduce his liability to taxes in the UK,especially if he may have foreign income, capital gains and non-UK assets of substantialvalue.

If this is likely to apply to you – best to take professional advice

Domicile is a complex area but a few key points are listed below

Domicile is not the same as tax residence – so an individual can have a different taxresidence to his domicile. Nor is domicile the same concept as citizenship

A person born to overseas parents who is living in the UK but does not intend to do sopermanently may still have a foreign domicile

A person born to UK parents will find it very difficult to lose his UK domicile unless he:

Decides to and actually moves to live overseas and

Intends to live in the adopted country overseas indefinitely

From 6 April 2017 any person who has lived in the UK for 15 tax years or more will betreated as domiciled in the UK for tax purposes even if his domicile for other areas of UKlaw remains overseas

WHAT PLANNING OPTIONS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO ME?

You may be able to take steps to reduce your UK tax liabilities depending upon yourcurrent and anticipated tax status.

The key points are:

Planning before you become UK tax resident

Planning whilst you are UK tax resident

Planning if you are intending to leave the UK

Avoiding artificial and aggressive planning which HMRC are increasingly attacking – ifsomething sounds too good to be true it probably is too good to be true

If there are overseas taxes in the country that you are leaving in order to come to the UK,or in the country that you may be moving to if leaving the UK, overseas tax advice mayalso be essential

PLANNING OPTIONS ARRIVING IN THE UK

EXAMPLES

Protecting overseas income and capital from UK taxation before arrival

Keeping income generated overseas in separate bank accounts from UK source income

Claiming the remittance basis of taxation once you become UK tax resident especially ofyou have significant overseas income

PLANNING OPTIONS ALREADY RESIDENT IN THE UK

EXAMPLES

Keeping income generated overseas in separate bank accounts from UK source income

If foreign domiciled, taking action to limit the taxation of overseas income and assets –especially if you are at risk of becoming UK domiciled

Don’t overlook your UK income and how it might be structured. Consider:

Pension planning

Tax efficient investments

Structuring some of your income through a company (UK Corporation Tax rate is only20% and may fall to 16% in the next few years – UK Income Tax rates can be as highas 45%)

Dividing income and assets among other members of the family

PLANNING OPTIONS LEAVING THE UK

EXAMPLES

Checking the tax regime of the country where you intend to relocate

Paying dividends from UK companies until you are nolonger UK tax resident (no tax on dividend)

Delay capital gains disposals until non-UK resident

If intending to leave the UK permanently, keep your domicile status under review – if youacquire a foreign domicile there may be greater opportunities available

OTHER MATTERS

Make sure (in particular if you hold significant assets) that you have a valid Will in placeespecially for UK assets

Some countries have succession laws on death which work upon forced heirship – a personmay not then be free to leave his assets on death in accordance with his wishes.Sometimes planning ahead can reduce this risk

Taxation does not stop at ‘The White Cliffs of Dover.’ If your family is internationally based,the advice that you need might also need an international element.

Such advice may also require an understanding of the different interpretations that someterritories place upon structures that are recognised in the UK but may be perceiveddifferently overseas

AND FINALLY

UK taxation is a complex subject. It covers several thousand pages of legislation and taxcases. Even tax experts do not always agree on how every aspect of the law should beinterpreted

It has been possible to cover only a few basic concepts in this brief presentation and eventhen only in the most general terms

I hope this has been helpful but no liability can be accepted for any planning that isundertaken without suitable professional advice having been obtained

Remember also that there are other things in life to worry about apart from taxation!

Don’t be fooled by those who may offer tax schemes that may appear to promise morethan is realistic

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING

Tim Keeley BSc TEP CTA(Fellow)Numera LLPTel: 0044 207 794 5757E mail: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Introduction

Who we are?

Immigration services we can offer to you?

Case Study: Singapore

Global Immigration quick facts

Contact us


INTRODUCTION – WHO WE ARE

We make it easy for companies, organizations and people to

mobilize globally without boundaries.

• Santa Fe can provide a seamless start to end service assisting you with all aspects of

your move to your desired location. From moving your personal belongings to providing

destination services such as accommodation and school searches (for you and your

family) to assisting you with your immigration needs.

• Santa Fe has a renowned global network of Immigration specialists across 126 offices

in 46 countries and a vetted partner network to cover over a 100 countries in total.

• Countries include (to name but a few); United Arab Emirates (UAE), Singapore,

Australia, New Zealand, Canada, America and Saudi Arabia.

We are Santa Fe.

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IMMIGRATION SERVICES WE CAN OFFER YOU

CONSULTATION & ADVISORY

Strategic and consultative immigration advice, through

providing practical solutions for your relocation

IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Ensuring your immigration compliance with national laws and

regulations

APPLICATION PROCESSING

Preparing and assisting you with the drafting and submission of

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UTILISING OUR CONTACTS AND NETWORK

Liaising with the relevant government authorities on your

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CREATING AND MANAGING IMMIGRATION PROGRAMMES

Aiding and assisting with the speed of deployment for

companies with a global footprint

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Santa Fe can provide start to end immigration services to suit and accommodate your immigration needs.


CASE STUDY: SINGAPORE IMMIGRATION PROCESS

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BACKGROUND AND FACTS

• A South African national currently living and working in the United Kingdom has

accepted an job offer to work in Singapore for 3 years as a Cardiologist.

• The individual has the relevant qualifications and experience to practice in this

medical field.

• They have also studied at a university that has been recognised by the Minister of

Health in Singapore, that will permit and enable them to practice in Singapore.

• The individual has a family of 3 (a spouse and two children)

WHAT TYPE OF VISA WILL THIS INDIVIDUAL REQUIRE TO PERMIT

EMPLOYMENT IN SINGAPORE AND ALLOW THEIR FAMILY TO

ACCOMPANY THEM?



EMPLOYMENT PASS

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ADVERTISING OF JOB ROLE

•1st August 2014 as part of the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) employers required to advertise job vacancies on the Jobs Bank, which is administered by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)

•The job advertisement must run for 14 calendar days before employees can submit their respective Employment Pass (EP) application

•Companies can be exempt from advertising job roles dependent on certain cases (i.e. the company has fewer than 25 employees, theforeign national applying to work for the company in Singapore earns over $12,000 per month. Etc)

EPOL REGISTRATION

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•Santa Fe is able to provide assistance in registering a companies account on EPOL. If the company already has an EPOL account, they can add Santa Fe as a user to assist with the Employment Pass application.

MEETING ELIGIBILITY

REQUIREMENTS

•The applicant will need have a fixed monthly salary of at least 3,300 SGD

•Must have the relevant qualifications and experience (to be able to practice as a cardiologist)

•Must have studied at and gained the relevant qualifications from a university recognized by the Singapore Ministry of Health

•Our Immigration specialists in Singapore, will be able to assess your case and be able to advise as to the requirements you will need to meet, as these can vary on a case by case basis



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REQUIREDDOCUMENTS

• Employment Pass questionnaire

• Clear scanned copy of your passport details page

• Clear scanned copy of you Educational Certificate(s) in English

• Clear scanned copy of your latest CV / Resume

PROCESSINGTIMES &

SUBMISSION

• Processing times for Employment Pass applications can take up to 1 – 2 week.

• The MOM in Singapore, reserves the right to request for additional information and details, which can further delay the processing of applications.

• All applications submitted to the MOM in Singapore are subject to the MOM caseworker’s discretion and approval

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• Permitting that your application has been approved, you will then receive notification from the MOM and Santa Fe.

• You will then need to book and attend an biometric appointment in Singapore to complete immigration formalities

• Your Employment Pass card will be available approximately 5 working days after you have submitted your biometrics.


DEPENDANT PASS

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• For the main applicant’s spouse and children, they will each need to apply for

a dependant pass.

• Documents required can vary on a case by case basis, but the general

documents that can be provided are:

• Scanned copies of each dependants passport details page

• Scanned copy of marriage certificate (for spouse)

• Scanned copy of birth certificate (for children)

• Upon approval of the Dependant Pass applications, the spouse and children

will need to enrol their biometrics and receive their Employment Pass cards.


GLOBAL IMMIGRATION QUICK FACTS

• Numerous countries have adopted immigration policies thus trying to restrict the number of migrant workers. For example countries such as the UK, Australia and Switzerland have quotas on the number of employment permits they can allow on a monthly or/and yearly basis.

QUOTA REGIMES

• Some countries adopt immigration policies, where the company intending to employ a foreign worker will need to show that for every foreign worker employed, there is at least an equal or higher number of resident workers within that company. This type of immigration policy is evident in Canada under the Foreign Worker Program (Reciprocal Employment)

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International Medical Careers Forum

Dr Antonio Gallucci

Consultant General Surgery

WHY I AM HERE TODAY?

From Europe to Saudi Arabia

Topics Healthcare system

Working life

Litigation and complaints about medical services from patients.

Salary and benefits

Culture

License applications

Adapting to life in the Middle East:

leisure time and pursuits,

opening bank account, currency exchange, overseas remittance

housing, getting utilities,

travel,

residence permits,

schooling for children.

Healthcare System in KSA

Public Hospitals only for Saudi citizens

Private Hospitals for all “expats”

Quality level extremely variable amongprivate and public hospitals

Country’s wealth often not comparableto healthcare system

Recent worsening of economic conditionhad some impact on healthcare system

Healthcare System in Gulf Area

UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are veryfocused on “Health tourism”

Quality level extremely high both forwhat concern Hospital and doctors

Recent worsening of economic conditionhadn’t any impact on healthcare system

High quality healthcare represents a pivotal asset for these countries now.

Working life / Litigation and Complaints from patients

Language Barrier

Women often reluctant to be examined

Face mask

Difficulty in taking history (lies, voluntaryincomplete data)

Peculiarity of some illnesses (consanguinity)

Usually well-disposed towards western doctors

Multi-language working environment

Learning curve in understanding the “arabic” mentality

Salary and Benefit

Tax-free salary

In KSA, in public hospitals, usual range forconsultant level is 45.000-65000 SAR /month

In private hospitals may be lower

Mainly according to passport

Accomodation always provided, but….

Often education allowance for children

Transportation to/from workplace

Health insurance and professional insurance

Flight travel

End of contract benefit

Licence Application (KSA)

Long process, usually done by employer

After evaluation of titles, provisionallicence is given

For definitive licence: Prometric exam(max 3 times) or interview. After passingthis, a professional accreditationcertificate is issued (renewal time 3 years).

The Licence to Practice is connected toyour position and changes every time youchange workplace.

Licence Application (UAE)

Three different licences: HAAD for Abu

Dhabi, DHA for Dubai, MOH for the

other Emirates

Long and mildly expensive process.

Licence is compulsory for public hospital,

in private hospital accepted also ongoing

process.

Preferential pathway for doctors coming

from UK/Ireland/USA/Canada/Australia

ButLife

is not onlyWork!!!

Culture

Many obvious differences

Many similarities

Women not allowed to drive (only KSA), obliged to wear Abaya and headscarf, notallowed to exit alone.

Shops closing at prayer time, 5 times/day(mandatory in KSA, optional in other countries)

No Cinemas, Theatres, Pubs (in KSA)

Westernized environment in UAE / Qatar / Bahrain

Leisure time and pursuits

If living in Western compound, according tofacilities available (gym, pool, cinema, tennis court, bowling, gardening etc)

Outside the compound: shopping malls, promenades in seaside towns (Dammam, Jeddah)

Eating out (single section vs family section –hygiene)

Travelling in Gulf Countries (UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman)

Opening a Bank Account Currency Exchange and Overseas Remittance

Required local bank account

Usually credit card issued after 3 months of work

Careful attention to the spelling

Currencies of Gulf Area linked to USD

SAR 0.235-0.245 EUR / 0.19-0.21 GBP

Easy through bank, cheaper through home banking (around 50 EUR / each)

Housing / Utilities

Ask always for western compounds!!!

No utilities (always included)

Landline/broadband very difficult to obtain

Mobile line unstable, poor quality, poor quality/price ratio

Fundamental VPN to avoid censorship

Residence Permit

“Iqama”, usually issued in 3-5 weeksafter arrival (1000 SAR/year/person).

Multiple Exit / Re-Entry VISA (500 SAR/6 months/person).

Check carefully spelling of the name.

Allowed only for wife/sons and parents

Some sponsors hold the passport

Driving Licence very easy forWesterners, cheap (100 SAR/year)

Schooling for Children

Public schools not allowed for foreigners

Availability of International Schools

according to the place.

Good quality, good quality/price ratio.

Sometime education allowance as benefit.

If possible check availability of place

before arrival…

Conclusion

Working in the Gulf Area is

a Challenge

that is worth to be accepted

if

well informed, prepared, and,

mostly, aware of pros and cons

Thank youfor your attention

Now you can wake up!!!

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