Expert guides for
SA expats in the UK
Money transfers, tax emigration, SARS compliance, and expat finance - written by people who've lived the move.
Banking and money admin in the Netherlands: a South African arrival guide
BSN first, bunq as the bridge, then the majors - the practical money-admin sequence for South Africans arriving in the Netherlands, from someone who helps families make the move every week.
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Receiving a South African inheritance in the Netherlands
The executor, the Master of the High Court, the L&D Account, and how the funds reach your Dutch account in euros - the complete SA-side process for Dutch-based beneficiaries.
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Accessing your South African retirement annuity from the Netherlands
The three-year rule, the tax directive, lump sum tax at source, and how the net proceeds reach your Dutch account in euros - the complete SA-side process for RA encashment from the Netherlands.
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Ceasing SA tax residency while living in the Netherlands
Living in the Netherlands but still on SARS's books? How cessation of SA tax residency works from the Netherlands - the tests, the exit CGT, backdating, and why the Dutch side does not do it for you.
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Retiring to Ireland from South Africa
Retiring near your children in Ireland - the money sequence: allowances for the nest egg, the retirement annuity three-year rule, and setting up the transfers that fund the life.
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Ireland vs the UK for South African Emigrants: The Money Comparison
The money mechanics of choosing between Ireland and the UK - visas, banking setup, transfers and allowances, currencies, and the Common Travel Area bridge between the two.
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Receiving a South African Inheritance in Ireland
Inheriting from a South African estate while living in Ireland - how the estate process works from abroad, how your SA tax status changes the transfer route, and the Irish leg of the money.
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How Much Money Can You Transfer from South Africa to New Zealand in 2026?
The 2026 allowances, correctly stated: R2 million SDA (doubled in the 2026 Budget), R10 million FIA with a SARS AIT, and what applies above R12 million. Current, dated, accurate.
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Buying Property in Ireland with Rand
Funding an Irish property purchase from South Africa - deposit and completion timing, why property-sized transfers need the FIA and SARS AIT, and the paperwork your solicitor will ask for.
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Tax Emigration When You Move to Ireland
Moving to Ireland does not change your SA tax status by itself. When ceasing SA tax residency makes sense from Ireland, how the process works, and the three-year RA clock.
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Wills and Estate Planning for South Africans in the UK: Why One Will Is Rarely Enough
Assets in two countries usually means wills in two countries. The accidental revocation trap, SA estate duty versus UK inheritance tax, and the executor problem nobody warns you about. Updated July 2026.
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Moving to the UK from South Africa: The Timeline Nobody Gives You
The SA-to-UK move is governed by regulatory clocks most relocation guides have never heard of: evidential windows, allowance years, the three-year RA clock. Here is the whole move, sequenced. Updated July 2026.
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