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Quality of life – local flavor and customs

http://www.peoplegoingglobal.com/Americas/United_States.htm (com)
http://www.foreignborn.com (com)

Health
www.os.dhhs.gov (gov)
www.nih.gov (gov)
Social Security coverage
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10006.html (gov)
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/page/0,,id%3D11750,00.html (gov)
Education standards
http://www.education.nasa.gov/k12.html (gov)
http://www.foreignborn.com/self-help/school/index.htm (com)
Ex-pats opinions on quality of life
http://www.expatexchange.net/expat/index.cfm?catid=15&dbname=ee&shared=N (com)
Immigration issues
Legal Residency
http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/services/residency/index.htm (gov)
http://www.fpanet.org/global/planners/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=11029&CFID=407827&CFTOKEN=97332841 (org)
Visas and immigration requirements
http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/formsfee/index.htm (gov)
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (gov)
Exchange Control
www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/services/tempbenefits/ExchVisit.htm (gov)
Cash management
Bank accounts
http://www.foreignborn.com/self-help/banking/index.htm (com)
www.fdic.gov (gov)
Currency conversion
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/update (gov)
Education costs
http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp (gov)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/dollars/dshome.htm (com)
Cost of living analysis
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/servlet/ActionServlet?pid=500&homefair&to=ActionServlet%3Fpid%3D244%26cid%3Dhomefair&pagename=199&internal=T (com)
http://www.bls.gov/cpi (gov)
Housing issues
http://www.hud.gov (gov)
http://www.homefair.com (com)
Tax Planning
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p901.pdf (gov)
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p54.pdf (gov)
Determining liability for income and gains taxes
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/page/0,,id%3D103900,00.html#T43 (gov)
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96477,00.html (gov)
Determining liability for estate taxes
http://www.uslaw.com/library/article/bprEstateTax.html (com)
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/00nraest.pdf (gov)
Exit taxes and final tax return
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/page/0,,id%3D103896,00.html#T146 (gov)
Foreign Tax Credit arrangements
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=97122,00.html (com)
Local taxation of non-local pensions and investments
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96459,00.html (gov)
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96811,00.html (gov)
Investment Planning
Asset Allocation viewed globally
http://www.offshorepress.com/protection/index.htm (com)
http://www.ustreas.gov (gov)
www.customs.ustreas.gov (gov)

Risk management
http://moneycentral.msn.com/Insure/home.asp (com)
Local litigation risks
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9231/9231.ch01.html (edu)
http://www.nceo.org/library/litigate.html (org)
Liability Insurance
http://www.mostchoice.com/P_Ins_Overview.cfm (com)
Health Insurance
http://www.expatica.com/move/insurancechoices.asp (com)
http://www.expatexchange.com/rgall.cfm?categoryID=9&networkID=159 (com)
Property Insurance
http://moneycentral.msn.com/marketplace/selectState.asp?iMarketID=9 (com)
Retirement Planning
Local pension design and tax structure on encashment
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa (gov)
Social Security agreements between countries
http://www.ssa.gov/international/inter_intro.html (gov)
Transferability of Pensions http://www.fpanet.org/global/planners/foreign_pension_expats_Jan02.cfm (org)
Estate Planning and Succession Taxes
http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib123/SN123Article/0,5637,875%7C3155,00.html (com)
http://gsalaw.lawoffice.com/article5.htm (com)
Marital Exemptions
http://www.fpanet.org/global/planners/estate_planning_Jan02.cfm (org)
http://www.whitecase.com/asia_pacific_tax_report_autumn_2000.pdf (p.12 com)
http://www.whitecase.com/asia_pacific_tax_report_winter_2000.pdf (p.12 com)
Local taxation of non-local trusts
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/intstart.pdf (gov)
http://gsalaw.lawoffice.com/article5.htm (gov)
Creating an international trust
www.jeeves-group.li/files/pdf/international_trusts_act.pdf (gov)
Local Regulation
www.sec.gov (gov)
http://www.nasdr.com/qualifications.asp (com)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/ch2DschII.html (edu)
Referrals to Local Financial Planners
http://www.fpanet.org/plannersearch/plannersearch.cfm (org)