I moved to another country to clear debt!

Cook_County

The employment income is only tax-free if you remain outside of the UK in full-time employment for a period that includes a complete UK tax year (so if you leave on New Years Day you can't return until 6 April 2007 at the earliest), visits to the UK are less than 91 days on average a year and duties performed in the UK are no more than incidental to duties performed overseas.

A rotational job will not qualify, it has to be full-time employment.

The time-frame is also tricky if bird-flu, SARS, family illness or political uncertainties rear their heads during your job overseas.

Debts are unlikely to disappear either...

citygal

Cookcountry- yup forgot to add that- so thanks.
My contract is for three years- will be back home June 2008 debt free :j

bbruce

I found that just because you met other foreigners so had something in common, it wasn't enough to become mates - some were weird!
Also, in some places such as Japan, the Culture Shock is too much for some people - I remember one guy who started off being a bit odd and within a week just kept making animal noises until he was shipped back home! He was a Greek from North London so you'd have thought he could have coped.