{"id":3736,"date":"2026-10-01T12:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balmontconseil.com\/expatries-mobilite-internationale\/destinations\/asie\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T23:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T21:22:36","slug":"asie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balmontconseil.com\/en\/expatries-mobilite-internationale\/destinations\/asie\/","title":{"rendered":"Wealth management for expatriates in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAlexis, my group is offering me Singapore or Tokyo for three years. From a tax point of view, is it the same for the assets I keep in France?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

No, and the difference has nothing to do with the local tax rate. It comes down to two texts that are rarely read before leaving: the list of countries that assist France in recovering tax, and the list of treaties that cover estates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the eleven Asian countries in our comparison, none has signed an estate tax treaty with France<\/strong>. And the exit tax is automatically deferred for only four of them: Japan, South Korea, India and Indonesia. For Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand or Vietnam, guarantees are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These eleven countries have 88,042 French nationals on the consular register as at 31 December 2025. At Balmont Conseil<\/strong>, we start from this verified framework, country by country, before discussing investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. What applies across Asia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Four observations, common to all eleven countries, that expatriation guides leave out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n