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Info on moving to Ghana?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Ghana
Hello all, I am moving with my family and my daugther is in pre-school. Have gone through many sites and comments of different people for Accra,Ghana. But to get more fair idea would like to know following things: 1. Wht is the average rental for an fully furnished apartment 2. Buying a second hand car is good option??, is hiring a driver neccesary?? 3. How much does the maid charge for household work?? 4. Is malaria and cholera issue too much out there, read in few blogs - is it too serious out there , need to take extra care?? 5. which school would be good for pre school and tution fees??

Advice on moving to Italy - Abruzzo or Le Marche South?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Italy
is anyone living in the Teramo province of Abruzzo or the Ascoli Piceno or Macerata provinces of Le Marche. I am traveling to look this year and would like to hear from expats living in these provinces, particularly Ascoli Picena, Fermo, Macerata, Acquaviva Picena and other towns in this region, especially want to know about property, rentals and which towns people already living in Le Marche and Abruzzo recommend. Many thanks. Also, are there good vets?

Meeting other expat mums in Mumbai?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Mumbai
I am moving to Powai from the UK at the end of February as a trailing spouse (lovely phrase!) with husband and also son nine and daughter eight who will be attending the American School of Mumbai. I would love to hear about clubs and/or websites who would welcome an excited/ever so slightly nervous wife and mum.

Expatriate Salary/Benefit and Schools Fees In Johannesburg

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Johannesburg
Hello I'm Italian married to a Japanese and we have two boys (4 years and 7 years old). I've received a job offer from an Italian company as resident manager South Africa, so we should relocate in Joburg end of this year. The offer is 50k Euros per annum (before taxes), plus house and car.

Looking for advice about good international schools in Oman

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Oman
We're moving to Oman in August as I've been offered an amazing offer that I can't refuse. We're pretty excited but a bit worried about the schooling of our kids when we get over there. We hear that expat kids pretty much have to go to private schools there. Does anyone have any insights about the schools in Oman? Can anyone recommend a good international school in Muscat? Also, what's it gonna cost us????

Thinking about moving to Miami

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Miami, FL

Hi, Currently I am planning to move to Miami with my husband and my children (8 years old and 3 years old). I have been to some states in USA but not to Florida/Miami, so I have no idea at all about the place. I'll appreciate hearing about your experiences of expat life in Miami on: * area that is good for family with young children * recommended school * monthly cost of accomodation, utilities, transportation, etc. * Job opportunity for my husband (non spanish speaker) * any other information that I should know about Miami Your inputs are valuable for me & my family. Thank you.

What's the standard for expat salaries in Thailand?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Thailand

Hi.
My 29 year old Australian daughter has been offered a job in a medical tourism business in Phuket. She is a university qualified theater nurse with experience in pre- and post-op care in a top private hospital in Sydney.

Her employer wants her to provide general customer pre- and post-op nursing care in the resort before and after the Australian customer has their plastic surgery in hospital in Phuket. She will also be helping out in other capacities in the resort: admin and such like.

Family-friendly suburbs in Abu Dhabi for a young family of 3

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Abu Dhabi
Hello guys,

I am new to this site so any advice or replies would be more than welcome and much appreciated!

Basically my husband has been offered a job with a package up move to Abu Dhabi. We are seriously considering this but just waiting for contract. The housing allowance is AED 110 per year.

Basically I'd like to know where the best places are to look at? My husband will only get 7 days from the date he arrives to choose us somewhere suitable he drives but I don't and my daughter is 2.5yrs old.

Advice for Scotman moving to Bucharest?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Bucharest
Hello everyone. I am a Scottish cartoonist/illustrator (with a background in marketing and high end service industry jobs but is more than willing to turn my hand to absolutely anything). I am looking to move to Bucharest to be close to my partner who is a Bucharest resident. We have considered moving to Scotland together but there are currently restrictions on Romanians moving to the UK till 2014 so I want to move to Bucharest to be with her until the restrictions are lifted but to be honest if I like Romania and find a decent job I would happily stay.

Advice on salary being offered in Abu Dhabi

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Abu Dhabi

HI everyone I'm a computer science engineering with 6 years of experience , specialized in enterprise content management I was recently offer a job in abu Dhabi for 4500$ with insurance, sick leave. I find it too low. what do you think? we have not talked about any other benefits please any advice would be appreciated Cheers

Accomodation in Abu Dhabi near Brighton College

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Abu Dhabi
Hi expat arrivals We have applied for places for our daughter at Brighton College Abu Dhabi, can anyone please recommend me which apartments/developments are closest to this school/area. We need 2 bed apartment and have a budget of c130k AED per year to spend on housing. We were keen at Reem Island but this seems far from BCAD. Any ideas on how long the morning school run will be from Reem island? Any good areas/areas to particularly avoid? Thanks

Guidance on migrating to Adelaide?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Adelaide
Hello All, Hope these few lines of mine will find each of you sailing in the boat of happiness and well-being. Wish you all a Happy New Year 2013. I, Gaurav Aggarwal from New Delhi India, recently got PR and it is a SA state nomination skilled application visa category 190 and now looking an advice in knowing how to make arrangements on job and accommodation once I land here. There are 2 scenarios: Firstly, I will try looking for a job in SA while I am here in India and see how much buy in I get from the potential employer in joining.

What kind of visa do I need for Qatar?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Qatar

My fiance is in the Army and is moving to Qatar in May and we are hoping to get married in April. What kind of visa do I need to get in order to join him over there? I don't feel like either the tourist or business visas apply to my situation. Any advice is appreciated!

Are same sex marriages recognised in Hamburg ?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Germany
Hi. I am an American woman. I am married in Belgium. I am in a same-sex couple and my wife is French. We would like to move to Germany, but are concerned that our marriage will not be recognized in the region of Germany we would like to live (specifically Hamburg). If anyone could inform me as to how to proceed in regards to this, that would be greatly appreciated. Best, Megan

Finding family-friendly accommodation in Beijing?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Beijing
Hi,

My family and I are moving to Beijing soon. My company will be paying for our apartment. Because of the children would like to be in walking distance to a park and some good food services.

Which area or areas should we look for a property in ? Would really like some insights from expats.

Thanks

Moving to Indonesia...are there any good international schools in Jakarta?

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Indonesia
Hi, we are moving to Indonesia in June with our two kids, aged 10 and 12, and we're looking for an international school in Jakarta. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good school, preferably one that offers the British curriculum....

Working and living in turkey

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Destination: Istanbul
Hi, my names alex from england and im trying to find out information about moving to turkey, life there for a foreigner and how best to find work. ideally id like to find work in civil/structural engineering which i have a masters degree in and 6 years experience, but would also consider other jobs in construction or other fields completely, i have a turkish girl friend as well as lots of other friends there but would be interested to here from english people living there.

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