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Forum: Cyprus
Mar 2nd 2024, 8:24 am
Replies: 3
Views: 553
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Hopefully, someone can help

Link: HIGH COMMISSION OF CYPRUS IN THE UK...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Dec 31st 2023, 5:40 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 518
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Living in NL, working back in UK

To get paid internationally, you need an IBAN and BICS/Swift code and your Dutch, British or any other bank account will have this: if you have online banking you will find it there although it's...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2023, 7:55 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 777
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Life expectancy falls

Perhaps it should be but nobody has any trust in the authorities to get it right anymore. I'm in the Netherlands, and almost half our company is off sick with Covid, but nobody talks about it. Nobody...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 10th 2023, 4:31 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 467
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: A wave from a new member

Hi again!

Oh no, I'm not going back. If I do, it will be with my tail between my legs; I don't feel any real love for the old country and how it's changed since I left. Visits are more than...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 9th 2023, 8:44 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 467
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: A wave from a new member

Welcome to the (sub)forum. It's a bit quiet around here since circumstances stemmed the flow of new British expats, but there's still a few arriving and some hidden long timers around. You've been...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Jul 11th 2023, 7:35 am
Replies: 6
Views: 535
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: storm damage

There is no compensation culture here in NL; not like in the UK and nowhere near like in the US. If he or she plans to sue Gemeente Amsterdam over this (good luck with that), the first thing is...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Jul 9th 2023, 12:23 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 756
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Looking for a room to rent in The Netherlands

Yes, Kamernet is pretty widely used here. But it's not scammer-free, so if you get the standard pay-the-money-and-I'll-send-you-the-key kind of scams, run for the hills. Same with Facebook; if you...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Jul 6th 2023, 7:22 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 756
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Looking for a room to rent in The Netherlands

Yes. It changes automatically to non-temporary (on the gemeente database) when you register your address with the signed rental contract in hand.

As a BSN is vital to all dealings here, do not be...
Forum: Cyprus
Jul 3rd 2023, 6:12 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 866
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Rental accommodation

Sorry for the incomplete link: this works better https://www.spitogatos.gr/en/cyprus
Forum: Cyprus
Jul 2nd 2023, 7:46 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 866
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Rental accommodation

Sorry if I'm not understanding 'ir' that Rosemary removed and am inadvertently breaking a rule. Have you also tried Spitogatos (https://www.spitogatos.gr/en) for listings? Have you searched FB for...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
May 28th 2023, 1:14 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,044
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Jobs in The Netherlands for English speakers

You are correct, thanks SushiFan :)
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
May 25th 2023, 6:42 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,044
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Jobs in The Netherlands for English speakers

Hi Canuck, I sent you 2x PMs but I don't know if they got through. Please let me know if not.


Basic overview of Dutch education after leaving school:.

VWO is a Research/Masters degree - 5...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
May 18th 2023, 2:28 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,044
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Jobs in The Netherlands for English speakers

Currently, finding a job is far easier than finding a place to live. There are English speaking roles for experienced finance professionals.

I would suggest sending your CV to Michael Page/Page...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Mar 22nd 2023, 8:59 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 479
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: parking fee app for Amsterdam?

Welcome back :) I wouldn't have a clue, except that on street parking is indeed now exorbitant and on par with Schiphol short-stay.

If Park and Ride is an option, use the parking at ArenA and...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 14th 2023, 7:45 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,208
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Been here since 2014...time to say something...

I remember you moving here Calman, that's quite some time ago now :) I'm glad you settled down and built a good life. Like you, despite the high taxes, we had more in my pocket at the end of the...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Jan 24th 2023, 5:56 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,303
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Any advice for moving to The Netherlands from the U.K

The 30% is very difficult to define. Some employers will give you the money (ie tax only 70% of your salary and give you the other 30% tax-free) as they should, and other companies will keep that...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 9th 2022, 6:45 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,166
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Mental Health

:goodpost:I'm not in Portugal, but this is great advice. Rarely mentioned, but expats can find themselves needing help with their mental health, just the same as anyone else. There are as many...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Oct 20th 2022, 5:43 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,901
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Bordering on the ridiculous

Curious how it played out, Fugee? Did you manage to get dual citizenship? Did you find some other way? Are you still in NL?
Forum: Italy
Oct 15th 2022, 6:12 pm
Replies: 133
Views: 13,544
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Uk passport renewal from Italy

Basically a company - one of many - set up to do what you can do yourself on the gov't site (provided above by philat98), and charging an extra fee on top. No extra efficiency - you will get your...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 22nd 2022, 6:36 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 926
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: NL - cash or card question

I find this difficult to understand. NL doesn't even do cheques (the problems we have when customers try to pay us with cheque and the banks laugh before refusing to cash them). I haven't carried...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jul 24th 2022, 8:30 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 710
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Employment Letter

Going out on a limb here. If you are returning to the UK as a British citizen, and you want to bring a family or spouse with you, there are specific requirements in terms of annual income required....
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jun 26th 2022, 9:17 pm
Replies: 85
Views: 13,631
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Dougal03's views on UK after returning

Forgive me if I missed how long you were living in Spain, and the ate on which you returned. If you haven't been out of Spain for six months (if you had been there less than five years) 'and' if you...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Jun 13th 2022, 7:45 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,901
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Bordering on the ridiculous

''The Brexit withdrawal agreement you only retain your rights for the country that you are living in at the time and who issued you with the WA ID card''. << This.

After 15 years resident,...
Forum: Cyprus
Jun 8th 2022, 9:52 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,673
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Moving to Cyprus with a disabled child

I hate to ask this... but do you qualify for a a work/residency permit in Cyprus? Brexit happened, it killed off the possibilities for- and hopes of- 95% who thought that just upping and working...
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2022, 6:23 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,939
Posted By Red_Wine_Fairy

Re: Elections Bill and frozen pensions

''The Elections Act
As well as making voter ID mandatory at polling stations, the Elections Bill - or Elections Act, as it has now become - will remove the independence of our elections regulator,...
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