CyprusWithBabies
From: Cyprus
9/8/2007 04:24 EST
I moved here with my husband, 2 cats and 1 dog in March 2004 - just before Cyprus joined the EU.
I started working in an Estate Agents / Developers office working 5 days a week 8am - 5pm and my take home pay was Cy£300pm.
Later, I started working in online gaming doing Customer Support and the salary was Cy£600pm plus medical insurance and meals for 28hrs per week. Bliss!
Unfortunately, there was a change to onling gaming legislation in America and the company sold up in December last year.
Since then, I decided to make use of my great experience within UK tour operations and started up by offering the hire of baby equipment for travellers coming on holidays. I offer hire of high chairs, cots, baby walkers etc and in the meantime, whilst I get the business fully operational - I work part time for a UK company doing sales and admin.
My husband works for himself and does DIY, wooden fencing and pergolas but also buys & sells Cypriot memorablilia such as stamps and old postcards, collectables etc and we both really enjoy our new lifestyle.
We are still in our 40's and have a totally different life than back in UK.
If anyone needs any information - you can always ask and we will do our best to answer your questions.
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budroom
From: United Kingdom
9/14/2007 12:11 EST
ive just done and would like to go all the way, staying in cyprus is a dream .just bought small place but would like to bring stuff from home small things that is, would i be better puting them in a suitcase or send by parcel
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Gracie06
From: England
9/27/2007 19:41 EST
Hello - my family, husband, myself, child, father-in-law and 2 dogs are coming to Cyprus in 2008. We will be living near Larnaca.
We, too are looking forward to a change in lifestyle and cannot wait to embrace all that Cyprus has to offer.
My husband already has a job lined up so he's OK. I, too have some ideas about what I want to do when I get there but like you, will be in the position where working part time for a UK company would be advantageous in the interim period.
Please could you answer the following for me. I know these questions may sound stupid but I would really appreciate your advice.
Does the company that you work for, presumably based in the UK (as opposed to an expat UK company in Cyprus) know you live in Cyprus and if so, do you receive your admin work by email etc.
Do you get paid in Sterling and if so, is this transferred to Cyprus by the company and then exchanged to CYP/EUR or do you just bank it in the UK as if you were a UK employee but then presumably you are paying tax and NI in the UK when you are a resident of Cyprus so how do you declare your tax at both ends?
Was the UK company you work for, a company that you had worked for before when in the UK but if not, how did you pursuade them to employ you when you live in Cyprus?
Your help would he greatly appreciated.
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maggiem2
From: Cyprus
10/4/2007 14:52 EST
Hi Budroom
We are buying a village house that requires renovation & I hope to move out late next year.
The village is lovely & we chose a village as we both come from rural backgrounds & like village life in the UK. I have a concern though. The people appear friendly but we have a very active social life in the UK. As we are living in a village will we find it lonely? I don't think we are near any big expat area and someway from Larnaca & Limmaso so I have a horrid image of us sat on our veranda every evening looking into the distance!!!!!
Best wishes Maggiel
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johntcd
From: United Kingdom
10/14/2007 04:48 EST
could you tell the best way to take our car from the uk to cyprus. will we have any import taxs to pay?
yours john+lynn
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