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6/1/2001 02:08 EST
" hi we are Americans currently living in Ireland and my husband''s company is looking to transfer him to Copenhagen. So we have a bunch of questions to be answered!!! First, where to live in Copenhagen (we would like to be near fellow Americans and/or the international schools) How difficult is it to get a child placed in the international schools? What are the costs? We have a 6 yr old and a 3 yr old..what about english speaking preschool programs? How much is it for a 4 bedroom house or townhouse in these areas ?? What about bringing our American car over ..it is a 3.4 liter minivan..too expensive?? too big?? thanks for any input you can make about living there regards Theresa "
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7/2/2001 06:16 EST
" Theresa, My husband and I moved to CPH about six months ago. Most expats live in the areas of ""Østerbro"", Hellerup, Fredericksberg, Lyngy, Klampenborg or Charlottenlund. Østerbro and Fredericksberg are in CPH, the others are north a little. In CPH, you will find mostly apartments to rent. Houses with yards are in the towns north of here. Rents range from 8000DKK for a 2 bedroom apartment upwards of 20000DKK for a house with a garden near the water. The international schools are in Hellerup. There is a catholic school (Rygaards) and the Copenhagen Int''l School. I don''t know the cost, but CIS has a website (I think it''s www.cis.dk). Cars are so expensive to bring. I wouldn''t recommend it. None of them meet the emissions standards for DK, and there are taxes galore. HUGE taxes. Unless your husband''s company will pay - sell the car! You can get a car here practically tax free, which will be more cost effective n the end. I think that''s it. Let me know if/when you end up here. It''s a great place to live. We really love it here. Good luck. Jeri "
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7/3/2001 06:14 EST
" Hi Theresa and Jeri, I just moved here from California approx two months ago and live in Vedbæk, 10 minutes north of Lygnby and 25 min north of CPH. I agree with Jeri that it is expensive to bring your own car here but there might be circumstances where it might work out in the end. I brought my car here from the US and I just had it certified by the Danish authorities with minor changes necessary. (The headlights on my Honda Civic are not in the proper format for driving in DK and my rear windows are tinted too dark for Danish standards.) Due to the extremely strict emissions regulations in California, I had no problems whatsoever. I am not sure about your car, but I am sure there are other expatriates who have been able to bring cars in with ''minor'' difficulty As for the tax situation, yes, there is a 120-180% registration fee that is due upon bringing the car here. This is a one time fee and if you are not sure if you will be staying more than one year, you can apply to be exempt from this fee until a year later, where you have two choices: 1) take the car out of DK, or 2) pay the fee at that time. The great thing about this option is that you will have the fee based on your value of your car one year later which should hopefully be worth a little less by then. I probably will not take the car out of DK, but this option saves my husband and I a little money in addition to buying us some time before biting the bullet.. As for the 1 year reprieve application, even if there are minor changes necessary, I don''t think you need to make the modifications during that year. I was not instructed to make these changes immediately, so I assume that I am okay until next year. One last thing, if you own your vehicle for more than 6 months, you will be exempt from the 25% MOMS, which is imposed on brand-new cars, whether it is purchased here or abroad. But I completely agree with Jeri, that if your company will pay for the car, sell your car before coming here. All the running around and telephoning can be maddening. I moved here on my own expense and therefore had to weigh out all my options. I hope this information is helpful. Good luck! Rachel "
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7/5/2001 13:04 EST
Thanks for the replies...I just went to Copenhagen this week on a househunting trip and hopefully we have found something in Hellerup near CIS that will work..Our daughter is enrolled for the fall and we move there the first week in August..let us in on anything you wish you had known before you got there or any helpful hints you care to pass along. Are either of you members of LINK or the American Womans club? regards Theresa
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7/9/2001 22:56 EST
" Theresa, Congrats on finding a place in such a great area. Hellerup is really nice. Don''t count on the weather being as great as it was last week though. It was so beautiful, but I''ve been told that it was much warmer than usual! Anyway, I can''t think of anything in particular that I would recommend. You can get nearly everything here that you can in the US or IRL for that matter. I joined both LINK and the AWC, and hardly go to either of them. But, I have friends who have children and they go to the ""moms and tots"" play groups regularly. That is a great way to meet expat parents, especially before the school year begins. Both groups offer a variety of activities during the day, and both seemed to be geared around non-working spouses. I work during the day so it''s somewhat difficult for me to attend many things. LINK is for multi-nationals, AWC is for Americans, but there is a lot of overlap in membership between the two groups. It sounds like things moved pretty quickly for you and your husband. Good luck with the move! I think you''ll really like it here. Jeri "
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7/18/2001 06:42 EST
" Nørre-Gymnasium in Herlev has an International IB program in English (pre-IB + IB) that is equivalent to the regular Gymnasium classes (G1-G3). It is free, as Nørre-G is a regular gymnasium. "
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