About cjacobs86

Status:

Preparing to Move Abroad 

Currently Lives:

Emporia/Overland Park, United States

Citizen Of:

United States

Some Forum Posts:

Estonia: Health Care in Estonia:

If working in Estonia on a Work Permit, you are subject to paying local taxes. Usually your company will take care of the paperwork for you and register you into the Estonian Healthcare system once you have been approved by the migration office to work. If you are here, and obtaining a residence permit for study, or retirement, you will need to purchase private health insurance. Its very affordable, for basic family doctor coverage, expect to pay 200-250 euros every 6 months. Better insurance, of course increases price with coverage. Visit www.ergo.ee. If you apply for insurance, they will conduct an HIV test to confirm you are healthy and not a liability. Make your first payment, and receive your insurance card. **Having valid insurance is a requirement for obtaining a residence permit, if not here for working purposes. If you have an international insurance plan, consider high likely hood that it is not acceptable to Estonian Migration Authorities. Hope this helps

Estonia: Tallin University:

http://www.tlu.ee/?LangID=2&CatID=4428 contact the international advising office, they should be able to help you. There is a good bit of information available at this link. Good Luck! I also encourage you to check out Tallinn Technical University and University of Tartu masters programs in English too www.tu.ee Tartu Uni. www.ttu.ee Tallinn Tech Uni.

Estonia: Working with Estonians:

Be sarcastic, but don't talk to much. Be on time, and say what is necessary when it is necessary. They won't trust you at first, until much time passes. Estonians are awfully introverted, yet extremely polite. some time will yield good results. Especially when its time to go get a beer. They make good workmates :) Cheers -Chris

Estonia: Realocation to Tallin:

Hello Sharon, First off. May I ask where you are moving from? Second, I'll introduce myself. My name is Chris. I am a student in the United States who will be moving to work in Estonia upon graduation in the first part of 2011. I have been to Estonia 2 times, once as an exchange student, and also a visit for Christmas and New years 2 months ago. To answer your questions, I will say that the average pay in Estonia GDP per capita is around $120,000-150000 EEK/Year. This is half of what it is in the united states. So to be honest, making $200,000 is good for a couple. A family of 4 should consider 250,000 - 300,000 to be a suitable living wage. (10.5 EEK - 1USD) To look for housing, a good website is www.kv.ee they also have an english, just click on the british flag in the top. Most expensive real estate near the beach is in Pirita if you want a very nice place close to downtown. There are renting agencies and real estate agents, but this website above has it alll. (both) As for bills in a 4 bedroom house, expect electricity to be most expensive. It is some of the most expensive in Europe, but most everything else is moderately priced... here is a quick rundown of probably what you would expect. 4 Bedroom house: Rent: 5000EEK-12000EEK (depending on location and other factors) Electricity: 1500 (summer) - 3000 EEK (winter)/ mo Water: 400/ mo Cable TV/Internet/Phone: 600 EEK Gas: 16EEK/Liter or about 45 EEK/ Gallon $4.50/gal. I can of course research international schools for you as well, but feel free to send a private e-mail if you have more questions. I will definitely support that the international schools in Tallinn are top notch. Good luck -Chris cjacobs86@gmail.com

Estonia: Careers in Estonia:

I have currently been in Estonia for the last 6 months as an exchange student. I love it here and wish to stay with my girlfriend who lives here. Upon graduation I look to start a career here. Besides CV online and other job websites, does anybody living here currently know other good places to seek work? My degree is in International Business, and I have been trying diligently to meet businesses here that operate internationally. Advice is greatly appreciated Tervidades -Chris

Estonia: Moving to Estonia:

I am an exchange student here at the Uni. of Tartu, I have a girlfriend here in Estonia and plan to return after graduation. There isn't much American places. So few that in Tartu we call McDonalds the US embassy. I'll admit, Tallinn is pretty homely and will remind you a lot of the states and the general population is quite fluent in English. Most of the English speaking community is British influence, so you'll commonly find many english speaking places with a british twist, if that makes you feel more at home. I thoroughly enjoy it here because I am able to escape a lot of American culture, although American culture is quite extensive here. If you're here already, I'm sure you'll thoroughly enjoy it... aside from the the really cold 8 months of the year :) nägemist!

Estonia: Estonian language:

Hey DocBill, I'll make a suggestion. I was an exchange student in Estonia for 7 months. I took Estonian language classes at the University of Tartu which are available for open enrollment. The University of Tallinn also offers Estonian language courses taught in English every semester for the international student population. These are usually quite affordable classes (much cheaper than private lessons) and meet face-to-face. They are for international students but have open enrollment to anyone interested in learning. Just go to the university to the international student office and see about getting enrolled. Go here http://www.tlu.ee/?LangID=2&CatID=2814 *there is information for classes through that contact address* Here is another one, http://www.ut.ee/605923 *these classes are very good at the university of Tartu, learned very much and were most helpful while I was there* I will continue when I return. Best of luck my friend -Chris

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