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Luxembourg: Reclaiming of Luxembourg citizenship:
This may be a place to start and ask questions: http://www.mae.lu/
They could at least direct you to the proper office. It may take some effort on your part to push them but it might be worth it to you.
Luxembourg: Ready to socialise and meet people:
There are a few groups that might work well for you that I thought I would mention: the British Ladies Club, the American Women's Club, Meetups (Lux), and InterNations (Lux). All of these groups have a variety of social and activity groups. There are others but these are the first that come to mind for the English speaker. I hope this is helpful. We are also on the west side of Ville and there isn't much out here. Most of these groups/activies take place around Ville and that's not so bad.
Debbie :)
Luxembourg: English speaking vet surgeries outside of the city:
We have a very nice Vet who speaks English and is very good with our dog. Her name is Dr. Karin Zeimes. Her address is 9 rue de Leudlelange in Bertrange. Her phone is 31 33 22.
We have been very satisfied and her "bedside manner" is agreeable for our dog. Best of luck.
Luxembourg: Moving to Luxembourg advice!:
I agree with tracyofnorfolk, it's exciting and frustrating all at the same time. We moved here with no employee assistance at all...completely on our own. We did LOTS and LOTS of research for many months before even beginning to tackle this feat. We ordered the American Women's Club book, Living in Luxembourg which was incredibly helpful. It has since been updated twice and even more helpful now. We got information from both the US side and EU/Lux side and compared info. It was not easy but it was doable. We learned the system very fast once we touched down and took off "running" to accomplish the many little and not so little things that had to be accomplished within a set time frame. We arrived with a list by time frame so we would know exactly what to do and when. We stayed in an ApartHotel until we secured an apartment at which time we took care of having our household belongings shipped to our new address. All arrived safe and sound and without a hitch other than it was quicker than we had planned. (not such a bad thing) We were in our apartment for a couple years and then through patient and consistent searching found a wonderful house to fit out "long stay" needs and moved communes. All in all, our experiences have stretched us and like the other comment, it has all had its ups and downs. I think, CB, that your experience is not the norm and seems like you could use some help from ULC with all the issues you mentioned. There will always be challenges with a massive relocation like this. I wish we had used a relo company but in the end it all worked out and we did our own research and running around. There are so many resources available to new arrivals as well as those already settled and having issues. Ask around, join some expat groups, local clubs and meet your neighbors...they are all great resources. Best of luck
Luxembourg: Certified Copies of Passport Pages:
Hi Janelle,
We had this same issue a few years ago when we went through the transition process but times 4 passports. The cost would have been excessive so we found a great way. We went to our credit union and they had to make all the copies (in black & white which is acceptable) but they would only certify the first page with our information on it. They then wrote a letter stating they verified that the pages following the certified ID page(notarized which is the same thing in Lux) . They notarized the letter and then stapled the whole "packet" together for each passport. We had to pay for the copies (a few cents per page) and the notary fee. They had a notary regulation handbook that explained how a notary is supposed to handle passports "certification". Things that Lux requires to be certified is the equivalent to having things notarized in the US. They accepted it with no questions at all. I hope that helps.
Luxembourg: Can a US American open a brokerage account in Luxembourg?:
I'm not sure how of the exact info you are looking for but I thought I would pass along this link in hopes it could guide you in your search. We, too, could only open a current and savings account though. After a few years here, our bank has offered a few new options but they aren't really investments just more like a RothIRA/CD-ish type account. Still the interest is very low and we certainly won't build a strong portfolio from it but it was mentioned as a way to benefit on the taxes we pay here since we are paid in euros. Here's the link: http://americansabroad.org/files/2813/6456/7161/final_arawg2.pdf
Hope this is a bit helpful.
Luxembourg: French and German lesson in Luxembourg:
Berlitz and Prolingua are probably the best for quick, short term results. They have programs that are geared toward business people and could also offer online stuff to get you started sooner. There was just an article in the paper about Berlitz and their new, online aspect. I know there are others but I can't think of the names and have no idea how they work. I think AngloInfo for Lux lists them as well and with some searching you might find what you are looking for. Best of luck.
Luxembourg: areas Lux City:
Public transportation is very good here and there's even a late night bus route for reveler's. Anything from the airport across the country close to the Belgian border would provide you with great and easy access to Ville. The same for about the same distances north and south as well. Pretty much, everything centers around Ville and like a wheel with spokes, all bus routes filter through Ville regularly especially the 2 digit bus routes. Night life seems to be most popular in The Grund, Cents and Ville areas generally speaking. I'm sure there are little hot spots elsewhere which you will hear about from colleagues. Lux looks bigger on a map then it really is. I can drive from just short of the Belgian border to the German border in about 30 minutes. The big cluster of cities you see around Ville really are quite accessible and a short commune. Hope that helps.
Luxembourg: Am i mad to move to Lux ?:
My husband and I spend a lot of time in Galway and when we compare life outside of work with the various things you question, Lux doesn't stand a chance to the social life we have when in Galway. It's brutal but honest, I know. We used to be quite social. We now find we travel long distances for a more lively nightlife and general adventures. This is a somewhat quiet, reserved area. We have gotten used to it now. When we're home, we take the time to rest, do nature/biking type stuff here and then save our energy for our travels to really experience the nightlife we miss. Now, I'm married so it's a bit different but I still find it a bit lacking. I know many young, single adults that complain and are frustrated by it as well. It's hard though, there are many wonderful and quite beneficial things about living here like ease of access to just about anywhere in Europe. From a business perspective, people are friendly enough but from a neighborly perspective, not so much. It is so incredibly multicultural here that it's hard to put life here into one neat package. It varies greatly from area to area and from people to people. As for things to do...movies, theater and bars are the general, daily to-do's as well as hiking/biking on the extensive networks of trails here. The problem with outdoors, it's still too cold and wet and this is May!! My entire family has cabin-fever in the worst way.... Don't get me wrong, I love being here but the awful weather and boredom really make it hard to cope sometimes... In this economy though, a great job is hard to turn down! Best of luck in your decision making process.
Luxembourg: Children's Dentist:
I don't personally know a pediatric dentist but if you aren't able to find one, here's a list of English speaking dentists to search. http://www.wort.lu/en/service/emergencies
If you scroll down on the right hand side about halfway down you will see a link to search dentists. I hope this is helps. Another good resource might be http://clew.lu/about/
There are a lot of articles and maybe something helpful there.
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