About cyprus100

Status:

Expatriate  

Currently Lives:

Cyprus

Citizen Of:

United Kingdom

Some Forum Posts:

Cyprus: Seriously considering moving to Cyprus for an extended time:

We live about 10 or 12km on the outskirts of Limassol (approx 15mins drive from the city centre for work purposes) and don't have any of those issues mentioned here. We've been living here permanently for over 6yrs in the same rented property we started in. The rent you quote is in the high range price where you will more than likely come across Russians. If that's what you want to avoid, lower your price limit and broaden your horizons away from seafront or top of the range accommodation and you will be just fine! If there are only 2 of you which your posting appears to indicate, you should be able to find a 2 - 3 bedroom property up to €1000pm quite easily. Check out another forum if looking for property. Just Google Cyprus anglo info and you will see what I mean. We have a 3 bed semi detached bungalow and pay €450pm.

Cyprus: move to Cyprus:

Hi I cannot help with your questions regarding locations to live with children as my stepson now lives in Australia and did not make the move to Cyprus with us. However, you may want to contact Mums in Cyprus as there is a lot of info on there that may be very useful to you: http://www.mumsincyprus.com/

Cyprus: Can we move to Cyprus?:

Hi, I've been living in Cyprus since March 2004 after we moved from UK on a permanent basis. I would advise you to first of all keep any funds you have in the bank and rent somewhere in the beginning rather than buying property. Several people we know have bought property and either through work issues, finances, dislike of the chosen area are now desparately trying to sell and nobody is buying just now. We pay €450pm for a 3 bedroom semi-detached bungalow on the outskirts of Limassol. Don't think for one minute that jobs will be so easy to come by as the recession is also in Cyprus and the wages are poor in comparison to UK. Firstly, you should do your homework on jobs in the area you are looking to move to and also in other areas of Cyprus. For instance, Limassol pays better salaries than Paphos like for like and Nicosia again pays higher as it's the capital. I am working for an offshore company working 36hrs per week and my salary is a bit over €1300pm gross. I reduced my hours from 40 per week and have a half day midweek (I work Mon - Fri only). My salary is very good based on 5 days a week. Other staff in the same company work 5 days over 7 and on 24/7 shifts with a starting salary of approx €1050pm for the same number of hours on average. Office jobs will pay anything from €800 to €1000pm and some employers will require you to work split shifts. You take 2hrs off at lunch and then come back and work till around 7pm. Some companies give half day off on Weds but you will have to work on Saturday too. You may end up buying a property to suit where you work and then find out the job isn't quite what you hoped for or were informed. It happens a lot and people do move jobs quite a lot in Cyprus. There is no loyalty on either side.... So, I'm telling you to research thoroughly and do not take it as read that you will walk straight into a job neither let an estate agent tell you any differently. Don't get me wrong - we love living here and wouldn't change anything we've done. In fact, we haven't been back to UK since we left it so that shows how much we like it. I just prefer that people come into it with their eyes fully open and understand the pitfalls. It's unlikely you will be offered a job before you come to live here permanently so if you do decide to take the plunge, make sure you have enough funds to tide you over in rental, bills, food and essentials shopping, initial setup fees for downpayments on electricity and telephone supply and you will 99% be sure to need a car as it's impossible to get around without one. If you can have all that - and make sure you can support yourself for at least 12 months without having any financial income from an employer, then - go for it! I had a job to come to as I transferred from UK with my employer but it wasn't what I was informed and I left after 4wks. I got work 3wks later in an estate agents. 45hrs a week for Cy£350pm that's less than €600pm in today's money..... I stayed for around 12 months and found my niche in employment I'm in today but have changed employers 3 times in the same line of business to get where I am now. I wish you all the best.

Cyprus: HELP!!!! Need information on moving to Cyprus:

Do any ex pats actually reply to these message boards? I see lots of questions but a distinct lack of answers or information coming back from them. The replies seem to come back with another question...... What is happening? We need some answers!

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