About Juliec

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Female

Currently Lives:

Citizen Of:

United Kingdom

About Juliec

Love good food, wines, conversation and entertaining. Enjoy meeting new people of all nationalities so quite sociable! Love nearly all types of music and reading. Going for long walks with my partner and the dogs. Keen to integrate with the community and learn the language.

I would love to live in...

Anywhere in France

Some Forum Posts:

Luxembourg: Employment for my partner:

Hi I was in a similar situation last year as I relocated here to be with my partner and gave up my job in the UK. The first point of call would be to contact ADEM which is the employment agency in Luxembourg, you can find more information and advice on their website. I also registered straight away with the employment agencies such as Randstad, Monster and Kelly Services but I am sure there may be others out there too. I had an interview within a couple of days of registering with Kelly and found them particularly helpful. However, I am not sure how deeply you have looked into this but a word of caution. Because my partner and I are not married, he was easily able to get his ID and Residence permit from the local commune and his company assisted with that, but when I went to register, they could not issue me with one as I did not have a contract of employment here in Luxembourg and despite the fact we have lived together for many years and have joint accounts in the UK. This is because, if you are not married or in a registered civil partnership, you have to be able to prove that you have enough resources of your own to allow you to continue to live in Luxembourg should something happen to your partner or the relationship. Although you do not need to have a residence permit and ID to get paid employment, you do need it to open a bank account here in Luxembourg and also for health care (unless you are already have health insurance of course). Don't let any of that put you off however!! I found something within a few weeks of being here. Hope that helps, good luck!

Luxembourg: 5000 eur/month gross:

Hi I have just moved to Lux with my partner through work from the UK so will try to give you some advice. When my partner first moved here in May, he rented an apartment near the train station which was 1400 eur/month - all he got for that was a studio flat with limited kitchen facilities. The centre is expensive and when I moved out here, we chose to live out nearer to the Belgian border on the East where we get more for our money, we have 2 dogs so needed an outside space. Neither of us work in the city so actually for us, it is better however, I did look at a couple of jobs in the city and find it very easy to travel on the trains and buses and as long as you are living close to public transport networks, I find them quite cheap - 4 euros per day will get you a day's travel in Lux, easy and safe to use, clean and efficient. Having said that, we have now bought 2 cars as it is easier for us living in a village with no shops. The charges attached to the rent can vary and would need to be discussed with the landlord - generally, they can include commune charges (water, refuse collections) and electricity if you are looking at a managed apartment. There may also be a charge for any maintenance/ground works if you are living in a complex. We are paying 1500 per month currently for a large 2 bedroom bungalow and garden but it also has a basement the same footprint as the house including a large garage. This is rent only and the only charge that is included for us is garden maintenance. Our first electricity bill for 2 months was 70 euros, monthly phone/line rental approx 50 euros and there will also be the commune bill (equivalent of council tax) which we haven't had yet...so not sure how much that is going to be! Shopping - we spend around 130 euro per week on the main shop - although that does tend to include wine!! We live well but are not particularly extravagant until it comes to food and drink; we do prefer to buy the local or artisan food & drink products so will venture out to the weekend markets once a month when we can and end up spending an extra 30-40 euros! One other thing worth mentioning - our landlord has just bought an apartment in Lux Ville that he is doing up for rent, he told me that he will probably be looking at charging 2500 per month as I think he said that 30% is taken by the government. I don't have any more concrete evidence than that. I hope this has helped, I am still pretty new here myself and everything is a work in progress however, I have no regrets whatsoever and our way of life has changed. I was not intending to work when I joined my partneer but soon got bored with being at home on my own, and found work pretty quickly. All the best

Luxembourg: Ready to socialise and meet people:

OK, vet sorted, car sorted, moving boxes all unpacked (well nearly..!). Now all I need is to talk to/meet some people who enjoy chatting, socialising, meeting for coffee occasionally. Anyone interested in wine and food tastings would be an instant friend! My partner and I are 40-somethings, live about 45 minutes away from the city in the West and would just enjoy meeting up every now and then. Also happy to chat via the forums to share experiences of living in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg: English speaking vet surgeries outside of the city:

Hi we have just moved to Luxembourg and brought our 2 dogs from the UK, I need to find a vets sooner rather than later as our one dog suffers with tendonitis and needs occasional medication. We live over in the West towards the Belgian border so if anyone has any advice or recommendations, they would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance!

Date Joined:

9/7/2014

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