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maryann20
American expat in Italy
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About me
American
Lives in Atri
Registration: 10 November 2019
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Finding a Pet-Friendly Home in Austria/Innsbruck by tuyunbikeg
Hello, wonderful forum community!I hope this message finds you all in great spirits. My name is Tuyunbike, and I'm reaching out to this supportive community with a heartfelt request and a bit of a challenge that I'm currently facing.In just a short ...
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I've been living in Austria for about 3 years (Italian/American dual citizen). I came with 3 Pekingese, now I have one Peke and a cat I rescued in Italy. I've had no problem finding pet friendly housing, but it might depend on your budget. I've ... Read More
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Any American Psychologists (PhD/PsyD) moved to Italy? by hpatel5298
I am currently a third year in my clinical psychology doctoral program (PsyD). I am very much wanting to find a path to Italy and curious if any American psychologists have made the move? At this point, one idea I had was to consider a teaching ...
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@hpatel5298 My therapist is an Italian citizen who did all her training in the US, including analytical training with the Jung Institute in Denver. She was in clinical practice for years and also had a teaching position. Then she returned to ... Read More
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The best age to move to Italy by Cheryl
Hello everybody, No two people experience expatriation in Italy in the same way, depending on their age and personal situation. We would like to know more about you and ask you to share with us when you decided to move to Italy. How old were ...
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I moved to Italy 3 years ago at age 64 after I retired. I came with dogs, not with people. I had been thinking about it for several years and actively planning for about 5 yrs. It took a while because I had to wait for the Italian government to ... Read More
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Buying a car in Europe with an American drivers license by DrBillg
Buying a car in Europe with an American drivers license. I’m soon to retire like everybody here. I’d like to spend a year in Europe and I want to buy a car soon as I get there. Which country in Europe would that be the easiest thing to ...
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As others have said, you do need a registered residence first. You do not need an Italian drivers license. Also unless you have a real burning desire to buy a car, just do a long term lease*. Unless something has changed since January, 2019, I ... Read More
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Moving to Austria (EU passport) and pregnant by jay108
Hi We are building a house in Tirol that will be ready in a couple of months. My wife and I and our son are all EU passport holders but never lived in the EU. My wife is pregnant and we would like to come over towards the 6th month and stay in ...
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You can register (and pay) for Austrian state health insurance (OEGK), but unless you can show that you have been insured continuously for the previous 6 months, you and your family will have a 6 month waiting period while you're paying for ... Read More
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New members of the Austria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Austria forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
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Hi, I am Mary Anne, a US/Italy dual citizen, currently living in Italy. I'm planning to move to Austria in the next few months. I'm a retired veterinarian & neuroscience researcher. Read More