rainbow3
Serial expatEnglish expat in Malta
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Registration: 18 November 2012
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Expat.com by F0xgl0ve
First impressions are that it is not as clear as Expat.com and the biggest problem of all is that when you open up a topic to have a look it starts at the very beginning, it would be much better if you went straight to the latest posts, as you could ...
I agree that the white background is too bright and glaring and the rest of the colours are not very nice Read More
Electricity Bills: Single Phase or Three phase by Crosstiewalker37
Hi all, I've just moved out of an apartment for two years and have been billed for the utilities since I have been there, but I belive the landlady worked my bills out using the online calculator set to Three Phase. I'm no electrician but I ...
Try this; point out to her that if she is unwilling to sign Form H (which of course whilst smiling you tell her you understand why) then renegotiate lower rent to account for the higher rates charges for electricity. This is what we did (before Form ... Read More
MOVE TO MALTA INFO TY by jay1983
Hello, Any advice would be grateful, I have toyed with the idea ( trying to get brave enough ) To move to Malta for a while now, Well I have decided It's happening and sooner rather than later! :) I have an On line business pay taxs accountant ...
I have a Barclays account and have my maltese mobile number registered for online banking, they have never called me on that number but it was accepted and I can access online banking. Read More
Christmas Greetings by robpw2
Hey all with next week being Christmas, i wanted to wish all those heading off to the sunny tropics of the UK a wonderful time ...if your heading elsewhere enjoy that too if anyone wants to meet for a cup of tea or a glass of mulled wine , get in ...
How kind, Merry Christmas to you and Matt, hope you have a great day :) Read More
Healthcare Bill? by chrisc58
Hi, My wife went to the emergency department at Mater Dei 2 weeks ago. We are both working and of course paying social security contributions and have 5 years residency/ID cards. The questions is, why a bill has been sent to her? Regards,
Unless you are a permanent resident ;)Show off :D Read More
to apply or not to apply for residency? by Lee Malta
Good Morning everyone, I'm a British citizen and have resided in Malta for six years. When I moved here in 2008 I applied for residency as a part of the process of getting my tax and social security sorted out and was given a Residence document ...
I was posting because of the original question...she asked about the advantage of permanent residency and this could be one of them?!Yes, I agree with you Read More
to apply or not to apply for residency? by Lee Malta
Good Morning everyone, I'm a British citizen and have resided in Malta for six years. When I moved here in 2008 I applied for residency as a part of the process of getting my tax and social security sorted out and was given a Residence document ...
As others have said there is and will be a lot of speculation especially about England leaving the EU because it hasn't happened before so no precedent has been set. I assume that if England does leave the EU then it will be up to the ... Read More
to apply or not to apply for residency? by Lee Malta
Good Morning everyone, I'm a British citizen and have resided in Malta for six years. When I moved here in 2008 I applied for residency as a part of the process of getting my tax and social security sorted out and was given a Residence document ...
It's the 'proving' that you intend to be a permanent resident that is the problem.Maybe I'm missing the point but I wonder why if as a UK National, with the right to reside on one's passport and one is exempt the test?It was ... Read More
to apply or not to apply for residency? by Lee Malta
Good Morning everyone, I'm a British citizen and have resided in Malta for six years. When I moved here in 2008 I applied for residency as a part of the process of getting my tax and social security sorted out and was given a Residence document ...
Unless you are earning mega bucks i see absolutely no benefit in having Permanent Residency.... Ordinary Residency in most cases will be fine......I assume the original poster is talking about getting permanent residency after living in Malta for 5 ... Read More
to apply or not to apply for residency? by Lee Malta
Good Morning everyone, I'm a British citizen and have resided in Malta for six years. When I moved here in 2008 I applied for residency as a part of the process of getting my tax and social security sorted out and was given a Residence document ...
Deleted as I cross posted with cox who has already suggested looking at the Habitual Residence test :) Read More
Moving to Malta in 2013 - Costs of living? by Gbgzer
Hi, i have some serious plans on moving to Malta in the beginning of 2013. I just have to deal with some things here in Sweden before i can move. I have some questions to you people living there. I have some plans on starting a company in Cyprus + ...
You will probably be needing to wear more than one pair of socks too ;) Read More
Eastern European gangs instilling fear in Sliema! by ricky
Hi all, please be aware that Eastern European gang crime is on a massive increase at the moment! Sadly the police are not in a situation to respond appropriatly. It has been weeks since I have seen a policeman on beat in Sliema and local wardens ...
Just think of all them poor puppies....................and socks :D Read More
e-residency how long til you got yours? by robpw2
everytime the post bringer comes , i get all excited in hope that i shall have notification my id card is ready to pick up ..its only been 4 weeks but one of my husbands collegues says theirs only took 3 weeks. how long did people have to wait ...
Took 6 months for ours last year but things have speeded up now, have heard of people getting it in 2 weeks but I think 4-6 weeks is about average. Read More
Leaving - moving on by Toon
well ladies and gents the time has come for us to say bye bye to Malta - we are leaving for a multitude of reasons and not one specific reason. We have largely enjoyed our stay here for the last 6 yrs but as i have said many times - we knew it ...
Goodbye and goodluck toon, thankyou for all the help and advice you have given to others, hope your new home is good for you, take care. Read More
Update of the address on the e-ID card by maximusm03
Hi everyone, I am moving to another apartment soon and I was wondering what I can do to update the address on my e-ID card. I've sent an email to the customer care coordinator in Valletta, but they told me that I'll have to apply from scratch. They ...
Well thats good then, thankyou for the information Read More