John

I have to add that the average wage quoted of 2500hrn might be for kiev, but is a lot less in the provinces, local shopwork in the villages of Crimea will get you 800-1000hrn a month. Read More

Average salary for teacher is 3100hrn which is 260$.But in schools students give money for their teachers on teachers'day,Teacher's birthday,Class decoration funds,class furniture funds etc and monthly fee in free education schools. so beside ... Read More

I agree about the police situation and abhor the corruption that is endemic in Ukraine. I have not paid a traffic fine (present) for a long time. In fact the last time I complained so vociferously about the way I was treated when I refused to pay, ... Read More

Village school teacher as of December 2012 1000hrn a month Read More

I currently give lessons in my village to the kids that need it the most. I am TEFL qualified and have been teaching for a few years now. I agree with jsegura the ones that need it the most live in the villages. I charge 15hrn an hour and only take ... Read More

I then paid 4000hrn to the boss of the Ovir office whils we had a drink in the cafe next door, and had my residence card inside a week.There are 6 or 7 years that I live in Ukraine, and I never paid no bribe to nobody… To be corrupted you need to ... Read More

After starting this thread I had a few problems and could not get time to re-post. To recap, having been married for a number of years to a ukranian national and also getting married in Ukraine, I decided to obtain a residence card. The border runs ... Read More

I am a simple Englishman living a quiet life in a village in Crimea,the salaries being mentioned are a fantasy to most people here,and not many have a flat in town to rent and choose to live in a village. My father in law earns 800 gvn a month. ... Read More

Updates on my progress . Returned to Ukraine on tuesday and went straight to ovir from the airport, gave them my passport with the D visa and was told to return on Thursday. Thursday morning was called into the office and after signing a form was ... Read More

Not sure about any of what you have said, I investigated all possibilities and this seemed to be the only option now, we jointly own our house and have done since 2005. We were married in 2004 in Crimea and I have been registered at that address ... Read More

To begin the process, I had to obtain a visa in my passport, the local passport could or would not begin the paperwork without a visa. Having got ja 6 month visa, from the consul in London, I returned and filled in a form and gave them a copy of my ... Read More

I waited because 3 of those years we were in England , prior to that I was doing a border run with my wife to either krakow for a long weekend or Istanbul , consequently I did not feel the need to go through the process. We have now decided to make ... Read More

Michelle, yes it is a huge culture shock, and even more so in the villages. My neighbours on both sides do not have inside toilets or running water in the house, the village has been without electricity for 5 days and no water for about 3 weeks now. ... Read More

Michelle, I am sure you will enjoy your stay. You are right the visa situation is not good if you want to stay here long term. I am still struggling with the whole thing after being here 7 years or so. I am English and have been married to a local ... Read More