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nicwojo wrote:

a- we are leaning toward Florence as the international school there seems a good size, but it's not as chaotic as Rome. Any thoughts on this? Our son will be going into 5th grade so I'd assume he's too old for us to consider a public school since he does not speak Italian. Any other options?

You know what people say about assumptions? He is far from being too old, kids pick up languages remarkably quickly if you can motivate him and give him the resources.  Start learning it now and there's plenty of time.  You could save a lot of money on education costs and it may be a far more enriching experience to be able to speak Italian and integrate with his local peers more instead of being stuck in some expat bubble.

b- what do we do about a car? We have family in Switzerland-- can they help us "rent" one & we use it for the year or do we need to buy something? Can we own a car even though we're only in Italy for 1 year?

If you are legally resident in Italy, you can own and register a car without problem.  The problem with your Switzerland scenario is that if the car is registered in Switzerland, once it is in Italy for more than 90 days it legally needs to be registered then in Italy by the owner.  I'm not sure what you mean by using "rent" in the manner that you did, but you should not consider any less than legal arrangements.

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Garyslinn wrote:

Hi.

Myself, wife and 2 children moved to Italy 6 months ago and will stay for 6 more. We are from the U.K. so part of Europe and things may be different for yourself?

Our children aged 5 and 9 joined the local school. No questions asked?? Just did an application form. After 4 months in school the 9 year old is nearly fluent and reads and writes well. It’s amazing!

We drove our car from U.K. and taxed, insured and safety test in U.K. Not sure if we are doing anything wrong but police have never pulled us over, yet🤔

We rent a 2 bed property for €550 per month plus €220 bills. We live near Colle de val D’Elsa an hour from Florence.

Couldn’t register with a Doctor, but found a friendly one via a friend who will see the children if required.

Not sure if any of this helps?

Regards

Gary

Hi Gary this is exactly what we want to do! We want to come in a years time so really worried about the affect Brexit will have? We are english with a 6 year old daughter