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Rocking Ken wrote:

Hi All,

Over the last 12 months I have been doing a lot of research on moving to Malta and recently ramped this research up.

Since reading about ARM Ltd ripping everyone off with electricity and water
If you follow all the rules in place at the moment i.e. residency Certificates which you have to have then you apply for the Residential Tariff all good.

the rather damp short winter where the major source of heating is gas/oil/electric heaters
I use a dehumidifier and my aircon for heat... a low energy decent aircon is brilliant, I put it on for 30min in the evening and warms the place up a treat.

and the  extortionate taxes the transport ministry impose if you want to import your car and the fact if you do import it, it can take many months for the paper work to go through and you still have to pay the vehicle registration tax upon selling or scrapping the car.
Rates are quite high, annual tax is essentially the same as the UK, Paperwork takes months.... I honestly dont know where this has come from... paperwork takes a day !! Yes you do have to pay registration tax when you sell the vehicle but if its scrapped you do not have to pay any registration tax.

The countless hoops that certain companies and government bodies ask you to jump through that adds untold stress on an individual/couple.
Which ones do you mean Ken ??


Just to name a few

My question is.

Is it worth upping sticks and relocating to Malta??

In My opinion .... HELL YES !!

I really love the country and its people and I believe the advantages totally outweigh the disadvantage, but would you do it all again if you had a chance..

Many thanks

georgeingozo wrote:

If someone comes to live in Malta and expects things to be the same as back home, then they are in for a lot of surprises - some good, some bad, some frustrating, some purplexing. It isn't home, its different, and you either accept that or end up leaving after a year.

this is unfortunately a fact of life here....i have seen many come and go.....for this very reason.....its not the same as home....wages are not the same, the hours are not the same, jobs are not hanging off trees waiting for anyone to come along and take them....life can be hard -

the old scouts motto is very apt "be prepared"


But on the positive side it can be a great life if you do your homework and prepare...in advance.....but you must also be patient too.....nothing happens here in a hurry

scubaboy wrote:

It does seem that i may be a bit of an exception to the rule here on the Forum.

I work in Malta and got the Job by travelling back and forth for interviews.... you will not get a job by sending CV's and waiting... you have to come for interviews and do it properly.

I own my own property here and do not rent so therefore dont seem to have as much of the problems as most here that are renting.

I found it very very simple to get an ID card, Bank Account, Resident permit, Register the Car etc... but that said and done what George and Toon are saying is 100% correct.... take Malta as it is... dont try and make it what you want it to be... shit there is enough of that happening in the UK with people coming into it... Embrace Malta for what it is and you will have a fantastic time here....

".....nothing happens here in a hurry" apart from Toon answering forum posts



Julian./

or chelsea departing from the champs league

expect things to happen and be done the way it does in their home country

Then I slowly started to decelerate my life (that's why I finally quit my previous job and came here), lowered my ambitions and started again to communicate face to face with other people ... and suddenly the things have changed, not all at once, but it's continuously improving

Markus

matm911 wrote:

This morning the sun is shining again and it's a pleasure sitting on the terrace, having my morning coffee and reading some newspapers ... and it's supposed to be another sunny day with temperature up to 17°C ... .

It's lovely here !

Markus

Stop it!!!!!  :-)

toonarmy9752 wrote:

whereas redmik will be singing "the sun aint gonna shine anymore"

More like 'singing in the rain'

toonarmy9752 wrote:

dunno if the days are longer but they sure as hell fly by here for sure...am sure that theyre only 16 hours long...LOL into our fifth year and our fifth xmas now but it doesnt seem that long at all

Same here, it's all down hill for me, trouble is I'm picking up speed as well lol