rainman8
Australian expat in Italy
Forum posts
41
About me
Australian
Lives in Milan
Registration: 01 November 2010
Organize your move to Italy
Yes, they love paperwork in Italy. It was funny when I first got here because you usually must get 2 or 3 pieces of paper for everything, I was used to calling on the phone and having my one piece of paper emailed to me. Done, business complete ... Read More
Is it possible as a non-citizen to sell real estate in Italy? by kthaye2
I would have thought that Livorno would be a place to meet many American expats. There is a resort for the US government down there. many americans i knew went to the beach and camping at Camp Darby. my wife and i lived in Germany for about 5 ...
When you say sell real estate you mean become a real estate agent? You'll need residency or citizenship if you haven't already got it. Then you need to do a course which requires you to do an exam and presentation in front of the class, all in ... Read More
Can Australians move to the Cook Islands?
I know the Cook Islands has a special relationship/agreements with New Zealand and was wondering if that extends to Australia :), Also, what is the national language in the Cook Islands? Grazie Read More
American considers retiring in Italy by MLabinov
We, my wife and myself would lie to seriously consider retiring in Italy. Will apreciate advise on the ay to retire; formalities, property, medical, etc.
My parents just retired in Italy this year from Australia. I have been in Italy for 2 years and prices here are much lower than in Australia so they thought they would save a lot of money. I can tell you what I remember of their experience and ... Read More
mel, syd or bris? by peachykeen
partner has excellent offer to work in oz and can base in any of big 3 cities so its up to me to choose (nice change). they are all quite diff yet similar and i am totally confused. there are benefits to each so its going to come down to basic ...
I lived in Melbourne 27 years and Sydney for 7 years. I have never lived in Brisbane but know a couple of people that moved there. The feedback I got was that the food is horrible and people are a bit rough around the edges and both people moved ... Read More
Hi everyone, considering a 6 month working holiday. Looking for advice by Tracy11/12
Hi there. Any advice welcome im just looking for a bit of help for my trip. Bit of background. Currently just left university and looking to head over to Aus and experience life outside my small town. Was hoping to head somewhere hot and near the ...
Hey Tracy, I haven't lived in Australia for a year now but jobs are a lot easier to get there than the rest of the world. In Queensland you should be able to get work in a bar or restuarant. My sister got work at a resort in Queensland and was ... Read More
Honeymoon Destination Suggestions
Cape Tribulation in Queensland is beautiful but I think there is a couple of months where you can't swim because of jelly fish in the water. I forget what months they ... Read More
Just to introduce myself.. by Stefy M
Hello to everybody, I'm just registered here and I hope to find good friends. I'm italian but I live in Milan only since last january and actually I found so hurd to meet some friendly people here. This summer I went to US/California for two weeks ...
Hey Massimiliano, Thanks for your invite. I am busy and overseas til around November but will definitely keep it in mind. Cheers Read More
good suburbs to live in melbourne by sharmaine79
Hi all we are a couple who is moving to melbourne early next year and are looking for good suburbs to live in the west. We are looking at areas in new subdivisions in derrimut or caroline springs. Is living in the west all that bad people make it ...
Hi Sharmaine, I was born and lived in Melbourne for 27 years and the Western suburbs has always been the rough side of town. Its been a while since I have been back to Melbourne but I remember the suburb of Sunshine was a bad neighbourhood. ... Read More
Just to introduce myself.. by Stefy M
Hello to everybody, I'm just registered here and I hope to find good friends. I'm italian but I live in Milan only since last january and actually I found so hurd to meet some friendly people here. This summer I went to US/California for two weeks ...
Hey Crparri, Wow, it makes me feel good that there are others in the same situation as me. I miss Australia sometimes but I am finding Italy a nice place. Occasionally I think about moving back to the great whether and beaches of Sydney and ... Read More
Just to introduce myself.. by Stefy M
Hello to everybody, I'm just registered here and I hope to find good friends. I'm italian but I live in Milan only since last january and actually I found so hurd to meet some friendly people here. This summer I went to US/California for two weeks ...
I'd like to go see the Northern lights actually. Take a train in Norway up north. I have a fascination for snow and freezing whether and I think a trip like this would cure me. :) The place I loved most of all in my travels was Raratonga in the ... Read More
Question about taxes and salary by saydrick
Hello guyz i am looking for some information about the italian taxes on the revenue. How does it work? i understood that from: 15k to 28k - Taxes on the revenue 27% 28 to 55k - Taxes on the revenue 38% is it taken directly from the salary? Is it ...
Asked an Italian friend and if it's your first job in Italy you have register with the revenue office here in Italy. Probably something like a tax file number. You have to do this, not your employer. Read More
Just to introduce myself.. by Stefy M
Hello to everybody, I'm just registered here and I hope to find good friends. I'm italian but I live in Milan only since last january and actually I found so hurd to meet some friendly people here. This summer I went to US/California for two weeks ...
We are going in 2 weeks to ironically cold whether. Everyone assumes Australia is always hot but it can get pretty cold in some parts in Winter. Did you choose California for a holiday because you have family/friends there or it was just a place ... Read More
Just to introduce myself.. by Stefy M
Hello to everybody, I'm just registered here and I hope to find good friends. I'm italian but I live in Milan only since last january and actually I found so hurd to meet some friendly people here. This summer I went to US/California for two weeks ...
I met my current girlfriend, who is Italian, in Australia and decided to make the move. I am surprised at how hot it gets in Italy!!! troppo caldo!!! :) We are going back to Australia for a month soon and I am looking forward to that. It will ... Read More
Just to introduce myself.. by Stefy M
Hello to everybody, I'm just registered here and I hope to find good friends. I'm italian but I live in Milan only since last january and actually I found so hurd to meet some friendly people here. This summer I went to US/California for two weeks ...
Hey Stefy, Welcome. I am Australian and moved to Milan in October last year....well I am actually a few kilometers outside Milan. I have visited the US a couple of times, it's a nice country and very different to European countries and is similar ... Read More
Ideal living location?.. by need a change
Hey all, planning to emigrate to oz in February from Ireland! There are the two of us and our three little boys aged 8,5 and 13months... I'm a paediatric nurse and my husband is a carpenter and basically we want a better quality of lifestyle!.. We ...
No Problem, You will probably like Melbourne, around 3 or 4 million people live there so they must like it. Melbourne is known as the sports capital but Australia as a whole is a sports crazy country so you would get great choices anywhere. ... Read More
Ideal living location?.. by need a change
Hey all, planning to emigrate to oz in February from Ireland! There are the two of us and our three little boys aged 8,5 and 13months... I'm a paediatric nurse and my husband is a carpenter and basically we want a better quality of lifestyle!.. We ...
I was born and lived in Melbourne for 27 years and it is rather a boring city. The whether is terrible, freezing 9 months of the year and then boiling hot for 3 months. But the worst aspect of the whether in Melbourne is the cloudy days which is ... Read More
All Italians in Australia, what differences do you notice?
Can be from other countries also but I wanted to find out what differences you found between your home country and Australia, the good and the bad?? I have moved from Australia to Italy and have noticed several difference, good and bad, and was ... Read More
Do and don't in Italy by expat.com
Are you living in Italy? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Italy? Could you please share with us a list of the [b] do's and don't's in Italy?[/b] Thanks!
Hi Paoletta, I make some big generalisations and hoping people would realize this and forgive me. I know a majority of Italians probably don't live with their parents their whole life and have a beer in public etc etc. I just come across these ... Read More
Do and don't in Italy by expat.com
Are you living in Italy? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Italy? Could you please share with us a list of the [b] do's and don't's in Italy?[/b] Thanks!
Below are just my observation I have made since coming to Italy, I could be misinterpreting some things and if so I apologise to any Italians out there. Where I am from has just as many issues. A lot of Italian can't speak english but I have ... Read More
Starting a business in Italy??
Hi Trazzy, I will let you know if I hear anything also. I get the feeling it is frowned upon to do something like this here though. When I ask about it people look at me as if I am addicted to gambling. My girlfriend just wants me to get a job ... Read More
Starting a business in Italy??
Does anyone know what's involved in starting a business of your own in Italy. I mean bureaucratic procedures such as tax file numbers, business names, business registration. In Australia it is pretty much get an ABN number for tax and register ... Read More
Question about taxes and salary by saydrick
Hello guyz i am looking for some information about the italian taxes on the revenue. How does it work? i understood that from: 15k to 28k - Taxes on the revenue 27% 28 to 55k - Taxes on the revenue 38% is it taken directly from the salary? Is it ...
I am told it is taken out by your employer and he is liable to pay the tax office. Your gross salary is before tax is taken out and net is after or your take home income. If your self employed then you would have to do it yourself and from what I ... Read More
Average Wage in Italy?
Hi all, Does anyone know what the average wage in Italy is. I saw somewhere it's around 聙15.000??? It sounds low compared to Australia's average wage of 聙45,000 but I am assuming that if it's true it adjusts itself with costs of living ... Read More
Buying a car in Italy by Bessyboo
Hi I am an Australian Citizen living in Milan, who has recently recieved my permission of stay (permesso di siggiorno). I am looking for anyone that knows the process of purchasing a new or used car in Italy. I heard somewhere that I need a ...
Hi Bessyboo, I think you do need the Certificate of Registraion "...for many important transactions..." (see below). I have to apply for one soon as I have just foun dout recently :) italy.angloinfo.com/countries/italy/residency.asp EU Nationals ... Read More
Learning the Italian Language by rainman8
Hi again, As mentioned in my previous topic earlier today I am an english speaking Australian that has been living in Italy for one month now and don't know the Italian language. Wanting to know roughly how long it took some of you to learn ...
Thanks to all your help everyone. All your advice is great, I have been a bit lazy recently with learning Italian, gave up for a while, but have had a few breakthroughs with understanding a few things which has really built up my motivation. It ... Read More
a question for aussies already living in italy by SaraHearnes
Hiya, I have been to the Italian consulate in Perth, and I told them i wanted to obtain a visa to live and work in italy, however i think they mis understood me, because they gave me a Schengen Visa Application. anyway, what i want to know is, when ...
Hi Sara, You could be waiting a long time, even the Italians joke about their beaurocracy. I think you want the Working Holiday Visa down the bottom?? You may have already seen this web site but if not it might be ... Read More
Living in Sydney - advice on shared accomodation
Hey Josie, You can try the below web sites also. I always use Realestate.com.au but I have heard a lot of good things about ... Read More
Learning the Italian Language
Hi again, As mentioned in my previous topic earlier today I am an english speaking Australian that has been living in Italy for one month now and don't know the Italian language. Wanting to know roughly how long it took some of you to learn ... Read More
Jobs and car license?? by rainman8
Hi all, I am a new to this site and Italy. I am from Sydney, Australia, and moved to Milan at the start of October 2010 (well it's actually a town around 20km out of Milan). I moved because my girlfriend is Italian and as you all know Italians ...
Thanks Marco, I thought of getting a British drivers license and then converting to an Italian but you have to be a resident in the UK. I don't know if there are any loopholes I could use. I have an Advanced Diploma in computer programming, but ... Read More
Jobs and car license??
Hi all, I am a new to this site and Italy. I am from Sydney, Australia, and moved to Milan at the start of October 2010 (well it's actually a town around 20km out of Milan). I moved because my girlfriend is Italian and as you all know Italians ... Read More