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@Bosh
English expat in Malta
Forum posts
28
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15
About me
English
Lives in Various
Speaks English
Registration: 05 May 2013
Your neighbours in Malta by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When you move in Malta, relationships with your neighbours can play a vital role in your well-being and integration. Share your experiences of the interactions and routines that punctuate your daily life in Malta: Tell us about ...
When I moved to Malta, one of the main things I wanted to do was was live amongst the local population rather than a sort of holiday expat population. Where I live is a really good mixture of about a quarter of the people in the block are not ... Read More
The work culture in Malta by Mickael
Hello everyone, As an expatriate, [b]working in Malta[/b] can present unique opportunities but also challenges. Discovering new communication styles, adapting to new cultural norms... [b]working in Malta[/b] can be both exciting and ...
As a brit, I do find some aspects of working in Malta quite 'challenging'. Eg, obsessions about your age, sharing this or other personal info widely with no consideration for your privacy, a constant requirement for ID number, and circulating your ... Read More
Best universities in Malta by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Students make up an important part of the expat population. This year again, thousands around the world will be leaving their home country to study abroad. How about giving them a hand by sharing with them information about the ...
hi. Im a PhD candidate at University of Malta and former snr lecturer from London Met, UK. I also teach at UoM as a visiting lecturer. Ive also worked with students from MCAST. My discipline is multimedia and new media. I would suggest that ... Read More
Cost of living 2019 in Malta by Priscilla
Hello everyone, As we usually do each year, we invite you to share your experiences and tell us more about the average prices of products and services in your town/city/area, so that we have updated information regarding cost of living and ...
I thought Id chime in as these things were important to me when I first came to live in Malta. (FYI, I鈥檓 a brit, Londoner, have lived in Malta about four years. I work p/t at the university, as well as occasional freelance tech or education ... Read More
Naturalisation and citizenship in Malta by Bhavna
Hello everyone, What are the requirements for acquiring citizenship in Malta? For example, length of residence, language requirements, employment etc.. What formalities are involved in the process? What is the policy on dual-citizenship in ...
It's different for us in the UK. Until brexit we were EU citizens. So we did not have to choose or even do anything else for citizen rights in all 28 EU countries. That will be removed in 2019. We rely on 'goodwill' from our govt and all ... Read More
Naturalisation and citizenship in Malta by Bhavna
Hello everyone, What are the requirements for acquiring citizenship in Malta? For example, length of residence, language requirements, employment etc.. What formalities are involved in the process? What is the policy on dual-citizenship in ...
I'm a brit, and I intend to apply for citizenship as soon as I am able to. Since the brexit fiasco, it will be the only way to be certain of my future rights here (and any other EU country). I certainly no longer rely on the British govt to look ... Read More
University of Malta by Booklover19
Hi, I'm new to this and I'm not really sure whether this is an appropriate forum to ask on, but I'll give it a go. I've just finished my alevels and am currently taking a gap year with a mind to study in Malta. There are a number of reasons why but ...
Hi Booklover19, Just a few comments on the university: The university is high quality and very rigorous, from what I see. It has a long history, and strong ties with the UK HE sector. It operates under the EQF framework, like any other EU ... Read More
Tax in Malta by Khalaurito
Hello guys, I am from Mauritius and I will be working on a long-term basis in Malta soon and i will like to know what tax would be applicable to me. I read somewhere that it was 0% if i earn less than 8000鈧� per month. Is that true? ...
I always find Google knows this sort of thing ;) https://ird.gov.mt/services/taxrates.aspx Read More
Tips for getting your first job in Malta by expat.com
Hi, What are your tips and advice for getting a first job in Malta? What are the job hunting steps to follow? Where to look for offers: newspapers, Internet, recruitment agencies, word-of-mouth? What are the top hiring sectors? What ...
Im a professional in the technology and education sector. Though Im a seasoned pro, it was still quite some time before I found a great job. I now work for a *large company* and am developing their tech and professional training courses. Yes, ... Read More
Street food in Malta? by No.57A
Hi all, we are a couple and we run a successful street food business in London. I know it might seem silly but even though London is beautiful I've been here for too long and we were looking somewhere else to go. Malta is on the top of our list ...
Plenty of young people, especially St Julians/Paceville area, obviously many more over summer months. Depends what you're selling and how much it costs as you'll have a lot of competition from cafes/bistros/pastizzeria etc. Read More
Property: Buying vs Renting by New Horizonz
I'd like to collect in one place people's sentiments, emotions, eperience and especially information on the subject. Many people are against buying a property in Malta, but exactly for what reason? Are there people already bought or ...
I just bought (no mortgage, got a good price). Loving it so far. ;) Read More
Legal and other factors about residency in Malta and UK by Bosh
Hi people. Ive read the posts on the forum for moving to Malta and much on there is relevant but I want to ask a couple of things not quite clear and to double check. Im at the serious end of contemplating buying a flat in Malta (St Pauls Bay), but ...
Hi all, just wanted to thank everyone for their help and thoughts about buying flats etc. I've now bought a flat in St Pauls Bay, a great area I know quite well and really like. Cheers for everyone's thoughts and opinions, this site is ... Read More
Legal and other factors about residency in Malta and UK by Bosh
Hi people. Ive read the posts on the forum for moving to Malta and much on there is relevant but I want to ask a couple of things not quite clear and to double check. Im at the serious end of contemplating buying a flat in Malta (St Pauls Bay), but ...
haha redmik, I hear you!! Its quite a complex query - Ive emailed the lawyer company you recommended (redmik) and hope to hear back from them. Ive also looked into UK tax law a little for Residence/Domicile/Ordinary Residence (which has now been ... Read More
Legal and other factors about residency in Malta and UK by Bosh
Hi people. Ive read the posts on the forum for moving to Malta and much on there is relevant but I want to ask a couple of things not quite clear and to double check. Im at the serious end of contemplating buying a flat in Malta (St Pauls Bay), but ...
Yes, that was exactly what I stated. Thanks for the feedback, appreciated. Good luck.Sorry dont get what you mean? See my later comments. Apologies if Im annoying you, I just needed some clarification on 'primary residence' and any info or ... Read More
Legal and other factors about residency in Malta and UK by Bosh
Hi people. Ive read the posts on the forum for moving to Malta and much on there is relevant but I want to ask a couple of things not quite clear and to double check. Im at the serious end of contemplating buying a flat in Malta (St Pauls Bay), but ...
I first thought that as a UK (EU) resident I would be required to buy at above 鈧�104,000 but I have been assured by two estate agents and one referred to her notary that this is not the case if it is my primary residence. To quote: Ive read ... Read More
Legal and other factors about residency in Malta and UK
Hi people. Ive read the posts on the forum for moving to Malta and much on there is relevant but I want to ask a couple of things not quite clear and to double check. Im at the serious end of contemplating buying a flat in Malta (St Pauls Bay), but ... Read More
Printing in Spinola Bay area
Thanks! I'll go look this afternoon :) UPDATE: sadly that shop is now closed down. After a bit more asking around, I found that the Photo shop further up Triq San Gorg does it, 50c a sheet. Read More
Printing in Spinola Bay area
Hi folks. Im stuck trying to find somewhere to do a bit of printing (a couple of PDFs) in the Spinola or Balutta bay area. Any ideas? Read More
Printing stuff in Bugibba area
hey people I'm over here doing some academic work and need to print out some stuff - just b/w A4, maybe 30 sheets. Also I'll need to print my boarding pass etc for return flight! Any suggestions on where to get printing done? (My files will be ... Read More
Internet by Borka
Hello guys, can you help me - how it is going with the internet in Malta? A family who rented me an apartment asked me to pay 1 EUR/ a day for cable internet. Is it O.K. or it would be worth to buy the internet independently? I am coming for one ...
hi all. Great to see such an active and helpful board going on here - I know where to come for other advice. So, the lady who owns the flat has actually now offered to do what JTJ suggests, and Im just paying for deposit (refundable) plus the ... Read More
Internet by Borka
Hello guys, can you help me - how it is going with the internet in Malta? A family who rented me an apartment asked me to pay 1 EUR/ a day for cable internet. Is it O.K. or it would be worth to buy the internet independently? I am coming for one ...
hi peeps So, Im a bit further on with my visit - coming over for 2 months staring 1/6/13. I believe the best way for me to get internet in Buggiba is using something like the HUAWEI E355, then get local SIM data cards, 1gb or 3gb etc, or even more ... Read More
Internet by Borka
Hello guys, can you help me - how it is going with the internet in Malta? A family who rented me an apartment asked me to pay 1 EUR/ a day for cable internet. Is it O.K. or it would be worth to buy the internet independently? I am coming for one ...
Thanks for this - seeing as Im only here for 2 months, then maybe mobile might be a good option. As my phone isnt really up to it, maybe I should bring a tablet so could use a SIM in the tablet to create a hotspot - unless I can find some sort of ... Read More
Internet by Borka
Hello guys, can you help me - how it is going with the internet in Malta? A family who rented me an apartment asked me to pay 1 EUR/ a day for cable internet. Is it O.K. or it would be worth to buy the internet independently? I am coming for one ...
hi Hope you can help/advise ;) Im hopefully coming over for 2 months in the summer and need to do some work via online - how do I provide for this? Its likely the apartment Im renting wont have internet connection. Ill have a laptop with me. Read More