Want to move family to Czech Republic

mustbebusby

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Member since 11 May 2012

Philadelphia

mustbebusby

11 May 2012 20:22:46

mustbebusby

11 May 2012 20:22:46

Philadelphia

Greetings,

My family and I are US citizens residing in US. I work as a contractor in the third world away from home 75% of my time. I would like to move my family to the Czech Republic to reduce our cost of living and improve my daughter's educational opportunities. I'm having difficulty figuring out what would be involved because my income is independent. I'm not seeking work, I just want to transplant my family/dependents there, and enjoy a different lifestyle when I am home from work. Can anyone give me advice on where to start? Tell me what hurdles lie before me?

Thanks,
Busby

Harmonie

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Member since 13 June 2011

Mauritius/Ile Maurice

Harmonie

14 May 2012 08:14:38

19273

Harmonie

14 May 2012 08:14:38

19273

Mauritius/Ile Maurice

Hello Busby and welcome to Expat.com!

Hope that you'll soon be enlightened.

Do not hesitate to browse through the forum, it may help you.

Good Luck,
Harmonie.

mosu

Active member

Member since 30 May 2009

Cairo, Muhafazat al Qahirah

mosu

14 June 2012 18:52:44

mosu

14 June 2012 18:52:44

Cairo, Muhafazat al Qahirah

Hi it is a bit complicate as u not Eu citizens and if u have not permanent job. Also u did not mentioned ho long u live in Czech (which is a big issue for another applications) as u need follow the law on entry and residence of foreigners from “third countries” (non-Czech, non-EU)
get some info directly from Ministry of the Interior http://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/immigration.aspx
follow>Third-country nationals

Johnfkennedyjr

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Member since 23 September 2013

08080

Johnfkennedyjr

23 September 2013 01:58:17

Johnfkennedyjr

23 September 2013 01:58:17

08080

Dear Busby,

If your motive in moving to czech is to save money, I think you will be disappointed. As for educational opportunities for your child, the schools are excellent but the Czech language is not useful outside the country. Many expats send their kids to private, very expensive private schools. Forgive me for saying so but without family ties there, the motive being saving money and educational opportunities, I think CR misses the mark. By the way, airfare can be expensive in/out of Prague.

There is no country cheaper to live in with a quality lifestyle than the USA. From there, it's a matter of what state and city to live in, which in my opinion puts Florida at the top of the list. Orlando is one of my favorites but there are so many places. Airfare is cheap for many cities in Florida.

My 2cents...wish you the best wherever you decide to go...

JK

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