Any English living in Cyprus now??? Long sorry

Nic&Paul

2005-05-30 20:51:54

Hi all,

I have posted this already and have now changed the title in hope that someone may see it and help.

I have just registered on this forum, it seems to have a lot of info.

My husband and i are moving to Cyprus this time next yr and are hoping for some help if anyone has some please. We have 2 young children (will be 4 and 6 by then) so will need to sort schoolong out for them (obviously English) we have looked into this a lot lately and have found guides for school fees and that but have not really found any good English schools, Can anyone recommend a few that they know of please?

What is work like there?? My husband is a HGV driver/Operator here and was looking at the ports etc for poss work.

We have just come back from another holiday there and just feel we belong there.

Can anyone give any advice on moving there, living permits, working permits (we have been told you need these after 3 months stay) education and what its like, good places to live etc. We will be renting for 12 months then look into buying a property there if all is still well. We will be renting our house out here then will see if we want to sell at a later date.

Sorry this is long but could really do with some advice please.

Nic.xx

madsue

2005-05-30 22:18:30

I don't live in Cyprus, so can't help with the practical things you have asked, but your post caught my eye with regards to education abroad.

I moved to Lanzarote 13 years ago with two young children, having let my house in UK too. IMO you should not even think of putting the children into British schools there. If you really intend to settle in a foreign country, with children, then put them straight into the local system. Young children make friends with everyone, you only have to look at beaches abroad anywhere and see kids playing with each other regardless of language!!!!!!!

Yes, it will be scary at first for the 6 yr old, and expect some tears, but then so will the move be, but within six months of total immersion in a foreign language, you will have a bilingual child! Just think how beneficial that will be as he/she gets older!! The younger one will find it even more easy to integrate.

You may not agree with me, but please give it some thought!