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Question: UK Resident Moving To The Caribbean?
Question Description:
I live In Northern Ireland UK and Have Been to the
Caribbean Several times. I love it. I 've wanted
to live there for years and now i Have a bit Of
Money I'm really thinking of doing it! I've been
to Dominican republic,Jamacia,Bahamas and Bermuda.
However I know moving country isn't just as simple
as get up and go. Would anyone have any answers to
these questions?1-Can you just go and move there?
Or do you need a green Card type thing?2- What is
daily life like?3- Is the climate the same all
year round? ( I've been in summer)4- I speak
spanish, What islands also do?5- As A UK resident
what island would suit best?6-What island is
easiest to gain access to?7- Any other
adive?Thanks xo
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Answer#1: 1- Honestly, I think you would need a company to
sponsor you so you can get a work visa in order to
work there.2- Depends on what you have your
activities set as.3- Pretty much, some rainy
days, some really hot days, and it gets cooler at
night some days.4- I do not know about that one,
but since you speak English, there are British and
U.S. Virgin Islands, Trinidad & Tobago,
Barbados, St. Lucia, a few more others.5-
Barbados, or British Virgin Islands, maybe St.
Lucia6- Honestly, I do not know about this one,
but as an U.K. resident, it's probably easier to
access to British islands.7- Contact
immgiration/embassy would be a great idea to find
out the exact information you need.Good luck!
Answer#2: While it's not the Caribbean, though it does have
a Caribbean coast, Costa Rica is pretty easy to
get into if you have money. Last time I looked you
needed to prove that you have and income (from
outside of Costa Rica) of $1,000 USD a month
guaranteed for 5 years. Such as pension or
investment income. Failing that - if you have
$60,000 USD in a bank then your in too. ($12,000 x
5 years).Not sure if the rules have changed much
but it might be a good place for you to look since
it has a large population of US/Canadian/UK
ex-pats as well as being a Spanish speaking
country.I found this book helpful - though I
didn't end up moving to Costa Rica:Living Abroad
in Costa Rica by Erin Van Rheenen
http://www.amazon.com/Living-Abroad-Costa-Rica-R
heenen/dp/1566916526/ref=sr_11_1/103-7261548-74022
13?ie=UTF8&qid=1184955454&sr=11-1To make
generalizations, there is not that much difference
between seasons on most of the Islands. Perhaps a
variance of about 5 degrees in average
temparature. On many, the amount of rain will be
the biggest variance from one season to the next.
With most tending to get more rain in the warmer
months. For specific weather details you should
look at sites like www.wunderground.com, you can
find historical and seasonal averages. Again, this
is a generalization, it's a big region so there
are exceptions.Climate:Islands: (
http://www.wunderground.com/global/IS_ST_Index.h
tml)Central America:
http://www.wunderground.com/global/Region/CA/Tem
perature.htmlSeasonal Averages Nassau, Bahamas
(for example):
http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNOR
MS.asp?CityCode=78073&Units=bothGood luck.
Answer#3: Hello Hanna,Sooooooo you are moving to the
Caribbean eh ? well Bahamas is very nice, Grand
Bahama around Nassau has some lovely houses and
apartments you can buy from around $90,000
plus.Dominican Republic is nice as well, but
apparenty crime is high lots of foreigners are
actually moving out! Jamaica has become very
expensive now, Homes in the nice Tourist areas (
Kingston/Montego Bay /Negril) are not less than
$150,000 USD. Bermuda, is just too expensive you
cannot get anything considered "normal
housing" for under $500,000 USD on the
Island, lots of Bermudians are really hard pressed
to buy first homes and end up with $6,000 a month
mortgages ! Your best bet is in fact the Bahamas
or Jamaica both are within reach of Miami and
London/Ireland. Check out
http://www.remaxrealty.com,
www.sangstersrealty.com,www.viviun.com,
www.coldwellbankerbahamas.com/listings/residential
.aspx,www.bonairehomes.com, fortheir network of
homes for sale all over the Caribbean, then check
with the Immigration services, if you have your
own small business which you can run online and
earn a great big income, you are almost home free.
I wish you all of the best in your move and know
how you feel as I have also been in the Caribbean
many times and also love it so much there.
Answer#4: Sorry to be a pedant but Bermuda is not in the
Caribbean. To come here you need a job to go to,
and you need to claim a work Visa. You can only
come here to work and when your job ends you will
have to leave. You are not allowed to visit the
island to look for work and can only holiday here
for a 3 week maximum (proof of return flights must
be shown on entry). The maximum term to work in
Bermuda for an expat is 6 years then they turf you
out. You probably wont be able to buy a property
here as they are very expensive and you will need
permission to buy. Obviously if you marry a
bermudian you get long term permission to stay and
after 10 years of marriage you are allowed long
term residency.Daily life - not bad, just like the
UK 20 years ago. (shops open at 10 and close at 5
banks shut on weekends etc)Weather Hot and humid
and reliant on rain for freshwater.Generally the
climate is pretty good for about 9 months and is a
bit rainy between Feb and April (still get good
weather though)Bermuda is English and
Portuguese.Erm all in all, just because of
Immigration issues and an unfriendly government
(in terms of expats anyhow) I would avoid Bermuda.
Answer#5: take ME
Answer#6: lucky bugger
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