Antly
Malaysian expat in Spain
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Malaysian
Lives in Murcia
Registration: 13 November 2014
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Need advice on apartment hunting by kitthornton
The house in the US is on the market, the retirement papers are filled out, and the moving company has been contacted. Gathering the visa information has begun (ho boy, what a headache!) We think we meet all the requirements (in the process of ...
Hello Kit and Kathleen, just seen your posting on expat.com. There are relevant forums on this website related to "moving to Spain" which gives extensive information and also experiences shared by other like minded people like yourselves ... Read More
Free Beginners Spanish Course online starts 7 jan 2017 open university by brearlk
A free on-line course run by Future learn, an offshoot of the open university is starting on Monday. The 1st module is only 4 weeks so I am giving it a try. May be of interest to you too. :) futurelearn.com/courses/spanish-for-beginners-1
Thanks a bunch. Read More
Free Beginners Spanish Course online starts 7 jan 2017 open university by brearlk
A free on-line course run by Future learn, an offshoot of the open university is starting on Monday. The 1st module is only 4 weeks so I am giving it a try. May be of interest to you too. :) futurelearn.com/courses/spanish-for-beginners-1
Not sure what is meant by "link under review". Is it pending review by the expat.com team before being made available? Read More
Free Beginners Spanish Course online starts 7 jan 2017 open university by brearlk
A free on-line course run by Future learn, an offshoot of the open university is starting on Monday. The 1st module is only 4 weeks so I am giving it a try. May be of interest to you too. :) futurelearn.com/courses/spanish-for-beginners-1
Great! Thanks for letting us know. Read More
Is Spain a friendly country for Asians? by vchong8
I am a Malaysian Chinese in my mid 50s. I have business dealings with a client in Malaga. I am thinking of semi retirement in Malaga. I still have some business dealings in Malaysia which I can handle via the Internet. Is Spain a friendly country ...
Hi VChong8, For me, visiting Spain at any time is good. I do not think that most Spaniards will be away from their country during the holiday season. Quite a number (of those who can afford it) have second homes in another location somewhere in ... Read More
Is Spain a friendly country for Asians? by vchong8
I am a Malaysian Chinese in my mid 50s. I have business dealings with a client in Malaga. I am thinking of semi retirement in Malaga. I still have some business dealings in Malaysia which I can handle via the Internet. Is Spain a friendly country ...
Hi VChong, I am a also Malaysian Chinese and have been living in Europe for more than 30 years. As from 2016, Spain has become my second home. When in Spain, I live in a small town in Costa Calida which is less than a 3 hour drive away from Malaga. ... Read More
Keeping up with the news in Spain by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Living in Spain provides countless occasions to browse local newspapers, listen to local radio stations or watch local TV shows. As everywhere else in the world, local media play a key role in informing the public. What are the ...
I have found the following links to be a very useful guide and mine of information. Several of them are regionally oriented but one could type in the region to search for region-specific news and information. Links found within these websites ... Read More
Looking for a job in German by asepgarut60
Dear All, My name is Asep Sopian from Indonesia (South East Asia), I am looking for a job that suits my experience and my age now. I've retired from an oil company named PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (now Chevron Indonesia) since 2002. It's ...
Selamat pagi Asep, I need to locate this person in my archived contact list, so please give me a few days to send you the info. I will send this via the personal message route and not on this forum as personal details are involved. AntLy Read More
Looking for a job in German by asepgarut60
Dear All, My name is Asep Sopian from Indonesia (South East Asia), I am looking for a job that suits my experience and my age now. I've retired from an oil company named PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (now Chevron Indonesia) since 2002. It's ...
Hello Asep, I am a Malaysian who has spent about 30 years in Europe and many years living and working in Germany. I came to Germany initially for private reasons but decided then to stay on. This meant that I had to achieve an acceptable level of ... Read More
Renting in Alicante- Any English speaking estate agencies? by Paddywhack
My wife and I are retired and wish to rent in Spain for a few years. Anyone know of any English speaking estate agencies who do long term rentals. Any advice welcome. Patrick
Hi Patrick, Always glad if I can help an Irishman. :) I know a British person who has set up his own real estate agency business in the community of Valencia. I believe he works with other associated agencies throughout Spain mainly with regard to ... Read More
Want to open Malaysian Restaurant by Rina6
Hi, I'm in the process of applying self employed/ freelance visa in Germany. I intend to do food catering to Asians living in Germany. I'm from Malaysia and will be offering Malay food and will be contributing to Germany in term of taxes ...
I posted a reply (on 9 July) but unfortunately received no reply. Nevertheless, since you seem to be looking around the Manchester area, you may want to view the area behind Piccadily in central Manchester. This is an area very popular to people ... Read More
Want to open Malaysian Restaurant by Rina6
Hi, I'm in the process of applying self employed/ freelance visa in Germany. I intend to do food catering to Asians living in Germany. I'm from Malaysia and will be offering Malay food and will be contributing to Germany in term of taxes ...
Hello Rina, all of us Asians have made our own experience living here in Europe and most of what has been written here till now does reflect the actual situation. I am also a Malaysian and have spent more than 30 years in Europe in various ... Read More
Looking for Malaysian professional workers in Germany for Research Edu by CT Nursyhida
Hallo Malaysians, I'm Siti nursyahida. Currently i'm exchange student in HFT university Stuttgart Germany for 6 months (March - Aug 2015). i'm looking for professional workers in Germany to be my respondents in my thesis. There is a ...
Hi Syhida, I am a Malaysian who has been living & working in Europe for the last 23 years. I will be happy to be one of the respondents in your research. Just let me know when you are ready. Good luck, Anthony Read More
living in Germany but working remotely for a UK company by markus1
Hi all, I am new here and not really sure this is the right place to ask my question. However, we (wife (British), child (British/German) and myself (German)) are planning to move to Germany. I work and live in the UK for 12 years now, pay taxes, ...
Hello Markus, There is something known as the 183-day ruling meaning that if you live and work in any country for 183 days or more in a year, you are considered a tax resident. In this case, you will not only be required to pay taxes in that ... Read More