Matilda just lost her first baby tooth.
The who with the what now??
Congrats to your friends, Liese!
Where's the praising and extolling of my virtues? Where's the love?
Host ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Apr 08, 2011 3:01:39 am PDT #2293 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
flea - Apr 08, 2011 4:26:26 am PDT #2294 of 30001
information libertarian
Matilda is too young to lose teeth! What did the tooth fairy bring her?
Help me hivemind! mr. flea has been asked to provide an estimate of relocation costs for a company in Germany that is thinking about hiring him. They have never made an international hire before, apparently. What do we need to remember to ask for/about? I have: plane tickets, shipping container for stuff, allowance for temporary housing and help finding same, coverage of immigration and visa fees, assistance of and payment for an immigration lawyer if that is necessary, help finding permanent housing and understanding how it works there, help understanding benefits and our eligibility for them (health insurance and other governmental benefits), help understanding the schooling system and getting our children into public schools (there are some good bilingual public schools, but getting into them, especially on short notice, is another matter), help with language instruction.
What have I forgotten?
Jesse - Apr 08, 2011 4:48:32 am PDT #2295 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Packing/unpacking?
DavidS - Apr 08, 2011 4:52:01 am PDT #2296 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What did the tooth fairy bring her?
Shiny money.
brenda m - Apr 08, 2011 4:52:37 am PDT #2297 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
You own your house, right? I remember some sort of contingency for if you can't sell being a big deal for Cash and maybe some others around here when they had a job move.
flea - Apr 08, 2011 4:57:31 am PDT #2298 of 30001
information libertarian
Oh god, yes.
billytea - Apr 08, 2011 5:09:53 am PDT #2299 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
You most certainly need help navigating the various systems. I would also add, some help simply in dealing with the culture shock. Something like 60% of overseas moves for work fail in the first eighteen months, and the culture shock is a large part of that.
Another issue: will they make any allowance (as in financial) for maintaining ties to America? Such as occasional trips back home (not to mention family emergencies etc). It may simply be covered by mr flea's normal salary, but it's likely to be an additional expense you don't have to deal with currently.
Another likely additional expense is taxation; rates are higher in Germany. (You may get more for it too, but it still may not be what you're used to.) Also on the subject of taxation, as I understand it, the US will still require you to file a tax return, and of course you'll need to file in Germany too, which means you'll need a tax agent (possibly two).
flea - Apr 08, 2011 5:16:30 am PDT #2300 of 30001
information libertarian
The US and German do have a reciprocal tax agreement. I am not sure what that actually means, in practice. (IIRC Aus and the US don't, or didn't - my Aus friend in graduate school always had terrible double-jeopardy-type tax woes as a result.)
hippocampus - Apr 08, 2011 5:23:57 am PDT #2301 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
flea, my DH may be able to help if you're comfortable offlining about which part of Germany. I'm going to hit your profile addy, so you have mine.
megan walker - Apr 08, 2011 5:31:09 am PDT #2302 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I am not sure what that actually means, in practice.
When I worked in France it meant paying French taxes (ouch!) but then filing in the US and being able to exempt all my French income from US taxes (because the upper limit was well above my salary). My dual citizenship did not impact taxes.
What have I forgotten?
Guest room for Buffistas?