DRZ said:
I believe the only problem is getting a house! They have two sets of housing depending on if you qualify to be able to live there or not. You can get access to the "local market" (I cant quite remember the proper term) after something like 13 years of living there non-stop, but you lose your right to live there if you go away for something like 5 years. This kind of regulation makes the house prices quite steep I think!
Also, the need for a car is practically non-existent! The number of cars about generally suprised me - so so few compared to the mainland!
There are also cool benefits like no VAT
You are correct about housing issues. Those that are not qualified will have to live in non-qualified housing which is generally more expensive than qualified. There are different categories of qualified and non-qualified people. It is best to talk to the company offering you a job about the rules and regs.
Non-existent? There are almost certainly more cars per person in jersey than in the UK. In fact there is a simply ridiculous number.
Datamonkey said:
Jersey does sound very nice, no VAT is very appealing. wish there was an OCUK there lol.
A form of VAT is being introduced soon, though I am not sure what goods it will be on as I only get bits of info from the JEP when I am back home in the holidays.
You can always pay extra for the postage and get VAT off of the OcUK orders. Always nice when doing a significant PC upgrade.
As far as way of life goes it seems to be a love it or hate it place (though i've known a lot of people who have moaned and moaned about the Island that always seem to come back...).
As with every place it has its pro's and cons. I wouldn't be anywhere else in the summer months if i could help it. Weekends on the beach can not be beaten.
If you are in to your sports then there are hundreds of clubs that cater for pretty much anything you want.
The nightlife is very active especially at the weekend. As with everywhere it is much quieter in the week but still plenty of pubs and bars open.
Loads of good places to eat out.
errrmmm.... can't really think of much else.
In terms of moving over and adjusting, you would have to speak to someone that has done it before. Having lived there all my life and having plenty of family and friends over there it might make my viewpoint a bit different to someone who has moved over recently with no other ties to the island but their job.
