I AM PLANNING ON VACATIONING IN ST MARTIN 8/11/07 AND WOULD LIKE TO HIRE A LOCAL CHEF TO PREPARE MEALS AND TAKE CARRY OF THE DURING OUR STAY. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO HELP PLACING AN ADIN A LOCAL PAPER OR BULLITIN. ANYONE READIND THIS REQUEST . THANKS

I dislike how every post Pat says is trying to push people away from wanting to move before even asking the big questions like if they are possibly EU passport holders. I understand there is probably alot of people that come on this forum and say oh i want to move but im from america, how do i do it...I understand that are you telling them to be cautious. But the people who have researched the island and have found a place in the carribbean that they can freely work in being a EU citizen arent getting the answers they are looking for..

i agree jhawkins. and also pat is answering an 8year old question (as are others)


respectfully,

Rita

So for Americans wanting to work in St. Martin/Maarten they need to be sponsored by an employer? is that the legal certification process or is there some other pre-requisite?

My husband and I are interested in moving to Sint Maarten. My husband is a European citizen and I am a USA citizen.
What is the percentage of English speaking residents there.
What are the roads/highways like? (paved).
What's the climate like? (frequency of hurricanes)
Are there a lot of bugs/reptiles and the likes?
Do they have fresh water sources
Are there any environment/current issues
How many airports with paved runways?
What is the unemployment rate?
What are the ethnic groups on the Dutch side?
What religious groups are there?

Where are the responses for the questions I have that you say has already been posted? I would like to see the responses.

You will not get much of what you ask here, because this is a tourist board.Most posters just visit and know very little about SXM(as we tend to refer to it)

Augie;

I am an agnostic dyslexic who questions if there really is a dog.

Nadine,
You are interested in moving to a place you know absolutely NOTHING about? Paved roads?
I suggest you do some research to find out more about SXM.
A tourist message board is not going to give you what you need to make an informed decision.
Cheers
irina

Nadine Zephyr Wrote:
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> My husband and I are interested in moving to Sint
> Maarten. My husband is a European citizen and I
> am a USA citizen.
> What is the percentage of English speaking
> residents there.
> What are the roads/highways like? (paved).
> What's the climate like? (frequency of
> hurricanes)
> Are there a lot of bugs/reptiles and the likes?
> Do they have fresh water sources
> Are there any environment/current issues
> How many airports with paved runways?
> What is the unemployment rate?
> What are the ethnic groups on the Dutch side?
> What religious groups are there?


LOL... Is that a joke?... >>>>> Google.com - google images....

My husband and I are interested in moving to Sint
> Maarten. My husband is a European citizen and I
> am a USA citizen.
> What is the percentage of English speaking
> residents there..................NONE......TIBETAN DIALECT ONLY
> What are the roads/highways like? (paved).......1 PAVED 46 DIRT.
> What's the climate like? (frequency of
> hurricanes) .....................HURRICANES MONTHLY FROM AUGUST TO JUNE
> Are there a lot of bugs/reptiles and the likes?...HUGE POISONOUS SNAKES
> Do they have fresh water sources ...NONE,WE HAVE LEARNED TO DRINK SALT WATER
> Are there any environment/current issues...BATHING NO LONGER ALLOWED.
> How many airports with paved runways? ONE 400 FOOT DIRT RUNWAY
> What is the unemployment rate?..........68% BUT WE'RE GETTING BETTER
> What are the ethnic groups on the Dutch side? ......DUTCH..DAH
> What religious groups are there? ......ONLY SUNNI MUSLIM ALLOWED

Now there's a person who's been asked the wrong question one too many times!

Did you ever work at the Hamburg Visitor/Welcome Bureau (you sound somewhat familiar...)?

I can only imagine your frustration.

Sandor

My husband and I would like to live in St. Maarten. Where can I research "legal right to work in St. Maarten"? We are from the US and want to buy a business and of course live there. We don't know what we don't know.

[www.governorsxm.com]

I am not sure what that link states but from what I read elsewhere, he can own a business and also get temporary residency, but he can not work in the place he owns. He can only have others run it and just take the profits. Both of you would also have to prove that you had sufficient funds to live there and you would also need to prove that you had all medical coverage.

I'm not sure how people like Neil (Sunset Beach Bar, then Peg Leg and then Buccaneer BB ) got around this because I would think he was working in his places from the very beginning and was a US Citizen... Same for the owners of Peg Leg now...They are formally from the US and have been seen there all the time but maybe not "officially" working? Who knows...

If you are planning on visiting the island again before moving permanently, maybe a trip to Peg Leg to talk to the owners might be worth the visit. They may clue you in to how it can be done "legally".

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John, I think it must be a misunderstanding of what was stated in prior posts because you can work in your own business if you have a work permit for it. When you own or built a business you have few options. I did answered to AlanB in that thread in regards to a question he had about "those who want to emigrate and don't need a job or need to start a business, and want a residency permit, but could change their mind once here and wanted to start a business venture". I said that people can apply for residency permit under "retirement status" but if they decide then to start a business you have two solutions:
The first one is to own the business, don't work in it at all, just collect the profits (if there are any) on their bank account, and then maintain their retirement status (But to remember that they are not allowed to work in their own business because they are under "retirement status"- if they caught them working they will be deported no matter if they have a residency permit which is not valid if they work, because it is "retirement status"...
The second is to apply for work permit and relinquish their retirement status, which mean start the processs all over again (without any garranty you will be approved...).
But if people do not seek "retirement status" in the first place, but an investor status or work status it is very different. They can buy an already existing business or built their own (following the rules of course!!!) and then apply for "director License" and apply for a work permit through their director license... It is what Neil had, certainly what the owners of Peg Leg have, and what William and I had when we operated our businesses in the Dutch side.

Kind Regards,
Philippe



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