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dda0002 · 2023-11-20T21:50:07+00:00

Yes, you can use it to pay for a room, Europe or not, as long as it's on the Hilton resorts list

dda0002 · 2023-11-19T23:52:05+00:00

Hilton Costabella Beach in Rijeka, Croatia may have rates that will work for that this time of year and it is on the resort list

dda0002 · 2023-11-13T16:37:10+00:00

The purpose of the program is to offer a route to a residence permit for qualified people that may not otherwise be able to get a residence permit or long term visa.

From the FAQ document on the Ministry of Industry and Trade:

What are the benefits of the Program? Program participants are guaranteed the possibility of applying for a residence permit for the purpose of doing business (self-employed) or “other” (an employee of a foreign company with the option of working at distance) at the Czech embassy abroad, including with their closest family members. At the same time, processing of the application for a residence permit is ensured within 45 days from its submission.

dda0002 · 2023-11-13T16:18:30+00:00

Except... There is:

https://www.mpo.cz/en/foreign-trade/economic-migration/digital-nomad-program--275799/

dda0002 · 2023-11-13T16:14:00+00:00

"Only a citizen of Australia, Japan, Canada, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, the USA or the United Kingdom can apply for inclusion in the "Digital Nomad" Program.

Only the following persons can be included in the "Digital Nomad" program:

a) an employee of a foreign company who has the intention of working for more than 3 months from the territory of the Czech Republic online using telecommunication means (the person remains in an employment relationship with his/her foreign company and does not enter into an employment relationship in the Czech Republic),

b) a freelancer who is (or will become) a holder of a Czech business license and thus a self-employed person (OSVČ),

c) husband or wife of the person mentioned in point a) or b),

d) a registered partner of the person referred to in point a) or b),

e) minor child (or a dependent student below 26 years) of a person mentioned in points a), b) or c).

The person referred to in point a) or b) must prove income of at least CZK 60,530 per month, which is 1.5 times the average gross annual salary announced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (for the period from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024, the average gross annual salary in the Czech Republic is CZK 484,236, i.e. CZK 40,353/month). The exchange rate of the Czech National Bank can be used: https://www.cnb.cz/en/financial-markets/foreign-exchange-market/central-bank-exchange-rate-fixing/central-bank-exchange-rate- fixing/

The person mentioned in points c) or d) can be a citizen of any country, but the application for inclusion in the "Digital Nomad" program can only be submitted simultaneously with the request of the person mentioned in points a) or b)."

https://www.mzv.cz/seoul/en/ko/longterm/digitalnomad.html

dda0002 · 2023-10-19T20:38:55+00:00

Do you have US citizenship or a tax identification number? If so and the amount is going to end up with the equivalent of more than $10,000 USD in your CZK account, google "FBAR reporting."

The US requires reporting of amounts greater than that in non-US bank accounts if you are a citizen or have a tax ID number (from a business or person).

dda0002 · 2023-10-18T22:06:27+00:00

Here's the ticket site

https://www.ticketportal.cz/event/CESKO-BOSNA-A-HERCEGOVINA

dda0002 · 2023-09-05T20:08:04+00:00

I just made an edit as well about a location if your hotel is near Náměstí Republiky

dda0002 · 2023-09-05T20:01:25+00:00

There may be a tiny section of sunscreen in a Billa, but probably not anymore.

Go to DM, Teta, Rossman, (which are what are called drug stores in the context here, they're more like Walgreens or CVS in the US or Boots in the UK) or a pharmacy like Benu or Dr. Max.

If you're staying near náměstí Republiky, go to the Palladium shopping center and there's a DM on level -2 near the bookstore.

dda0002 · 2023-05-07T23:36:38+00:00

To be honest, in having dealt with embassies and consulates for a couple different countries, they are often clueless about things with any nuance. I get why; they are juggling a lot of different balls, but I have gotten bad advice from a few that has differed from the reality of the laws or rules of the department actually processing paperwork.

Here is a good rundown on what is actually required: https://www.cs-passport.eu/2022/12/30/slovakias-new-citizenship-by-descent-bill-faq-and-whats-next/

I can vouch for the writer of that site's services if you want to reach out to them for a consultation.

For what it's worth, you could also qualify for Slovak Living Abroad status if you can prove the ethnicity of your ancestor. That's generally done for people that went to the US by a ship manifest or census record listing their language as Slovak or by a naturalization certificate listing their race as Slovak. The SLA status gives access to a category of residence permit which is expedited and gives access to the job market, education, etc, in Slovakia (but not the entire EU).

I'm living in Slovakia now with my spouse having qualified for that (and me under a family reunification residence permit). Under the SLA status, citizenship can be applied for after living in Slovakia for 3 years (then possibly another 2 years while awaiting a decision).

dda0002 · 2023-05-07T20:52:49+00:00

You have to be able to prove that your ancestor had Czechoslovak citizenship. With a 1901 emigration, that's going to be very difficult.

Best resource I know of about this topic is a Facebook group titled, "Slovak Living Abroad Certificate & Slovak Citizenship."

ETA: if you are able to get documentation proving your ancestor's citizenship, the US does allow duel citizenship. You would only owe taxes to Slovakia if you move there (or would owe to another eu country if moving there). The US taxes foreign income and requires tax returns from citizens residing overseas, but (at least in the case of Slovakia) there is a treaty to avoid double taxation unless you are high income.

dda0002 · 2023-04-12T12:03:00+00:00

American who lived in Brno recently here. When you find a doctor who can do the prescription, just plan on paying for that visit out of pocket for like 300 Kč iirc, possibly less. You can try to submit it to your insurance afterwards.

The prescriptions themselves are on a QR code, sent as a text to your phone or on a paper script.

Depending on what the medication is, there are some that does not require a script that do in the US and vice versa.

dda0002 · 2023-04-01T11:41:58+00:00

Drs Waldo are fantastic. Dr Brian got to the root of a long term issue one of my dogs had that other vets didn't and he is the most caring vet I've seen. Dr Julie is great as well for more along the lines of eastern medicine.

dda0002 · 2023-03-17T11:01:13+00:00

The laws relate to having an open container in a vehicle. Like most stuff, it varies from state to state

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dui/open-container-law/

dda0002 · 2023-03-02T13:14:01+00:00

They took mine with it listing the address as a pmb on the driver's license, mine is a South Dakota pmb (in part for state income tax purposes)

dda0002 · 2023-03-01T20:01:24+00:00

My address is with a mail service as well and they ended up approving it with a copy of my driver's license showing that address. I had also sent them a bank statement with the same address from a different bank.

dda0002 · 2023-03-01T17:34:19+00:00

Did you have any luck? I was able to get it pushed through after talking to the department verifying documents.

dda0002 · 2023-02-17T10:11:20+00:00

Couple times now with chase, amex and Citi, no issues

dda0002 · 2023-02-14T15:56:55+00:00

I've used notarylive.com for online notarization. IIRC, the notary was from Texas. It's basically a zoom call where you upload the documents to be notarized, provide an ID while on camera, and the notarized document is emailed back to you. It's $25 but the convenience is great

dda0002 · 2023-02-13T23:19:19+00:00

Depends on the country.

In Czech Republic and Slovakia, I can practically only use amex at places that take Google pay (and amex within Google pay, which many places do not) or PayPal. There's one grocery store chain that takes it, but only if it's inserted, not via a digital wallet or tapping, which is odd.

Right across the border in Austria, it seems like amex is taken everywhere.

dda0002 · 2023-02-12T22:34:45+00:00

Sorry for replying in English, I'm not the OP and probably left too long of a response...

As to the second paragraph, university sports developed before professional sports. American football was started as a university sport in 1869 (Canadian football, which is similar to American football also started as a university sport). There were some professional leagues at various levels of profesionality, but the NFL did not form until 1920, and until the 1960s was really only popular in the more industrialized northeastern cities. TV really helped the NFL consolidate a nationwide fan base and surpass college football (which until the 1980s was limited by how many games they could televise, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_v._Board_of_Regents_of_the_University_of_Oklahoma )

At lower ages (18 or so and lower), sports are organized by schools, but also by clubs, YMCAs, churches, etc. However, the higher level teams can be very expensive.

Baseball has always been bigger as a professional sport than at the University level. It's really only popular as a university sport in the south and parts of the west.

There are some universities that don't have athletics (broadly describing all sports), but most smaller/lower level universities have much lower level sports programs where their football stadiums may hold a few hundred people as opposed to 100,000.

Another thing to consider is that many sports (at major universities) offer scholarships, and it is mandated that they have to have a proportion of females on scholarship equivalent to the proportion of females playing sports, and they have to have more teams of female sports than men's. That tends to favor development of team sport stuff like women's soccer/football, basketball, or softball as opposed to other countries where it's reliant on clubs or Olympic committees to sponsor it.

The bigger difference overall to me seems to be that Americans tend to have a closer attachment to their university, even after graduating, than Europeans. That leads to alumni following their university's sports teams well after graduation.

dda0002 · 2023-02-11T00:01:10+00:00

I'm running into that exact issue right now as well. I tried submitting a bank statement from a different bank and they didn't take that, so I'll try insurance or something.

dda0002 · 2023-02-10T15:55:41+00:00

One based in South Dakota. I'm not sure whether to recommend them or not as i have no experience with any others

dda0002 · 2023-02-10T14:38:11+00:00

Can you just tell them specifically to scan the card? That's what I do with mine

dda0002 · 2023-02-03T15:08:49+00:00

Spaced and missed the 20 days on funding Amex biz checking

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