family moving to/buying in Hvar - Advice?

[englishbloke]

Hi all,
I'm a recent member but avid reader of this board.

We are going to Hvar island with our 2 4-year-old kids for a holiday.
We're considering buying and moving there permanently or semi-permanently for 3-4 years.
There are 2 major issues I'm concerned about:

- Where is the most "family friendly" place on the island? I'd like there to be other kids around, local kids preferably, and at the same time I'd like to avoid the more touristic areas (I'm after a bit of the quiet life).

- Secondly, residency. Would I lose UK residency if I got residency there? - Do I need it for a car? My income, if any, is most likely to come from the UK. Would it effect the ability of my kids to join nursery groups? As you can tell, I have no idea about this.

Our flight is on the 5th June and we are saying in Milna, maybe for the whole two weeks though we may check out Korcula.
*If anyone knows someone with a fantastic house on the sea for under 200,000 Euros, I'd like to know*

All your thoughts welcome.
Cheers

[Tom1]

If you want a quiet place check Vis island: easy access to Split and the property there is still not overpriced.

[Rudjer]

How do you mean a quiet place... last summer Vis was full with Italians...

Is it still possible to buy building land in the price range of 20-25 Euro/m2?

Cheers!

Rudjer

[englishbloke]

Much as I love the Italians, I do wish to avoid the posing playboy "Armani" types.

[Nick]

Of the bigger towns, Hvar Town is probably the busiest place, Stari Grad is slightly quieter.

Not quite sure what you mean by 'UK Residency', I assume you are a UK citizen. You can live in another country and keep your UK citizenship, there are however tax implications you need to get advice on. Residency is not the same as citizenship, usually you can be a resident of one country and a citizen of another.

Before you move there, you will need to apply for a Visa as you will be staying more than the 90 days permitted for British citizens visits. Speak to the Croatian Embassy in London to find out the details.

You must be resident in Croatia for at least 5 years before you can apply for citizenship. You can take Dual Citizenship thus keeping your British passport. Again though, if you get to this stage you should seek advice regarding the legalities of using different passports and national service requirements etc.