Life in Crimea: the pros and cons of moving

Life in the Crimea - by the sea or surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges - looks very attractive for those who are used to being here as a tourist. But moving to permanent residence is a little like a short stay in the peninsula. First of all, you will have to change your usual way of life, choose a new city and place of residence, solve bureaucratic problems.

It does not do without the questions that inevitably arise for those who move to a new place of residence - where it is better to live, whether to move here with children, what are the pros and cons of the peninsula, whether it is worth studying reviews of those who moved. In order to fully understand all the features of moving to the Crimea, you need to study all these points as closely as possible.

The choice of a city is a serious and difficult task for those who are ready to settle permanently in the Crimea. On the peninsula there are typically tourist areas where it is difficult to find a job, and housing is unreasonably expensive. If we are talking about further employment, social or medical services, a child attending a school or kindergarten, you should choose a place of residence with all these advantages.

There are several names among the most popular for moving the Crimean cities.

• Simferopol. The official capital of the republic and its administrative and territorial center. The most attractive option in terms of infrastructure, job search or active socio-cultural life. In the central part of the city there is industrial production, there are also sleeping areas here. On the outskirts you can find a quieter life, as well as attractions that are aimed at lovers of history and culture.

• Kerch The city closest to the Krasnodar Territory, which has the most advantageous geographical position - on the Black and Azov Seas. There are no problems with work, the Kerch bridge has already been built, connecting the peninsula with the mainland. Inside the region, the message will be fully adjusted after the completion of the federal highway “Tavrida”. Housing is relatively inexpensive, social infrastructure is well established, but for a rich cultural life will have to go to the mainland.

• Sevastopol. The city, initially focused on providing bases of the Russian Navy. Famous for the highest standard of living, but excessive cost of housing products. There may also be problems with employment. But if you want to live in a beautiful, well-kept city on the coast, Sevastopol will be the best option.

• Yalta A city with high prices for housing and developed tourism. In summertime, the abundance of visitors brings a lot of inconvenience to local residents, but otherwise, life in Yalta has a lot of advantages. The best views of the sea, many attractions in the vicinity, wild and well-maintained beaches are always close by.

• Evpatoria. A typical resort town with low-cost housing and a developed spa industry. In winter, it is rather boring here, and finding a job is also very difficult. But there are pluses - here you can live in retirement in order to forget about the bustle of the metropolis.

In addition, you can choose other smaller cities of Crimea for relocation.

• Bakhchisarai with its green gardens and agricultural land. Nearby is Sevastopol, there are plenty of attractions.
• In Feodosia You can go to work in the tourism, fish, wine industry. In general, the city has a rather interesting history and quite good prospects for development.
• You can consider to move Alushta.

When deciding to live permanently in the Crimea, it is worthwhile to consider in advance that resort cities demonstrate a completely different, smooth and unhurried pace of life. After the metropolis, it may seem that no one is in a hurry. This will have to get used to, at the same time getting a lot of advantages from such a leisurely.

Let's consider the advantages of moving to the Crimea for permanent residence, what the peninsula can offer to its new residents. Among the most obvious reasons for going here are a number of factors.

1. Ecological well-being of the region. Healthy seaside climate, mountains, the absence of harmful industries work wonders. It is not surprising that, due to the lack of habits, many newcomers dizzy from the purity of the air and its oxygen saturation.
2. Excellent climate. You can live far from the heat in the steppe part of the peninsula, settle in the coastal strip of the South Coast of the South Coast or go closer to the mountains.
3. Active development of the region. Today in the Crimea, there are truly favorable conditions for the purchase of real estate or start your own business.
4. The opportunity to enjoy the proximity to the sea improve health and the first to open the swimming season.

The main disadvantages of moving to Crimea are related to the controversial legal status of these territories. For those living in Crimea on a Russian passport, foreign resorts and trips may be closed. Obtaining an overseas visa in the absence of embassies in the region will be difficult.

Another significant negative - employment difficulties, not too developed industrial and high-tech areas of activity. Specialists in the field of IT should think about remote work when moving to the Crimea.

Housing is not cheap, especially in major resort cities. Away from busy areas you can find more budget solutions. In any case, deciding to move, as soon as possible to take care of the acquisition of real estate.

Modern living conditions in Crimea are fully consistent with those guaranteed by the laws on social security in force throughout the territory of the Russian Federation. All the necessary benefits and material support measures have been received here since 2014 by pensioners, students, young mothers and families. Medical policies in force in the Crimea, guarantee a completely free medical care. There are medical institutions, there are offices of the pension fund.

However, the level of medicine in the Crimea is still at a not too high level. Modern clinics are still being built and designed, and those that are available are often insufficiently staffed. The renewed ambulance fleet does not always reach its destination quickly due to poor road quality. But in large cities, these problems are pretty well solved.

The education system in Crimea fully complies with Russian standards. On the territory of the republic there are pre-school educational institutions, schools, universities. But Crimean universities do not have international certification because of the controversial status of the territory. Outside the Russian Federation, they may be considered invalid, it will be difficult to get an internship or find work abroad.

The sphere of specialized secondary education is well developed in the Crimea. There is a developed network of educational institutions - colleges and technical schools, there are traditions in training employees for the tourism industry and agriculture.

Rental housing in the Crimea is well developed, you can find real estate in apartment buildings and the private sector, choose a hostel for living - a guest house, greatly facilitating the solution of problems of life during the adaptation period on the peninsula. The cost of living is highly dependent on the season, degree of distance from the sea, conditions. On average, for 7-10 thousand per month you can find an apartment for rent in almost any locality.

Buying your own property in Crimea is not a cheap pleasure. For example, new buildings in Simferopol go to their new owners at prices from 86.5 thousand rubles per square meter. In Yalta, apartments on the secondary market are difficult to find for less than 100,000 rubles. / m2. In small villages, the rates are more sparing - for 10-15 thousand rubles. / m2 you can buy housing in the suburbs or in a high-rise building.

In Saki, the average price per square meter is 25,000 rubles, this popular resort city is especially valued by people with disabilities due to the developed sanatorium-resort infrastructure.

Buying land for construction is also possible. But due to the confusion of the transition period, there may be difficulties with the official recognition of property rights. In the northern part of the peninsula, the acquisition of property is cheaper - about 60-80,000 rubles per hundred. In Sevastopol, this amount will increase by 4-10 times, the most expensive land in Yalta.

The transition of the Crimea to the Russian Federation deprived property buyers of the opportunity to check the previous history of housing. This gave rise to various kinds of fraudulent transactions. Housing, encumbered or illegally alienated, was sold as legally clean. The only way the seller can be tested for good faith today is submitting a request to the registry. And it will be better if the document is received from both the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

It is not necessary to acquire real estate in the Crimea by proxy. Even if we are talking about a bargain, it is likely that the purchased object will have nothing to do with the seller as the owner. The safest option would be housing in a new building. The houses built after 2014 were made out according to Russian standards.

Receiving a good Russian pension, you can move to the Crimea without further ado. This money is enough to live in a resort with comfort. But it’s quite difficult to work in the Crimea and earn good money without having a profession in demand in the region. It is worth considering that The average wage here is about 24,000 rubles.

Own business can be an attractive solution for those who are planning to improve their lives on the peninsula. The main thing is to choose options for developing your own business, able to give good prospects. The most popular activities include construction and repair, as well as agricultural production, hotel business, tourism, and seasonal rental of equipment and inventory.

Before moving to the Crimea for permanent residence, it is worth trying to live here for about a year, without drastically changing the level and class of life.This will help to more carefully study the characteristics and realities of local cities, towns. For a full relocation, you will need the same set of documents as for changing your place of residence in another region of the Russian Federation. When deciding to leave Russia, from the mainland to the Crimea with a child, it is imperative to take care of obtaining permanent registration, which gives the right to get a place in kindergarten and school.

Pensioners must also have an officially registered address to receive pensions here. You can register in the officially rented premises (with the consent of the owner), in a house or apartment, obtained under a social contract of employment or sale. For the official receipt of the Crimean "registration" will need a regular passport. For children - a birth certificate, a document on the establishment of citizenship.

People who decide to go to the Crimea from other countries should follow the regulations established for migrants in the regions of the Russian Federation. Initially, they will be able to issue the right to temporary stay, to obtain a residence permit, a residence permit. Then you can make registration of citizenship and become a Russian.

It is worth considering a number of tips from the new Crimeans:

• when moving things better to transport the transport company;
• at the time of the search for housing for purchase it will be cheaper to settle in a boarding house with full security;
• The easiest way to get to Simferopol is by plane - air tickets are not too expensive, they allow you to avoid fatigue on the trip;
• for job search it is worth using local Internet resources, bulletin boards;
• registration of documents for real estate (and their verification) is better done through agencies - the vendor’s reliability is almost impossible on their own;
• local residents prefer not to get involved in non-cash payments - it is worth stocking up with cash;
• Centralized heating is not everywhere - in most houses there are boilers, and in the winter it is necessary to buy additional fuel.

Today's opinions of people about moving to the Crimea are rather contradictory. Some of those who moved to the peninsula about 5 years ago, are leaving today, regretting their unfulfilled hopes. But in fact, satisfied with what is happening much more. Russians, who had previously appreciated rest in the Crimea, are now ready to seriously consider it as permanent residence.

The advice of those who have already moved, sounds pretty simple. Ethnic Russians and representatives of the Crimean Tatar nationality, as well as representatives of other nations feel quite comfortable in this newly acquired region of the Russian Federation.

People who have already decided to move leave their feedback on the presence of certain difficulties with employment. It is better to move here, having a remote job or your own business. A good education may not be a competitive advantage - The main vacancies are in the tourism and entertainment sector, agriculture.

On average, according to reviews who moved, it takes about a year to change the place of residence. Many prefer to buy land and build housing on their own. But the finished real estate objects are in demand mainly in large cities. The main migration flow comes from the northern regions of the Russian Federation. And many pensioners from Moscow move here, retaining the capital registration and all the privileges that accompany it, and considering real estate by the sea as an option for a summer cottage.

As for the dissatisfied with the move, they mainly mention in a negative way such aspects of local life as a rather long and cold period of winter, especially in the steppe regions. The swimming season here also lasts not so many months, as is commonly believed. And the quality of service in public institutions, the deplorable state of hospitals, roads, local bureaucracy do not add to the status of a local resident either.

Moving to the Crimea for permanent residence is not a tourist trip on the voucher. To completely change their place of residence, many have to sell existing property — a car, an apartment, a house, or a dacha, take a loan, or lose a good position. Whether the move will pay off in this case, each new resident of the Crimea decides for himself.

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