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Re: Ask HN: Cheap living and fast internet and cold climate?

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Post by tomh »

Kepler-125c wrote: post #30
tomh wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It used to be that way, but Ukr border control has instituted a '90 out of every 180 days' rule. You can get around that with a proper business visa (usually granted for 1 year), or by using two passports, or by paying a fine upon leaving the country if you overstay.

How much is the fine roughly? Sorry for the persistent questions but this is the most interesting one so far.

No worries at all - sooooo, I've never been fined myself but the stories I hear vary from expat to expat. One refused to pay and got a 'black stamp' in their passport barring them from reentry for 6+ months.

Not wanting to speculate, I've looked up one source and it looks like the fine is between 850-1700 Ukrainian Grivna, which is currently trading at around 25 to the dollar: http://www.frishberg.com/index.php/en/newsletters/196-ukrain...

Re: Ask HN: Cheap living and fast internet and cold climate?

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Post by auxym »

miraj wrote: post #8

in Canada: Victoria, BC. Halifax, NS. Montreal, QC. Waterloo. ON.

Sherbrooke, QC, is a mid-size college town about 1h45 drive from Montreal and has some of the cheapest rents in the province. I was paying 500/month for a large 2BR 10 minutes walk from the "downtown" area and an indoor climbing gym.

It also has a bit of startup activity, from incubators related to the university and research spinoffs.

Not sure about fast internet, depending on how fast at what price. You might be able to get FTTN through resellers like teksavvy and ebox. It won't be cheap.

Like most of southern canada, it gets pretty hot during 3 months or so, mid-june through mid-september.

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