janemulberry
Australian looking for information about Bulgaria
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Registration: 23 January 2021
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Hello from Karl - New to site by wrightkarl
Hello allGood to be here and hopefully a first positive step towards a major life change.I'm in the UK with my girlfriend but look to leave the UK and find a happy, settled life in a country that hopefully meets our needs .Where to start !? So many ...
Hi Karl, and welcome to the forum, and hopefully the start of a Bulgarian adventure!If you haven't visited Bulgaria yet, the first step might be a trip there. It's very different to the UK, and tends to be like Marmite -- people either love it, or ... Read More
Bank: Online or traditional by Poza76915
Hello, I have several online banks but I want personal experience on banks, to be honest I want a traditional bank that I can visit but im not sure how easy it is for eu citizens to open one up, im on a pay monthly property so maybe not as easy to ...
Roy, did you find it difficult opening the account, and do you find they charge a lot of fees? I'm sure the difficulty of opening an account as a non-Bulgarian varies from branch to branch, but they're my first choice for trying to get an account ... Read More
Medical care by Ant64
Hi everyone My wife and I are seriously considering moving from uk to bg in the near future both in retirement age and in good health but obviously medical care is one of our concerns. So I would be grateful if anyone can give us some useful ...
The key takeaway here for me is the need to be prepared and have a plan for how we might manage needing extra support and health care as we age. This is important no matter where we retire to, but as @JimJ points out, it's even more important in ... Read More
Medical care by Ant64
Hi everyone My wife and I are seriously considering moving from uk to bg in the near future both in retirement age and in good health but obviously medical care is one of our concerns. So I would be grateful if anyone can give us some useful ...
This does sound like a particularly nasty case, agreed. Unfortunately there are plenty of dreadful things that never come out as open scandals but are hushed up within the system. I am glad this one was exposed, so the residents could be rescued.Re ... Read More
Medical care by Ant64
Hi everyone My wife and I are seriously considering moving from uk to bg in the near future both in retirement age and in good health but obviously medical care is one of our concerns. So I would be grateful if anyone can give us some useful ...
Of course, this is a truly horrendous event @JimJ. These things should never have occured anywhere, and especially allowed to get to such extreme levels. But some rather horrible things have happened in UK care homes over the years, sadly, and even ... Read More
Medical care by Ant64
Hi everyone My wife and I are seriously considering moving from uk to bg in the near future both in retirement age and in good health but obviously medical care is one of our concerns. So I would be grateful if anyone can give us some useful ...
That is tragic, and should never have happened. But I'm not convinced this is a uniquely Bulgarian issue. Unfortunately similar things have occured in UK "care" homes, too. Read More
Wood worm treatment by Kath948381
How often do we need to spray wood worm killer in our village house ? We did it every year until last year but husband has seen an adult bug this year in our downstairs area and I saw and killed one a couple of weeks ago in the same general area.
Retiring to Bg certainly isn't an easy option, Kath. I hope you can have a while now with no extra jobs needing to be done. Read More
New uk expat looking for BG dream by Martin Adams
hi all, new to the forum and its been great to read so far! few questions for anyone who has maybe experienced similar to myself. i'm 32 years old and own a business in the uk that will pay me a passive income which will comfortably meet the BG ...
@Martin AdamsIt's a bit complicated! You will need to set up a Bg company if you want to buy any property other than an apartment with no share of the land it's on, as non-EU citizens can't own land. But there's no need to do that until you're ... Read More
Bulgarian properties by maureendevine
Hi,Finally found my property (I hope).🫢It's with Bulgarian properties.com. it's apparently been trading 20 years but I can only find 5 reviews of the company which aren't complimentary. Anyone had any dealings with them especially south east ...
LOL, great reply, @JimJ, to a post that appears to have been removed. I looked online, but couldn't find the property the poster referred to so can't form any judgement about it, but it sounded fairly typical Bulgarian building to me.We do need to ... Read More
New uk expat looking for BG dream by Martin Adams
hi all, new to the forum and its been great to read so far! few questions for anyone who has maybe experienced similar to myself. i'm 32 years old and own a business in the uk that will pay me a passive income which will comfortably meet the BG ...
Martin, I hope you love Bulgaria and find what you want! If you hope to avoid the cold the southern Black Sea coast region, south of Burgas, is the warmest winter area in Bg, but winters there are probably still at least as cold as UK winters, ... Read More
Bulgarians divided on euro after approval to join currency by SimCityAT
Bulgarians divided on euro after approval to join currency
The world economies are all crazy at the moment. Especially with leaders willing to gleefully tank their country's currency in order to enrich themselves and their cronies. @JimJ, I am also hoping that the long tie in of the lev to the euro will ... Read More
Bulgarians divided on euro after approval to join currency by SimCityAT
Bulgarians divided on euro after approval to join currency
@JimJ How inflationary do you feel it's likely to be? I noticed last week that emag had added prices in EUR as well as BGN, but none of the other Bulgarian shopping sites I frequently look at have done this.It's going to make things very hard for ... Read More
Retirement D Visa - income for couples by jeanmandredeix
When applying for the Visa, if you are a couple does the income requirement double up? I know they don’t like to take into account work pensions? I am in receipt of my state pension but husband doesn’t get his till next year and his ...
Jean, my understanding of how it works is that the person receiving the pension applies for the D visa, and only needs to show they get the basic amount (equal to the Bg minimum wage if still working age, equal to the very low Bg OAP if you are over ... Read More
S1 form husband details have been sent to us . by Kath948381
I've got my S1 but husband's just received his details to be hopefully be added to mine then we can register with a GP. So what do we need to take with us to get him added to my form ? I'm a pensioner he isn't but he does have major heart problems.
Well done Kath! Read More
Recommendations for soft furnishings in Ruse by knobworx
My wife would like some ideas of shops in the Ruse or Razgrad regions that will sell things like duvets and duvet covers, pillows, Curtains, flooring (laminate and tiles) mosquito nets for the bed, mattresses etc and all other "essential" home ...
Praktiker is good for floor tiles etc. and also sell furniture and textiles. There's a Jysk in Ruse, they might have suitable items. For both stores, she can check online to see if they have what she wants. There's sure to be plenty of other stores, ... Read More