Ian W
@cyberescue1
English expat in Bulgaria
Forum posts
195
Contacts
3
About me
English
Lives in Varna
Speaks English, some French, little Italian, little Bulgarian.
Registration: 01 January 2023
Activity
News in English about Bulgaria by Kath948381
I'm still logging on to English newspaper s and I think it's about time I actually know what's happening in Bulgaria. Can any one recommend a Bulgarian news website to me? I'm more a Guardian reader than a Daily Mail type
novinite dot com. Read More
Managing retirement savings in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Saving for retirement as an expat in Bulgaria can be challenging. With different options, rules or even taxation, expats have to understand how it works to make informed decisions. We invite you to share your insights in order to ...
@Cheryl I have a UK private pension, invested by a top investment company and administered by one of the best pension administrators.My monthly paid pension is UK taxed at source and PAYE is automatically paid to the HMRC. My pension is paid into a ... Read More
Albania vs Bulgaria for english speakers by savethequeen77
Hi my name's Moe I'll be moving to Albania or BulgariaIm trying to decifer how to market my small businesses in English in either country. Any advice or where the most English speakers are who can see my ads? Thank you
Well, if you're going to market your businesses in English, your only real hope, is in the major cities of Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas, where you'll find the most English spoken.However, as SimCityAT says, unless we know what type of businesses ... Read More
Death certificate needs to be sent to the UK quickly by Kath948381
We live in a village near to Pomorie and Burgas we can get a bus to Burgas and Pomorie . We know there's a speedy office close to the round about Mc Donald's . Is there any where nearer? Also do Easy Pay do this?
@Kath948381 Hi Kath,As far as I know, EasyPay don't do courier work. Also, Speedy, although they're part of the DPD Group, ironically, don't ship to the UK. Yes, as Gwyn says, Econt will send it DHL for you, but it's more expensive than using a DHL ... Read More
Managing retirement savings in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Saving for retirement as an expat in Bulgaria can be challenging. With different options, rules or even taxation, expats have to understand how it works to make informed decisions. We invite you to share your insights in order to ...
@Cheryl Plain truth is, I didn't have retirement savings in Bulgaria. All my savings are in the UK, invested via a UK investment company, who invest, diversely, worldwide.My situation was rather different from most. I didn't have one single pension ... Read More
OMG fires raging across Bulgaria by Mrs Homemaker
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wildfires-rage-across-bulgaria-destroying-forests-homes-2025-07-27/Villages have been evacuated, So far no loss of life thank goodness Its just an awful state of affairs. I do hope everyone ...
Here's a thought / idea that might help save our properties and gardens...It is relatively easy to construct irrigation systems for watering agriculture. Merely pipes laid in the ground, with holes in every 20cm or so , to sprinkle water over the ... Read More
Another Pleasure of City Life... by JimJ
We're starting to see the tiniest signs of an end to our current apartment renovation (not that we're counting any chickens, mind you ..😎)The local municipality have come up with another "Cunning Plan" to make themselves some money and ...
@Kath948381 It's why we don't have a car - too expensive to run, with the stresses that go with it, including parking.Instead, here in Varna, we bought two garages and a parking space. The garages are in a block local to us (100 metres away). The ... Read More
OMG fires raging across Bulgaria by Mrs Homemaker
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wildfires-rage-across-bulgaria-destroying-forests-homes-2025-07-27/Villages have been evacuated, So far no loss of life thank goodness Its just an awful state of affairs. I do hope everyone ...
@josephsaad44 I'm well aware of all of what you say and know what they all stand for.I do not watch mainstream media, because it's just propaganda in its purist form. Instead I have an extensive list of Alternative media on video platforms, some ... Read More
OMG fires raging across Bulgaria by Mrs Homemaker
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wildfires-rage-across-bulgaria-destroying-forests-homes-2025-07-27/Villages have been evacuated, So far no loss of life thank goodness Its just an awful state of affairs. I do hope everyone ...
@JimJ And to sell the land to China, to invest in solar farms, as has happened in Australia. Read More
OMG fires raging across Bulgaria by Mrs Homemaker
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wildfires-rage-across-bulgaria-destroying-forests-homes-2025-07-27/Villages have been evacuated, So far no loss of life thank goodness Its just an awful state of affairs. I do hope everyone ...
@Mrs Homemaker I don't believe any of these fires are to do with climate change. We had temperatures like this decades ago, without a problem.Personally, I believe they are political arson.But I'm not going into the detailed politics of why and how ... Read More
Pre Brexit Residency Card Renewal by cyberescue1
So, the time has come to renew my 5 year, EU, pre Brexit, residency card and obtain a 10 year permanent residency one.... Well, that's what I thought, but bureaucracy in Bulgaria reigns...I received my existing card in October 2020, but the expiry ...
@SimCityAT There's a clause, that says if you've been married to a Bulgarian citizen for a minimum of three years, you are entitled to either apply for citizenship, or a ten year card. Read More
Pre Brexit Residency Card Renewal by cyberescue1
So, the time has come to renew my 5 year, EU, pre Brexit, residency card and obtain a 10 year permanent residency one.... Well, that's what I thought, but bureaucracy in Bulgaria reigns...I received my existing card in October 2020, but the expiry ...
Hi Jim,Here's what's happened to me ...Arrived Aug 2020, before Brexit.Received my first residency card beginning of October 2020 - only valid for 4 years and 3 months.Fast forward Jan 2025....Went to Varna Immigration Office. They couldn't ... Read More
Road safety in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Navigating roads and experiencing traffic in Bulgaria as an expat can be a learning experience. We invite you to share your insights in order to help other expats and soon-to-be expats stay safe on the road in Bulgaria, whether ...
As Jane pointed out, motorways and cities / towns appear safer than two or three lane trunk roads. I've travelled a lot by car over North East and to Nessebar and Burgas and seen the horrors of impatient driving, mixed with Babushkas at the wheel ... 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.
@JimJ Couldn't agree more! I had a problem when I updated my residency card, to my current address. They misspelled my name (you'd think a three letter first name would be easy) and that the caused the hospital computers, in the Military Hospital, ... Read More
Scam phone call? by Kath948381
I've just answered a call from a Bulgarian number on my phone from someone claiming to work for or represent the phone company I use tell in me that I need to go to their shop in Nessabar. WellI didn't get my phone from there, have no idea where ...
@Kath948381 I would say that's a scam Kath. I get a couple of those calls per month and I either block the number, or add it too my address phone book as "Do Not Answer".If I answer one, I let them speak, then just say "angliiski" to which they ... Read More