kenschex
American looking for information about Romania
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American
Speaks I speak English as my native language and speak Romanian at a basic level
Registration: 16 March 2016
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Retiring in Romania by GenJerDan
Hi I'm Dan, and the plan right now is to retire from US Government service in the next couple of years and build a house in Romania. We already own an apartment there, so there won't be a rush to build. My biggest problem right now is ...
Hi Dan, I moved to Romania after retiring and faced the same problem. When I moved here a year and half ago there were no U.S. banks with branches in Romania. I suspect there still are none. I have my retirement money deposited into my bank in the ... Read More
health insurance vs benefit package - for residence application ? by smadjaa
I found out that expats are required to prove that they have medical insurance as part of their application for Romanian residence. If one does not have an EHIC insurance card from their home country (as is my case), I am told they can get private ...
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health insurance vs benefit package - for residence application ? by smadjaa
I found out that expats are required to prove that they have medical insurance as part of their application for Romanian residence. If one does not have an EHIC insurance card from their home country (as is my case), I am told they can get private ...
See my post on the "Health Insurance" thread. The programs at Regina Maria are acceptable for residency. The cost is affordable--my program is 99 lei a month. There are associated costs, of course. To see a specialist runs about 40 lei. ... Read More
Health insurance by Raich
Hello, I am looking for information on health insurance to foreign residents. The posts I saw are since 2010. Does anyone have a more recent information? Are there insurance companies that provide coverage to this issue? Any updated information ...
I received my permanent resident card a couple of months ago. During the application process I was told Cigna (which I had at the time) would not fulfill the requirement for health insurance. I signed up for one of the programs at Regina Maria and ... Read More
New members of the Romania forum, introduce yourself here – 2016 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Romania forum? DonÂ’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi Taylor, Nice to see your post. Sorry I only saw it now. I'm at the other end of my career from you; I retired from my university work in Florida and moved to Romania in May. I am currently translating the poetry of Ana Blandiana into ... Read More
New members of the Romania forum, introduce yourself here – 2016 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Romania forum? DonÂ’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi all, I’m brand new to the forum and thought I’d introduce myself. My name is Ken; I’m from the United States; I’m married to a woman from Romania; and we will be moving to Bucuresti the second week of May. I’m ... Read More