greghomatas
American looking for information about Greece
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Opening a Greek bank account by geraniumgift
Opening a Greek bank account: should you?There may be those who will tell you that you must open a local Greek bank account. This is not true in my experience. I have retained my Dutch bank account and transferred all payments for the building of my ...
Actually, you need to go to the exterior tax office if you are a foreigner to apply for an AFM. Then once you have all the documents required by the bank including an AFM, you apply to a Greek bank for an account. Read More
Opening a Greek bank account by geraniumgift
Opening a Greek bank account: should you?There may be those who will tell you that you must open a local Greek bank account. This is not true in my experience. I have retained my Dutch bank account and transferred all payments for the building of my ...
A Greek bank account is useful for paying property taxes. The way it is set up you can only pay property taxes through a Greek bank. The Tax Authority has promised that they will open up the process to foreign banks however I have not heard if that ... Read More
Paying Ones Dues to Greece by concertina
Keep Talking Greece,on line news today says...As of next year,June, people can pay tax dues etc..with non Greek Debit and Credit bank cards,take a look,life gets easier and easier.
Here is a link to the article. Supposed to start in June 2023. This is a relief from a perpetual headache for some.https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2022/12/29/foreign-credit-cards-taxes-payment-greece/ Read More
How to pay ENFIA online by mdc120
As an American who owns property in Greece I have been able to access my E9 information and my account online but cannot figure out how to make the tax payment online. In the past the payment was made through a lawyer in Greece but I have been told ...
Hello All Welcome to the club! Paying ENFIA for me as a US citizen of Greek descent is a headache as is probably for non-Greek EU. Why do they make it so difficult to pay with a debit or credit card (a US one in my case it was rejected) ? I tried ... Read More
New members of the Greece forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Greece forum? Don'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 Mathilde What are your questions? At this point, I have only been to Greece for vacation so I don't know if I can help you but maybe I can make a suggestion where you might be able to look further or find out if I don't know the ... Read More
Applying for ΑΦΜ by danielalexander
Hi there, We are planning to buy an apartment in Athens. As a prerequisite the first step is to apply for the ΑΦΜ number. I was able to find several information regarding this topic. In our case we are EU citizens but will keep ...
When I got my AFM, I went with my distant uncle who is a retired lawyer to the foreign tax office in downtown Athens, with my ID (passport) and they set up my AFM. They gave me a logon and password to check my account. I don't know if it is ... Read More
How to pay ENFIA online by mdc120
As an American who owns property in Greece I have been able to access my E9 information and my account online but cannot figure out how to make the tax payment online. In the past the payment was made through a lawyer in Greece but I have been told ...
I am an American citizen also and need to pay my ENFIA and was interested in how you paid it using Transferwise as I have a Transferwise account also. When you input the IBAN that Transferwise gives you, how does the Tax Department know whose ... Read More
How to pay Enfia (property tax)? by greenmarble
Hi Everyone, I just bought a small apartment in Greece and I am wondering about how to pay the yearly property tax (ENFIA)?I am currently living in the apartment that I bought, but will leave and not be in Greece by the time the EFNFIA is due in ...
A relative of mine recommended looking into Bank of Piraeus. Does anyone have any experience with them and can give some feedback? I checked National Bank of Greece and you can only open an account with them if you are a Greek citizen. I have also ... Read More
How to pay Enfia (property tax)? by greenmarble
Hi Everyone, I just bought a small apartment in Greece and I am wondering about how to pay the yearly property tax (ENFIA)?I am currently living in the apartment that I bought, but will leave and not be in Greece by the time the EFNFIA is due in ...
A relative of mine recommended looking into Bank of Piraeus. Does anyone have any experience with them and can give some feedback? I checked National Bank of Greece and you can only open an account with them if you are a Greek citizen. I have also ... Read More
Hungarian Assimilation by zif
Hungarians have been emigrating in large numbers since the 19th century. But my impression is they assimilate very quickly into the local population. Hungarian restaurants are relatively few outside Hungary. Parents don't usually send their ...
New Brunswick New Jersey in the USA has a small Hungarian community along with an annual Hungarian cultural festival the first Saturday in June. In pandemic times, please double check with the Hungarian American Cultural Center and Museum in town as ... Read More
New members of the Greece forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Greece forum? Don'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 ...
Hello My name is Gregory Homatas and I have visited Greece four times as I have relatives in Greece and am thinking of possibly spending some of my retirement time there. I speak Greek and love foreign languages and am constantly improving my ... Read More
How to pay Enfia (property tax)? by greenmarble
Hi Everyone, I just bought a small apartment in Greece and I am wondering about how to pay the yearly property tax (ENFIA)?I am currently living in the apartment that I bought, but will leave and not be in Greece by the time the EFNFIA is due in ...
My sister and I are in the process of inheriting some property that our late aunt left us in Greece and we have to pay the ENFIA tax. We live in the USA and are racking our brains out trying to pay it and are unable. I went to the AADE.GR website ... Read More