Jean
@jeanmandredeix
English looking for information about Bulgaria
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Registration: 08 January 2025
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Taxes for expats in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When settling in and living in Bulgaria, you will also need to navigate the local tax system. In order to help newcomers and expats ease their tax-related experience, we would like to invite you to share your experience. What ...
How do the taxes apply to retired with just pensions. What do you do? Read More
E vignettes
Is there a site that can provide the vignettes for all the countries that we will drive through and also I couldn鈥檛 see a selection for a van? TIA. Read More
Retirement visa by D H16
Had a quick question from my non EU Bulgarian D visa holders, I recently went to Bulgaria to rent an apartment and start the whole retirement visa process, but because I did not have my Social Security card I could not open a bank account, the ...
@janemulberryAs I understand it too you do need your pension paid into a BG account. Read More
Why are so many properties for sale in such poor condition ? by GuestPoster339876
I've got my eye seriously planted on a particular location right now, but I've been perusing around other places to see if I can find better deals, but... oof!Edit: I know Bulgaria is quite poor. That's not the answer to my question. I am talking ...
@GuestPoster339876There are houses to be found at reasonable prices but it鈥檚 often down to luck. Restricting yourself to certain areas will limit what you can find too. We looked east, west and centre over several days, came home, then saw a ... Read More
Off topic - whats on your mind? by SimCityAT
As with a lot of Forums, there are dedicated posts in which members can talk about anything. They generally are for just chit-chat and as the Bulgaria Forum has a high volume of participants it's about time it had its own. You still have to abide by ...
Judging by several bloggers on YouTube it鈥檚 possible to live really cheaply but depends on how basic you want to live. Serendipity arrived here with only 拢5k five years ago, no pension and have survived. Silke Harvey survives on very ... Read More
Retirement visa by D H16
Had a quick question from my non EU Bulgarian D visa holders, I recently went to Bulgaria to rent an apartment and start the whole retirement visa process, but because I did not have my Social Security card I could not open a bank account, the ...
I might give it a bash as we were going to attempt to open an account at the bank where we set up the company but the lady we saw was quite stroppy but there was another one there that was much better. Read More
Rabies jab on Animal Health Certificate by jeanmandredeix
We are bringing our dog this time and have had an AHC when we took her to France. Her rabies vaccine isn鈥檛 due to be done again until 2027, however it seems in Bulgaria they require them annually. As I don鈥檛 want to be caught out, does ...
Best get her an appointment to get it done. I hate getting them done unnecessarily but hey ho, At least she will get a passport this time so no more messing about with AHCs. Read More
Rabies jab on Animal Health Certificate
We are bringing our dog this time and have had an AHC when we took her to France. Her rabies vaccine isn鈥檛 due to be done again until 2027, however it seems in Bulgaria they require them annually. As I don鈥檛 want to be caught out, does ... Read More
Double-glazed window costs by JimJ
If anyone's interested in having UPvc double-glazed windows installed, just ask/reply to the thread. I've just had a quote for a renovation we're doing, and this is just another thing that's shot up in price over the past few years.I should add that ...
@bendouglas1286 As Jane said. Praktiker, we are going to be installing ourselves too. Their website does have the option to put it in English for a guide price. Read More
Septic tank cost in Bulgaria by josephsaad44
Hi there,does anyone have an idea about a ceptic tank cost and someone that deals with this issue?many thanks.
Good tradesmen are rare in whatever country you live. When hubby was an artisan electrician in France many of his jobs were sorting out messes that other ones had made. Fortunately he knows how to do almost all trades so we won鈥檛 need any. Read More
Monthly payments by colinhill0912
Hi I鈥檓 looking online and have enquired about a pay monthly property being sold by Bulgariadirect.com Has anyone had any experience with this company? Although online it says they have been around since 2003 I cannot find any reviews or people ...
@JimJ Bulgaria or Europe in general are not the only ones with difficult bureaucracy. I would not even be moving here if it wasn鈥檛 for the commie government we now have in UK. Read More
Easy country living Bulgaria by lewisdeb181
Hiya Guys I'm new to this so any help and advice would be great thanks....I'm a 48yr young single woman thinking about selling my home in UK and moving to the country in Bulgaria, seen a few houses for sale online e around the 拢25,000 ...
@lewisdeb181 You will find it difficult because of the Visa situation if you hold the UK passport. You won鈥檛 qualify for a retirement one. I doubt that money would last too long, it鈥檚 cheaper here but not that cheap. Food is not ... Read More
Question about UK to BG car for permanent move by GuestPoster339876
Hi all,I spotted another thread about this but it wasn't quite a match for my query, so I hope someone can help. I want to move permanently to Bulgaria. I understand that once I am granted temp residency I can take a UK vehicle for six months and ...
Personally, having had a hire car here, I would only want a LHD. Not just because it鈥檚 hard to overtake but to be able to see drivers three cars behind who pull out to overtake which seems very frequent. It鈥檚 also easier to adapt as if ... Read More
Monthly payments by colinhill0912
Hi I鈥檓 looking online and have enquired about a pay monthly property being sold by Bulgariadirect.com Has anyone had any experience with this company? Although online it says they have been around since 2003 I cannot find any reviews or people ...
We have recently bought and are going to apply for the retirement Visa D but there is a reasonable amount of work and costs involved that you should be aware of. The Bulgarian Embassy does give a list and also you must open a Bulgarian bank account, ... Read More
Retirement visa by D H16
Had a quick question from my non EU Bulgarian D visa holders, I recently went to Bulgaria to rent an apartment and start the whole retirement visa process, but because I did not have my Social Security card I could not open a bank account, the ...
I am returning to BG to pick up my house documents and have done a lot of research on the banks and can鈥檛 find anything that can be done apart from face to face. I am hoping that I can open the account where I opened the company account and ... Read More