@Sueinvarna
English expat in Bulgaria
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Registration: 09 July 2018
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Hi does anyone own a Lada Nivia? by Sueinvarna
I’m trying to find out how much pressure to put in the tyres, they are all weather tyres, I don’t know if that makes any difference. In the manual it says 1.99, but when I checked them they were around 2.6 everytime I ask at the garages ...
Thanks for the reply, how do I check the size of the tyres? My husband always did everything to do with the car and I’m completely lost now, only that he must have been putting more than the brochure says because when I first checked them they ... Read More
Hi does anyone own a Lada Nivia?
I’m trying to find out how much pressure to put in the tyres, they are all weather tyres, I don’t know if that makes any difference. In the manual it says 1.99, but when I checked them they were around 2.6 everytime I ask at the garages ... Read More
Exchanging expired driving licence by mcmaxum
Hi, has anyone had a similar or the same situation as myself. My EU driving licence expired in January 2019, I can't renew it for Bulgarian one since I am not a registred citizen for 185 days. Cought myself in whole, since I am registered in ...
Just a quick update - we went to KAT in Varna yesterday and queued for forms, we had to show the medical certificate, our lichna and driving licence with a photocopy of both. We were given 3 forms, one was a Declaration, I was o.k. With the first ... Read More
Exchanging expired driving licence by mcmaxum
Hi, has anyone had a similar or the same situation as myself. My EU driving licence expired in January 2019, I can't renew it for Bulgarian one since I am not a registred citizen for 185 days. Cought myself in whole, since I am registered in ...
Yes, we probably were overcharged, I did say to her I knew people who had it for 20 leva but she said It had just gone up, as it’s taken me years to find an English speaking G.P. I didn’t argue with her. We are going on Tuesday I ... Read More
Exchanging expired driving licence by mcmaxum
Hi, has anyone had a similar or the same situation as myself. My EU driving licence expired in January 2019, I can't renew it for Bulgarian one since I am not a registred citizen for 185 days. Cought myself in whole, since I am registered in ...
Hi Paul, Yes we went to our local kmet ( mayor’s) office, then she sent us to Aksakova, but they said they no longer had the plans for our village, apparently they are doing a new (kadestra) which is a detailed plan of all the plots etc., and ... Read More
Exchanging expired driving licence by mcmaxum
Hi, has anyone had a similar or the same situation as myself. My EU driving licence expired in January 2019, I can't renew it for Bulgarian one since I am not a registred citizen for 185 days. Cought myself in whole, since I am registered in ...
Hi Paul, Did you need an interpreter to help fill in the forms ? Or is there someone there that would help us? I can speak a bit of Bulgarian but don’t think I’m up to filling in forms. I don’t have a full address on my lichna, ... Read More
Exchanging expired driving licence by mcmaxum
Hi, has anyone had a similar or the same situation as myself. My EU driving licence expired in January 2019, I can't renew it for Bulgarian one since I am not a registred citizen for 185 days. Cought myself in whole, since I am registered in ...
I’ve been told that you have to provide proof of address and that your address has to be on the lichna, inc. house no. And street no. Mine has the town, area and village name only, does anyone know if this is true, has there been a change in ... Read More
Keeping fit in Bulgaria by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Keeping fit during your time in Bulgaria is of utmost importance. How about sharing with us and your fellow expats how you keep healthy in your host country? What are your daily health hacks in Bulgaria? Do you exercise ...
In the larger towns and cities there are plenty of fitness centers. In the villages you can keep fit by working on your garden. I walk my dogs every day, I also try to do yoga every day, but not so much in summer, when swim every day. Eating well ... Read More
Pets in Bulgaria by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Many of us in Bulgaria have four-legged friends. What about you? Do you have one or more pets? Share your experience with us! What are the formalities to import pets in Bulgaria? What about pet adoption procedures in the ...
Don’t worry everything’s available here, plenty of places selling all sorts of dog food. The vets here are very good and very reasonable compared to U.K. Read More
What you need to know about bringing your dog(s) to Bulgaria by Memyself123
Hi All.... hope to move lock-stock and -barrel to Bulgaria within the next few months and have several dogs to a rural/village location whats the culture really like concerning dogs Whats acceptable: (on my own property, traveling in the car/van, ...
They all have dogs in the villages, they are usually chained up at the bottom of the garden. you will have to be careful when walking your dogs as-you will probably come across the local shepherds with their goats and sheep, also sometimes ... Read More
Looking for legit Lawyer? Company? that handles BG residency by donk_316
Hello folks, I found a company in Plovdiv that was going to handle some paperwork for me but when i questioned their pricing (website was 500 euro and they quoted 800) they went silent. Since then i have been looking for another place who would ...
Hi, I have a very good advocate but he is in Varna, not sure if I’m allowed to post his e mail on here either? He has excellent English and has always been very fair with me, but I don’t know if he does the sort of work your looking for. Read More
Property in Bulgaria by Roka44
Hi We are interested in buying a property in Bulgaria and this is the description from the estate agent as to were it is : "It is disposed in a very quiet village, 20 km away from the town of Chirpan and 15 km away from the town of ...
Oh that is typical and I’ve heard same sort of story many times, we were lucky to have bought in a village with no gypsy population. We did pay more for the house but worth paying more in my opinion. If you have good BULGARIAN neighbours ... Read More
New members of the Bulgaria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Bulgaria 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 Graham, I don’t think you will have any trouble finding building materials there are lots of local places, also inVarna several big DIY stores similar to B&Q where you can get almost anything. My husband used to say that wood was ... Read More
New members of the Bulgaria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Bulgaria 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 ...
Yes, Graham, land and property is cheap over here and I think building materials are too, anything that is imported though can be more expensive, say, maybe some of the technology. I don’t think you’ll have any problem finding ... Read More
New members of the Bulgaria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Bulgaria 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 Graham, I don’t think it’s ridiculous to start looking and planning well ahead of the time you want to move, it’s a good idea to come and look around at the areas your thinking of buying in. I don’t know Burgas I’ve ... Read More