lauraball
Australian expat in Bulgaria
Forum posts
19
About me
Australian
Lives in Sofia-Capital
Registration: 02 May 2018
Activity
Help with process for Registering as an EU citizen by lauraball
OK, So I have struggled to find a straight forward explanation of the process and timeframes for registering and receiving a lichna karta here. Currently I understand the process to be: Go to the immigration office with: Application form filled ...
Hi Ramses, I am indeed an Australian expat. However my husband is an EU citizen... Do you have anything that can help with the question? :-) Read More
Help with process for Registering as an EU citizen
OK, So I have struggled to find a straight forward explanation of the process and timeframes for registering and receiving a lichna karta here. Currently I understand the process to be: Go to the immigration office with: Application form filled ... Read More
Plywood in Sofia
Hi all, Laura's husband here. Not to fit gender stereotypes to much but I have a question about building materials! I have been trying to find somewhere that sells real plywood, decent grade birch preferably. The only thing I have found is ... Read More
Register for more than 3 months by trnrger
Hi everyone. For the benefit of anyone thinking to register in Pleven for the first time, I give you the benefit of my experience this week. Requirements : 1. Application form. Help needed with an English speaking person. 2. Copy of National ...
To our old UK address, we have a forwarding service from Royal Mail to our Bulgaria PO box. Hope this helps.OT, but where and how did you get a PO Box as we were trying to find information about this yesterday. Our house doesn't currently have a ... Read More
Driving from Calais to Bulgaria by guest1232
Driving in a car from Calais - Belgium - Germany - Austria - Hungary - Romania - Bulgaria... Approximately - Where will tolls be needed to be paid? How much will the total £ price of road tolls be from Calais to Bulgaria? Do road taxes / ...
Recently the journey for the third time this month. Austrian vignette is 9 euros buy at the border. Hungary is 3000 forint also about 9 euro, you can buy online before leaving. Hungary uses cameras on the motoways to enforce so do not forget. ... Read More
Which route to drive in a van? by lauraball
Hi everyone, We are driving over from the uk. This time in a Transit van, we have crossed Serbia in a car before and had no issue at either border but we have been warned that we may have issues with taking a van. Someone mentioned we may need a ...
Wow! Thanks so much Mandy. Amazing information, we have done the trip twice so far this is the thrid time in a month!!! We did Serbia the first time in a car and didn't have an issue (we may have got lucky it seems!) and our Sprinter motorhome ... Read More
Which route to drive in a van?
Hi everyone, We are driving over from the uk. This time in a Transit van, we have crossed Serbia in a car before and had no issue at either border but we have been warned that we may have issues with taking a van. Someone mentioned we may need a ... Read More
DISASTER: Car scrapping or fixing... by lauraball
Hi everyone, me again! So long story short, bank and house sorted. We decided to drive our old Audi over here with some stuff in it so we would have a car while we sorted ourselves out and before we bought another car here. Then of course it dies, ...
Hi Kristiann, Absolutely agree, shit happens and fortunately we are in a position where it doesn't affect us too much. However it is still a pain in the arse! We would really appreciate the details of a good mechanic, then we can get it ... Read More
DISASTER: Car scrapping or fixing...
Hi everyone, me again! So long story short, bank and house sorted. We decided to drive our old Audi over here with some stuff in it so we would have a car while we sorted ourselves out and before we bought another car here. Then of course it dies, ... Read More
Opening Bank Account - As non bulgarian speaker and no bulgarian ID by lauraball
Ok, not been a successful couple of days now! We went to open a bank account at Raffeisen and it seems that only one staff member had very basic English (completely understandable, we recognise we are guests here and do not expect English to be ...
Just a quick update for everyone! Got it sorted, we went to the Bulbank on G.S. Rakovsky as Emanuela suggested and we had no problem opening an account there. We also wanted spoke to another helpful english speaking member of staff and the Bulbank ... Read More
Renting a house in Sofia - advance rent question by lauraball
I'm currently trying to rent a house in Sofia. I have a found a house I like and agreed to pay 2 months deposit, not the standard 1 month, but now the agency has come back to me and said that the landlord want me to pay 3 months rent in advance ...
Yes. Fun indeed! The weather is certainly perfect and hopefully on his jog he got nice and sweaty. :D The real estate agent apologised and suggested that it was because we are relatively young and he was worried we would damage the property. Maybe ... Read More
Opening Bank Account - As non bulgarian speaker and no bulgarian ID by lauraball
Ok, not been a successful couple of days now! We went to open a bank account at Raffeisen and it seems that only one staff member had very basic English (completely understandable, we recognise we are guests here and do not expect English to be ...
Wow, thanks again everyone! SimCityAT - Completely understand that (though I do believe if you are laundering money that these requirement are unlikely to alter anything!) but I do understand the reason they are doing it. Kristiann - Yes it seems ... Read More
Opening Bank Account - As non bulgarian speaker and no bulgarian ID
Ok, not been a successful couple of days now! We went to open a bank account at Raffeisen and it seems that only one staff member had very basic English (completely understandable, we recognise we are guests here and do not expect English to be ... Read More
Renting a house in Sofia - advance rent question by lauraball
I'm currently trying to rent a house in Sofia. I have a found a house I like and agreed to pay 2 months deposit, not the standard 1 month, but now the agency has come back to me and said that the landlord want me to pay 3 months rent in advance ...
Thanks Kristiann, More helpful info! We did tell them to jog on and we are looking elsewhere, the house was good but not perfect so we will keep looking! Thanks for all the help everyone. Read More
Renting a house in Sofia - advance rent question by lauraball
I'm currently trying to rent a house in Sofia. I have a found a house I like and agreed to pay 2 months deposit, not the standard 1 month, but now the agency has come back to me and said that the landlord want me to pay 3 months rent in advance ...
Thank you so much everyone for replying. Really appreciate it. Definitely going to take the advice and keep hunting. Luckily no contracts were signed or money exchanged. So bullet dodged. Hopefully this is an exception not a rule! It was over ... Read More