

voyage2931
Canadian °µÍø½ûÇø in Hungary
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Canadian
Lives in Budapest
Registration: 15 April 2016
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Driving licence in Hungary by Soltypeter
Has any xpat had experience in obtaining a Hungarian Driving license, while holding a Canadian AND a an international driving license

here is the school we used for taking a quick course and few driving lessons before taking theoretical exam (drivingschoolinenglishdothu) Hope I am not breaking any rules with marketing Read More


Driving licence in Hungary by Soltypeter
Has any xpat had experience in obtaining a Hungarian Driving license, while holding a Canadian AND a an international driving license

We are also from Canada and had our experience of DL exchange. You would need to take few driving lessons with accredited driving school, have computer driving exam and pass it with certain score. You would need to translate your driver license at ... Read More


Entering Hungary from the USA by John523
Hello everyone, I'm a US citizen planning on moving to Hungary with my family and acquiring a "for other purposes" residency visa. As of this moment, Americans can enter Hungary but must either have two negative coronavirus tests 48 ...

Hi John, I could not answer all your questions, but I will try to do that for some. I am Canadian and we are living here in Hungary on "for other purposes" permit. I went to visit our family back in March and got caught in that ... Read More


Advice on actions - Damage to property by construction vibration by voyage2931
Hello everyone, I have new topic for discussion and hope to hear some good ideas/advises about our situation. We live in our own apartment in Budapest enjoying our semi-retirement time. After returning from one of our trips within Europe, we found ...

Thank you to everyone for your comments and feedback. Much appreciated Read More


Advice on actions - Damage to property by construction vibration by voyage2931
Hello everyone, I have new topic for discussion and hope to hear some good ideas/advises about our situation. We live in our own apartment in Budapest enjoying our semi-retirement time. After returning from one of our trips within Europe, we found ...

Thank you for your reply, klsalle Your suggestion sound logical... My concern is how long it would be taking for us to get everything fixed if they go through legal path. Not sure if it is needed either considering that builders admit that this is ... Read More


Advice on actions - Damage to property by construction vibration by voyage2931
Hello everyone, I have new topic for discussion and hope to hear some good ideas/advises about our situation. We live in our own apartment in Budapest enjoying our semi-retirement time. After returning from one of our trips within Europe, we found ...

Thank you for your message, Marilyn. A bit of more info about this damage. It is actually our own apartment and you are correct that we have been away when it happened. We went on short vacation and found this "surprise" when we got ... Read More


Advice on actions - Damage to property by construction vibration by voyage2931
Hello everyone, I have new topic for discussion and hope to hear some good ideas/advises about our situation. We live in our own apartment in Budapest enjoying our semi-retirement time. After returning from one of our trips within Europe, we found ...

We own our apartment Read More

Advice on actions - Damage to property by construction vibration
Hello everyone, I have new topic for discussion and hope to hear some good ideas/advises about our situation. We live in our own apartment in Budapest enjoying our semi-retirement time. After returning from one of our trips within Europe, we found ... Read More


Permanent residence permit by Alex1959
Dear friends, I have a question. This is a recommendation from the Internet: “Before submitting official documents to translate to OFFI, you should certify their copies with a Hungarian notary. The cost of one copy with the notary is about ...

Hi Alex, we recently (about 2 months ago) did translation of some documents with OFFI. You would need to bring your original documents (not notarized copies), they will do all translation from Russian to Hungarian. Read More


RENOVATION in Budapest is full of surprises. by MOHCTEP
Hello all. Let me start by saying that me and my wife purchased lovely apartment on Museum korut. We figured, we can paint it and rent it for around 100K just to cover common costs and keep it warm in the winter. When we started pricing the job and ...

Hello fellow °µÍø½ûÇøs, we finally made our next step and moved to Budapest early this June. After settling in and starting our search for plumbers and reno contractions, we could agree with OP that renovation in Budapest is full of surprises. It ... Read More


Address card for non-EU nationals by voyage2931
Hello everyone, I am newbie to this forum even though I kept reading it for a while gathering very useful information t help us with transition to °µÍø½ûÇø life in Budapest. I am looking for some clarification related to an address card requirement ...

Hello everyone, I have the latest update to my initial post. As per immigration staff in Budapest office I on Budafoki u.60, non-EU nationals will only receive paper version of address cards (in addition to our resident permits). I believe card ... Read More


Address card for non-EU nationals by voyage2931
Hello everyone, I am newbie to this forum even though I kept reading it for a while gathering very useful information t help us with transition to °µÍø½ûÇø life in Budapest. I am looking for some clarification related to an address card requirement ...

Hello Marilyn, thank you very much for your detailed explanations of various steps to follow during settlement process in Hungary, definitely will take your tips into consideration. We are planning on buying apartment for ourselves, so I assume ... Read More

Address card for non-EU nationals
Hello everyone, I am newbie to this forum even though I kept reading it for a while gathering very useful information t help us with transition to °µÍø½ûÇø life in Budapest. I am looking for some clarification related to an address card requirement ... Read More