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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Renew National Permanent Residence Permit

Yes it is good to see that it is not going to be an awful and crazy experience and that the Budapest Office seems to have discovered politeness these days...................... They basically...

Forum: Hungary

Apr 14th 2026, 5:05 pm

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Annus Horribilis

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Annus Horribilis

You need a Doctor note to renew the Driving Licence in Hungary. Should be a formality and if it was the same Hazi Orvos that is treating your eye infection then should be understanding................

Forum: Hungary

Apr 8th 2026, 5:52 am

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Hungarian General Election, '26

Well, that is the first argument over politics I have had with my wife. She was called by her Dad and apparently there are people packing ready to run from the country if Magyar wins as it will be "A...

Forum: Hungary

Mar 31st 2026, 6:15 am

Replies: 21

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Hungarian General Election, '26

Well, hitching your whole career to Trump might come back to haunt him........ Who am I kidding? The world is insane and the worst are winning. Maybe I should stop being nice and good as this is out...

Forum: Hungary

Mar 10th 2026, 11:06 pm

Replies: 21

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Hungarian General Election, '26

Needs to be some thought about a Post OrbÃ¡n world as he won't last forever and the Fidesz talent ranks are very thin. As long as they can somehow keep everything stable and not just collapse into...

Forum: Hungary

Mar 10th 2026, 10:52 pm

Replies: 21

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Hungarian General Election, '26

He is scared for the first time I think in 15 years. But Magyar PÃ©ter will likely be much the same with a different foreign policy. Maybe have less corruption around the top.... Unfrozen EU funding...

Forum: Hungary

Mar 10th 2026, 9:13 pm

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Hungarian General Election, '26

I think the outcome can be predicted................................ As sure as night follows day.

The main thing is not to have a 2/3rds majority so the Constitution can be changed at a whim.
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Forum: Hungary

Jan 31st 2026, 11:38 pm

Replies: 25

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

And the wages outside of a few are nowhere close to keeping up.

Forum: Hungary

Jan 31st 2026, 11:37 pm

Replies: 25

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

I have never used a Taxi in Hungary!!

It was the local village Police and we have a station in the village as well so they knew exactly where to go and talked my wife down calmly and patiently...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 31st 2026, 11:07 pm

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

I have younger colleagues who last year were close to making an offer on a house only to find OrbÃ¡n made a "Help To Buy Scheme" announcement and the price had gone up by 20 million overnight. We got...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 31st 2026, 11:02 pm

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

It was an attempted defraud by adding 200% to the final bill (from around 50k to 60k HUF which I was fine to pay up to a half million which is extortionate, Police had a half hour "chat" and when...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 31st 2026, 10:10 pm

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

Even in Budapest at night walking in non tourist areas commuting for work I never felt threatened really. Just the usual occasional issue that are common to all major cities.

The main I think...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 31st 2026, 9:23 pm

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UK and Hungarian State Pension

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: UK and Hungarian State Pension

Pensions.................. I am looking forward to the retirement I will never have.

Forum: Hungary

Jan 31st 2026, 9:20 pm

Replies: 25

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

I know lots of colleagues and ex colleagues from all over the place in and around Budapest and other cities will also likely have something similar especially with Universities around. It is not...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 31st 2026, 9:11 pm

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Renew National Permanent Residence Permit

All sounds good and a swift and relatively painless process. I have to wait a while yet though as mine expires in December and maybe some more official information and clarity will come out until...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 22nd 2026, 8:11 pm

Replies: 56

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Renew National Permanent Residence Permit

That is good info. I won`t need to apply until later in the year but I was hopefully anticipating a similar process as the original. Was there different options for the Residency to apply for?

Forum: Hungary

Jan 19th 2026, 2:13 am

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Entry in to the UK for dual citizens UK Passport needed

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Entry in to the UK for dual citizens UK Passport needed

Interesting. I am not there yet but I am now eligible for Hungarian citizenship, just not confident on the language testing as work has been a massive stress ball and haven't been keeping up with it....

Forum: Hungary

Jan 19th 2026, 2:12 am

Replies: 56