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Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 21st 2025, 8:11 am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,531
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Bruges

We have visited Bruges a number of times over the years - one of my favourite places! There is a chip museum! Persuaded OH to have a look round but only if I bought him something from the giftshop...
Forum: Italy
Mar 9th 2025, 10:06 pm
Replies: 1,457
Views: 303,148
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

We are getting up early on Thursday as we've been many times before to find the cheese sold out! OH is particularly looking forward to the bacon :thumbs_up:
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Mar 6th 2025, 5:29 am
Replies: 20
Views: 4,914
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Irish birth registration - Documentation

Hello all! I've just had a confirmation email too! I applied in December 2023 and the FBR team got in touch nine months in - there was a problem with my witness as they said they had to reside in...
Forum: Italy
Mar 2nd 2025, 6:00 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,002
Posted By Lugsbug

Driving Licence Renewal

Hello all, my OH has renewed his driving licence but it took ages! Thought I would post here to let folk know of the procedure he went through and the implications in terms of time taken.

OH is...
Forum: Italy
Feb 12th 2025, 12:41 am
Replies: 35
Views: 5,095
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Free public healthcare for British residents covered by the WA

Hi jxf - whilst you await a reply from Lorna, I can only tell you what we did in that we went to the comune and applied for/received a certificate of permanent residency following five years here. ...
Forum: Italy
Jan 28th 2025, 11:15 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,969
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Buying Property, What should I ask?

My friend Eddie in the UK has an excellent Italian property website full of information on buying in Italy: Realpoint Propert (https://realpointproperty.com/)y (hope the link works). He was really...
Forum: Italy
Jan 19th 2025, 3:23 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,205
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Retirement Move!

Hi leopoldot! Top of my head:

Getting our car reregistered - took quite a while and expensive (had to buy/change the headlights)
OH exchanging his driving licence, again time consuming
OH...
Forum: Italy
Jan 19th 2025, 2:54 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,205
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Retirement Move!

We live in Piemonte - if you imagine a triangle between Milan, Turin and Genoa, we are near the middle. Our town is about 20,000 people so is big enough to have plenty of amenities but small enough...
Forum: Italy
Jan 3rd 2025, 6:21 am
Replies: 1,457
Views: 303,148
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

They are delicious!
Forum: Al Fresco
Jan 2nd 2025, 1:34 am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,785
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR

Happy New Year from Acqui Terme! We found a huge turkey for Christmas and it was still going for new year :lol:. We had a walk into town on New Years Day and shared a lovely bottle of Barbera...
Forum: Italy
Dec 7th 2024, 5:42 am
Replies: 3
Views: 838
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: UK Passport renewal

I used Mailbox Etc as they have an office in my town - here is a link if you want to see if you have one nearby: https://www.mbe.it/en

The service was great and my documents arrived in the UK...
Forum: Italy
Nov 25th 2024, 8:37 am
Replies: 35
Views: 5,095
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Free public healthcare for British residents covered by the WA

Hello all!

Update regarding free healthcare - we obtained our permanent residency certificates last week after being here for five years. As we moved before Brexit we didn't have to jump through...
Forum: Italy
Nov 19th 2024, 9:46 am
Replies: 5
Views: 714
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Permanent Residency Certificate

Hi daniel! Thanks for replying.

We have applied for and will be receiving the permanent certificate for EU nationals - it's good to know we don't have to apply for another card!

We have the WA...
Forum: Italy
Nov 19th 2024, 1:20 am
Replies: 5
Views: 714
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Permanent Residency Certificate

Thanks philat98, I'll be popping along to the ASL before Christmas to start the process of getting our permanent tessera sanitaria cards (will be taking multiple documents to make sure the guy at the...
Forum: Italy
Nov 19th 2024, 12:30 am
Replies: 5
Views: 714
Posted By Lugsbug

Permanent Residency Certificate

Hello all! Me and my partner recently applied to the comune for an EU permanent residency certificate (permesso di soggiorno UE per soggiornati di lungo periodo) as we have been here five years and...
Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2024, 9:19 am
Replies: 32
Views: 8,576
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Registering UK Car in Italy - From Pillar To Post!

Hi devejones, we imported our RHD car in 2019 so just before brexit. This is an extract from a post I made around that time to show what we had to do:

"...however, we imported a RHD when we moved...
Forum: Italy
Apr 8th 2024, 5:43 am
Replies: 146
Views: 27,226
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Uk passport renewal from Italy

Hi Expat - yes they have! What a great service. My old passport was delivered to the passport office over Easter weekend then I received emails for each step of the process. Final email from DHL...
Forum: Italy
Apr 2nd 2024, 6:21 am
Replies: 146
Views: 27,226
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Uk passport renewal from Italy

Hi expat12

Re passport cost, payment is taken immediately when you apply online.

Re passport stamps, I showed my Brexit WA card and there was no problem.

:thumbup:
Forum: Italy
Mar 28th 2024, 2:34 am
Replies: 146
Views: 27,226
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Uk passport renewal from Italy

I'm glad you got sorted. I looked at the International Insured option which didn't prohibit the sending of ID documents (all the other sending options did) but the UK was not listed as a country...
Forum: Italy
Mar 27th 2024, 8:28 am
Replies: 146
Views: 27,226
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Uk passport renewal from Italy

I had to apply for a passport renewal today and doing it online was straightforward (I enclosed a copy of my Brexit attestation and a letter I'd received from DWP just to be sure). The faff was in...
Forum: Italy
Mar 9th 2024, 11:43 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 5,095
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Free public healthcare for British residents covered by the WA

Not me, I've already paid this year :(
Forum: Italy
Feb 15th 2024, 10:02 am
Replies: 32
Views: 8,358
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: British Corner Shop

Hi Pulaski! This used to be the case but recently they introduced chilled food delivery into the EU (bacon, cheese, sausages etc). It was expensive due to the additional chilled packing...
Forum: Italy
Jan 13th 2024, 10:32 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,301
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Non EU residents to pay for health service

C.2s - can you let me have the name of the Facebook group, please. Thanks!
Forum: Italy
Jan 13th 2024, 10:25 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,301
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Non EU residents to pay for health service

C.2s - thank you so much for this information. Your mention of the Brexit WA upthread had got me thinking about the requirements for permanent residency and it became clear to me that as...
Forum: Italy
Jan 13th 2024, 9:17 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,301
Posted By Lugsbug

Re: Non EU residents to pay for health service

Hi C.2s - to obtain permanent residency after five years, you have to pass an Italian language test.
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