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Forum: Hungary
Feb 25th 2026, 4:33 am
Replies: 56
Views: 4,793
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Renew National Permanent Residence Permit

Thanks!
Forum: Spain
Feb 25th 2026, 4:29 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,816
Posted By Finknottle

Re: interesting new tax return rules (min wage workers)

What's driving up the property prices?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 25th 2026, 4:21 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,685
Posted By Finknottle

Re: UK Frozen Pensions

Usual HMRC helpfulness!
Forum: Hungary
Feb 25th 2026, 3:48 am
Replies: 56
Views: 4,793
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Renew National Permanent Residence Permit

Fingerprints again?
Forum: France
Feb 16th 2026, 3:48 am
Replies: 12
Views: 998
Posted By Finknottle

Re: New rules for Dual Nationality Brits visiting the UK

I think the word "travel" throws up an ambiguity. Non possession of a UK passport does not preclude entry to the UK (for a British citizen) but the airline may refuse boarding. I think!
Forum: France
Feb 16th 2026, 2:27 am
Replies: 12
Views: 998
Posted By Finknottle

Re: New rules for Dual Nationality Brits visiting the UK

Not a dual citizen but if its any consolation, I have just renewed mine (ftom Hungary) and it took less than 3 weeks.
Forum: Spain
Feb 11th 2026, 6:40 am
Replies: 62
Views: 7,033
Posted By Finknottle

Re: 25/2/2026: New rule for British dual nationals - must travel on UK passport

English & French are a tad easier than Hungarian!
Forum: Spain
Feb 11th 2026, 5:46 am
Replies: 62
Views: 7,033
Posted By Finknottle

Re: 25/2/2026: New rule for British dual nationals - must travel on UK passport

Hungary.

ETA: Sorry I was interrupted!

If you reside in Canada and need protection from deportation in the event of an offence, give up the other citizenship.

And before you ask, no I'm not...
Forum: Spain
Feb 11th 2026, 4:42 am
Replies: 62
Views: 7,033
Posted By Finknottle

Re: 25/2/2026: New rule for British dual nationals - must travel on UK passport

So dual citizenship has cobsiderable benefits (obviously), doubtless outweighing the alleged inconvenience of the new requirements, so need for grumbles.
(By the way I also emigrated, but retain...
Forum: Spain
Feb 11th 2026, 3:01 am
Replies: 62
Views: 7,033
Posted By Finknottle

Re: 25/2/2026: New rule for British dual nationals - must travel on UK passport

I guess people could always give up one or other of their citizenships.
Forum: Portugal
Feb 2nd 2026, 11:24 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 756
Posted By Finknottle

Re: schengen travel on PT ID card?

That's unfortunate!
Forum: Hungary
Feb 1st 2026, 11:22 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,304
Posted By Finknottle

Re: UK and Hungarian State Pension

Alternatively (from the DWP)
Forum: Portugal
Feb 1st 2026, 8:26 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,451
Posted By Finknottle

Re: smart-arse business name req

ETA: Sorry, just found out Spar are actually Dutch.
Forum: Portugal
Feb 1st 2026, 6:21 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,451
Posted By Finknottle

Re: smart-arse business name req

Sparse?
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 11:41 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

Exactly. And yet somebody is buying - and fuelling the price boom!
Round here new builds are selling at around 2,5 million / square metre!
(We paid less than 500,000 / m2 when we bought our first...
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 11:40 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

We don't use taxis very often, happily the occurrence I mention has, so far, proved a one off.

Never had an interaction with the Police! Yet!
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 11:37 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

I read recently that property prices are now almost on a par with northern Europe - I guess some economists might think that's a good thing!
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 11:30 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

Unfortunate - but at least the Police attended. That wouldn't happen in Britain (unless somebody used "hurty" words!).

Thinking back a while, we did once have a taxi driver try it on, not...
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 10:45 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

Property prices, yes, wow! We were lucky, we bought our first apartment in 2014!
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 10:42 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

To my knowledge I have never paid the "foreigner tax", in other words if I have it must have been a very small amount! My brother has been living in Thailand for 20 years snd he occasionally, and...
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 8:14 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

36 Peter? 44 last time I looked !
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 5:51 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

Ha ha, that's kind!

Our teacher explained that, for a Hungarian, hearing & speaking English is (relatively) easy but reading & writing difficult - for the English (learning Hungarian) the opposite...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 31st 2026, 4:27 am
Replies: 10
Views: 756
Posted By Finknottle

Re: schengen travel on PT ID card?

Are you British?

I only ask because my very recent passport renewal (from Hungary) was done & dusted in 3 weeks.
Forum: Hungary
Jan 31st 2026, 4:16 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,974
Posted By Finknottle

Re: Experience of retirement in Hungary.

The hardest thing I've found with the language is Hungarians saying things quite differently to us and I'm not referring to vocabulary or grammar but the way things can be expressed.

One example...
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