SimCityAt
@SimCityAT
English and Welsh expat in Austria
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About me
English and Welsh, Married
Lives in World traveler
Speaks English, German,
Registration: 08 April 2014
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US remote worker relocating to Italy by giannonimarcello65
Hi everyone,I鈥檓 a dual US/Italian citizen planning to move to Italy long-term while continuing to work remotely for a US employer (W-2). Immigration-wise I know this is straightforward, but I鈥檓 trying to understand the real-life tax and ...
Italian Tax Residency: Spending more than 183 days (roughly half the year) in Italy makes you an Italian tax resident, requiring you to report your global income to Italy.U.S. Citizenship-Based Taxation: The U.S. requires you to file a tax return ... Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
Hungarian prosecutors have filed charges against the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Kar谩csony, for his role in organizing the city鈥檚 30th annual LGBTQ+ Pride event despite a controversial ban, the mayor鈥檚 office said Wednesday. - ... Read More
Post or Courier from UK (Wales) to rural (South East) Bulgaria by Kit2001
Hi, We bought our house a few years ago (sadly just after Brexit due to delays and get out once or twice per year. We are VERY slowly fixing things - we paid for a new roof last year, but are hoping to do a lot of the work ourselves.The house is ...
Hi, We bought our house a few years ago (sadly just after Brexit due to delays and get out once or twice per year. We are VERY slowly fixing things - we paid for a new roof last year, but are hoping to do a lot of the work ourselves. The house ... Read More
What were the hardest parts of settling into life in Hungary? by xenoph
Hi everyone,Hungarian here.I鈥檓 doing some early research for a set of practical, everyday language and life toolkits aimed at people who鈥檝e recently moved to Hungary. The goal is to make those first days and weeks 鈥� when the ...
Just had a look and a shop assistant's pay is 322,800 Ft, which is approximately 鈧�845.93. Minimum Wage (2026): The minimum salary for unskilled workers is 322,800 Ft/month (1,856 Ft/hour), while for skilled positions, it is 373,200 Ft/month ... Read More
L card - 5 years requirement by Stranger_F
Hello,I live in Brussels/Schaerbeek. One of the requirements for L card is "justifier d'un s茅jour l茅gal et ininterrompu en Belgique au cours des 5 ans".Do you know from which date those 5 years are calculated? For instance I have three ...
@Jalaniz Congrats ! I鈥檓 also waiting for the L card. Can you tell me how did you get the approval , did the commune directly called you? Also what was the last activities of the past months on your national register ? You can check it online ... Read More
Our new Portugal Guide is live! by Veedushi
Hello everyone,I hope you鈥檙e doing well and feeling at home in Portugal, or finding the support you need as you plan your move.At 大咖福利影院, we鈥檙e always looking for new ways to be closer to our community and provide practical help. ...
A lot of the replies on some of the above links are 10 years old. I would love to see something current! - @kzpooz33If you start a new topic with your questions, as @Bhavna says, then you will get up-to-date responses- did you have any particular ... Read More
What were the hardest parts of settling into life in Hungary? by xenoph
Hi everyone,Hungarian here.I鈥檓 doing some early research for a set of practical, everyday language and life toolkits aimed at people who鈥檝e recently moved to Hungary. The goal is to make those first days and weeks 鈥� when the ...
I worked with a lad, he gave up his job in Hungary, he was intelegent lad, was a manager of a shop, and was on 鈧�600 a month, he was earning 鈧�1500 as a potwash in Austria, he spoke only Hungarian and English and was learning German so he ... Read More
What were the hardest parts of settling into life in Hungary? by xenoph
Hi everyone,Hungarian here.I鈥檓 doing some early research for a set of practical, everyday language and life toolkits aimed at people who鈥檝e recently moved to Hungary. The goal is to make those first days and weeks 鈥� when the ...
@WeldconMany tradespeople are much richer than waiters and shop staff. This is when you see that they work away in Austria. As I have said many times before, all the staff digging up the roads etc... are from Hungary, Slovakia, and carehome ... Read More
Films to watch & to look out for by SimCityAT
I've watched a couple of films lately, and I recommend them both. 1) Irena鈥檚 Vow19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be ...
Really? "Faith-based"?聽 Cannot see that appealing to anyone outside of evangelical communities of the USA.Maybe it's a Vicar of Dibley moment. - @fluffy2560I will give it a go, I've noticed that was a AI generated discrimination.IMDb version: ... Read More
Exit Visa? by Aja2222
I applied for a a residency visa extension to my tourist visa. I should be able to pick it up next week. I expect to leave Egypt and return before the new residency visa is expired. Are there rules that require me to apply for an exit visa, before I ...
If you have a valid, renewed Egyptian residence permit (residency visa) and are leaving and returning before it expires, you typically do not need a special exit visa. A valid residence permit allows for travel, provided you are not away for more ... Read More
Films to watch & to look out for by SimCityAT
I've watched a couple of films lately, and I recommend them both. 1) Irena鈥檚 Vow19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be ...
It's Not Like That (TV Series 2026鈥� )Comedy"It's Not Like That" is a new, faith-based family drama series produced by Wonder Project that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 25, 2026. Starring Scott Foley as a widowed pastor and Erinn ... Read More
Absolutely Anything Else by fluffy2560
Supposedly a thread for blabbing about anything you want and hopefully nothing will be off topic.
More will defect Read More
Swimming Pool by Zooldrool
Anyone got experience of putting a pool into a house in the center of a city.Looking on Google maps it doesn't look like there are any of the other houses in the center that have a pool. So we could be the first. Anyone know if there are any special ...
I don't know for sure, but my feeling is that for temporary pools like that, which don't need any excavation and aren't very high-sided, you may not need a permit. - @janemulberry They aren't permanent structures, you could call them Adult paddling ... Read More
3-5 year D7 visa.... Any advice? by fotheringhamdiane
Hi,My husband and I were granted the first 2 years of our D7 visa in July 2023.We were living on our savings until August 2024 but in August my husband cashed in his small UK private pension. He gets 630 GBP per month = 726 euro a month or 8712 euro ...
There are many examples of this disconnect between government departments. These are just examples that I have experienced. - @Ken Z92 Hi Ken, That's true. I understand your comment. I hope things will improve in terms of interconnections between ... Read More
Job seeker by Osbolawa
Pls can someone recommend a real recruiting agencies for me pls and tell me how it goes
@Everyone 大咖福利影院 is NOT a recruitment agency Read More