Squealer
Belgian looking for information about Greece
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Registration: 01 October 2021
Tax return 2023 by markpickard
Hi everyone. I live in the Czech Repubic, but have a small rental income in Greece. I need to download my 'tax overview' for the year 2022 from Greek tax authority online portal in order to file my tax return, but it seems that it is not yet ...
@markpickard what do you mean by your "tax overview", Mark? Read More
Customs duty when driving to Greece by Guest8757
I have a house in greece but do not yet have Greek residency. Im planning to drive to Greece this spring and take some furniture, tools, household items with me. I have read that if items are over 6 months old I do not need to pay import duty but ...
It's called the Internal Market! Read More
Customs duty when driving to Greece by Guest8757
I have a house in greece but do not yet have Greek residency. Im planning to drive to Greece this spring and take some furniture, tools, household items with me. I have read that if items are over 6 months old I do not need to pay import duty but ...
@Stravatha Are you an EU citizen and were the goods (irrespective of their age) bought in an EU country with VAT paid in that country? If so, neither customs duty nor Greek VAT. Read More
Need info about flat rate 7% tax break for expat retirees by eamaral12
Hello, I am trying to find more concrete information online about 7% tax break for expat retirees changing residency to Greece, and so far, I can only see that there was a "draft" law proposed in 2020. Does anybody know if this law is ...
If one becomes fiscally resident in Greece then Bamboozler's reply聽 is correct.To be noted, however, that neither Bamboozler nor ZeusNYC1 (good to see that Zeus is alive and kicking!) have actually answered the original questions. Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
@concertinaYou are of course right - Agnieszka could go to the KEP and ask. But I should be very surprised if the KEP would actually do more than advise on what needs to be done. For example, do you really see the KEP getting hold of the ... Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
@concertina my point was that we don't all have to run about - if you have an agent to do the running about for you!Would be interested if you would tell Agnieszka if the KEP just tells you what to do or whether it also does it for you (submitting ... Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
@concertina The question is, of course, this :聽 the KEP will certainly tell you what you have to do, but will they do it for you? If not the latter, it's still Agnieszka (or her partner) who will have to do the running about. Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
@ AgnieszkaCzesc! and welcome to Greece!Unless your partner is Greek and has a lot of free time and patience and is prepared to go backwards and forwards, I would advise you to get an agent to do the job for you. Mine took my papers and did ... Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
@concertina Based on your style (of writing, I mean), I believe we might actually have met. Do you frequent - or have you frequented - YaBanaki beach at Varkiza, by any chance? Read More
How to bring your car to Greece by Bhavna
Hello everybody, If you exported your car to Greece, were there any formalities that needed to be completed beforehand? What were they? What is the best way to export your car? Is there a limit on the number of vehicles, or perhaps the age of ...
@The Grocer Engine size also counts. Furthermore, there is a loading for diesel cars plus a special "environment" tax of 鈧�3000 for EURO 4 diesels and @1000 for EURO 5 diesels. Importing an old(ish) large-engined diesel car is a costly affair. Read More
How to bring your car to Greece by Bhavna
Hello everybody, If you exported your car to Greece, were there any formalities that needed to be completed beforehand? What were they? What is the best way to export your car? Is there a limit on the number of vehicles, or perhaps the age of ...
@gehbw聽 and @The GrocerWas told by a customs agent that one can only import a diesel car if it is at least EURO 4. The EURO 4 standard began in 2009-2010. Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
@concertinaYes, I'm well, thank you, concertina - no live ammunition where I am, just blanks! :)Keep well now and do keep posting, your contributions are always worth reading and have surely helped many people. Read More
Cost of second hand cars in Greece
Could I have opinions on why those costs are so high compared to what we see generally on the European market? Read More
Brits retired to Peloponnese? by sandiedawn
Hi My partner & I are seriously considering selling up in the UK and retiring to Greece. We particularly like the Peloponnese and plan to come over in June to travel around looking at different areas. (We've just spent 3 months in Portugal ...
@The GrocerYou wrote: "On the other side don't consider living in Messini town.聽 Quite often a bit of trouble there.May I ask you - for the second time - to be kind enough to elaborate on that comment/opinion? What kind of "trouble" do you have ... Read More
Brits retired to Peloponnese? by sandiedawn
Hi My partner & I are seriously considering selling up in the UK and retiring to Greece. We particularly like the Peloponnese and plan to come over in June to travel around looking at different areas. (We've just spent 3 months in Portugal ...
@The Grocer I'm intrigued that you should say there's often a bit of trouble in Messini town. What sort of trouble do you mean? Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
Judging by your last two somewhat intemperate posts, concertina, you don't seem best placed to advise other people to "learn to be polite and kind", do you?Perhaps you're going through a difficult patch, though, in which case I'll understand and not ... Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
Thank you for that, concertina.I was aware that KiwiAlec wasn't an EU national, which is why I started my post by writing "It's possible that concertina's right when it comes to non-EU nationals...".As for emissions checks, I'm sure you're right, ... Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
I forgot : you get round the first objection raised by concertina by getting the garage which sells you the car to take care of the registration formalities; you only pay the garage once the car is presented to you with brand new number plates and ... Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
Hi AlekIt's possible that concertina's right when it comes to non-EU nationals, but if you were an EU-national you would NOT need a residence permit to register a car here in Greece. You would - as a EU-national - only need a residence permit if you ... Read More
cost of importing a car by samperithia
Hi all, we are moving to Corfu in the near future but due to the pandemic our travel plans need to change. As we are bringing a large dog we can only use certain airlines/planes and we are near Leeds so an extra drive to London would not be good ...
If you wait for the Embassy to get back to you you may be waiting for quite a while more. My advice is : keep pestering them. Read More
Greek Car Import & Applicable Taxes (for relocating Expat) by Roff07
Hi All, I'm a British citizen (married to a Greek) due to relocate from UAE to Greece in 2021. I was looking into bringing my car with me (in shipping container with household goods), due to the cheap car prices in UAE in comparison to Greece. ...
You are right - you can't import cars of the EURO 1,2 and 3 standards into Greece. For EURO 4 standard the special "environmental tax" levied when you (re)register a car (which you evidently have to do upon import) is 鈧�3000 and ... Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
Obviously you can buy a car, that goes without saying - the topic was how you register it. And there, dear Friend, you are not correct. You cannot even get a residence permit for Greece if you stay for less than 3 months. You cannot supply that ... Read More
Residence permit needed for buying car by Matthijs49
Hi, a bit confused now... For buying a (new) car in Greece, do you need a residence permit if you are already a EU-national? Planning to buy one as soon as we have moved, and don't want to wait until we have obtained the residence permit. We do ...
Whoa there, guy and girls! I think we're conflating buying a car and having a residence permit. Consider the following case : you might wish to buy a second hand car in Greece while never staying there for more than 3 months at a time. Because ... Read More