Dawid
@usafpj
American expat in Hungary
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Registration: 12 April 2012
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
I never have and never will buy from a used car dealer. They are terrible people. I either buy new or from a private party. I love new cars. No nasty gunk from previous people or hidden problems. Worth the extra price to me. The issue is that ... Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
What a difference experiences and perceptions make. I find cars cheap and good here from one positive experience and absolute garbage in the USA but everyone else here seems to have the opposite experience. As far as computers go, I find it is ... Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
I notice the huge price difference on laptops only pretty much. On other items most things are equal. And it isn't just Hungary but the EU that is expensive for laptops. For example my laptop, a MSI prestige is about $1,700 total in the USA ... Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
No doubt. Bureacracy is the same everywhere. I had my permanent resident cards sent by post from Saudi Arabia once I realized I was stuck. They got here in about a week. Granted they were an envelope and not a package, but I was impressed. Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
I will hijack my own thread here as I am interested in this sidebar. I am all for paying a higher price if it comes with a benefit. As is glaringly obvious now the USA has major issues with social safety nets and healthcare(It was obvious before ... Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
I guess the value of those presents would matter, as well as if they were new shipped from a company or opened from a friend. Shipping I am ok with. I always see it as a mixed benefit. It seems expensive but then I remember something is moving ... Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
I will go in circles as long as needed to get an answer, but I do not know how to follow up with Marilyn Tassy. Do I write her a message? Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
Well, this is what I was afraid of. Guess it is into the void I go. Hopefully they will let my items pass or at worst charge me VAT on what I put as the contents value, which will be outrageous but still better than them locking my stuff up for ... Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
Thanks for trying SimCityAT. I would think Customs might be more understanding since I kindof got stuck here and just want my own stuff but I doubt it. Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera) by usafpj
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ...
Wow, what an omission to make on my part. My brother would be shipping my stuff from the USA. My experience with Customs before has shown they are a finicky bunch. I had trouble in Poland and had to pay duties but that was a new mp3 player from ... Read More
Customs duties on personal items (laptop, camera)
Hello everyone. I have been a long time away from the board as I have been hopping between work in Saudi Arabia and living here and Chicago. I was in vacation in Ireland when Covid hit and countries started locking down. I cut my vacation short ... Read More
Buying a cafe in Budapest by usafpj
Good Day everyone. I posted here before about purchasing a vendeghaz and got a lot of excellent information. Now my plans have changed and I'm thinking more about purchasing a cafe in Budapest as well as flats to rent out. For clarification I ...
Thanks for all the info klsallee. The missus is still quite set on this place and from her experiences sees no big issues. I am also interested since everything fits for me(location, size, et cetra) but I want to make sure everything is legit ... Read More
Buying a cafe in Budapest
Good Day everyone. I posted here before about purchasing a vendeghaz and got a lot of excellent information. Now my plans have changed and I'm thinking more about purchasing a cafe in Budapest as well as flats to rent out. For clarification I ... Read More
Building a hotel and taxes by usafpj
Good Day everyone. I am narrowing down my choices of business plan in Hungary and am pretty much settled on a hotel in Eger or Egerszalok. I am going to an accountant soon but I thought I would ask first here about business taxes. It is quite ...
I am talking to contractors about ICF and prefab wood but I have also found a small Vendeghaz for sale. It is 170 square meters with 1.000 meters land and has 4 rooms with 3 bathrooms, none are ensuite. I have been to look and it is clean and ... Read More
Building a hotel and taxes by usafpj
Good Day everyone. I am narrowing down my choices of business plan in Hungary and am pretty much settled on a hotel in Eger or Egerszalok. I am going to an accountant soon but I thought I would ask first here about business taxes. It is quite ...
Just some information to pass onto the board. Talked to two contractors today and both quoted 300.000ft/meter for masonry construction of a vendeghaz, which is about 100.000 more than I was expecting. Amazingly they both said that it doesn't ... Read More
Building a hotel and taxes by usafpj
Good Day everyone. I am narrowing down my choices of business plan in Hungary and am pretty much settled on a hotel in Eger or Egerszalok. I am going to an accountant soon but I thought I would ask first here about business taxes. It is quite ...
Excellent info so far. I'm not too worried about corruption as I've lived and done business in Poland and Saudi Arabia, so bribes are becoming second nature to me. Settled hotels and city councils making life tough for new entrants does ... Read More
Building a hotel and taxes
Good Day everyone. I am narrowing down my choices of business plan in Hungary and am pretty much settled on a hotel in Eger or Egerszalok. I am going to an accountant soon but I thought I would ask first here about business taxes. It is quite ... Read More
Buying property in Hungary by Christine
Hi, can a foreigner buy property in Hungary? If so, is it complicated? What is the process of purchasing a property in Hungary? Any tips for buying property, such as a check-list of items to verify ? Thanks in advance for ...
Thanks for the info Fluffy. I've looked at that auction site before but have never seen any auctions on it. I'll try setting up an account and see if that changes anything. There is also this website, ingatlanvegrehajtas.hu, which lists property ... Read More
New members of the Hungary forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Hungary forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hello everyone. My name is David and I have lived in Szeged, on and off, for the past 3 years. Before that I lived in Poland for 2 years and New Zealand for 2 years. I am an American by birth and currently do contract work in Saudi Arabia. I would ... Read More
Buying property in Hungary by Christine
Hi, can a foreigner buy property in Hungary? If so, is it complicated? What is the process of purchasing a property in Hungary? Any tips for buying property, such as a check-list of items to verify ? Thanks in advance for ...
Glad to see this topic still going strong. I have an essay to write so bear with me. I am interested in becoming a landlord in Hungary, probably Budapest. I have lived in Szeged for two years and currently work in Saudi Arabia. I am American and ... Read More