JimJ
English expat in Bulgaria
Forum posts
1637
About me
English
Speaks Greek, English, French, Bulgarian, German
Registration: 07 December 2015
About
Occupation
I am Retired.
My expat journey
Bulgaria
Seattle, Washington, USA
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Athens, Attica, Greece
Singapore, Singapore
Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
England
Activity
Medical treatment in BG by JimJ
Stand by for more reporting on hospital treatment here in BG fairly soon...I'm going in for a TKR (Total Knee Replacement) on Tuesday and should be out of hospital in about 6 days, following a bit of rehab. First challenge will be getting up those ...
So do we call you the $6M man now? Congrats and I'll drink to a quick recovery tonight. - @grshaw30 The Memsaab isn't permitting me any alcoholic libation for the moment (darned ABs!), so sparkling water is the best I can manage...but I thank you ... Read More
Company query by jeanmandredeix
We are here on Visa D retirement from UK and I have noticed that our electricity and water bills are in the dormant company name.Is this correct? Or should it be in my name?
Depending on your supplier, you may have an uphill struggle to get the bill put in your name. Some electricity companies have a policy that since a company owns the property but rents it out, then they're still supplying a commercial entity, ie a ... Read More
Medical treatment in BG by JimJ
Stand by for more reporting on hospital treatment here in BG fairly soon...I'm going in for a TKR (Total Knee Replacement) on Tuesday and should be out of hospital in about 6 days, following a bit of rehab. First challenge will be getting up those ...
Well, I'm happy to say that I went up the whole 77 steps without a break on my return home today (actually not 100% true - I did stop once inside to cuddle the cats, before continuing up to the bedroom). I have new painkillers to try, which I hope ... Read More
(Dis)Organised Crime in Bulgaria.... by JimJ
A gang of Master Counterfeiters has just been busted in Bulgaria: apparently their fake banknotes are of "very good quality" but their education is clearly of a somewhat lesser standard*. They managed to call Aleko Konstantinov (whose portrait is ...
@JimJ I see the post I was talking about is now gone. Read More
(Dis)Organised Crime in Bulgaria.... by JimJ
A gang of Master Counterfeiters has just been busted in Bulgaria: apparently their fake banknotes are of "very good quality" but their education is clearly of a somewhat lesser standard*. They managed to call Aleko Konstantinov (whose portrait is ...
@biscamelot Seriously? You do know that it's the 21st Century, don't you? I can't believe that I'm reading such bigoted nonsense...😡 Read More
(Dis)Organised Crime in Bulgaria.... by JimJ
A gang of Master Counterfeiters has just been busted in Bulgaria: apparently their fake banknotes are of "very good quality" but their education is clearly of a somewhat lesser standard*. They managed to call Aleko Konstantinov (whose portrait is ...
@biscamelot In your dreams! While it's true that there aren't really any more Russian gangs operating here at street level, like there were in the 1990s and early 2000s, they're still very much alive and kicking. Groups like the Solntsevskaya and ... Read More
D Visa Guidance by gwynj
INTRODUCTION I have posted much of this information in reply to several forum posts, but I think it might be helpful to have it one place. Following Brexit (and the end of the Transition period i.e. from 1/1/21), British citizens now need to apply ...
@janemulberry Doing a pretty good impression of Chester in "Gunsmoke".. 🤠It's going slowly: my "good" leg has been bone on bone.for a couple of years and the new extra strain has tipped it over the edge. An intramuscular combination of ... Read More
D Visa Guidance by gwynj
INTRODUCTION I have posted much of this information in reply to several forum posts, but I think it might be helpful to have it one place. Following Brexit (and the end of the Transition period i.e. from 1/1/21), British citizens now need to apply ...
@sammibenfell18 He'd still need to register a company is he's a TCN.Make sure that you give him a notarised tenancy agreement specifying that he will immediately leave the property at the end/cancellation of the agreement. Get a competent Bulgarian ... Read More
D Visa Guidance by gwynj
INTRODUCTION I have posted much of this information in reply to several forum posts, but I think it might be helpful to have it one place. Following Brexit (and the end of the Transition period i.e. from 1/1/21), British citizens now need to apply ...
@sammibenfell18 Having an address is only part of the requirements - things have tightened up quite a bit over the past few years and there are quite a few additional hoops to just through (nothing like in other, stricter, countries like Greece etc, ... Read More
Scaffolding vailable in Bulgaria? by cs75
Hi , are tube and board type scaffolding available in Bulgaria or is it mostly ally towers etc ?Ive seen some fb marketplace adverts for steel tube priced per foot but can't see any boards or fittings for this type of scaffold ?
Just type скеле под наем and your location into Google Maps or one of the big sell/buy sites (bazar, olx et al) and Bob's your uncle.. Read More
D Visa Guidance by gwynj
INTRODUCTION I have posted much of this information in reply to several forum posts, but I think it might be helpful to have it one place. Following Brexit (and the end of the Transition period i.e. from 1/1/21), British citizens now need to apply ...
@sammibenfell18 Be careful! As regards the post-Brexit property, legally-speaking your husband doesn't own it; it's owned by the company. He can't rent it out, the company does. If the company rents it out, it is no longer non-trading, will have to ... Read More
Medical treatment in BG by JimJ
Stand by for more reporting on hospital treatment here in BG fairly soon...I'm going in for a TKR (Total Knee Replacement) on Tuesday and should be out of hospital in about 6 days, following a bit of rehab. First challenge will be getting up those ...
Okay - The Eagle Has Pooped! Only a couple of walnuts but I'll take what I can get..After that I did a few rounds of the ward with my walker but the novelty soon wore off, so I managed to do a couple more with my jolly old bastoun..Now huffing and ... Read More
Medical treatment in BG by JimJ
Stand by for more reporting on hospital treatment here in BG fairly soon...I'm going in for a TKR (Total Knee Replacement) on Tuesday and should be out of hospital in about 6 days, following a bit of rehab. First challenge will be getting up those ...
Good news! I've been unable to produce even a flicker of life from my thigh muscles, let alone raise my straight leg even a millimetre, and the physios don't work at the weekend ( and aren't much cop here anyway). I've had to improvise a sling to ... Read More
Medical treatment in BG by JimJ
Stand by for more reporting on hospital treatment here in BG fairly soon...I'm going in for a TKR (Total Knee Replacement) on Tuesday and should be out of hospital in about 6 days, following a bit of rehab. First challenge will be getting up those ...
I'm not sure how devout Muslims, Jews or veggies would fare here: some form of pork is served for pretty much every meal - apart from chicken a coupleof times. Read More
Medical treatment in BG by JimJ
Stand by for more reporting on hospital treatment here in BG fairly soon...I'm going in for a TKR (Total Knee Replacement) on Tuesday and should be out of hospital in about 6 days, following a bit of rehab. First challenge will be getting up those ...
I may have solved the Cardie Case - she came in this morning without it; both arms are covered in tats. She put in a new canula yesterday evening, which promptly fell out during the night - it took three tries to get another one in..I was also ... Read More