Hi everyone!
Some of my questions cover a few topics, so I thought I would post one big summary here and see what you all think.
My partner has dual-citizenship (Australian and Hungarian) and we wish to come to Hungary next year and live there for 8-12 months. He has not been back to Hungary for 10+ years and I have never been. He has family there (not in Budapest, which is where we would like to be based) We would also like to do some travel around Europe, finances-permitting.
I will be able to take leave from my job here as a teacher (with some pay for a little while, though not the whole time) and my partner will be taking paid leave, which equates to about 1600 Euros a month. (We will still have our Australian bank accounts)
I will be able to take some leave on half pay, about
A few questions I have been thinking about:
1. Do I apply for a residence visa before I come to Hungary, or do I come on a tourist visa (3 months) and apply when I am there?
2. Is it even worth me considering a work permit and employment visa?
3. When applying for a work visa, does one have to have a job lined up in Hungary first?
4. Will it be relatively easy to obtain a residence visa for me given that my partner will be supporting the two of us?
I am a qualified teacher of English (high school) here in Australia with 2 Bachelor's degrees, 7 years teaching experience, an Australian Police Check and Working with Children Check (compulsory here).
I would happily teach at a language school, or babysit children, or do volunteer work. I would like a break from teaching day-to-day in a school environment, and would love to try something else. I also have lots of previous experience in pubs and restaurants (and general customer service) but I don't speak Hungarian! (yet!)
We will be looking for a rental apartment in Budapest, so if you have any recommendations for Districts that are nice without being outrageously expensive, please let me know!
Any advice would be welcomed - thanks for taking the time to read!
Regards
Steph