New members of the Bulgaria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2024

Hi all.  James here.  Currently in the UK.  My wife and I are looking at relocation to Bulgaria,  hopefully within 18 months or so. I've been researching for some 20 years on different locations and have only just realised Bulgaria is an option.  We're hoping to establish a  semi off grid homestead and pretty much live the good life.

Cheers James 🍻.

@jasmith837

Hi welcome to expat

Are you retired ?  Or hoping to work ?

Hi Philip.  We will be retired.  Still in our 50's but would like to

make the move and have everything in place while it's easier for us.

My wife was born and raised on a farm,  so the little homestead we're planning won't be a problem.   I will basically be providing manual labour.

Cheers James 🍻.

Hi all, ive been reading this forum for a while and finding it interesting and refreshing how positive it seems here.

I am currently 56 and am looking to move to Bulgaria in 4 years time. I am coming across this coming Easter to have a reccy of Haskovo and southern Stara Zagora areas.

See you in the main forums, Shaun

Edit - Just realised ive posted this welcome message in wrong place, my bad

@MasonD

Hi Shaun and welcome. How are you getting your D Visa?

Ive posted in main forum about that, and Hi

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1057019

Hi all,

I am a Canadian and wife/daughter is German. We are planning to move to Bulgaria in next few months. Excited to be part of this community!

Thanks,

Victor

@greenOasis

Hi Victor. Welcome.

welcome.

Hi victor welcome aboard, good luck with your new adventure.

Rgds,

Ozzy

Hi everyone,

This is Shima, we invested in Bulgaria and established a company there. As I am not Bulgarian, I have so many challenges so I found expat as a solution for myself to use your guides and experiences.

best regards

@info297

Welcome on board Shima !

Hello all, any advise you can give on buying a property in Bulgaria for a UK citizen. ins and outs hiw long u can stay for . and hooe retire there in a few years.

thanks in advance

    Hello all, any advise you can give on buying a property in Bulgaria for a UK citizen. ins and outs hiw long u can stay for . and hooe retire there in a few years.
thanks in advance
   

    -@denerowley

Have a look at the Forum, loads of Brits have bought houses. You will find a lot of information.

@Julien

Hello Expats!

My name is Albena! I am originally from Bulgaria and have lived in the United States since 1991 when I was just eight years old. I have visited Bulgaria on and off over the past twenty some years and will be moving back to live in Sofia this May of 2024. Though familiar, Bulgaria is a new place for me having left as a child and returning to live there with my own family in my early forties! I am hoping to connect with English speaking expats and to establish new friendships and social supports. Looking for recommendations for a pediatrician for my two year old son and a family general practitioner for myself and my spouse.

Nice to meet everyone!

Albena

Hi Everyone,

My self and my wife have taken the decision to relocate to Bulgaria. Our plan is to purchase a property with 2-5 acres of land in a rural setting more than likely in the north of the country.

We are looking at making this move in 3-5 years. We will be off grid and mostly self sufficient.

Looking forward to being on the forum and connecting with people like ourselves and ex pats who have already made the move

Ian & Stacey

Hello Albena, Ian and Stacey,

Warm welcome to the forum !

I hope you find all the information you need to succeed in your projects.

@Albena, feel free to interact with members of the Sofia forum by joining in some topics that might be of interest to you or you may also create your own topic.

@Stacey&Ian,

A while ago we had another member in a similar position : Where to consider moving for a more self sufficient lifestyle ?If you have any questions, feel free to either open a new topic or join in.

All the vey best

Bhavna

@jasmith837 You seem to be in the same mind set as me, please keep us up to speed with your thoughts & progress.......... After visiting BG ( Sofia & Plovdiv.) & doing some research I'm leaning towards the Burgas area & hope to find a nice village with shop/bar etc & find somewhere with a big garden for growing veg & maybe keeping at least chickens & would even consider sheep/goats.

@Julien Another n00b here looking at relocating to BG & maybe l've even narrowed it down to the Burgas area.

I'm visiting BG again after an initial visit to Sofia & Plovdiv last year & although my plane lands in Sofia where l will spend a couple of days, l am going to rent a car or travel by bus/train across country & spend a couple of weeks hopefully finding the ideal property in a nice village or town in the Burgas region to suit my needs.

Mick

@BritMickabroad

I hope you find the right place, Mick!

Hi all.

My wife and I moved here in 2007.

We sold up from the UK lock stock and barrel stuck everything in investments and hoped to live off that until our pensions kicked in.

Well we made it, my UK pension has just kicked in and my wife's was last year, do not think we would have made it in another country.

Been lots of ups and downs, and the finance markets being very bad over that time meant we spent a lot of our savings, but now finance wise we can relax and enjoy this country to its fullest

@roywebb58

Fab that it all worked out! It must have been a big relief to get your pension at last.

@GuestPoster1102

ho Victor, were in Canada are you from and where in BD are planning to move to? A fellow Canadian here, also seriously considering BG.

    @GuestPoster1102
ho Victor, were in Canada are you from and where in BD are planning to move to? A fellow Canadian here, also seriously considering BG.
   

    -@adardom

You will not get a response from them as they are no longer members of the website. 

You are free to start a new topic with questions you may have.

tnx  @SimCityAT, will do when closer to that decision,am the point of reading and researching before jumping for a few months of living and renting before 100% committing.

@janemulberry

Thanks well it would be if the UK pension service had paid me.

Due on 16th of January and next payment was to be 13th Feb, still waiting

@roywebb58

Oh no! I hope you can get it sorted out.

@Julien

hi thanks for this thread its so helpful as was getting a bit lost on the site

We are looking to move to Bulgaria in the next year. Have been looking online at properties around Pavelikemi and are travelling out in May to have s proper look We wondered what Dolna Lipnitsa is like ? Im keen to fknd out if there are buses from the village to Pavelikeni etc And general advice on how people have found the area !

@rjburns

Hello and welcome !

You did right by opening a new thread on the forum so that members can guide you : https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1063404

Regards

Bhavna

@Julien Hi, new to forum we are thinking of  moving to Bulgaria the cost of living climate we will be moving over there in the next 2 years ,hopefully

Hello frenchcollector29,

Welcome to Expat.com

I recommend beginning with the Living in Bulgaria guide for expats.

Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to initiate a new thread on the Bulgaria forum to engage with other members.

All the best,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

Hi All, New here, just created an account, only recently (a few days ago) decided to look into Bulgaria as a relocation destination so am here factfinding

We have just arrived and also fact finding. My husband applied for residency last Nov, we are renting at present let me know if i can help in any way.

Hi all sorry to be pain is Pavlikeni a nice area to live in I have seen a nice house that I'm considering putting an offer in on just need little bit more info on area. Is there alot of expats in the area too I do intend to integrate with the locals and learn Bulgarian but be n8ce to know if many expats in the area for reassurance to begin with.

Thank you

Greetings All ... Diarmuid here ... Ireland by birth and a Cork Man by the grace of God!

A newbie to Sofia who arrived 4 weeks ago so beginning to settle in now. I am a self-employed Accountant but like to think that I very much DON'T conform to the Stereotype ;-) Renting in Serdica so nice and central and hoping to make a few new friends and contacts here

@Robertgreen93958

There are plenty of expats in the Pavlikeni area, but I've been told that some villages are better than others. You might get more info by starting a new thread naming the village the house is in, so people familiar with the area can reply.

Thank you Jane

Unfortunately the house I was looking at in  Pavlikeni has  been sold. But I'm on the look out again in the same area.

Welcome Diarmuid I'm new to the forum too and looking to move to Bulgaria very soon

I think you're find there are plenty of houses for sale in the area, Robert.

Hi all new to the form and jusr recently purchased a property in the village of Pavel, Polski Trambesh municipality, Veliko Tarnovo region.

Was wandering if any expats are in the village or close by