COME SAY HELLO

Some nights you leave knowing exactly how to renew your residency card. Other nights you leave with a new friend and a good glass of wine. Both count.

These are events in Budapest for English speakers, built around real questions. How the healthcare system actually works. What the tax office needs from you. Where to even start with Hungarian.

Internationals and Hungarians, people who landed last month and people who came in the nineties, in one room with someone who has the answer. Dates and tickets are below.

Aniko and Andrew Woods at KLUSTER in Budapest in 2026

Coming Up

Two ways to spend an evening: learn something that saves you a headache, or just meet good people over a glass of wine. Usually both.

Residency, Renewals and Real Life event at KLUSTER Budapest with Dr. Sánta Szabolcs Miklós
Expert Session

Residency, Renewals & Real Life: Navigating NPR & EUPR

Date Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Time 17:30

Venue KLUSTER, Károly körút 6, District V

Expert Dr. Sánta Szabolcs Miklós LL.M.

A practical session on staying long term: National Permanent Residence and EU Permanent Residence. Eligibility, the real application process, renewals, and the mistakes that cost time. Talk plus live Q&A.

Relive the September Social

Different stories, one community

The September Social sold out at 65 people, and it was one of those nights that reminds me exactly why we do this. Canadians, Brits, Dutch, Germans, South Americans and Hungarians, all building a life in the same country, finally in the same room. The wine was never the point. The people were.

Our thanks to FirstMed Budapest, our main supporter, whose backing keeps these evenings warm and welcoming rather than a sales pitch. And to Novkov Visuals, who filmed the night. Andrew and I loved every minute of hosting, and we cannot wait to do it all again at our Christmas social on 16 December.

A Look Back

This is not a one-off. HOW TO HUNGARY at KLUSTER has run monthly since September 2025: immigration and healthcare sessions, community panels, and the socials. Here is what has come before.

Jul 2026
Residency, Renewals & Real Life
A mid-year immigration catch-up with Dr. Sánta Szabolcs Miklós: renewals, permanent residence, family reunification, White Cards and changing status, plus a live Q&A.
May 2026
HOW TO HUNGARY Spring Social
The terrace social that became the template for September. Nimród Kovács wines, nibbles and DJ Woods over Astoria at golden hour, with support from our event sponsor FirstMed Budapest. A full house, sold out more than a month before.
Apr 2026
Staying in Hungary
Family reunification and permanent residence with Dr. Sánta Szabolcs Miklós: documentation, renewals, NPR and EUPR, with a live Q&A and follow-up transcript.
Mar 2026
Your Money. Your Future.
Long-term money for internationals: pensions, tax, inheritance, property gains and cross-border planning. With Richard Holmes, László Soós of Horizon Tax and Dr. Tünde Harron.
Feb 2026
Finding Your Hungarian Voice
A community panel on learning Hungarian as an adult, the plateaus, the breakthroughs, the moment it clicks. With Mark Downey, Andy Clark, Frederik Cornelius and Ákos of Magyarize. Around 30 people.
Jan 2026
Permanent Residence in Practice
Dr. Sánta Szabolcs Miklós on NPR and EU Permanent Residence: eligibility and the real application process. The material later became an Immigration Insider resource.
Dec 2025
HOW TO HUNGARY Christmas Social
Our first proper social, subtitled Wine, Cheese & Connections. Christmas music, DJ Woods, and a few words from me on finding your people here. A full house.
Nov 2025
Immigration: The Price of Staying
Dr. Sánta Szabolcs Miklós on the money side of staying: income requirements, proof of funds, renewal costs and where the rules were heading. Real cases, live Q&A.
Oct 2025
Healthcare Without Headaches
TAJ, private care and insurance, made navigable. With Dr. Ina-Andreea Mintas and Liam Crow of FirstMed and Eszter Balázs of Generali, including a look at FirstMed's AI skin-check tech.
Sep 2025
Residency & Immigration 2025
The one that started the series. Immigration lawyer Dr. Dávid Dénes on Hungary's residency system, the rules, the risks and the realities, with community discussion.

10 events, September 2025 to July 2026, KLUSTER Budapest.

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