Hungarian Immigration Health Insurance: Avoiding Rejections
Wednesday night’s immigration event at KLUSTER with Dr. Sánta came with the usual mix of practical questions, and one in particular stuck with me: someone asked about the health-insurance requirement for residence applications. It was a simple question, but a sensible...
Hungary Immigration: The Price of Staying
Last night’s HOW TO HUNGARY session at KLUSTER proved that nothing packs a room faster than immigration anxiety. Budapest has moved firmly into winter, and yet people arrived early, notebooks in hand, ready to understand Hungary Immigration: The Price of Staying in...
Benefits of a Hungarian Passport: Mobility Without Drama
It’s a cold autumn morning in Budapest, and I’ve just finished my second coffee while trying to work out where Andrew and I might escape to for a quick winter break. Living here means every conversation eventually turns into a debate about airports, trains, and which...
Budapest Christmas Markets 2025: All That Glitters
It’s only mid-November, but Budapest has already given in to Christmas – and so have we. The air is sharp, barely six degrees today, and the lights are strung across Andrássy Avenue like a promise. The Budapest Christmas Markets 2025 open tomorrow, and Andrew...
I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.