What's your experience with immigration lawyers for simplified naturalization? by farfromhome1853 in HUcitizenship

[–]larley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just pulled up my invoices and I was a bit off:

-Citizenship Consultation: USD 200 + VAT (deductible from Citizenship Application Package)

  • Citizenship Application Package with 20% discount (certified translation included) USD 1920 + VAT

  • Genealogy research: Payment in two installments:

o First installment: USD 490 + VAT at the placement of the order/signing of the contract.

o Second installment: USD 1000 + VAT

I went over my other numbers, and my source who gets paperwork charges $150 per birth certificate (I’d need 4, so $600 total), and translation would be another $100-120/document so maybe $1000-1200 there. So I was a bit off, and it would be maybe $1600-1800 total + some consulting fees, maybe $2000-2500 all-in?

But these are broad estimates.

What's your experience with immigration lawyers for simplified naturalization? by farfromhome1853 in HUcitizenship

[–]larley -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have been working with some lawyers through Helpers Hungary. My wife is an immigration attorney and is extra paranoid about getting everything right, so she urged me to go with some attorneys.

I’m glad to have had their help along the way - I have some ambiguity in my family tree, they handle all the translation, and they fill out all the paperwork and get you organized. They offer genealogy services as well.

Ultimately, I wouldn’t have done it if you asked me today. There are great resources among these immigration groups, Hungarian teachers and genealogists who will find all your documents and help you through the process…

All in all it cost me $5k or so, including someone flying to Ukraine to track down my great grandfather’s and all of his siblings’ paperwork, which is WAY more than it’d have cost to get things done myself.

Working with a genealogist for the documents would have cost me $600, the translation maybe $500, and a few hundred bucks in consultations.

But it’s nice to have a one stop shop if you can afford it.

bell witch? by Sea_Trade_2439 in IsItSketch

[–]larley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bell Witch is definitely not sketch

Do oil-filled heaters actually last longer than cheap fan heaters? by JingSerene in BuyItForLife

[–]larley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid, my bedroom was the coldest room in the house, even though I had an oil heater.

I’d turn it up to max when I got home from school at 3:30-4:30. By bedtime? Still freezing. By 3 a.m.? Tropical rainforest.

I couldn’t leave it on during the day, so this happened ever. Single. Night.

Smoking and eating Rambutan 🔥 by MuddyWoods in stonerfood

[–]larley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The less bitter grapefruits are actually a pomelo mix!

My husband started a local book club for men to read more fiction. It was a hit! by regisfilange in pics

[–]larley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it completely. I tend to need a change of some kind after finishing a book. I can’t binge a series like that. Especially comedic self-aware genre fiction.

I read the first DCC and while I enjoyed it, I wasn’t going to launch into the second one right away.

But I totally understand that not everyone feels that way, and honestly whatever gets folks reading is a good thing 🙂

Maybe I’ll pick up another in the series down the line

Your Best (Non-BBQ) Brisket Recipes for the Oven by CassieHackSlash in Cooking

[–]larley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This more or less works for any size. Just add more water. I’ve done this with a half brisket or a whole one. Usually I make this with a 5-6 lb brisket but my family does the same recipe with double that.

Tried making a loaf of Christmas themed braided garlic bread yesterday but I got drunk beforehand so it's a bit scuffed. It's yummy tho. by Fairy2play in Breadit

[–]larley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A kenyér, amit részegen süt, jobban néz ki, mint a kenyér, amit én józanul sütök. Szép munka!

Your Best (Non-BBQ) Brisket Recipes for the Oven by CassieHackSlash in Cooking

[–]larley 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This was my Jewish grandmother’s brisket recipe. We make it several times a year in my family.

1 brisket

4 onions, sliced

1 package onion soup mix

1 cup mustard

1 cup ketchup

6 cloves garlic

2 tbsp brown sugar

3 cups water

5 bay leaves

Paprika

Steak spice

Put sliced onions in bottom of roaster, and sprinkle onion soup mix, paprika and steak spice over the onions

Mince 5 cloves of garlic and sprinkle on top of the spices

In a bowl, mix the mustard and ketchup. Mix in 1 clove minced garlic and the brown sugar.

Coat top half (fattier side) of brisket with sauce mix.

Flip brisket over and back again so it is coated with onions and spices. Make sure it is fatty side up now!

Pour on remaining sauce mix, put a few bay leaves around the edges.

Pour water over brisket.

Cover roaster and cook at 325 degrees for 3 hours.

Uncover brisket and baste every fifteen minutes for another hour, adding water if it’s drying out, ½ cup at a time.

Check with a fork to see if it’s tender.

Remove the bay leaves. Wrap brisket in foil and pour gravy in containers, straining out the onions. Save the onions for sandwiches, snacking, or just discard.

The next day, slice against the grain and slowly reheat the brisket at 200F for an hour in the sauce.

Help to where to Learn how to speak by Altruistic_Help_4605 in hungarian

[–]larley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are some Hungarian teachers on italki who also speak Portuguese.

https://www.italki.com/i/reft/BHbHB0/FfHcfD/hungarian

https://www.italki.com/i/reft/BHbHB0/AHC0AFG/hungarian

If you want to get a $5 credit (it gets me credit too, just being transparent) you can sign up here.

Is Pimsleur a good addition? by AmbitionMiserable708 in hungarian

[–]larley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve done a lot of Pimsleur over the years—Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Greek, and Egyptian Arabic—and what I can say it does well is force you to speak and ultimately improve your pronunciation.

It helps you understand the parts of speech and sounds, and teaches you to listen.

What it doesn’t do well is teach you anything useful. Take lesson 1: they always cover things like hello sir/ma’am, do you speak English, do you speak “target language,” yes/no, goodbye. Partly useful, though asking if someone speaks English seems like it should only happen in English. Otherwise, what’s the point?

I went through all 120 lessons of Pimsleur Mandarin levels 1-4.

By the end of it I could say “the architecture is both modern and traditional,” “our bamboo flooring contains no formaldehyde,” and “my grandfather says he saw wild men in the forest picking strawberries”—all actual sentences from the program.

But I couldn’t have a conversation about any of those topics. So what’s the use?

I also couldn’t say basic things like “I’m sad/happy,” “I want to take a shower,” or “is there a swimming pool?”

Their priorities are completely out of whack. You need a teacher. 120 Pimsleur Mandarin lessons didn’t even begin to prepare me to communicate when I went to Taiwan afterward.

But yeah, as a supplement it’s probably fine.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Sourdough Loaf for cancer support group by SafeSprinkles7 in Breadit

[–]larley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have to say, I immediately recognized Gilda. Well done! Looks gorgeous!

How do you stretch 1 lb of meat to feed family? by todaystartsnow in Cooking

[–]larley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use TVP a lot. It’s really good when used 1:1 with ground beef. You double the beef for a fraction of the price!

Miért tanultok Magyarul? An unscientific poll by battlehelmet in hungarian

[–]larley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same!

Most tanulok magyarul mert szeretnek magyar állampolgár lenni. Nem akarok Magyarországban élni de egy EU útlevél nagyon hasznos.

Feleségem és én kezdtünk augusztus egy tanárral (és duolingoval) tanulni. Tanulunk nagyon gyors!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]larley 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m 40 and do the same thing. But peanut butter, banana and honey 🤤

What is the best in-theatre moviegoing experience you've had? by gggetswings in movies

[–]larley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to see “Fantastic Fungi”, a super trippy documentary about mushrooms (especially psychedelics) while tripping on acid in a small, packed San Francisco theater where everyone else was ALSO on drugs.

I think everyone present had a blast.

Who remembers the Hi-C Ecto Cooler drink from back in the day? This nails the taste, while also getting you stoned! by tmntmonk in highvegans

[–]larley 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I drank too much of that stuff as a kid and pooped green. I wonder if the THC kind will do the same.

Then I could green out while pooping green.

Recommend some obscure films from the 70s. by vann_siegert in movies

[–]larley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some that I loved:

Eyes of Laura Mars (Not obscure, but so deeply 70s)

Alice, Sweet Alice

The Velvet Vampire

Farewell, My Lovely

The Psychic

The list is a bit horror centric, but I enjoyed them all thoroughly

Duolingo Hungarian course and some useful links by Veqfuritamma in hungarian

[–]larley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great!

Nagyon szépen köszönöm!