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@Jerig

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American expat in Colombia

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American

Lives in manizales

Speaks English

Registration: 22 December 2020

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Jerig replied to a thread
3 years ago
Julien

Doing business in Colombia by Julien

Hi, are foreign investors welcome in Colombia? Is it complicated to register a company in Colombia? What is the procedure? What is the corporate tax rate in Colombia? Is it easy to recruit? Any advice you would share with ...

Jerig

We bought a small dairy farm in Manizales. I'll say that Manizales could use a decent cookie/bakery place aka more American. They have bakarias here but they are very dense, flavor less cookies... your only competition here would be the ... Read More

Jerig replied to a thread
3 years ago
decadude

In Pereira need COVID PCR Testing needed by decadude

I need to get a 24 hour PCR test that will allow for entry back into the USA. Please advise if anyone has or knows a good location I am in Cerritos area. Thanks in advance

Jerig

US will accept rapid test as well as PCR. PCR is being taken off market for US as of Dec 31 anyway. Read More

Jerig replied to a thread
3 years ago
dgb1

Thinking of Moving but to where in Colombia? :) by dgb1

Hola, I am David, I am wanting to come to visit Colombia and check out several cities to possibly live in but I have questions about everything. Passport, check Visa info, check, major cites, check. I see a lot of AirBnB but have also watched ...

Jerig

Manizales is very safe, is in the coffee triangle so there's great coffee, and there are a lot of places to see. It's also somewhat of a college town in that there are a number of universities. Also some really good restaurants. Read More

Jerig replied to a thread
3 years ago
voyager39

Clarifying Tax on U.S. Expats in Colombia by voyager39

I've read through some summaries of the taxation of U.S. expats in CO and am still unclear on some points. I'm hoping to clear up a couple of items here. There is apparently a determination of a presumptive minimum income of 3% of all ...

Jerig

be ready to pay fees, for lack of a better word for most services, it is difficult to setup a bank account and takes 5 years to get citizenship in Colombia. be wary of buying real estate, if you do you will find it exasperating, lengthy, and riddled ... Read More

Jerig replied to a thread
3 years ago
Neusicle

Tourist visa extension by Neusicle

Does anyone know the process for extending a tourist visa in Cartagena Colombia. After being here for almost 90 days, I'd like to stay another 90.

Jerig

thank you very much. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Read More

Jerig replied to a thread
3 years ago
Neusicle

Tourist visa extension by Neusicle

Does anyone know the process for extending a tourist visa in Cartagena Colombia. After being here for almost 90 days, I'd like to stay another 90.

Jerig

I went on line to extend my tourist 'stamp'......https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/registro/public/formularioRegistro.jsf and got a number at the end of the process I got a very long number but did not get sent to a payment page. Does ... Read More

Jerig replied to a thread
4 years ago
voyager39

Clarifying Tax on U.S. Expats in Colombia by voyager39

I've read through some summaries of the taxation of U.S. expats in CO and am still unclear on some points. I'm hoping to clear up a couple of items here. There is apparently a determination of a presumptive minimum income of 3% of all ...

Jerig

Hey fellow expat... we just retired to Manizales, expats trying to learn language and culture. We have an excellent lawyer based in Pereria but who comes here when we need her. We also found an excellent espanol teacher here. Would love to meet ... Read More