@JAMES LINDZEY
American expat in Colombia
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Registration: 29 August 2022
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Visa de Residente by PhilCo58
For anyone who doesn't spend their time studying Colombian Regs. By accident I came across a post on FB today, all Foreigners with Resident Visas must renew them by 24 October 2024, even if you had years left on your Visa, in my case 2026, we rang ...
@Lpdiver yeah the M visa now has a new requirement of living 180 days a year or more or it can be cancelled out. new change thanks to president duque who left office in 2022. Read More
Visa de Residente by PhilCo58
For anyone who doesn't spend their time studying Colombian Regs. By accident I came across a post on FB today, all Foreigners with Resident Visas must renew them by 24 October 2024, even if you had years left on your Visa, in my case 2026, we rang ...
@PhilCo58 YES THIS IS TRUE. you need an immigration report then you can apply for the TRASPASO PROCESS. you dont apply as a new resident visa application. its about 110 bucks for the study and visa transfer.if you need help send me a ... Read More
Open a Colombian Bank Account by PeteWattersChatsworth18
I travel to Colombia as a tourist 5 times a year for about 2 weeks a stay. I would like to open a Bancolumbia account and understand I need a "Cédula de Extranjería." and to get that I need to get a VISA. How hard is it to get these 2 ...
Remember any money you pass through banks in colombia gets reported to the DIAN and you may be liable for paying income taxes in colombia. Also keep in mind that you must pay EPS health insurance based on your bank account movements or your personal ... Read More
Student visa questions by acpr
I've got three main questions basically, though the first isn't about studying. If I'm not mistaken, there are only two ways (marriage excluded) to extend one's stay in Colombia without leaving the country. Study Spanishapply for the Digital Nomad ...
@Mr. Jones 1994 ISSUE time of a visa and time allowed in country are two seperate visas. More famous examples are the b1/b2 tourist visa to the United States. This visa is often issued for 10 years but a Colombian or other foreign visitor to the ... Read More
The Gringo Hunters by cccmedia
Men's dating coach Saiyan Chan --originally from the USA and conversationalin Spanish -- has been meeting and studyingmany women he considers to be"Gringo hunters" in Colombia over thepast ten years. He has posted his findingsonline.Gringo ...
The economy around the world has had high inflation, and any touristic city has the airbnb problem. My sister lives in new orleans and they just passed a law which only allows 1 airbnb per block. The cities put pressure on airbnb to enforce but ... Read More
Dating and finding love as an expat in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello, With cultural barriers and different dating norms, finding love as an expat abroad can be exciting and challenging at the same time. Is it easy to meet other fellow single people in Colombia? How do you go about meeting people ...
your best learning spanish and venturing out of tourist zones. it takes more work but your chances are higher of finding a long term relationship based more on the girl liking you for you and not for money. NOW with that being said all girls see ... Read More
Student visa questions by acpr
I've got three main questions basically, though the first isn't about studying. If I'm not mistaken, there are only two ways (marriage excluded) to extend one's stay in Colombia without leaving the country. Study Spanishapply for the Digital Nomad ...
Digital nomad visas are not that easy. The student visa is much easier, and faster. The digital nomad requires many foreign documents to be successful. This takes time and money. At this moment in July the system is very overloaded with many ... Read More
FBI BACKGROUND CHECK by Remo Zimbaldi
Hi folks. My name is Ken. After nearly 18 months of researching anything and everything about becoming an expat in Colombia,and getting nothing but a barrage of conflicting and/or outdated information, I decided early in 2023 that my best approach ...
Check out info here for getting figerprints in colombia. Medellin has finger print agencies, and then you can get fbi background check from colombiamedellinlawyer.com/usa-criminal-background-report/also check out colombiavisas.com for more info.I ... Read More
Need referral to immigration lawyer by udisteinman
Hello, I'm an American/Canadian looking to move to Colombia. I have spoken to a couple of different immigration lawyers who have told me slightly different things. One, was referred by a large global organization and the other was also a referral, ...
-@udisteinman *** Read More
GIRLFRIEND / FIANCE/ WIFE (??) FROM COLOMBIA by JohnyLondon
A bit of advice: Colombians are great women. Healthy, seemingly happy, dancing, oh - you would like to forget about God's world.You will be surrounded by laughter and dancing in the fumes of wine and beer, if you buy aguardiente - they will ...
go with your gut feelings. easier said than done. love is a poison sometimes. one of my hottest girlfriends in college was a slutty party animal, but she was hot as hell. i put up with it for a few months until all my friends where saying i was ... Read More
Are you a Medellin Guru? by Guest7953
Has anyone noticed that the Medellin Guru website has been offline for it seems a couple of months. I was looking for a comment from an expat I recall reading saying he was audited 2 years after buying an apartment and that it is very common ...
if you need more visa information check out Visas by James at [link moderated] - just focused on legal issues, no fun stuff like restaurants etc. Cheers, James Read More