Denise

One more info about living on the island - going for a trip to Vancouver would be pricey! We didn't do it for few years and I was surprised what we had to pay to go from the mainland to Victoria and back! Each person (over 12) 17.20 plus car ... Read More

Cannot agree more with what kirriemuir posted. The housing market in Vancouver (or lower mainland) area is terrible, hard to find something nice for a reasonable price. Read More

I was thinking about that too, the prices are lower than lower mainland, but not sure if THAT low. See what you can find in your price range. The average house in Victoria in 2015 was 608 thousand, in 2016 755 thousand (internet source). Condos are ... Read More

WOW, if you are looking for a house for 300,000 USD which is about 400,000 CAD, you will have to look very far from Vancouver. Even a condo in Vancouver starts from 1 million and up. It will be hard to find something like that in your price range in ... Read More

@thecolonel Can I ask where you are from? Most of the serious members on this forum have their info filled in so others can see if their opinion has some ground. You don't have any info on your profile. Read More

As VISITORS here, this country is entitled to put any laws and fees into place that they want to. It is legal, completely legal. A shake down is not, it is abuse of force, abuse of authority! We need to respect that we are visitors here and ... Read More

Actually DingoElGringo is right, it's back to 30 days now, the latest fee schedule on their website says CP-PP-01-01 31 DÍAS A 90 DÍAS 2,500.00 CP-PP-01-02 3 A 9 MESES 4,000.00 CP-PP-01-03 9 A 12 MESES 5,000.00 CP-PP-01-04 12 A 18 ... Read More

No matter where you stay, you need a tourist card. It applies for each visit, so when you come back next time, you will pay again. It does not matter how many times a year you come and go. Read More

Planner is right, you don't have to be a resident to open a company, sorry my mistake. I was thinking about the tourism licence. If you are planning to open a business that has to have a tourism licence, then you have to have a resident as a ... Read More

The paperwork takes time, so maybe start the registration / set up process, have a friend to keep an eye on it and follow up the next time you get back. For some type of a business, specially if you are setting up a limited company (called SLR here) ... Read More

I think the charge is about right for the distance. Not that I agree with it, but that is what is charged anywhere else. You can maybe try to get it for 50 USD. If you add the cost of a hotel to stay overnight and a guagua the next day, plus the ... Read More

We do cook our own too. You never know what you get unless you do it yourself :) Read More

I met few people going through the process and applying for visa to different countries, not only USA and most of them took a minimum 1 year, some of them few years. A friend of mine, a US citizen who lived and worked here in DR for few years, was ... Read More

Looking at the weather from the last November, we didn't get any rain in Bayahibe area. So we are really happy this year is better, nice rain for the past few days! The low pressure system we have here now might turn into something more later ... Read More

We had last few days with nice afternoon / evening showers around La Romana / Bayahibe, so we are good for the moment. Not sure how the north shore is doing, my friends were still complaining about it and the rest of the island. Read More