vicatella
American looking for information about Ecuador
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Registration: 11 September 2014
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Loja, Ecuador May Well Be Home by Keltic Tom
I plan on flying San Antonio to Houston (1:20 delay) then onto Quito, Ecuador (7:30 delay) then onto Loja arriving early AM. Check into a room already booked for a week and sleep and unwind. Now here is the question ... any idea as to drum-up leads ...
Tom, you'll have to keep us up to date on Loja! My husband and I are planning a move in February of 2015, and I am VERY interested in finding out more about that area. We're going for 2 weeks in another few days, so I'll report back with ... Read More
Using Dependents to Spend Less Money in Visa Process by wlae84
Here's my situation: I'm 32. My Mom is 66. She receives a pension of 2100USD/month. I have a college degree from a top US university (just mention this since I think they use the credibility of the university as a factor). I want to get a ...
wlae84 - I'm no expert by any means, but I have also been researching the visa options as my husband and I are looking to move to Ecuador early 2015. From what I can tell, if you come into Ecuador as a dependent on any visa, your status rests ... Read More
Dogs in Ecuador
So I've been reading about bringing our bluetick into Ecuador with us and I think I've got a handle on that...for now. Now what I want to know is how the atmosphere/culture is towards dogs. I've read sme scary stories about people ... Read More
Professional visa by HogMan
Wondering if anyone has obtained a professional visa. Is it only for those who want to work in Ecuador? I have a master's degree from an approved institution in the US and I speak fluent Spanish.
Oh I don't doubt it! Thanks for all the 'heads up' info. I'll more than likely at least contact a lawyer when we get down there, just to be sure I'm on the right path. I do have mid-level spanish so hopefully I'll be ... Read More
Professional visa by HogMan
Wondering if anyone has obtained a professional visa. Is it only for those who want to work in Ecuador? I have a master's degree from an approved institution in the US and I speak fluent Spanish.
My understanding was that you had to have any visa other than the T3 to apply for the professional visa (I'll probably get the 12-IX) which would seem to me that you need to be in the country before you can start the process. So I imagine I ... Read More
Professional visa by HogMan
Wondering if anyone has obtained a professional visa. Is it only for those who want to work in Ecuador? I have a master's degree from an approved institution in the US and I speak fluent Spanish.
I don't mind the extra wait time as long as the possibility is still available to get a visa this way. Thanks for the info! Read More
Professional visa by HogMan
Wondering if anyone has obtained a professional visa. Is it only for those who want to work in Ecuador? I have a master's degree from an approved institution in the US and I speak fluent Spanish.
If your university isn't on the approved institutions list, does this rule you out from attaining the professional visa? Read More
looking to move to Cotacochi/Ibarra by the end of 2015 by Joanneinict
Hi All, My name is Joanne, and I'm looking to move to Cotacochi/Ibarra by the end of 2015, if everything works out as planned. Right now I am finishing up a Master's Degree, and will defend my thesis in January. I thought about coming on a ...
Holy cow, 25 dogs?! That's amazingly, impressively insane! We're looking into the ways to bring our ONE dog over and I'm almost overwhelmed! Kudos to y'all :) Whenever we make it out there we'll have to look you guys up and have ... Read More
Cities to consider during fact finding trip by vicatella
Hi all My husband and I are planning an excursion to Ecuador later this fall to potentially suss out an area we would want to live in. We're anticipating moving next year, but things are pretty flexible on our end so it could be in 2 ...
sue- thanks for the input. We will decide eventually where we want to put down roots, but for now we're essentially doing reconnaissance across as many climates we're even vaguely interested in to see if there's one we especially ... Read More
Cities to consider during fact finding trip by vicatella
Hi all My husband and I are planning an excursion to Ecuador later this fall to potentially suss out an area we would want to live in. We're anticipating moving next year, but things are pretty flexible on our end so it could be in 2 ...
I realize that basically all coastal areas have some level of humidity. Perhaps someone could point us in the direction of a few cities on the coast that meet the other criteria I mentioned? Thanks Victoria Read More
Cities to consider during fact finding trip
Hi all My husband and I are planning an excursion to Ecuador later this fall to potentially suss out an area we would want to live in. We're anticipating moving next year, but things are pretty flexible on our end so it could be in 2 ... Read More
New members of the Ecuador forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Ecuador forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi! I'm Victoria and my husband John and I are considering moving to Ecuador. We're planning an exploratory trip later this fall to check out the Highland/Coastal areas. I've been researching and ghosting on several ex-pat blogs for a ... Read More