Phil Brault
@Philbee
American expat in El Salvador
Forum posts
8
About me
American
Lives in San Salvador
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 30 April 2013
Activity
Leaving El Salvador and need tramitista y agencia de carros
I plan to pack my personal things and go to the Dominican Republic. I have an apartment in San Salvador, but I travel most of the time in Central America and the Caribbean for work. The DR is a better location for me. I need to sell three vehicles ... Read More
retirement in the Dominican Rep by dave_wendy
Hi all, this is our first post. We are two early retirees with the great desire to make the Dominican Republic our home away from home for at least six months of the year. Would love to hear from Canadians, Americans or Brits who have done the ...
Thanks for the info about the paperwork and the lawyer. I would like to have the name and contact information about your lawyer in Santiago as well. Read More
retirement in the Dominican Rep by dave_wendy
Hi all, this is our first post. We are two early retirees with the great desire to make the Dominican Republic our home away from home for at least six months of the year. Would love to hear from Canadians, Americans or Brits who have done the ...
Thanks. I will start the residency effort from El Salvador (where I currently live)now. Read More
retirement in the Dominican Rep by dave_wendy
Hi all, this is our first post. We are two early retirees with the great desire to make the Dominican Republic our home away from home for at least six months of the year. Would love to hear from Canadians, Americans or Brits who have done the ...
Thanks, Bob, When you say residency do you mean permanent or provisional? How long does it take to get the provisional residency? I had planned to send a container from El Salvador to the DR with used household goods, but if the taxes are that high, ... Read More
Can't get iTunes in DR by william82462
Apple USA tells me I can't use my USA credit cards to subscribe to iTunes for use in the Dominican Republic. Sounds crazy, but they say I must open an account in the DR to access iTunes and purchase Apple aps. I presume an alternative is buying ...
William, another option might be to use a proxy server such as Spotflux. When you connect through a proxy, iTunes would not know you were outside of the US. iTunes may have some sort of restriction prohibiting proxies, but I haven't run any while ... Read More
retirement in the Dominican Rep by dave_wendy
Hi all, this is our first post. We are two early retirees with the great desire to make the Dominican Republic our home away from home for at least six months of the year. Would love to hear from Canadians, Americans or Brits who have done the ...
thanks for your reply, planner Would a provisional residency exempt me from taxes or would I have to have permanent residency? I could possibly get a provisional residency by August but not anything else. How do I find a lawyer. I have contacted ... Read More
retirement in the Dominican Rep by dave_wendy
Hi all, this is our first post. We are two early retirees with the great desire to make the Dominican Republic our home away from home for at least six months of the year. Would love to hear from Canadians, Americans or Brits who have done the ...
Thanks for responding. Looking at the map, Jarabacoa is not very far from where I intend to look. You're right, Constanza is too isolated. I intend to look on the road to that city not too far from Autopista Duarte which would be about an hour ... Read More
retirement in the Dominican Rep by dave_wendy
Hi all, this is our first post. We are two early retirees with the great desire to make the Dominican Republic our home away from home for at least six months of the year. Would love to hear from Canadians, Americans or Brits who have done the ...
American, retired engineer, still working, travel Central America and Caribbean now. Intend to move from El Salvador to DR August 2013. Looking for help with importing household from El Salvador, possibly vehicle. Also interested in ... Read More