Visa Facilitators, who is who?

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GMistral Serial expat

Member since 11 September 2013

GMistralSerial expat07 January 2017 22:23:40

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Check this out:
#GringoVisas Maite Duran

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People's comments on Maite Duran services as Gringo Visas.

thecuencaillusion

Susan_in_Ecuador Serial expat

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Susan_in_EcuadorSerial expat07 January 2017 23:27:29

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Currently Maite Duran has 8 law suits against her and is going to court against an expat for libel on the 12th of this month. Both Cuenca High Life and GringoTree have carried the story and it is on FaceBook. Gringo Post (which has Maite Duran and Gringo Visas as an adveritser, declined to publish the story)

GMistral Serial expat

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GMistralSerial expat07 January 2017 23:36:29

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Susan_in_Ecuador wrote:
Currently Maite Duran has 8 law suits against her and is going to court against an expat for libel on the 12th of this month. Both Cuenca High Life and GringoTree have carried the story and it is on FaceBook. Gringo Post (which has Maite Duran and Gringo Visas as an adveritser, declined to publish the story)

Could you please post the FB link?

Julien Founder

Member since 11 March 2005

17 years of happy life abroad

JulienFounder08 January 2017 03:32:36

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Hi everyone,

I don't think we'll keep this thread online, due to the different law suits against the quoted facilitator ...

GMistral Serial expat

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GMistralSerial expat08 January 2017 04:16:34

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Julien wrote:
Hi everyone,

I don't think we'll keep this thread online, due to the different law suits against the quoted facilitator ...

It might be good that new Expats know who is who. Let them read what is online, made public by others.

cccmedia Ecuador / Colombia Expert

Member since 13 March 2014

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert08 January 2017 05:23:11

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GMistral wrote:
Julien wrote:
I don't think we'll keep this thread online, due to the different law suits against the quoted facilitator ...

It might be good that new Expats know who is who. Let them read what is online, made public by others.

There is a law on the books in Ecuador that forbids the criticism of visa facilitators. An Expat could face serious penalties if violating the law.

So Julien is on the right track if he does close the thread.

Source: Day In Quito Blog, managed by Expat Liliya Bykova

-- cccmedia

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