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About ready to start the Retirement Visa process

LuckySpyGuy
#1

I've lived in Medellin for eight years and am looking at the process for getting a retirement visa. I'm expecting to get that process started in March since everything expires in June. I'm looking for recommendations from people who have already gone through the process: Visa application, cedula, FBI background check (plus translation and apostille), plus whatever else that's required.


I took advantage of the opportunity two weeks in NYC gave me to get my Passport renewed. Applied on Tuesday and picked it up two days later! If only the rest of the process was so simple! My thanks for any advice you might have.


~ Bob Burford

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South American Voyager
#2

Bob, what type of visa has allowed you to be in Medellin for 8 years? Perhaps your just visiting a few months here and there?


After exploring Colombia since my first visit/extended stay to Bogota in 1990 I arrived in Medellin in December 2010 so 16 years of which the first 6 years (2010-2017) spent 180 days each year/multiple visits then started my visa process in 2017/2018 converted to a retirement/pensioner visa about 6 years ago and just last month gained my RESIDENTE visa so here are a few of my experiences.


I have used AUTAURCHY visa and tax attorneys with office in Envigado, Santa Marta and Bogota I believe. Rodger Schmidt has become a good friend of mine. They have performed all of my visas including last month my Residente visa they also have been doing my Colombia tax filing each year for 7 years so I know them well. They will handle the whole process and it has been a godsend for me, reasonable and solid service you can't ask for anything more.


At the time being I am visiting family/friends in Huntington Beach, California and have been here for over a month and miss my life, my home in my small pueblo and my Colombian friends  as Colombia has become my home.


Hope this helps.

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