Advocate for the legal topics...resident permit+buying new/old car etc

@diegoag78

Hello,

We hope to come to Uruguay on October 21st, very early in the morning.  We would like to get a lot done in two weeks.  We could use a good interpreter and a resource person.  If you are both of these you are our man. 

How much do you charge per hour?  How much do you charge if we would hire you for a full day?  We hired a consular employee in Mexico and she was a great help.

Thank you and all the best!

Armin

@ColoniaMan

Thank you so much for the overview.

I have three questions to points that I can not wrap my head around.   May I?

1)  I have never been to many countries including living and working in some.  I never need an immunization record.  I have one from my childhood and the some loose sheets.  Would these all neeed to be transalted and apostilled or could I just get the tetanus shot and get that documented and apostilled?

2)  We (both or one of us) have lived for more than 6 months in at least three countries during the last five years.  I read that US citizens can get Interpol certificates in Montevideo.  Is this also possible for people who are neither residents nor citizens of the USA.

3)  We need to get birth and marriage certificates from various countries including Ukraine.  I have no idea how well everything functions in Ukraine nowadays (it was perfect when we got married there, but now).  Are there any exceptions.  We have a legalisation from the Canadian Consulate based on certifications by the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior and the Exterior ...

Very detailed questions I know.  Perhaps to specific.  But the world is getting more complicated.  I have thought of using a lawyer although I am not bad with legal things, have even helped (successfully) a few people with immigrating to Canada.

You will definitely need a professional to clarify all this and help you here.  The governmental officers are quite provincial and square-minded.  You have to bring EVERYTHING  apostilled and then you will have to pay a local  (don't translate before coming since they only accept Uruguayan translators) professional translator before you submit your documents.  You will also need LOTS    OF PATIENCE since everything here is slooooow.  They never accepted my PhD even though it was apostilled because they disagree with the way they make the apostilles in Puerto Rico.

Haha. Welcome to Uruguay. I promise that in two years time you will manage to be as slow.

@armin31

Hi Armin, how have you been?

Sorry for this late reply, honestly I did not notice your message

I hope have already managed to start your residence permit procedure here.

If you still need some help, please contact me at any time.

You can also send me a private message.

Diego

@armin31 Hello, l have just found your message. I cannot answer those questions authoritatively but l would urge caution when instructing an immigration lawyer. I contacted one who wanted $2,000 + 22% tax and advised an additional $1,000 disbursements. The notary who handled my house purchase did most of the work or found translators for me. As l remember, it was substantially less than $1,000, possibly less than $500. If you are going to buy real estate then you will need a notary (escribano) so take the opportunity to discuss the matter with him/her. You will in any case need a notary for your documents. It just takes a while to process your application.