Tim
@OsageArcher
American looking for information about Colombia
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About me
American
Lives in Cali
Speaks Spanish, English
Registration: 11 February 2015
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Safety from Scopolomine - bank accounts - phone apps - passwords by stealtannest3t
I don't frequent bars or use dating apps but there is still a small risk of being 'scoped' while living in Colombia. So for the group what precautions have you implemented to reduce the losses if you have the misfortune of being 'scoped'? For me I ...
Glad I live in Manizales abd dont have to worry about this garbage - @nico peligro Are you used to the rain yet? Maybe that helps keep the hampones less active LOL... Read More
Safety from Scopolomine - bank accounts - phone apps - passwords by stealtannest3t
I don't frequent bars or use dating apps but there is still a small risk of being 'scoped' while living in Colombia. So for the group what precautions have you implemented to reduce the losses if you have the misfortune of being 'scoped'? For me I ...
I guess they could go to 5 or 6 different banks. Thats why they call it expresó millionario or whateverIt's called secuestro exprés Just hanging around an ATM waiting for a victim to withdraw cash and then rob him/her, is afleteo Read More
Entry stamp 90-day extension - online? by ChipW
I'm sure I filled in an online form some years ago to receive a 90-extension for my entry stamp, but now I'm not seeing any such thing. Does it still exist?
So, I checked both the migraciones site and the cancilleria site and neither appear to have anything related to prórroga. - @ChipWYou can go here:https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/r … gistro.jsfYou fill out the FUT (Formulario ... Read More
Moving to Medellin ASAP by Josephdstultz
Hello all,My name is Joe, and my husband and I got married in Barranquilla, where he is originally from, and we plan to move to Medellin as soon as we can get my M visa situated. We currently live in Philadelphia, but we have been wanting to move to ...
@nico peligro I think many people who read about Colombia, see videos, who visit once or twice on vacations, whose Spanish is minimal, are (rightfully) impressed by how happy many Colombians are or at least seem to be - perhaps they don't see, or ... Read More
Moving to Medellin ASAP by Josephdstultz
Hello all,My name is Joe, and my husband and I got married in Barranquilla, where he is originally from, and we plan to move to Medellin as soon as we can get my M visa situated. We currently live in Philadelphia, but we have been wanting to move to ...
I think many expats and wanna-be expats simply do not understand the job market and pay in Colombia. The foreign-sourced income of most expats is far above most Colombians.Do an internet search foraverage salary per month in colombia...and ... Read More
Trying to get citizenship and another country by brownpoppa14
While looking around to find the right fit for me any suggestions and do they have any programs of funding to help you move from USA looking for permanent residency out of the country Brandy Nicole
@OsageArcher In otherwords the rules applies to some and not othersEven so called experts who just do internet searches and havent lived here for years.Sorry for being blunt and truthful - @nico peligro Some people live many years, but their ... Read More
Trying to get citizenship and another country by brownpoppa14
While looking around to find the right fit for me any suggestions and do they have any programs of funding to help you move from USA looking for permanent residency out of the country Brandy Nicole
@OsageArcher Yeah but in my case, the link is a link that's not really "searchable" on Google (I've not yet "widely publicized" my travel blog) 🤷🏽♂️ - @ChineduOpara I just did a search on a hunch forchineduopara ... Read More
Trying to get citizenship and another country by brownpoppa14
While looking around to find the right fit for me any suggestions and do they have any programs of funding to help you move from USA looking for permanent residency out of the country Brandy Nicole
@OsageArcher Ok, understood. Kinda sucks because I think the information is useful, but the moderator simply removed the link without even reviewing the content to see if it's relevant. Bummer. Oh well. In the future I'll just post the links ... Read More
Trying to get citizenship and another country by brownpoppa14
While looking around to find the right fit for me any suggestions and do they have any programs of funding to help you move from USA looking for permanent residency out of the country Brandy Nicole
@OsageArcher Question. Do you have any idea why my link was deleted, but yours were not? - @ChineduOpara Yes, I do.I have been appointed for a few years now as an exalted Colombia expert with the "badge" being the little green circle on my avatar, ... Read More
Trying to get citizenship and another country by brownpoppa14
While looking around to find the right fit for me any suggestions and do they have any programs of funding to help you move from USA looking for permanent residency out of the country Brandy Nicole
This site outlines some of what ChineduOpara alludes to, that under Petro the visa processes are becoming more difficult. Christopher Möller is a trusted lawyer who has helped many expats in all sorts of ... Read More
Trying to get citizenship and another country by brownpoppa14
While looking around to find the right fit for me any suggestions and do they have any programs of funding to help you move from USA looking for permanent residency out of the country Brandy Nicole
To my knowledge there are no Colombian government programs of funding to help foreigners move to Colombia. About the nearest thing you would find is the Colombian government allowing Colombians returning from living overseas, an import tax ... Read More
Hello, can I get the hormone Tirosint in Uruguay? by winnie590
I`m thinking of maybe moving to Uruguay. Since I live without a Thyroid, I need to take Hormones.The ones that I can take, without making me feel weird, are Tirosint (100 ug at the moment), they come from the USA, and all these 6 years since I live ...
@winnie590 Yes, it should be available in Uruguay, under the name levotiroxina sódica.https://www.vademecum.es/uruguay/medica … comprimidoTirosint and levothyroxine both contain the same active ingredient, levothyroxine sodium, and are ... Read More
Safety from Scopolomine - bank accounts - phone apps - passwords by stealtannest3t
I don't frequent bars or use dating apps but there is still a small risk of being 'scoped' while living in Colombia. So for the group what precautions have you implemented to reduce the losses if you have the misfortune of being 'scoped'? For me I ...
Your strategies seem to be good ones. But the risk is still pretty small overall. Something like a secuestro exprés is still possible where you are forced to accompany the thieves as they empty your accounts from ATMs.Always staying alert, ... Read More
Dreaming of a move to Chile by sarjon
We are dreaming about a move to Chile in the next year(s). Why? Why not? Seriously though, why not? I'm interested in your reasons why, and why not to move. Your "why not" probably won't stop us, but it will better prepare us for what to ...
A local guide is a great idea, to learn about where to go, what to do, what to say, what's hot and what's not. Here is a link to showaround.com showing over 1000 local guides for the whole country of Chile; you may also narrow it down by ... Read More
USA Decertifies Colombia in the War on Drugs by cccmedia
The move to decertify is seen as a symbolic gestureas it carries no sweeping sanctions.Colombia is first worldwide in cocaine production.The USA no longer considers the country as apartner in anti-cocaine trafficking, seen as falling short in its ...
If the USA truly wanted to stop the drug trade, it would do so within 3-6 months...If the Colombian economy didn't rely so heavily on the drug trade, they would shut it down within a year or less. - @ChineduOparaIt's just not that simple. We ... Read More