thiswildride
American looking for information about Uruguay
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Lives in Segorbe
Registration: 20 August 2009
True costs of day to day life by Ubersaramck
Hi Everyone, Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to answer my questions already! I am in your debt! Currently I am trying to do a budget list for day to day living in Uruguay. How much does it actually cost to live? Monthly utilities, ...
TheOmegaMan is right there! We are retirees. It makes a whole world of difference. Read More
True costs of day to day life by Ubersaramck
Hi Everyone, Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to answer my questions already! I am in your debt! Currently I am trying to do a budget list for day to day living in Uruguay. How much does it actually cost to live? Monthly utilities, ...
Hi everyone. As someone who has visited both Uruguay and Argentina (for weeks at a time), I consider UR my hoped for home. We happened to be there just before Fre Amplio won the election and loved the excitement in the air. Pepe is the kind of ... Read More
trying for a Retirement visa... by thiswildride
Hi everyone. My husband and I are currently working on our retirement visa for Espana. We're planning on renting in Valencia area until we know more about where we want to end up...probably northern Spain. We started our visa application process in ...
joaquinx, when we applied about 8 mos ago it was minimum $1,700 US guaranteed income per person per month like a pension or SS. We also provided our bank and investment statements. Read More
Any form of Accommodation in Segovia, Spain
Hi Evelyn. Try Spanish rental sites. Here are a few... http://www.fotocasa.es/ http://www.enalquiler.com/ http://www.pisos.com/ Happy studying! Read More
Permanent Residency????
Thank you, schoolmum, for your response. The tax issue is one we will give strong consideration to. Life in BE may be worth that price to us. We have very close (like family) friends there and the US is no longer a good home for us. (fed up with the ... Read More
Permanent Residency????
My husband and I are trying to become permanent residents of Belgium as soon as possible with an eye to retiring there as Belgian citizens. We are trying to get answers to several questions about the correct bureaucratic pathway: --Can entry on ... Read More
Moving to the Valencia/Lliria area. by Scuba Andy
Hi all. We are looking to move to the Lliria/Valencia area later this year and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on how hard it is to get a part time job there or in the area. My wife is bilingual Spanish and English as am I and she is ...
Hi Jennifer. We're heading to Spain on a retirement visa. What do you need? Read More
Seeking a Not-So-British Existence In and Around Alicante by auhgal
I'm looking into buying property in Alicante city or possibly further north up the coast. I don't mind going a bit inland. I don't want to wind up in an expat enclave. Can someone suggest different communities (within the city or outside the city) ...
Just so you know inland Alicante, all of Alicante, is rolling in Brits. Have a look at this articleCulebronchris, thanks so much for this info. We definitely had an inkling this would be the case. These numbers/stats make it much more tangible. So ... Read More
Seeking a Not-So-British Existence In and Around Alicante by auhgal
I'm looking into buying property in Alicante city or possibly further north up the coast. I don't mind going a bit inland. I don't want to wind up in an expat enclave. Can someone suggest different communities (within the city or outside the city) ...
We're heading to Alicante to look for a long term rental end of May so we can look around and decide where we're comfortable too. I'd like a smaller town and more inland. No enclaves. We're US'ers though, so the Brits will think we're strange too. ... Read More
Relocating to Spain from USA by minnesota2012
Hello! I am Amber and my husband is Shawn. We live in Minnesota, USA and are moving to Barcelona Jan 1st 2013. We have never been there before but are planning a trip in Oct. It is a bit scary but we are excited about the adventure! We would love ...
Hi Grantaa, My husband and I are waiting for our retirement visa approval. Hopefully, we'll be in Spain by Sept. We're looking at Valencia area and more specifically Alicante or Gandia. We're looking for a quiet village. I'm pretty sure I posted ... Read More
need help in getting visas. by nanciza
we are a youth group coming to Croatia next month, but we will need help in getting visas.Could you help us with documentations to get residence permit? Thank you. Best regards, Bernard.
Ah, the blessings and curses of Google Translate... Hi all, I'm Croatian, I live in Split (Dalmatia, Croatia) and I work a lot with strangers as a certified translator, repeatedly obtaining residence permits and work permits. For now there are ... Read More
Cost of living in Spain by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very interesting and useful to exchange informations about the [b]cost of living in Spain[/b]. The idea is to help those who would like to live in Spain. Don't forget to mention where you are living (Madrid, Barcelona, or ...
I agree with Ghaziabad. New COL data would be great. Here's what I'm hoping for... Please take a moment or two to add your '2 cents' to the Spain costs overview on this site: Numbeo.com. (can't post the link since I'm new :P but it's what you ... Read More
trying for a Retirement visa... by thiswildride
Hi everyone. My husband and I are currently working on our retirement visa for Espana. We're planning on renting in Valencia area until we know more about where we want to end up...probably northern Spain. We started our visa application process in ...
PS Just ordered your book. : ) Read More
trying for a Retirement visa... by thiswildride
Hi everyone. My husband and I are currently working on our retirement visa for Espana. We're planning on renting in Valencia area until we know more about where we want to end up...probably northern Spain. We started our visa application process in ...
Thank You Bob!! We'll keep in touch and I'm heading over to your blog now. Read More
trying for a Retirement visa...
Hi everyone. My husband and I are currently working on our retirement visa for Espana. We're planning on renting in Valencia area until we know more about where we want to end up...probably northern Spain. We started our visa application process in ... Read More
Americans in Valencia? by BOSTON MAMA
HOLA!!! WOndering what area of Valencia to find American/English speaking Expats? What section of Valencia. We are from the U.S. and would love to know where to begin the search for rentals and would like to have some English speaking ...
We've been to UR and AR and loved both countries, but UR is now my adopted country. If not Spain, yes, we're considering UR as Plan B. It's a great little country. Read More
Americans in Valencia? by BOSTON MAMA
HOLA!!! WOndering what area of Valencia to find American/English speaking Expats? What section of Valencia. We are from the U.S. and would love to know where to begin the search for rentals and would like to have some English speaking ...
We're not there yet, but we will be as soon as our (retirement) visa is approved. hopefully. If I may ask, if you filed for a Ret visa as well, did you have an easy/hard time being approved? Thanks. Read More
U.S. Citizen Living in Spain - Taxes by jokofi
My husband and I are U.S. citizens currently living in the U.S. on government pension. We are planning on moving to Spain by the end of this year. I have read several different forum posts and the more I read about paying taxes in Spain, the more ...
Thanks, Ron. We'll take a look. We too went to SA first. We tried Argentina (loved it) and then Uruguay (loved it even more) but then last summer we took a long trip to EU and fell in love with Spain. Plus I'm a history fanatic and Europe has that ... Read More
Looking for other English speaking Mums and children in Valencia by Jo Valencia
Hi. I'm Jo and have been living in Valencia for almost 5 years years now. I have 2 small children (3 1/2 year old and 16 month old) and would love to meet up with other English speaking Mums and children in Valencia. Let me know if anyone is ...
Hi Jo. We're moving June '12 but will want to meet up then. Looks like we need to start a MeetUp expat Valencia group there if none already exists. Alinda and Art Read More
U.S. Citizen Living in Spain - Taxes by jokofi
My husband and I are U.S. citizens currently living in the U.S. on government pension. We are planning on moving to Spain by the end of this year. I have read several different forum posts and the more I read about paying taxes in Spain, the more ...
Hi everyone. We'll be heading to Valencia in June '12. Thanks for all the valuable information. Let's meet up there too. Read More
Property in Colonia
Look at sites in Spanish. English ones will be rip-offs for grrrrringos. ; ) you can use Google translate and probably able to get enough to know whether it's worth pursuing. Good luck! We're headed to Colonia too! Read More
Living in Uruguay by expat.com
You are living in Uruguay, or you used to live in Uruguay. [b]Share your experience![/b] How would you describe life in Uruguay? Has it been complicated to settle down, to find an accommodation and a job? Is it complicated to make friends in ...
i just posted this on the real estate forum too. my husband and i are in UR now looking for a place to call home. this is our exploratory trip (we've also traveled in AR). But UR seems just right. we're in punte del este right now. this area is ... Read More
Real Estate in Uruguay by dlee
I moved here a few months ago from Connecticut to open RE/Max franchises with my friend who is the owner of RE/MAX Uruguay. Please contact me if you are an expat and need help finding housing. Ricardo, who is the owner lived in the states for 20 ...
hi everyone. my husband and i are in UR now looking for a place to call home. this is our exploratory trip (we've also traveled in AR). But UR seems just right. we're in punte del este right now. this area is too touristy for us but the ... Read More