Posted on December 4th, 2008 by Gary
We continually receive inquiries about Ecuador Residency Visas. We share our experience as best we can, but with the continually changing landscape in this subject area, it is often hard to follow.
The following post is by Kirsten, one of the people who went on our last Intro to Ecuador Tour, and is now planning her [...]
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Filed under: Ecuador Laws, Ecuador Residency Visa, Ecuador Tourist Visa, Moving to Ecuador
Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Gary
By Gary Phillips
Rain and clouds today in Cotacachi. And the news from the U.S. is gloomy as well. Financial chaos: goldsoars, then it plummets, then recovers. The stock market has more moves than a yoyo. More government bailouts. Investors saying they are going on vacation for a few weeks until the government sorts out what [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Ecuador Beaches, Ecuador Real Estate, Moving to Ecuador, Santo Domingo, View from the Roof
Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Gary
Just this past week, the Ecuador Immigration office issued new Ecuador visa guidelines. We reviewed this information with our attorney, Jimmy Penafiel, who works in the Legal Department for the government of Ecuador.
When you arrive in Ecuador now with just a passport, you will receive a 90 day T-3 visa. This visa is non-renewable, unless [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Ecuador Laws, Ecuador Residency Visa, Moving to Ecuador
Posted on July 31st, 2008 by Gary
Yesterday we received a call from a friend who purchased an apartment in Colonial Quito about a year ago. She and her husband came here two weeks ago from the U.S. with the intention of getting their residency visas. They have all their standard paperwork in order.
Their attorney advised them that the Immigration office in [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Ecuador Residency Visa, Moving to Ecuador
Posted on June 19th, 2008 by Gary
How much you choose to immerse yourself in the culture will largely define your experience in Ecuador.
–Adventure Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos
The first Pro-Ecuador Intro Tour has come to an end after a 7-day whirlwind trek that stretched from the beaches of Manta and Bahia in the west, then northeast [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Cuenca, Ecuador Real Estate, Ecuador Tours, Moving to Ecuador, Otavalo
Posted on June 1st, 2008 by Gary
On February 24, 2008, Lucy, an Ecuadorian who lives in Canada with her Uruguayan husband and two children, wrote to say that they were “looking at all our options for making our move (to Ecuador) possible. I heard that the government is doing some unique things for Ecuadorians who want to move back. Could [...]
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Filed under: Ecuador Culture, Ecuador News, Living in Ecuador, Moving to Ecuador
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Jason Murphy
It may or may not come as a surprise that getting an Ecuadorian driver license is not quick and easy. Actually, it was easy until the day before I tried to get mine. I am doing it the “hard way” to inform our readers about the process.
Driving in Ecuador
Some people ask, why drive [...]
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Filed under: Ecuador Laws, Living in Ecuador, Moving to Ecuador
Posted on April 20th, 2008 by Gary
A reader wrote the following question regarding Banking in Ecuador:
I am leaving South Africa to settle in Bahia De Carquez in Ecuador on the 2nd May. My husband will be travelling with me and will be staying in Bahia for 3 weeks. He will then return to South Africa to finalize the sale [...]
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Filed under: Ecuador Banking, Ecuador Residency Visa, Moving to Ecuador
Posted on March 13th, 2008 by Gary
Ecuador citizens were shaken the first weekend in March when the Columbian military attacked a FARC rebel base inside Ecuador. There was lots of talk of war. Pro-Ecuador received several e-mails asking about the incident, in which several dozen FARC guerrillas hiding in Ecuador were killed by the Columbian military.
We are [...]
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Filed under: Ecuador News, Moving to Ecuador
Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Gary
We received this letter from a Canadian woman. The idea of moving to Ecuador sounds great for many people. Lots of people are inquiring about buying some land in the country and building a little house. But there are somethings that potential Ecuadorian residents need to understand. Read [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Moving to Ecuador
