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Post by scumbuster on Apr 1, 2021 12:28:20 GMT -5
I had to change my flights to May due to Ecuador changing there PCR requirements. When I booked the flight, Ecuador was allowing a PCR test done within 10 days. That meant I could re-enter Ecuador with my original test. They changed the regulations 1 week before my flight to a PCR test within 3 days. Arriving to Colombia on Friday and flying back Monday didn't allow time for a new Covid test. I only need to step foot in Colombia for my residency. Its irritating that countries think they have to change everything because of a slight uptick in cases. Do they really think the limited air travel is the reason the rates increase? It has nothing to do with everyone in the barrios ignoring every edict.
I am also disappointed Bogota has canceled the 1/2 marathon again this year. They made it a virtual marathon now. I was actually planning on running it this year, but scratch that now.
Manta has a full marathon in August. If it isnt canceled I will be running it.
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Post by búfalo on Apr 1, 2021 16:51:52 GMT -5
Virtual marathon? Like treadmill om Zoom?
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Post by james on Apr 1, 2021 18:05:42 GMT -5
You could rent a car, drive to the frontier at Ipiales, cross the border, get your passporte stamped, and drive back to the coast. Luz and I have driven that way several times and it's not a bad drive. E20 to Quito and then E35 to the frontier. Going back you could take E10 to San Lorenzo and E15 along the coast to Manta. 1st class roads and a relaxing drive.
- JAMES
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Post by saltador on Apr 1, 2021 21:07:11 GMT -5
James living up to his Problem Solver nickname. Good job!
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Post by elexpatriado on Apr 1, 2021 21:12:47 GMT -5
I had to change my flights to May due to Ecuador changing there PCR requirements. When I booked the flight, Ecuador was allowing a PCR test done within 10 days. That meant I could re-enter Ecuador with my original test. They changed the regulations 1 week before my flight to a PCR test within 3 days. Arriving to Colombia on Friday and flying back Monday didn't allow time for a new Covid test. I only need to step foot in Colombia for my residency. Its irritating that countries think they have to change everything because of a slight uptick in cases. Do they really think the limited air travel is the reason the rates increase? It has nothing to do with everyone in the barrios ignoring every edict. I am also disappointed Bogota has canceled the 1/2 marathon again this year. They made it a virtual marathon now. I was actually planning on running it this year, but scratch that now. Manta has a full marathon in August. If it isnt canceled I will be running it. you are sounding like one of them,,what do they call them snowflakes??
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Post by elexpatriado on Apr 1, 2021 21:14:51 GMT -5
I have no idea why you want a visain Colombia if you are here less than 6 months a year. Makes zero sense to me..
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Post by scumbuster on Apr 2, 2021 4:08:02 GMT -5
I have no idea why you want a visain Colombia if you are here less than 6 months a year. Makes zero sense to me.. What drawbacks are there to hold a visa in Colombia? Colombia could change the tax regs at the drop of a hat. If that were to happen I would spend more time in Colombia. I am mainly in Ecuador for the tax regulations in Colombia. Also stepping foot in the country once every 2 years is the only requirement, so why not leave the option open? I have the old lifetime visa so all I need to do for paperwork is get a new cedula when it expires. The medical in Colombia is better than that in Ecuador and probably the better medical facilities in Colombia are on par with a decent facility in the US. We have one of the best hospitals in Bogota within 30 minutes of our apartment. Its new and modern and all of the medical equipment is new. I haven't been to a Dr. in Colombia that couldn't speak English. The way the US is going I highly doubt I will ever move back there. I am now a permanent resident in Ecuador also and they have about the same visa requirements as Colombia so I can easily split my time. Both visas are easy maintained by just stepping foot in the country every 2 years.
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Post by scumbuster on Apr 2, 2021 4:20:04 GMT -5
Virtual marathon? Like treadmill om Zoom? A virtual marathon is, you just run a marathon alone, your own route. They give you a week window to do the run with a GPS tracker. Why pay $120 for that? They still are charging to enter. I can run 42K alone for free. LOL
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Post by scumbuster on Apr 2, 2021 4:37:26 GMT -5
You could rent a car, drive to the frontier at Ipiales, cross the border, get your passporte stamped, and drive back to the coast. Luz and I have driven that way several times and it's not a bad drive. E20 to Quito and then E35 to the frontier. Going back you could take E10 to San Lorenzo and E15 along the coast to Manta. 1st class roads and a relaxing drive. - JAMES I have until the end of June to get back into Colombia. If something happens to my already rebooked May visit I will for sure be thinking about that option. At one point the land border was closed between Colombia and Ecuador and I haven't followed up on the land border regulations. The good thing would be, I can just turn around at the border and return. When I crossed the land border between Peru and Ecuador they had both Peru and Ecuador immigration in the same building. Ecuador was on one side of the room and Peru on the other. You stamp out of Peru and walk across the room to stamp into Ecuador. If things get back to somewhat normal I would actually like to spend 4 weeks in Colombia before the Manta Marathon to train at high altitude. Its Aug 15th.
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Post by elexpatriado on Apr 2, 2021 7:42:29 GMT -5
I have no idea why you want a visain Colombia if you are here less than 6 months a year. Makes zero sense to me.. What drawbacks are there to hold a visa in Colombia? Colombia could change the tax regs at the drop of a hat. If that were to happen I would spend more time in Colombia. I am mainly in Ecuador for the tax regulations in Colombia. Also stepping foot in the country once every 2 years is the only requirement, so why not leave the option open? I have the old lifetime visa so all I need to do for paperwork is get a new cedula when it expires. The medical in Colombia is better than that in Ecuador and probably the better medical facilities in Colombia are on par with a decent facility in the US. We have one of the best hospitals in Bogota within 30 minutes of our apartment. Its new and modern and all of the medical equipment is new. I haven't been to a Dr. in Colombia that couldn't speak English. The way the US is going I highly doubt I will ever move back there. I am now a permanent resident in Ecuador also and they have about the same visa requirements as Colombia so I can easily split my time. Both visas are easy maintained by just stepping foot in the country every 2 years. Like I told you in a PM, you rely too much on the ..Tax issue...which will never get better..on paper...other US citizens of very high net worth dont worry about it. And if you are concerned , dont buy anythin in your name in Colombia
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Post by elexpatriado on Apr 2, 2021 7:48:05 GMT -5
You could rent a car, drive to the frontier at Ipiales, cross the border, get your passporte stamped, and drive back to the coast. Luz and I have driven that way several times and it's not a bad drive. E20 to Quito and then E35 to the frontier. Going back you could take E10 to San Lorenzo and E15 along the coast to Manta. 1st class roads and a relaxing drive. - JAMES I have until the end of June to get back into Colombia. If something happens to my already rebooked May visit I will for sure be thinking about that option. At one point the land border was closed between Colombia and Ecuador and I haven't followed up on the land border regulations. The good thing would be, I can just turn around at the border and return. When I crossed the land border between Peru and Ecuador they had both Peru and Ecuador immigration in the same building. Ecuador was on one side of the room and Peru on the other. You stamp out of Peru and walk across the room to stamp into Ecuador. If things get back to somewhat normal I would actually like to spend 4 weeks in Colombia before the Manta Marathon to train at high altitude. Its Aug 15th. BTW- I posted a response thread and it never showed up. Do you know you can get a PCR test in Bogota in less than 24hours? I know of at least 1 approved lab. I am sure there are more. If you want I can PM you the contact info.
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Post by elexpatriado on Apr 2, 2021 7:50:10 GMT -5
You could rent a car, drive to the frontier at Ipiales, cross the border, get your passporte stamped, and drive back to the coast. Luz and I have driven that way several times and it's not a bad drive. E20 to Quito and then E35 to the frontier. Going back you could take E10 to San Lorenzo and E15 along the coast to Manta. 1st class roads and a relaxing drive. - JAMES I have until the end of June to get back into Colombia. If something happens to my already rebooked May visit I will for sure be thinking about that option. At one point the land border was closed between Colombia and Ecuador and I haven't followed up on the land border regulations. The good thing would be, I can just turn around at the border and return. When I crossed the land border between Peru and Ecuador they had both Peru and Ecuador immigration in the same building. Ecuador was on one side of the room and Peru on the other. You stamp out of Peru and walk across the room to stamp into Ecuador. If things get back to somewhat normal I would actually like to spend 4 weeks in Colombia before the Manta Marathon to train at high altitude. Its Aug 15th. Another good point. I am pretty sure the land borders are still closed. I know the Veneuelan land border is closed until at least June 1.
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Post by elexpatriado on Apr 2, 2021 8:18:30 GMT -5
I have no idea why you want a visain Colombia if you are here less than 6 months a year. Makes zero sense to me.. What drawbacks are there to hold a visa in Colombia? Colombia could change the tax regs at the drop of a hat. If that were to happen I would spend more time in Colombia. I am mainly in Ecuador for the tax regulations in Colombia. Also stepping foot in the country once every 2 years is the only requirement, so why not leave the option open? I have the old lifetime visa so all I need to do for paperwork is get a new cedula when it expires. The medical in Colombia is better than that in Ecuador and probably the better medical facilities in Colombia are on par with a decent facility in the US. We have one of the best hospitals in Bogota within 30 minutes of our apartment. Its new and modern and all of the medical equipment is new. I haven't been to a Dr. in Colombia that couldn't speak English. The way the US is going I highly doubt I will ever move back there. I am now a permanent resident in Ecuador also and they have about the same visa requirements as Colombia so I can easily split my time. Both visas are easy maintained by just stepping foot in the country every 2 years. Its not just the US --everywhere in the Western World. Canada is way ahed of the US in this regard. The establishment elite call it the "Great Reset"..I call it the "Great Reckoning". It is easy to locate physically overseas, but the big question and is how and where are you going to move your money and purchase in low or zero taxed, relatively secure, inflation resistant income generating investments that will not be greatly afected by future hyper-inflation, currency devaluation, etc. Forget putting all your eggs in one baske like cryptocurrencies, precious metals. Takes a lot of maintenance to make sure you dont get burned. I know a lot of people who got burned big time over the years putting most of their money gold because they took the likes of Peter Schiff too literally. Watch out for those "Alternate" news sites on Bichute you love so much.
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Post by scumbuster on Apr 2, 2021 10:18:04 GMT -5
What drawbacks are there to hold a visa in Colombia? Colombia could change the tax regs at the drop of a hat. If that were to happen I would spend more time in Colombia. I am mainly in Ecuador for the tax regulations in Colombia. Also stepping foot in the country once every 2 years is the only requirement, so why not leave the option open? I have the old lifetime visa so all I need to do for paperwork is get a new cedula when it expires. The medical in Colombia is better than that in Ecuador and probably the better medical facilities in Colombia are on par with a decent facility in the US. We have one of the best hospitals in Bogota within 30 minutes of our apartment. Its new and modern and all of the medical equipment is new. I haven't been to a Dr. in Colombia that couldn't speak English. The way the US is going I highly doubt I will ever move back there. I am now a permanent resident in Ecuador also and they have about the same visa requirements as Colombia so I can easily split my time. Both visas are easy maintained by just stepping foot in the country every 2 years. Its not just the US --everywhere in the Western World. Canada is way ahed of the US in this regard. The establishment elite call it the "Great Reset"..I call it the "Great Reckoning". It is easy to locate physically overseas, but the big question and is how and where are you going to move your money and purchase in low or zero taxed, relatively secure, inflation resistant income generating investments that will not be greatly afected by future hyper-inflation, currency devaluation, etc. Forget putting all your eggs in one baske like cryptocurrencies, precious metals. Takes a lot of maintenance to make sure you dont get burned. I know a lot of people who got burned big time over the years putting most of their money gold because they took the likes of Peter Schiff too literally. Watch out for those "Alternate" news sites on Bichute you love so much. In the back of my mind is RobbieNJ saying the dollar will always be king.. Maybe.. Every other countries currency is in as bad shape as the USD, so maybe it will be the woke shit that will sink the US. I have diversified assets as much as I can and in several countries but am still not comfortable with my situation. My income will always be 90% USD. How goes the USD also goes my retirement for the most part. Not happy with that, but I cant change the source of my income. Those alternate news sources are no worse than the main stream news. LOL Crypto.. I wouldnt buy more at this price. I would like to see a healthy pullback to around 10K to 15k to buy more. Its hanging out longer at this high price than I thought it would. Now with banks and even Tesla buying it it might not pull back much.
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Post by scumbuster on Apr 2, 2021 10:42:45 GMT -5
I have until the end of June to get back into Colombia. If something happens to my already rebooked May visit I will for sure be thinking about that option. At one point the land border was closed between Colombia and Ecuador and I haven't followed up on the land border regulations. The good thing would be, I can just turn around at the border and return. When I crossed the land border between Peru and Ecuador they had both Peru and Ecuador immigration in the same building. Ecuador was on one side of the room and Peru on the other. You stamp out of Peru and walk across the room to stamp into Ecuador. If things get back to somewhat normal I would actually like to spend 4 weeks in Colombia before the Manta Marathon to train at high altitude. Its Aug 15th. BTW- I posted a response thread and it never showed up. Do you know you can get a PCR test in Bogota in less than 24hours? I know of at least 1 approved lab. I am sure there are more. If you want I can PM you the contact info. If I would have been confident I could have got a PCR test on a weekend I wouldn't have changed my flight. I would have arrived late Friday and leave Monday. If you know a place with a one day turnaround can you send it to me. I may not need it but its nice to have just in case. My next trip will be during the week.
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Post by mudd on Apr 2, 2021 12:44:48 GMT -5
I have no idea why you want a visain Colombia if you are here less than 6 months a year. Makes zero sense to me.. What drawbacks are there to hold a visa in Colombia? Colombia could change the tax regs at the drop of a hat. If that were to happen I would spend more time in Colombia. I am mainly in Ecuador for the tax regulations in Colombia. Also stepping foot in the country once every 2 years is the only requirement, so why not leave the option open? I have the old lifetime visa so all I need to do for paperwork is get a new cedula when it expires. The medical in Colombia is better than that in Ecuador and probably the better medical facilities in Colombia are on par with a decent facility in the US. We have one of the best hospitals in Bogota within 30 minutes of our apartment. Its new and modern and all of the medical equipment is new. I haven't been to a Dr. in Colombia that couldn't speak English. The way the US is going I highly doubt I will ever move back there. I am now a permanent resident in Ecuador also and they have about the same visa requirements as Colombia so I can easily split my time. Both visas are easy maintained by just stepping foot in the country every 2 years. all the times i have used a medical office here in colombia, which isnt too much really... but it was just as good or better than any medical office in the US
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