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08-30-21 17:35 #48836
Posts: 4Originally Posted by Rainman306 [View Original Post]
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08-30-21 17:26 #48835
Posts: 3801Originally Posted by Osteoknot [View Original Post]
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08-30-21 13:29 #48834
Posts: 127Originally Posted by IamLookin [View Original Post]
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08-30-21 13:15 #48833
Posts: 127Originally Posted by Combo [View Original Post]
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08-30-21 13:00 #48832
Posts: 1643My bad again, this time I used USD but I did not specify
Originally Posted by Osteoknot [View Original Post]
Mil COP is 1000's of Colombian pesos, therefore 100 mil COP = 100.000 Colombian pesos, nothing to do with Mexican pesos. And that is not a typo, Colombians use periods instead of commas. There would be two digits after the last period if you were including centavos or cents, just like in the USA. One peso is divided into 1000 centavos. That should get your attention right away because if there is are 1000 centavos to a peso, how can there only be two digits for the centavos after the final period? That is because one centavo has an extremely low value, about one quarter of one hundredth of a penny. Therefore, out of convention cash transactions are listed to the nearest 50 centavos and you only need two digits.
There is such a thing as centavo coins but they are rarely used and I have not seen them because a centavo has such low value. Supposedly there is a 1 centavo coin which as just stated would be the equivalent of. 00026 USD or about one quarter of a hundredth of a penny. That is pretty fuckin small. The lowest coin you will probably seen in circulation is a 50 peso coin which is a tiny fraction over one penny. Cash transactions are typically rounded to the nearest 50 pesos and the 50 peso coin is generally the smallest coin in circulation. Fifty pesos or 50 COP (no mil) is 50 times the value of one centavo or. 00026 which comes out to a little more than a penny. Because of these extremely small numbers, cash transactions are rounded to the nearest 50 centavos. Finally, for example if something cost four thousand five hundred COP and 250 centavos, it would be written $4. 500.25 (you are assuming COP in this example because only periods are being used, and the fucking auto-editor on the Web site sucks and automatically puts two spaces after the period and the moderators here are inconsistent about correcting it). Clear as mud? Please, someone, anyone, cross check what I wrote. Thanks for your help.
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08-30-21 08:19 #48831
Posts: 437Love reading your reports Osteoknot, you're a legend but they also make me happy my drug taking days are behind me jaja.
You're definitely living the life though, respect.
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08-30-21 07:54 #48830
Posts: 5466The cost of living in Medellin
Originally Posted by Combo [View Original Post]
Cost of a very nice 3 bed, 3.5 bath apartment in a nice area of Laureles, unfurnished, was 1. 6 million pesos. This was a big place, about 1900 sqft, 2 blocks north of UPB and far enough from La 70 to be quiet. You can find 1 bed, 1 bath places for 1 million, in a good estrato 5 neighborhood. Utilities were about 100 k monthly and cable and internet was about 120 k. Call it about 1. 5 million with all utilities, for a fair sized 1 bed apartment, with all utilities, or around $450 monthly.
For lunch I usually prefer the little Colombian places, cost about 12 k average. For dinner I splurge more, but still average about 25 k. Breakfast I prefer to make something simple, less than 5 k daily. Call it another 1. 2 million for food. Using the Metro and buses kept my travel costs to about 300 k monthly.
All together, you can live pretty good on 3 million COP monthly, not counting entertainment expenses. Call it $800 monthly.
You're going to have setup costs, buying furniture and all the stuff you need in the apartment. If you keep your hooker budget under 1 million weekly, you're looking at $2200 per month, all in.
If you need to be close to Parque Lleras, you might need $5000, but it's not a necessity.
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08-30-21 03:46 #48829
Posts: 1749Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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08-30-21 03:46 #48828
Posts: 586My experiences are more in line with Mr. E. In my 16 years of visiting Colombia and banging a bunch of chicas in Medellin, very rarely have I ever experienced girls with odor problems. And when there was a problem, it was very minor, other than maybe once exception I remember. This is important to me because I love to eat pussy. So I get close enough to get a good whiff. Not just on my fingers. I guess it depends on the kind of chicas you go after and where you find them. I also agree that Colombianas tend to have very good hygiene.
Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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08-30-21 03:10 #48827
Posts: 3497Originally Posted by IamLookin [View Original Post]
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08-30-21 02:55 #48826
Posts: 3801Originally Posted by IamLookin [View Original Post]
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08-30-21 02:53 #48825
Posts: 3801Originally Posted by Combo [View Original Post]
It's not as much as people may have thought, but it's not as easy to obtain as one might think as there are other issues involved like purchasing a property or investing in a business, and being enrolled in the Colombian Medical system, along with lawyers to process obtaining the visa.
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08-30-21 02:41 #48824
Posts: 1643I haven't done it yet, but that is the type of visa for which I am applying
Originally Posted by Combo [View Original Post]
Most gringos qualify with what is commonly called the "pensioner" visa. Please note all visas, of which there are many, were changed to alpha-numeric codes a few years ago, and I am not going to look up those codes now. But the common terminology is still in place. The pensioner visa requires bank statements I think for ten months or a year that show a regular pension deposit that is more than three times the minimum wage in Colombia. I don't remember the exact amount because 90% of guys social security check qualifies them. So most retirees that move here use an official translated copy (notarized and apostille) benefit letter from the SSA (Social Security Administration), to qualify.
However, what if you are not collecting social security and do not receive any other type of pension? There is another kind of financial visa, which is probably the one you are referring about, where the requirement is ten months of bank statements, balance only. As long as the balance never dipped below TEN times the monthly minimum wage income, you qualify. I think that falls somewhere between $2000-3000 USD but I haven't cross checked it yet.
I did not answer your question because, before you can even think about becoming a resident, you have to get a Migracion or Immigration visa first, two of which I just described above. There are many other types of visas. There are others. You can cohabitate and support a Colombian, I don't believe it requires marriage or that the relationship be hetero, but don't quote me on that. You can impregnate a Colombiana and as long as you are the father of record on the birth certificate, you get to stay. You can invest in Colombia or do a business start-up and employ a certain number of Colombians.
There is a timeline, I think it's five years before you can apply for residency, but at this point I don't know what I am talking about, someone else can chime in on that. Hopefully this helped.
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08-30-21 02:38 #48823
Posts: 3801Rotten Tuna Smell
Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
Tenemos un acuerdo?
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08-30-21 02:29 #48822
Posts: 4026The best source for information about where you can get past the 3 month tourist visa: https://migracioncolombia.gov.co/ced...de-extranjeria.
Medellinguru translates information from official sources such as this and sandwiches it with warnings about how difficult the process is. OF course the vast majority of people who legalize their immigration status do it without ever consulting the guru. If the Spanish is iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiian obstacle translate the web page into the language of your choice.
Originally Posted by Combo [View Original Post]