4 x 1000 only partly avoidable
[QUOTE=RiceRocket99;2570023]Taxation without representation! This post mainly applies to people who have or planning to have local Colombian bank accounts (Bancolombia, BBVA, Davivienda, etc) or those thinking of buying property here or perform any local bank transactions. Basically, there's this tax they call 4 x1000, which is essentially 0. 4%. It's a government tax and they take 0. 4% on many types of bank transactions done with local bank accounts, including withdrawing money from an ATM. They take 4 pesos for every 1,000 pesos. You can be exempt from this when you open an account, just make sure to ask for it. Only one account can be exempt, trust me the fees add up. Also, I didn't realize my $80 k USD transfer from my Alianza account to the seller's Bancolombia account was subject to this fucking tax! So I had to pay little over 1 million pesos (about $320 USD). There's also a way to avoid this, but I found out too late. It's not as much about the money as it is the principle. Just always ask your local account manager regarding avoiding paying this tax. Hopefully, I saved some future mongers who plan to move or live in Colombia some coin.[/QUOTE]I don't remember the exact figure, but you can have one account exempt, but only up to about 12 million a month. Anything over that is subject to the tax.
Current US to Colombia travel reqs
I saw that Colombia no longer requires a negative PCR test on arrival but I believe the US still does for re-entry.
Do hotels or the mansion offer PCR tests like Mexico did? I emailed the mansion but haven't heard back yet. Thought I'd ask here since things in Colombia and over the states seem to be opening back up.