Colombia Expats Meeting in Medellin

Local expats living in Medellin Colombia have formed the Medellin Entrepreneurs Association. This is a free group which meets every Saturday in El Poblado Medellin. Colomiban Expats meet and discuss business ideas, solutions, and experts give presentations. The group is free of charge! This group is open to anyone in Colombia. People are invited to join us online and share business ideas as well. The group has appropriately 150 expats from various parts of the world as well as some Colombians. We also have a Facebook group which i can invite you into if you contact me, James Lindzey.

If you would like information on setting up a business in Colombia please visit the Colombia Visa page.

The meeting place may change so its best to contact us for up to date information.

Contact James, USA 1 415 240 4698, COL 313 390 7109, MEDELLIN 444 6634, SKYPE WWWTAD

Apostilla y Legaliza Documentos en Colombia

Apostilla y Legaliza Documentos Indice de Tramites con notarias diferentes. Puedes mira la indice de documentos en este pagina, primera por ciudad y dispues por tipo de documento. Ellos tienen lo mas organizado empresa para la apostilla y legalizacion de documentos en Colombia. Tramites internacionales desde colombia. Visas y Tramites Internacionales tiene mas de 9000 paginas de tramites, con 11 opciones para cada tramite, entre autentaciones, traducciones oficiales, apostillas, y legalizaciones ante las embajadas en Bogota.

Apostilla and Legaliza Indice

Tramites en Manizales

Appostilla RioNegro

Appostilla en Medellin

Bogota Appostillas

Tramites en Sabaneta

Tambien mira la lista de Embajadas en Bogota aqui para ver los requisitos de visas para mas de 30 paises:

*eso es el directorio de EMBAJADAS EN BOGOTA COLOMBIA:

Embajadas en Bogota, Colombia clic aqui

 

Contact ColombiaVisas.com for more information about your legal document processing needs.

Rules for renting an Unfurnished Apartment in Colombia

Generally speaking rent to foreigners is allowed with out cosigners here in Colombia if they pay 6 months up front. This is the practice in Medellin. A good agency will then allow persons to pay month by month after that. Usually they don’t allow Colombians to pay 6 months up front, that option is only for foreigners. Colombians ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE A cosigner with 2 properties, or 2 cosigners with 1 property each.

Its difficult to get people out of apartments here so the owners protect themselves like this. They also can get insurance for bad renters, but they must have the cosigners. Agencies if they don’t have the insurance are responsible to the owners for the rent regardless if they don’t pay.

The Credit system and court system don’t help so things are a bit behind here, so owners and agencies protect themselves like this.

 

Visas de Turista, K1 Y K3 para Estados Unidos y Otros Paises

Tourist visas and fiance en Bogota Colombia for Colombians:

You can get tourist visas en Bogota Colombia to travel to the United States. ColombiaVisas.com has great resources to help out people who need visas from 20 different countries. Visas for tourism, work and education calle , along with the famous fiance and spouse visas.

United States K1, and K3 Visa information:
http://www.colombiavisas.com/EstadosUnidosFianceVisa.html

United States Tourist Visa Requirements for Colombians:
$200 US Dollars for assistance organizing and preparing applications.
Experience you can count on. You can call 1-415-240-4698 USA, or 4-581-5770 in Medellin Today.
http://www.colombiavisas.com/visasdeEstadosUnidos.html

Tramites de visas internacionales, para Colombianos y Extranjeros en diferentes paises, ellos ofrecen tramites como apostillamiento, legalizacion y traduccion de documentos, tambien diligencian formularios si usted uno lo requiere. Es un buen servicio para los que necesiten tramitar documentos de visas, tambien tienen oficinas en Bogotá por lo cual uno se ahorra tiempo y dinero.

VISAS DE TURISMO, EDUCACION Y TRABAJO PARA COLOMBIANOS:

Visa de Turismo para Curacao
Visa de Turismo para Aruba
Visa de Turismo para Australia
Visa de Turismo para Brasil,
Visa de Turismo para Canada
Visa de Turismo Turismo para China
Visa de Turismo para Costa Rica
Visa de Turismo para Egipto
Visa de Negocios para España
Visa de Negocios para Estados Unidos
Visa de Turismo para Francia
Visa de Turismo para Grecia
Visa de Turismo para Guatemala
Visa de Turismo para Honduras
Visa de Turismo para La India
Visa de Negocios para Jamaica
Visa de Turismo para Japón
Visa de Negocios para Líbano
Visa de Turismo para Marruecos
Visa de Turismo para México
Visa de Negocios para Nicaragua
Visa de Turismo para Nueva Zelanda
Visa de Turismo para Reino Unido – Territorios
Visa de Negocios para República Dominicana
Visa de Turismo para Rusia
Visa de Turismo para Sudafrica
Visa de Turismo para Tailandia
Visa de Negocios para Turquía
Visa de Negocios para Venezuela

Exitos con tu visa y feliz viaje!

Check out the biggest visa information page for Colombia here at
http://www.colombiavisas.com/index-esp.asp

Also take part in the new Embajadas Colombia Forum and Blog sponsored by ColombiaVisas.com

Colombia Expats Feliz Navidad and Merry Christmas

this year ex-pats here in Medellin Colombia celebrated Christmas one day early so they could have the traditional Colombian Christmas eve party with girlfriends, wives and friends. All the gringos got together Medellin and had a great time talking about their life in Medellin and the idiosyncrasies we all enjoyed this year living compared with our lifestyles we left behind in the United States.

the quickly growing ex-pat community in Medellin Colombia is mostly comprised of retired single men or married couples which return to Colombia when they retire. Whether they are Americans or Colombian Americans there is a lot people share together after living in a developed country and moving to or returning to a developing country.  There is always a lot to talk about. Last Thanksgiving we saw about 50 people get together for dinner at one location and another location we had about 15 people come together for a great Thanksgiving dinner. Although there are thousands of ex-pats living in Medellin, many keep to themselves or are only here part time.

The news reported that only 5000 tourists came in town for the holidays around Christmas! So as you can see tourism is still very young and developing in and around Medellin. So this really keeps the culture from being affected here by foreigners.

one thing I have grown to know every year a little better is that Santa Claus has left me behind, but baby Jesus has welcomed me into his arms and visits me at mid night just after people are finishing their first bottle of rum and aguardiente. Maybe it’s because baby Jesus likes the smell of alcohol? Perhaps that’s what draws him down from the heavens to come around and handout presents to adults and kids? Perhaps baby Jesus patrol South America because our fat Santa in North America just can’t handle the heat, especially with that big head coat he wears.

Whether your kids are celebrating Santa Claus bringing presents or baby Jesus cruising by a drunk families in the poor neighborhoods and dodging m-80s, and half sticks of dynamite, we want to say we wish you a Merry Christmas and a very prosperous new year!

Please stay tuned as we are developing a new database with over 100 exotic eco tour programs for Colombia this year. Keep an eye on TravelColombia.org and Medellin tours.net

James and Adriana

About Fincas en Antioquia

I just have to take a few minutes to

announce our new website for countryside vacation rentals in Colombia. Countryside vacation rentals in Antioquia the state which Medellin resides in. With and one to 3 Hours Dr. from Medellin you can find a wide variety of types of climates and scenery. You can choose to vacation in a zone that is very cool or you can vacation in a hot tropical village.

 

Antioquia Fincas are one of my favorite vacation spots in all of Colombia. They are great for inviting the family and friends to relax or to come and party and celebrate special events like weddings in Colombia. It is important to understand that vacations at country homes are an important and very well respected part of the Colombian culture. You should never turn down an opportunity to go to a finca with friends and family. Friends and family will always let you know if the place is safe for foreigners are not. All of the fincas and areas listed on this website are safe and friendly for foreigners and tourists alike. The Colombian highway is very safe to travel on these days with regards to rebel groups. The past presidential administration and the current administration are keeping the roads safe for Colombians and foreigners alike. Big barbecues are very famous at the fincas. Bring your dancing shoes because Colombia and love to dance and love to show people how to dance. They have a lot of patience with foreigners when it comes to dancing and learning Spanish.

 

Your biggest problem will be mosquito bites or perhaps eating too much with the family. The most common problem that tourists have in Colombia like many vacation spots is adjusting to regular life after returning from a spectacular vacation!

If you need more information about visiting or touring villages near Medellin please contact James@Medellintours.net for more information.

For more information on vacation rentals please visit www.paradiseRealtyMedellin.com or four we can vacation rentals check out www.fincasAntioquia.com

have a nice vacation and we hope to see you soon in Colombia!

James

 

You can also call the United States phone number at 1 -415-240-4698

Tramites en Notarias y Embajadas de Colombia

International Tramites and Document Services for Embassies and Consulates in Colombia
(Bogota and Medellin Consulates and Embassy Services)
Consulados y Embajadas de Bogota y Medellin

• Apostille documentos en Colombia
• Notarias en colombia
• Legalizar documentos en Colombia
• Tramites de visas para Colombianos
• Tramites de Consulados y Embajadas en Colombia

Retire in Colombia
and get your residency with only 850 US dollars a month! Don’t forget
Visas y Tramites Internacionales specializes in all your international
document processing needs. Apostille documents in Colombia and the United States quickly, visit www.ColombiaVisas.com for more information. They can also be reached by email at info@ColombiaVisas.com.

Property for sale in Guatape and El Penol

We are extremely pleased to have about 40 new listings of country houses near Medellin Colombia for sale. Great places to retire or rent out as vacation homes, or as they say here fincas de recreo cerca Medellin en venta. You can get a lot of land near a lake en el penol and guatape, and yes these are safe places to live. Certified safe thanks to the Uribe adminstration, and will remain safe with the new administration under Santos, who is favored to win in the June 20th run off elections in Colombia.

 

You can see Paradise Realty complete property list for sale on the following links: 

Medellin property for sale click here
New Properties for sale:
(including fincas near Medellin (country houses) near Medellin, el penol, guatape, rio negro, and santafe)

 

For information on financing properties for American Citizens please see the website:

Medellin Properties

(Mortgaes and financing for Americans who have jobs, income, and Colombian Family)

 

Please keep an eye on the Paradise Realty website for new property postings, or contact us for more information.

 

Thank you!

Turismo Medellin or Medellin Tourism

Finally we are finishing up our new travel portal, whats that? A Turismo Medellin portal, or Medellin Tourism portal, is a site where you can bring together many people, with similar interests or businesses, such as in our case tourism. At this point we are bringing together providers of tourism services or provedores de servicios turisticos en Medellin Colombia. We will be listing only businesses with established and trusted companies, and persons such as guides and translators.

 

The Turismo Medellin portal has information on translators, personal guides, drivers, visas, passports, and great places to visit in and around Medellin.

 

If you have a company here please let us know, contact us here on hotmail or through the website. As we expand our services will cover tourism throughout colombia and not just in the immediate Medellin and antioquia areas.

 

Like always if you have been to a cool village like RIO CLARO or JARDIN, send us your thoughts on good places to stay, like economic or luxury hotels in the pueblos. Other people need to know what Colombia is really about.

 

Thanks as always,

 

James

Colombia Travel Blog Online (Medellin Travel)

For everyone out there traveling in Colombia there is a new travel blog coming online with alot of usefull travel tips, and cool stories, on how to open a colombian corporation, how to open a bank account, how to use public transportation in and around medellin. Check out the tips, and look up info on drivers, translators and guides right now as they are coming online.

Travel Colombia aka ColombiaTours.net

 

Our friends at Visas y Tramites Internacionales. the Colombia and USA visa network are ramping up their website so you can learn how to file for novios visas por los estados unidos. they have offices in Medellin, Miami and Bogota. A really good choice for Colombians and Americans alike who either want to move to Colombia or move to the United States. The most popular visas, and the easiest to get are those related to being married. The novios visas as it is referred to in Colombia is actually the Finance K1 Visa, and the Marraige or Conjugate visa is the K3 visa.

 

Well thats our travel advice for this month. Be sure to follow the news and look for Medellin in the Summer Oylmpic Games of 2010 which just started this week.

 

Thank you,

 

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