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TIKITEMBO
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| The visa situation here is awful to deal with. If you�re looking to stay for longer than 6 months (beyond the 12-9) then your best bet is to find a school that will get you a visa. It�s not easy, as many businesses both public and private seem to have an allergy to the government�s process of obtraining a visa here, but there are some out there. They�re largely the bigger schools, sin universities for some reason, but join a school and then if you want to work other places, you�ll have your visa. Not sure yet if quitting the place that gave you the visa voids your work visa, but that�s a question for the government I suppose. |
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Daddyo
Joined: 19 Jun 2008
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Location: Bogota, Colombia
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:20 am Post subject: Visa drama |
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| TIKITEMBO wrote: |
| The visa situation here is awful to deal with. |
I don't get it. Why don't you guys just sign up with the Extranjeria as being self employed and pay taxes voluntarily? I'm sure there's a process for that. You might even get a cedula.. |
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astralfrog
Joined: 05 Jun 2010
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Anyone know if I need a student visa to take a TESOL course in Ecuador? Or would the normal tourist visit work? I'm a U.S. citizen.
Thanks,
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just_a_mirage
Joined: 11 Nov 2008
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Location: ecuador
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| If your course is under 90 days you can do it on a tourist visa. If it is longer than you should probably get the 12-IX six month visa. A student visa is generally given for people studying for a nine months or more I believe. |
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HLJHLJ
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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Location: Ecuador
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:21 am Post subject: Re: Visa drama |
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| Daddyo wrote: |
| TIKITEMBO wrote: |
| The visa situation here is awful to deal with. |
I don't get it. Why don't you guys just sign up with the Extranjeria as being self employed and pay taxes voluntarily? I'm sure there's a process for that. You might even get a cedula.. |
I would love to be corrected on this, so if anyone knows anything different, please say! But as far as I am aware the only way to do this is to incorporate a company which is partially owned by an Ecuadorian and then employ yourself. It's a straightforward procedure, and the lawyer who draws it all up for you can be the other owner, but there are various ongoing costs that relate to the incorporate company, not to mention lawyer fees. They aren't vast, but they will quickly eat into a teacher's pay packet. |
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latif
Joined: 25 Apr 2010
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Location: Oakland, California
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone know if the US$ 25K investors visa allows u to work ? The 12IX does appear to be the easiest (but by no means hassle free) route ... but if someone has US$ 25K lying around ... they may wish to look into this... |
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bexarwithme
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| latif, I can't speak for now but a friend of mine was working legally at a colegio on a 25k investor visa in 2008. |
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HLJHLJ
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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Location: Ecuador
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| latif wrote: |
| Anyone know if the US$ 25K investors visa allows u to work ? The 12IX does appear to be the easiest (but by no means hassle free) route ... but if someone has US$ 25K lying around ... they may wish to look into this... |
Yes it's still fine, and is definitely a relatively easy way to get round it. However, it depends on what you plan to invest in. A lot of people want to buy property, so they can get the benefit of living in it as well, but that can take a lot longer than you expect, and have a lot of additional costs attached to it.
It is possible to invest in savings accounts, which are relatively safe, though bear in mind the recent problems banks have had, and what protection, if any, your cash will have if a bank goes bust.
I ruled it out as an option because the �/$ exchange rate is poor at the moment. If I 'invested' $25k now and it went back to $2/�1 it would cost me thousands and as I'd have had to borrow the money in the first place, I'd be really stuck. But if you live in USA or another dollarised country, that wouldn't be an issue. |
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