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24 year old male who wants to move to Colombia

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philson3

7/17/2009 15:37 EST

Hey everyone im looking to live in Colombia, either medellin or bogota, for a year or two. I am a native English speaker and am fluent in Spanish and would ideally find a position teaching english (but I am willing to do other things). I contacted centrocolombo, but they informed me that there is a low employent cap for americans that they have already reached. Should I contact more places or should I just go down there and look for something? Do I need to gain employment before moving? Let me know and it would be greatly appreciated.

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jj2009

12/28/2009 15:33 EST

yes, you need to have a work visa before arriving, you cannot work on the tourist visa only (not legally anyway). its difficult to obtain, the company needs to produce several bits of paperwork in advance

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Borsia

From: United States

1/5/2010 18:33 EST

You can only get 90 days on a tourist visa. I believe that you can do 3 extensions for a total of 180 days but I can't swear to that.

You might find a teaching gig either with a private school or freelance (freelance won't be legal)

To stay any length of time you will need a working visa.

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