About wengin

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Expatriate  

Gender:

Female

Currently Lives:

Citizen Of:

United States

HR/Relo
Professional:

Provider of Expat-Related Services & Products

Some Forum Posts:

Uruguay: Hiring guide/translator:

Hi there! My name is Silvia. I'm an expat too. I'm bilingual (native). Was born in Uruguay. I understand you are looking for help in different areas. I'm opened to help you. I can provide you with references of Expats that know me and know about my services. My cell phone is: 091 25 13 47. Thank you!

Uruguay: Inheritance spousal rights:

Hello, what happens here is that when a person dies, the properties and assets they are split in the family. For example, if this person is married with no children...then assets will go 100 % to his or her partner. If this person has children then the partner will get a 50 % of the total assets and the other 50% will go to the children. It doesn't matter where they are located at. There will be always an inheritance search, there is a period of 90 days where people will have to respond to this search. Once this period is over then the inheritance will be over and the assets will go to the partner or closest individuals. I know it sounds difficult and complicated and actually is. Totally different to the States laws. The only way to get around this would be to sell the properties while the person is alive. In this way, the partner will keep the cash or whatever. It's absolutely mandatory to open up an inheritance process once a person dies. A will wouldn't work either because according to the Uruguayan laws disinheritance is not allowed. Hope it helps. I'm available to questions. Silvia. 091 25 13 47

Uruguay: New Bussiness in Atlantida....:

Hi group, Some of you may already know it but just in case I found out yesterday that "AL-FRIO" store has opened in Atlantida. It's a very nice and spacey place to shop. They sell all kind of frozen food, some food is precooked and ready to go to oven. Their prices are very reasonable and the quality is really good. They are opened from Mondays through Sundays. They are very friendly and they have specials each week. You can access their web page and check what they carry as well as prices. They are located just in front of Disco in Atlantida. www.alfriocongelados.com Hope it helps! Silvia.

Uruguay: how can i know who is the owner by padron number?:

Hi there! I'm not sure where the location is. If it's in Canelones you will find the IMM pertaining to the area you are looking for. For example, you have an Intendencia in Atlantida you can go and check it out there. If you are in any other location, find an office for the Intendencia and go with your padron number. They will be able to point it out for you and or give you more indications. Hope it helps, Silvia.

Uruguay: i want to buy car from brazil:

Cars have been always fairly expensive in Uruguay. Now, of course there are a lot of Chinese cars that are very cheap comparing with the rest of the cars. The public transportation is pretty good and available for most of the time with the exceptions of 25 of December, 31 of December and 01 of May. If you live far of a city the transportation will be more limited of course. You also have taxis available at a reasonable price. Regarding to your question, if you will be able to bring a car bought in another country, that will not be possible unfortunate... only when you are a tourist you can bring the documentation and go through the process as a visitor.

Uruguay: What is enough income for residency?:

Hi Johnny, You should be able to get the residency status with that amount. You will have to go through paper work, and there is a lot involved. With that said, U$S 1000 does not go to long if you are the kind of person that goes dinning, movie theater etc. If you had your own home here and you are careful with the money I would say you can make a pretty good life but if you have to consider a rent, then the situation would be a little more complicated. You would like to live in decent place and an apartment in a good location, they go randomly between 12.000 pesos to 14.000 for 1 bedroom, sort of. You can check this information in: www.gallitoLuis.com (apartamentos y casas para la venta y alquileres). There are cheaper places outside Montevideo, going into the country for example, Lavalleja, Rivera, etc. Checking resources online may be helpful for you. (Buscandocasas.com), it's another source for checking out for housing.

Uruguay: Hi!:

Hi to the whole Expats! I know it may be tough to move around without knowing the language. I just want to let you know that I'm native Uruguayan and offer myself with interpretation and help that may be needed. If you'd like, please send me a PM. Thank you!

Uruguay: Opening an account at the BROU:

It's always easy to open an account in a smaller branch of BROU. They are usually friendlier than in bigger cities and they let things pass by sometimes. If you are in Minas or even in Aigua, you may try to swing by there and you will probably find it easier to manage out there.

Uruguay: Experience with wood laminate flooring & vinyl & ceramic flooring in your UY home:

Wood is nice and cozy...I would not use laminated floors here for issues pointed before. Best to use here would be Lapacho or Curupay (both very hard wood and also very expensive). Tile is not expensive and if you choose a hard one for high impact it will look very good and will last for a long time.

Uruguay: Home site(s) in the hill country:

I don't really get the point of the political part being involved in this blog....???? Sorry for my ignorance!

Date Joined:

12/2/2014

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