About majicjack

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

Citizen Of:

United States

Some Forum Posts:

Nicaragua: Global Warming Effects in Nicaragua:

Global warming is a crock of liberal BS. The earth stays in a constant changing mode. How are you going to put a muffler on an erupting volcano or change El Nino or La Nina? Global warming theory is designed to make counterfeit POS like Al Gore and others rich. Next time you decide to demonstrate at a tree hugging rally and it is hundreds of miles away, leave early because if you are a true believer you have a long walk ahead of you. About Nicaragua? Who is going to buy them all a cook stove and oven and pay for their gas and deliver to the far reaches where the road is barely passable for horses and oxen? Enter the real world. We are all going to die from something and eating raw meat, drinking bad water, starving or parasites is not my idea of a good way to go. I left the USA because of a bunch of bleeding heart liberals and it appears many of them have moved down here.

Nicaragua: Leon area:

We lived in Las Penitas for one year and was robbed once. Moved to Poneloya and lived there for 4 years and never had any trouble. In reality a better class of people. A lot of drugs and theft in Las Penitas. If you want to live around a bunch of expats, why did you leave where you are at?

Nicaragua: What kinda beach life on 4k a month:

You can live very well on $4000 a month. We leased a house on the beach in Poneloya for $700 a month. Walk out the back gate and you were in the Pacific. This is a seven bedroom house in outstanding condition. It was a hotel but converted into a private residence. They started out asking for $1200 per month but we got is for $700 with a three year contract. We saw our landlady the day we moved in and did not see her again until she came to inspect the house the day we moved. We deposited the money every month in her account at the bank. Leon is only 12 miles away and you can buy just about anything you need. There is a La Union and La Colonia supermarket. Also a Maxi Pali. Transportation is cheap, there is a nice private hospital in Leon. However you can use the public hospital at no charge regardless if you are a tourist or resident. Our total budget for monthly living on the beach in Poneloya was around $1600 to include internet and utilities. Las Penitas and Poneloya are connected but different. Poneloya is more laid back. Las Penatis has more drugs and theft.

Nicaragua: Seeking Work:

Claire You can renew your visa after the first 90 days in country. There is a charge but weigh this against the trip to Costa Rica a bargin. After 180 you must leave the country but there is no clause stating how long you must stay out. I thas to be Costa Rica or some other country other than Honduras, El Salvador or Guatemala. The exception to this is is you have brought a vehicle with you and go to the border of Honduras to renew the 30 day papers on your vehicle they will renew your visa at the same time. I also believe there are ways to get work permits with out residency so I would look up the requiremnets. There are a lot of expats working in Nicaragua. As stated by others, the wages are very low. We are residents of Nicaragua and have been for 6 years. If you want to tough it out, you can make it here. If you are looking for paradise it may not fit the profile depending on your definition of paradise. Answer to another question, most expats here are retired and have a steady income coming in. A lot never leave the 4 walls they live in because the are afraid toget out and see the real Nicaragua. There are many good people on this site with very good information. There are some internet warriors that get on here and run their mouth and act tough and do not have a clue. They hide behind their sarcasam and self imposed idiocy for what reason no one knows? Alcohol, drugs or just plain ignorance. If the requiremnt to be on this site was to post your address, they would probably get off this site because there would be a line of ass whippings waiting at their front door every morning.

Nicaragua: Banking:

Call the US Embassy and ask for Mrs. Leon. Make an appointment with her. She can get you the paper work to get a direct deposit account here in Nicaragua without having residency. The check goes to a bank in NY. and is transferred to your account here. The charge is $6.oo per month at the NY bank. Once you establish the account you can call Mrs. Leon and give her the account number. This eliminates another trip to the Embassy. Your funds will be in the Nicaragua bank by the 6th of every month. You will need a referral from two people that are residents of Nicaragua or two Nicaraguans. This is normally not a problem. You will only be issued one debit card for this account but this should not cause any problems. Your wife can use the card if she knows your pin number at the atms. There is no charge for using the atms on this account with your debit card.

Nicaragua: retire in year:

$2000 will be plenty to live on if you don't come here acting like a high roller. Most Nicas live off of less than that in a year.

Nicaragua: Thinking of moving to Nica:

AND ! If you had lived in Houston, Detroit, NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans or Miami That same burglar would have probably raped and murdered you and you would not be writing about how you got robbed.

Nicaragua: banking:

If you are drawing social security you can visit Mrs. Leon at the US Embassy providing you are US and she can give you the paperwork to open a direct deposit account at any bank you choose. The money is in the bank the 5th of every month and the fee is paid to am bank in the US for the direct deposit. $6.00m per month. You do not need residency to do this.

Nicaragua: Visiting Nicaragua:

Your visa is good for 90 days. You can renew for another 90 days in country. Either the main migracion office or the one in Metrocentro mall. There will be a fee. after the second 90 you must leave the country. It has to be at least Costa Rica. You go to Pinas Blancas, check out of Nicaragua, walk across to Costa Rica check in and turn around and walk back to Nicaragua and check back in. We did it several times before we got our cedulas and never had to spend anytime out of the country except as stated above.

Nicaragua: Dreading the cost of residency:

If you can't afford what it cost to get residency, you probably can't afford to live here. If you meet the qualifications, all your documents are in order and up to date and no clouds hanging over your head you should be able to get residency with no problem. There are no guarantees on a lot of things in life but we try it anyway. We did it ourselves but it is a real pain in the ass.

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