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Nicaragua: paperwork for Nica residency:
I'm in the midst of this now. I am working with a great lawyer in Granada. He requires one copy of apostilled birth cert, police report, and health certificate. He will get the translation done. There are others who also provide this service but who are not attorneys and notaries. They charge a bit less, but you will need to give them 4 apostilled copies of everything so in the end it works out to be about the amount cost. Either way, you do not need to get the translations done or send anything to the Nicaraguan embassy. It all get done in Nicaragua. Also, the Nicaraguan government has standards for the translators of our documents, so getting them done yourself is not a good idea. Let whoever is helping you get the translations done so you are certain they will be accepted. Hope this helps. Contact me privately if you want more info or my lawyers contact information. He came highly recommended to me and though he has not met me, has been extraordinarily responsive to my requests, answered all my questions and been very detailed and clear in his responses. Good luck!!!
Nicaragua: Mexican food:
also look up the generic name for valium and try that. i can't recall the name off hand, but it begins with the letter D
Nicaragua: Anyone Know Anything about This Property?:
The link you sent is to an old post. I purchased that house last Aug. However, the seller/builder has another almost the same next door that is currently for sale. The contact information is the same. The bedrooms and baths are very spacious. Good for up to a couple and one child. Property at back of house is only 1 meter, but has nice front area with secure parking. I had my front landscaped with tropical plants, but there is room for a small pool if you prefer. It is a shared septic system for the two houses. It is just barely within the city limits of Granada in a rural area. All of the neighbors (except me) are Nica and mostly from the same family. My tenants have had wonderful luck with them and made a lot of friends. There is a reserve water tank for the days the water goes off and hot water on demand. I turned my sleeping loft into a closed storage area. The house for sale does not yet have internet, but I do have it at my house and also cable. It is quiet and safe. You do not need a car as the bus is 5 minutes walk from the door and about a 10 minute ride to the center of town. They come every 20 minutes (more often if you don't mind the chicken bus).
Nicaragua: rental in granada nicaragua:
That should read FB Expats Granada.
Nicaragua: shipping goods to US:
I suggest you join FB expats of Nicaragua, expats of Granada and expats of esteli, matagalpa, jinotega and expats of san juan del sur. These are 4 separate groups. Finds some contacts for other with a similar business model. For sure there are others shipping product out of Nicaragua. I do know you will need a cedula in order to have a business. Good luck!
Nicaragua: Poverty:
There is a charity in Granada called Granada Street Kids. Founded by a guy from Calif who only lives in Granada half time. This charity takes poor boys, gives them a 6th grade education (which comes with their official Gov't certificate), teaches them english, and also runs a furniture store that makes their own furniture to sell. The boys can choose to learn carpentry (from a master carpenter) or sell the furniture, or be a customer service rep. They are mostly 14-16 yrs old. These kids are learning so many life skills, not to mention having good male role models. Wish I could the remember name of the guy who started this, but just go into the shop just outside the city on Carretera Masaya and talk to him or his assistant. They are wonderful to talk to and learning their story may help you to focus your efforts and figure out what you want to do and how to do it. Just a thought. I don't yet live there, but will in 2 years and love this charity. I will be buy some furniture from them. It is very high quality.
Nicaragua: Need work! Will be moving to Nicaragua from the states within a couple months.:
If you come as a pensionado you cannot work, not even for a NGO, though you can work in your own business and of course if you are working from home no one would know that. You should talk to someone regarding the law before making plans for getting a Cedula as a pensionado.
Nicaragua: Advice for solo expat:
Just remember, each person has their own experience and what one person has experienced is not necessarily what you will experience. International Living was a great source of info for me starting out (one of the reasons was because they had cost of living information). Also, join the expat pages on FB for countries you are interested in and then just be a voyeur for a few months - read the posts, get a feel for the expat population and how they feel about the country they are living in, what the problems and concerns are etc. Don't ask questions or join the conversation, just read. You'll get to know many of them by their posts, you'll we what's important to them as a community. I found that probably to be the most helpful thing of all. Since you have not traveled much, I think you might want to be close to a decent sized expat population to start out. Also just google things like best places to retire and you will find articles from publications like AARP, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, LA Times etc that are helpful. Good luck. I too will be a solo expat and there are a lot of solo women expats in Nicaragua. I need to work a couple more years and have spent a decent amount of time traveling in Latin America so had a sense of the cultural differences and was not shocked by the poverty, nor was I surprised by the open heartedness of the people. This is a wonderful time in our lives for the grand adventure. Live it and love. Once you make the BIG move, it will be easy to move from place to place if that is what you want or need to do. Good Luck and have fun!!!
Nicaragua: the big move:
Hi, I"m in the process of preparing to retire to Nica in 2 yrs. This past May I purchased a home. I do not have citizenship or residency. It was a very simple process (I paid cash). The total lawyer bill was $600. I did go through a real estate agent - a very reputable one, and they walked me through everything. I did hear that it is very hard to find a good lawyer in Nica, but the real estate office had one they dealt with and that is who I used. I did not complete the purchase before I left so left my POA with the real estate agent. They do it all the time. He can only act on written instructions from me. I have not had any problems. So the trick is to find a very reputable agent with high standards.
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