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aquasal
Joined 2017
Posts: 1

7 years ago

Moving to Colombia

7 years ago

Hey There,

Perhaps this is not the right platform to ask such a question, but I am going to try
I am a gay person who is planning to move to Colombia in order to live with my Colombian partner.
We thought that we could get married once i arrive , so I will be eligible to live in the country! but I am not so sure if this the right move at this time, I love my partner and wants to continue my life with him, but I am afraid from unemployment, losing my current job or not being able to survive in country that I know a little about, I am 34 years old, I work as an academic and I have been teaching business for years, my job is great and its not easy for me to leave it ,but I cannot bring my partner here due to the restrictions on the LGBT activities in my country and we won’t be able to live openly and freely in front of the public , so we both thought of me moving to Colombia, I have a decent saving and I am looking to explore some business opportunities, my partner is not in a great situation as well, he is between jobs and does not have a secure income , so what do you think of the idea?
Will I be able to move? What kind of businesses I can do? will I be able to find a job in academia or research center?
Our life as LGBT community is always complex
Please note I speak intermediate Spanish

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