

Tommy Lee70
American °µÍø½ûÇø in Colombia
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Registration: 01 January 2023
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The Gringo Hunters by cccmedia
Men's dating coach Saiyan Chan --originally from the USA and conversationalin Spanish -- has been meeting and studyingmany women he considers to be"Gringo hunters" in Colombia over thepast ten years. He has posted his findingsonline.Gringo ...

A 2 way street. The Gringo finds a partner that treats him well and makes his life a little better and the Gringo Hunter gets a decent life and some security. Just went to a local small food establishment here in Idaho USA, town size 5,000, my 1st ... Read More


Are Colombia °µÍø½ûÇøs underpaying their income & wealth tax? by Mr. Barley
I will be researching that question further, but in the meantime, there is a new blog post by the law firm of Langon titled "Filing Personal Taxes in Colombia: A Comprehensive Guide 2023".No link to be provided.

@lunamick 20 plus years in Colombia and friends with many °µÍø½ûÇøs living here for over 10 years....and we have never reported cash taken out of an ATM here from a USA based bank account and we have never had a problem with DIAN. I make it a point to ... Read More


Another tax question by Lpdiver
So, the wife discovered that they actually has some pension monies coming to her. It wasn't a lot and the company indicated that if she waited and then had them deposit the money in a bank account in a year that she would receive much more. The ...

The 80 million has nothing to do with you ....there isn't even an option to file a joint tax return in Colombia even if you are married.Also moving money in and out of an account won't increase your tax liability. But may require you to have to file ... Read More


An °µÍø½ûÇø social media influencer said what? by Mr. Barley
When an influencer says something interesting that needs to be documented, and possibly rebutted, this thread serves that purpose, at least for me. Of course, I only follow a handful of Youtube channels at this time, although that may need to change ...

I purchase a Samsung S9 at Jumbo years ago....no one asked for my cedula or passport....I bought a sim card at the papelaria below my apartment building and no one ever asked for my ID or to register anything. Years later...it still works. But I do ... Read More


GIRLFRIEND / FIANCE/ WIFE (??) FROM COLOMBIA by JohnyLondon
A bit of advice:Â Colombians are great women. Healthy, seemingly happy, dancing, oh - you would like to forget about God's world.You will be surrounded by laughter and dancing in the fumes of wine and beer, if you buy aguardiente - they will ...

Gone are the good old days of 25 years ago when Colombia was still considered too dangerous to travel to by most.The vast number of gringos down here were type A personalitiesBut there were still a few Betas that would constantly complain about ... Read More


Residency Visa based on Marriage by Adaptivemigrant
Hi,Here are the general questions I have to apply for residency based on marriage with a Colombian woman:1) How long one should know the Colombian woman before marriage to be eligible to apply for a Colombian residency visa?2) How long one should ...

@nico peligro Why seems like a good way to get an immigrant visa to live in Colombia. Colombian women use the same tactic to get a visa to live in the USA. Read More


Residency Visa based on Marriage by Adaptivemigrant
Hi,Here are the general questions I have to apply for residency based on marriage with a Colombian woman:1) How long one should know the Colombian woman before marriage to be eligible to apply for a Colombian residency visa?2) How long one should ...

I don't know about a marriage visa....I got my resident visa because I had a child on Colombia. Only thing I needed was my passport and a notarized letter from the mother saying she wanted me to live here. I used this visa service and got my ... Read More


Taxation in Colombia for a dual U.S. and Colombian citizen. by artisvida
Good day everyone! I'm new here, so my apologies if I posted in the wrong section.For context on the post headline, I moved to the U.S. when I was 7 years old. I've lived here my entire life, however, I've visited Barranquilla a few times the past ...

Here is a list of the countries that the USA has actual tax exchange agreements with.TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE AGREEMENTSJurisdictionDateDocumentTitle/DescriptionArgentina 12-23-2016 TIEA Agreement between US and Argentina, Exchange of Information ... Read More


Taxation in Colombia for a dual U.S. and Colombian citizen. by artisvida
Good day everyone! I'm new here, so my apologies if I posted in the wrong section.For context on the post headline, I moved to the U.S. when I was 7 years old. I've lived here my entire life, however, I've visited Barranquilla a few times the past ...

https://www.ustaxhelp.com/which-countries-does-us-share-tax-information/The links don't get posted here sometimes.So ill show the list of countries that the USA actually shares citizens tax information with.AzerbaijanAustraliaBrazilCanadaCzech ... Read More


Taxation in Colombia for a dual U.S. and Colombian citizen. by artisvida
Good day everyone! I'm new here, so my apologies if I posted in the wrong section.For context on the post headline, I moved to the U.S. when I was 7 years old. I've lived here my entire life, however, I've visited Barranquilla a few times the past ...

@nico peligro 20 years here and I know dozens of °µÍø½ûÇøs living in Colombia since well before there were even laws on the books regarding worldwide income and none of them have ever been contacted by DIAN for undeclared foriegn income....and none ... Read More


Taxation in Colombia for a dual U.S. and Colombian citizen. by artisvida
Good day everyone! I'm new here, so my apologies if I posted in the wrong section.For context on the post headline, I moved to the U.S. when I was 7 years old. I've lived here my entire life, however, I've visited Barranquilla a few times the past ...

@nico peligro I don't know why anyone would care if DIAN sent information to the IRS unless they were making a ton of money here in Colombia....usually it is the other way around.But the Colombian Banks here do report bank accounts with over 10K to ... Read More


Taxation in Colombia for a dual U.S. and Colombian citizen. by artisvida
Good day everyone! I'm new here, so my apologies if I posted in the wrong section.For context on the post headline, I moved to the U.S. when I was 7 years old. I've lived here my entire life, however, I've visited Barranquilla a few times the past ...

@Tommy Lee70 this was great information! Thank you for taking the time to post and share.I would like to clarify that at the moment I stay in Colombia for less than 183 days because I don't own a home there as of yet; however, I plan on making a ... Read More


Sending and receiving packages in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello, As an °µÍø½ûÇø, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Colombia? Is the public ...

This is by far the best and least expensive delivery service I have found in Medellin Colombia. This article is a little dated but it is how i found out about it. medellinguru.com/mail-boxes-etc/ Read More


Taxation in Colombia for a dual U.S. and Colombian citizen. by artisvida
Good day everyone! I'm new here, so my apologies if I posted in the wrong section.For context on the post headline, I moved to the U.S. when I was 7 years old. I've lived here my entire life, however, I've visited Barranquilla a few times the past ...

@cccmedia Point taken....it is hard to predict the future. But after a life time of experience with the IRS....I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that they are still not going to share US Citizen tax information with foreign governments. One ... Read More


Taxation in Colombia for a dual U.S. and Colombian citizen. by artisvida
Good day everyone! I'm new here, so my apologies if I posted in the wrong section.For context on the post headline, I moved to the U.S. when I was 7 years old. I've lived here my entire life, however, I've visited Barranquilla a few times the past ...

@artisvida Why complicate your life by buying a property in Colombia that you only plan on living in maybe at most 180 days out of the year....seems like a bad deal. Might be hard to buy a rental property in the USA where you are living now for ... Read More