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Yes indeed, Attorney Sara Chaca (“Ecuador Visas”) and her fully English speaking staff is ‘Paying it Forward’ by providing a 100% TOTALLY FREE ($0.00) ALWAYS FREE Pozo Millonario Ticket provided to EACH INDIVIDUAL EXPAT @ EVERY single scheduled appointment WITHOUT exception for ANY Expat that has an appointment with her or any member of her staff from Monday to Friday (EACH business day) no matter what the specific theme of interest is, directly at her/their downtown office that’s so very conveniently located right at Calle Larga 6-16 & Hermano Miguel.  Email Attorney Sara Chaca at sara@ecuadorvisas.com so as to schedule your ALWAYS COMPLIMENTARY ($0.00) appointment regarding ANY Visa, Passport, Notarization, Marriage/Divorce, Legal, Insurance, Driver License or even Citizenship related matter, right here in the center of Cuenca!!  Website: www.ecuadorvisas.com Email: sara@ecuadorvisas.com Phone: 099-296-2065 (Ecuador) OR 1-800-655-1581 (USA) Physical Address: Calle Larga 6-16 & Hermano Miguel (2 story office building with balcony that shows directly above it the words “Ecuador Visas”)

  The defined (and finer) benefits of Ecuadorian Citizenship & Naturalization (i.e. receiving an Ecuadorian Passport) are shown in the following:   – You NEVER need to again have to prove/reprove your Residency Visa qualification under any circumstances. – You NEVER need to again have to buy/maintain proof of health insurance in Ecuador under any circumstances. – You can ALWAYS travel WITHOUT a Visa for up to 180 days to ANY other country in South America on just your Ecuadorian Cédula as a Citizen of Ecuador. – For those having an Investor Visa linked Bank Certificate of Deposit OR Real Estate Property, they can then freely liquidate or sell that without any issues whatsoever. – You still ABSOLUTELY continue to KEEP your original country’s Citizenship and Passport as well as DON’T pay taxes to the Ecuadorian Government on your foreign derived/received income (i.e. from the US, Canada or any other countries for that matter). FYI too, as follows see Attorney Sara Chaca’s article about applying for Ecuadorian Citizenship & Naturalization (again getting an Ecuadorian Passport), along with all of the requirements and the like stated therein, which as you can see is published on “Cuenca High Life” and has already …Continue reading

  The defined (and finer) benefits of Ecuadorian Citizenship & Naturalization (i.e. receiving an Ecuadorian Passport) are shown in the following:   – You NEVER need to again have to prove/reprove your Residency Visa qualification under any circumstances. – You NEVER need to again have to buy/maintain proof of health insurance in Ecuador under any circumstances. – You can ALWAYS travel WITHOUT a Visa for up to 180 days to ANY other country in South America on just your Ecuadorian Cédula as a Citizen of Ecuador. – For those having an Investor Visa linked Bank Certificate of Deposit OR Real Estate Property, they can then freely liquidate or sell that without any issues whatsoever. – You still ABSOLUTELY continue to KEEP your original country’s Citizenship and Passport as well as DON’T pay taxes to the Ecuadorian Government on your foreign derived/received income (i.e. from the US, Canada or any other countries for that matter). FYI too, as follows see Attorney Sara Chaca’s article about applying for Ecuadorian Citizenship & Naturalization (again getting an Ecuadorian Passport), along with all of the requirements and the like stated therein, which as you can see is published on “Cuenca High Life” and has already …Continue reading

By Jim Wyss With just 10 days to go before Ecuador’s presidential elections, ruling party candidate Lenín Moreno is still leading the polls but unlikely to avoid a runoff amid a punishing corruption scandal with Miami ties. A series of polls released this week give...

There’s a lot more that expats need to learn when they move to Ecuador than the language. Take, for example, etiquette. My Cuencana friend Eloisa has some helpful advice for gringos when they interact socially with Ecuadorians. She also helps her Ecuadorian friends...

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By Edd and Cynthia Staton Having competent legal assistance is the best way to obtain your residency visa and get your new expat life off to a great start. Dra. Lina Ulloa, owner of Cuenca law firm Ulloa & Zamora, has been practicing law since 2003 and was one of...

By Chris Kraul The election of a former investment banker to the presidency of Peru last month marked a sharp turn from the left to the right in national politics there — and could presage a wider shift in Latin America. To see how the political winds have blown...