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Wait. I just ordered birth certificates and marriage certificate for our retirement visa. But we wont be in Colombia till October. So do i have to order these in the 90 day window or does that apply to the notarization, apostilling?

We live outside Medellin now for 5 years and the quality of living is not 50% from quality in Europe I hope to sale quickly the property and go back to a high standard of living.

Get married in the U.S. and avoid the bureaucratic document hassle. Bummer that governments force us down the marriage path if we want to be with someone from a different country.

Get married in the U.S. and avoid the bureaucratic document hassle

What person would expect to move to Latin America and be surprised that life will be constrained without a working knowledge of Spanish (or Portuguese in Brazil)? Those folk had best consider Belize or Guyana. Even the host of this video ought to step up his game and learn how the locals pronounce 'Medellin'. (It's roughly 'Medajean'.)

Solo para complementar y consejo no solicitado. Consejo gratis Las familias que quieren jubilarse en Colombia. Es mejor vivir en los pueblos o areas rurales o alrededores de areas urbanas pero no en las ciudades. Las razones son varias. La gente es mucho mas tranquila El costo de vida es mas bajo La calidad de vida es mejor Hay buena infraestructura y servicios. Recomendados: Manizales Armenia Tunja Villa de leyva Bucaramanga Ibagué Paipa Los pueblos de la Sabana de Bogotá Los pueblos cercanos a Medellin Popayan Pasto Santa Marta Las ciudades como medellin, bogotá, cartagena, cali o barranquilla quiza son demasiado para una familia que quiere jubilarse o esta cansada de la vida de estados unidos u otro pais similar. Un abrazo Saludos cordiales

Hi Dylan, is it possible to contact you?

I visited Medellin and Cartagena and loved it there Colombia is just amazing and I see how much of a difference it makes if I know Spanish. I would say my Spanish is moderate I'm still not fluent yet but want to be fluent. I get stuck with certain words but people are able to understand me for the most part. I'm still working on being fluent.

I live in Colombia, very inexpensive, very polite people.

I'm sorry but you didn't think knowing Spanish in a Spanish speaking country would be important...?

Great video. Does an American who receives S.S and Pension who is married to a Colombian in Colombia have to pay taxes there?

I stopped watching after you said you wish you would have known how close Colombia is to Orland before you moved. If you don't know geography, maybe look at a map and get familiar with it before you move to another country.

Hello Dylan, great informative video on Colombia. Is there a retirement Visa available or something similar for us seniors?...thanks and keep up the great work. Rafael 😊👍

Soon, the Peso will be one for one with the Dollar . That would hurt allot of expats everywhere .

Thank you very much Dylan, my wife and I have been planning to move to Colombia for many years, as my wife is from Colombia. We are now retired and need a good tax man. We live 45 minutes from Orlando, Florida. I will be giving you a call tomorrow at your Orlando office, my name is Woody

Annual salary or monthly? Sounds like the $300 is per month

I'm investigating moving to Colombia over Philippines because I am sort of proficient in Spanish , plus the exchange rate from USD is much better in Colombia.

Why do you foreigners don’t talk about how you get your money to live there do you find jobs there or you are retired from yout jobs here

Dylan, do you have any videos about obtaining the M Visa?? Especially for retirement age people?

Good info. Just a bit bizzare that you would say you wish you knew that you need to speak at least a intermediate level of spanish to live in colombia , thats pretty much common sense unless you live in a gated community of expats, and if thats the case , you would be missing out on life and just existing . Anyways . Buena suerte . Otherwise everything you said is pretty acurate .

Can't understand why they won't learn English. This is 2024.

Let me help: 1. No Tinder 2. No threesomes 3.... Well that solves about 90% of any Gringo problems.

Hey Dylan. Great video. My family is planning on leaving the USA. Columbia is on the list of potential landing spots. We are planning on traveling there later this year to see what it's like. Any suggestions or input to make it a more impactful research trip would be appreciated.

Thank you for view of Museo de Cuidad Medellin. Most tourists walk past that Museo not knowing it exists on highest point at the panoramic vista at Púeblito Paisa. The Museo has smaller scale replicas of many excellent art sculptures found throughout the Medellin city region.

Medellin is 60 to 85 Fahrenheit all 12 months; modest amount rain is plenty to keep everything green. I like swimming in some of the 10 pools at the Estadio Olympic complex which is a 6 minutes walk from my $12 USD per night Airbnb.

Very very slow this summer getting Cedula. I paid on July 4 for my Cedula, now on September 18 my cedula is not yet available from Bogota. I need the Cedula for international money transfer pick up at Exito supermarket.

Columbia is not cheap. I was looking to buy a luxury apartment in Bogota and price us 2-3 million US dollars.

This was a great video, so many things I totally agree with. Im an Australian Expat living in Colombia and I find things like taxes very overwhelming. I know you specialise in tax for Americans, but do you, or do you know of any professionals that do this for other nationalities like Australians?

Really? I usually have arepas and I have mango juice every morning

Love that you do taxes in Colombia. I'm a law student interested in tax law and moving to Colombia. Will keep watching, great stuff

Thank you for the information Sir. I retire in 2 years and looking forward to living in Colombia. My wife and son are from Colombia as well. I lived in Orlando Florida for 33 years and currently residing in Clearwater Florida. Looking forward to one day using your services for now I am subscribed to your channel and look forward to many more information you can help us out with

This is good and thorough video. Lots of things to consider when moving to Colombia, even for Colombian born-American citizens.

Hold on to your 500 peso coins in certain beach areas to use restroom!

Hey Dylan, I have to tell you that this is one the best videos I've ever seen on preparing to move to Colombia. I've been coming to Colombia a long time and information sources like this were scarce at best. I'm going to reach out to you on Whatsapp and hope we meet in Rio Negro or Medellin one day. Hablo espanol tambien, Again Great Job!

Expat or economic migrant that canoot afford to live in their own country anymore

Hi Dylan. What's your take in Pereira? It seems it's a good alternative to Cuenca, for us older folks better climate, less air pollution and fires than Medellin, which is noisy and crowded.....and isn't Bogotà just like Medellin? Especially if you want to escape places like NYC, but if you come from a mild Canadian climate (besides the winter)?

That is NO HELP, Colombia may tax you 35% or 50% of income because they have a graduated income tax and the USD is worth around $4,000 pesos.

you moved your family to Colombia without realizing you'd need to know Spanish

I’m a little confused as to the aggregate amount. Let’s say I put $9k this month and spend that all next month and put another$9k in a few months later is that considered going over the limit since it adds up to $18k, but never having over 10k in the account at any one time? Thanks for any clarification you can give me.

What happened to thos channel? Had great wealth of knowledge

Hi, Dylan. Here's an interesting question: What about a situation of a dual citizen Canadian American who is taxed by the US everywhere, and has his major financial interests and connections in Canada (as a Canadian tax resident), and lives over 183 days in retirement in Colombia?? How does one avoid TRIPLE taxation?? One assumes there is no tax liability as a retired person in Colombia unless one earns money from renting/Airbnb. But if one has business activity in Colombia AND is liable for taxation in the US AND Canada, is that called triple taxation relying on tax treaties??

Tell us about buying or renting a car there.

Great info. Looking to move to Colombia and still work in the US. Is it possible to have a US bank with funds that are accessible in Colombia? Mainly to not have to have a “Colombian” bank account.

I loved your video! Will definitely keep you in mind for tax purposes!

As a Colombian who travels there every two years I can testify that it’s very true about legal documents and paperwork. Colombians are very analytical and serious about any legality stuff with everyone not just foreigners. It gets to the point where it feels like a hassle and impossible with the help of a local who can guide you in the process.

Your channel came up in my search for “Canadian” expats 🤔 Anyway, I wish in all your statements about “Wishing” before moving to Colombia, you’d mention more important stuff that could seriously impact anyone, from anywhere in the world who is moving to Colombia, such as: You can’t open a bank account if you are….Some landlords may charge you in US dollar instead of pesos and if you’re not American, it could drill a huge hole in your pocket…Etc, etc. Places pop up in my 24 hour radar, and most of the information I receive from expats travelling to different countries are insignificant general information that any Google search can answer, but important details that aren’t general and may skip someone’s mind to ask or research are never talked about. I know this because after watching videos, searching for answers and so on, we decided to travel from one side of the world to another, thinking that YAY, our insignificant Canadian dollar is going to go far, but only to realize that rent is paid in US dollar, which no one bloody ever mentioned anywhere! I made sure to look up properties in this country, the cost of rent or purchase, in Google, and even FB marketplace and the currency was never in USD until we arrived and boom, the hard reality kicked in. We also realized that foreigners can’t purchase any property, even with the smallest backyard, as it’s considered “Agricultural”. But does any “Expat” ever mentions any of this anywhere? NOPE.

Expatriates? You mean inmigrants?

Buena suerte. I'm a future client.

Awesome video and thanks for the pointers. I will be retiring in seven years and my wife and I will reside in Medellin 4 to 6 months out of the year. She is paísa from Itagüí so it should be easy enough. However, the tax reporting is something I will definitely need help with, if you’re still in business. I’ve logged your company name and contact information so be on the lookout in the next few years. God bless.

I am surprised you guys think Colombia is much cheaper. Colombia is very expensive specially when compared with USA You guys will understand the real value at the time of emergency Wake up guys, don’t be superficial about your surroundings. Try mindfulness and use it to help yourself All the best guys