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Iwasyoung
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8 years ago

I am expending considerable effort to immigrate to Ecuador for retirement. Some assistance has been less than helpful.

I began by getting my Birth certificate appostille certified. I plan to get the FBI report and income verification paper closer to my time of travel.
Then I learned that I also need a State criminal background check. The facilitator said nothing about that.
It is not problem to get, but the facilitator I originally approached didn't tell me about that. That concerns me because I can't to be tripped up. I can't afford to fly back and forth to obtain documents that I didn't get, or to rework documents that become outdated.

I have also messaged "Gringo Visa's" to learn their process and rates.

I would like to learn if anyone can help me to be sure my facilitator is providing good, cost effective, reliable service.
If the Visa should be processed in Ecuador, I will need a round trip ticket and I understand I will be legally in the country 3 months. Will that be more than sufficient to complete the process?
What are truly the only documents I will need, and how recent must they be at the time of processing in Ecuador?

I have been enthralled with the Ecuadorian people and the indigenous South American cultures since I was 6 years old.

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