Comments on: It ain’t Ellis Island… http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/ Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: daviscup http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-399 daviscup Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:59:14 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-399 My husband son and myself are travelling to uruguay in Feb 2007 We would love to be in touch with anyone else who is undergoing a similar move.Left by Janine on August 16th, 2006 Hi Southron, I read this question left by a fellow Aussie, Janine Spencer and as we will be arriving in uruguay at the end of January 2007 I would like to contact her. I have looked on the Sociedad Southron Board but Janine does not seem to be there. Do you have any way for me to contact her? Thanks for any suggestions. >>I do not know her.  Sorry.  I suggest you also post on our forum at SociedadSouthron.net.  Maybe someone else knows her, or she reads that forum.  You might also write the British Society, if you think she might gravitate towards a group like that:  <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial"><a href="mailto:britsoc@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">britsoc@gmail.com</a></span> -The Southron My husband son and myself are travelling to uruguay in Feb 2007
We would love to be in touch with anyone else who is undergoing a similar move.Left by Janine on August 16th, 2006

Hi Southron, I read this question left by a fellow Aussie, Janine Spencer and as we will be arriving in uruguay at the end of January 2007 I would like to contact her. I have looked on the Sociedad Southron Board but Janine does not seem to be there. Do you have any way for me to contact her? Thanks for any suggestions.

>>I do not know her.  Sorry.  I suggest you also post on our forum at SociedadSouthron.net.  Maybe someone else knows her, or she reads that forum.  You might also write the British Society, if you think she might gravitate towards a group like that:  britsoc@gmail.com

-The Southron

]]> By: Enzo http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Enzo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-203 Thanks for the great information. We are in the process of researching the residency requirements. We are ready to get some of our documents legalized. I am very interested in your experience and knowledge. I have contacted the consulate general in NYC but they don't seem to have consistent answers. http://uruwashi.org/Consular.htm#Information_about_permanent_residence_in_UruguayFor example: the spanish translation states that you only need to show documentation of U 500/month income, and the english translation states U 1,500/month. Which is correct $500 or $1500?Did you have to present any documentation about monthly income?Could you recommend an immigration consultant?What are the costs of an immigration consultant?As for your police reports, were they FBI background checks or just local or state police reports?I look forward to reading about your experiences. I wish you better weather and the best of luck with the process. Thanks for the great information. We are in the process of researching the residency requirements. We are ready to get some of our documents legalized. I am very interested in your experience and knowledge. I have contacted the consulate general in NYC but they don’t seem to have consistent answers. http://uruwashi.org/Consular.htm#Information_about_permanent_residence_in_UruguayFor example: the spanish translation states that you only need to show documentation of U 500/month income, and the english translation states U 1,500/month. Which is correct $500 or $1500?Did you have to present any documentation about monthly income?Could you recommend an immigration consultant?What are the costs of an immigration consultant?As for your police reports, were they FBI background checks or just local or state police reports?I look forward to reading about your experiences. I wish you better weather and the best of luck with the process.

]]> By: jose sande http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-204 jose sande Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-204 i enjoy reading your site, im a uruguayan guy who has lived in the us, and im so glad you are enjoying yor stay in our country i enjoy reading your site, im a uruguayan guy who has lived in the us, and im so glad you are enjoying yor stay in our country

]]> By: Hugo http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Hugo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-205 What exactly are police letters? What exactly are police letters?

]]> By: The Southron http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-206 The Southron Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-206 Thanks for your kind words.The monthly income required is currently US$500/month. This is NOT a document that needs to be legalized at the consulate. Depending upon your circumstances, the income proof can takes several forms: bank statements, broker latters, or letetrs from a foreign company or trust. The immigration consultant will work with yo9u on that.The only two things you need a legalized copies of your birth certificate and your police good conduct letter, which can certainly come from your local police. Do not get the police letter much before you leave however as they are only good here for 90 days.Immigration attorneys all seem to want about US$1500. Immigrastion consultants range from US$375-US$1000. But be careful, there are a few shysters out there, even here...I can connect you with the immigration consultant we are using if you email me at Southron@bank-mail.com. Thanks for your kind words.The monthly income required is currently US$500/month. This is NOT a document that needs to be legalized at the consulate. Depending upon your circumstances, the income proof can takes several forms: bank statements, broker latters, or letetrs from a foreign company or trust. The immigration consultant will work with yo9u on that.The only two things you need a legalized copies of your birth certificate and your police good conduct letter, which can certainly come from your local police. Do not get the police letter much before you leave however as they are only good here for 90 days.Immigration attorneys all seem to want about US$1500. Immigrastion consultants range from US$375-US$1000. But be careful, there are a few shysters out there, even here…I can connect you with the immigration consultant we are using if you email me at Southron@bank-mail.com.

]]> By: The Southron http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-207 The Southron Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-207 A police good conduct letter can be issued by the local police department where you live. It simply states that you have no arrest record, or if you do have one, delineates it. I have not heard of any police department, no matter how humble nor far out into the boondocks, that does not know how to do one of these letters.You need a police letter from every place you have been resident for the last 5 years for purposes of Uruguay Immigration. Remember, get the police letter last, it is only valid here for 90 days and it may take 10-15 of those to get legalized by the nearest Uruguay consulate BEFORE you leave the States. A police good conduct letter can be issued by the local police department where you live. It simply states that you have no arrest record, or if you do have one, delineates it. I have not heard of any police department, no matter how humble nor far out into the boondocks, that does not know how to do one of these letters.You need a police letter from every place you have been resident for the last 5 years for purposes of Uruguay Immigration. Remember, get the police letter last, it is only valid here for 90 days and it may take 10-15 of those to get legalized by the nearest Uruguay consulate BEFORE you leave the States.

]]> By: ken mandel http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-208 ken mandel Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-208 Great site, I eagerly await your next installment. I've been living with my wife and kids in Santo Domingo, DR, for the last 2 years and it's a hard life. It's not the place my wife remembers from her youth, it's changed. I ain't goin back to the good ole USA, and the more I read about Montevideo, the more I like it. Thanks for taking the time to relate your experiences, you are cheering and inspiring me to take action. Hope to meet you some day. Great site, I eagerly await your next installment. I’ve been living with my wife and kids in Santo Domingo, DR, for the last 2 years and it’s a hard life. It’s not the place my wife remembers from her youth, it’s changed. I ain’t goin back to the good ole USA, and the more I read about Montevideo, the more I like it. Thanks for taking the time to relate your experiences, you are cheering and inspiring me to take action. Hope to meet you some day.

]]> By: The Southron http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-209 The Southron Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-209 Glad you like the blog.We took a long hard look at the Dominican Republic and it just didn't work for us. The response I get from Expats there is all over the board. Some love it, some tolerate it and some sound like you.The weather just didn't work for me fat men in wheelchairs just don't do well in the tropics... Glad you like the blog.We took a long hard look at the Dominican Republic and it just didn’t work for us. The response I get from Expats there is all over the board. Some love it, some tolerate it and some sound like you.The weather just didn’t work for me fat men in wheelchairs just don’t do well in the tropics…

]]> By: Enzo http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Enzo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-210 Thanks for the info. The embassy and consulate here don't have consistent and reliable answers. They specifically told me that FBI background checks and finger printing were required. I had asked if I could provide my local city police letter of good conduct, or the state police's letter of good conduct. I think they just don't know what is happening on the ground there in MVD to provide the correct answer. Even the monthly income requirement. The spanish translation states $500/month, and they still tell me that the correct information is to have $1,500 of monthly documentable income. If it were not for your experiences, posts and your blog, we would all be lost. Like the other readers, we eagerly await your next installment. Thanks for the info. The embassy and consulate here don’t have consistent and reliable answers. They specifically told me that FBI background checks and finger printing were required. I had asked if I could provide my local city police letter of good conduct, or the state police’s letter of good conduct. I think they just don’t know what is happening on the ground there in MVD to provide the correct answer. Even the monthly income requirement. The spanish translation states $500/month, and they still tell me that the correct information is to have $1,500 of monthly documentable income. If it were not for your experiences, posts and your blog, we would all be lost. Like the other readers, we eagerly await your next installment.

]]> By: The Southron http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/comment-page-1/#comment-211 The Southron Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/08/08/it-aint-ellis-island/#comment-211 My experience is that the Spanish pages are always more accurate than the English pages. I can appreciate this because the reverse often happens on my business websites which are in three languages. English is always updated first and the other languages follow later, sometimes embarrassingly later.On the police letter issue, I think it is just a matter of the UY Consulate not understanding the US system. Here the police are national, so the equivalent of Uruguay's police in the US would naturally seem to be the FBI.Remember, Uruguay is essentially a unitary city state. To a Uruguayo, the US mixture of States, counties, territories, the District of Columbia, towns, townships, cities, boroughs, villages etc, each with their own law enforcement authorities, must seem daunting. My experience is that the Spanish pages are always more accurate than the English pages. I can appreciate this because the reverse often happens on my business websites which are in three languages. English is always updated first and the other languages follow later, sometimes embarrassingly later.On the police letter issue, I think it is just a matter of the UY Consulate not understanding the US system. Here the police are national, so the equivalent of Uruguay’s police in the US would naturally seem to be the FBI.Remember, Uruguay is essentially a unitary city state. To a Uruguayo, the US mixture of States, counties, territories, the District of Columbia, towns, townships, cities, boroughs, villages etc, each with their own law enforcement authorities, must seem daunting.

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