Hey! Like you i am an expat living in nicaragua. I live in Matagalpa. I agree with most of your points about the tourist visa vs residency except the border run. This is probably due to the fact i live about 2.5 hours north of managua. I dont want to drive to (one of the two) boarder crossings every year. The added distance i have to travel makes a residency practical for me. Maybe others feel differently. I may rethink this decision in the future as now i have to get a new residency card every 6 months in Managua. Not residency, just the card itself. My residency is still valid for 5 years. While i do not like making trips to managua every 6 months, it gives us an excuse to shop and visit restaurants that dont exist in Matagalpa. Time will tell. Thanks for your videos. I find the Information to be the most accurate I have heard from an expat. I have been here since 2008. Now i have a direction to send new people with questions. 😊
Great video. I know for most people - at first - it seems counter-intuitive, but Nicaragua is a great example of the exception. If something isn't broke, don't fix it. If I gain nothing by applying for residency, then why apply? You can marry, buy property, drive, use your US banking and associated cards, etc. all without being tied to residency rules. You can leave when you want and if you don't like it. What's not to like?
After watching this i can see that a retirement visa.would give you mobility to be able to drive your personal vehicle to any other country. Being a Canadian ownership of a personal vehicle is to me the biggest barrier to Nicaragua living. In Toronto the transit authority is called TTC. Which stands for Take the car.
Yes, but very rarely is this something you want to do as to any other country, you need to do an import action unless it is the CA4. Public transit between the countries is so good, everyone thinks all this ability to drive is what they want, but on the ground, I know of literally zero people who choose to do this once here.
Great informtion only thing i would like to add is cheaper and better to do boarder run every 90 days. Then renew every 30 days for 3 months. Maybe makes more sense cause 5 of us but, $200 all costs of border run vs like $150 every 30 days
It depends on many factors. If you live next to the border and can walk over, the border run is definitely cheaper. If you are a family of 10 living in the mountains seven hours from the border, it might still be cheaper. But if you are an individual, the renewal is definitely cheaper. The cost and time of going to the border varies WILDLY between people. Some people go there for a few dollars and 45 minutes. Some takes two days, requires a hotel, big transportation costs, etc. So you have to weight the whole picture for you.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog didn't think of it this way we are only about 2 hours away and there are 5 of us. So definitely better for us then if we were 10+ hours away, Or a single person.
Scoot ,I have been watching you channel for a week and I want to thank you for this great information ,I am thinking of going down there to check it out planning on retiring there ,keep up the good work clemente.
Just last week, La Curacao would not sell me a bed without a Cedula. Had to go home and get my Wife's. You can't get a cedula without residency. Sometimes people like to do things for emotional reasons. Climbing a mountain for example. Sometimes people do what feels right. Like after visiting a country for 30 years, having a Nicaraguan wife for 34 years, or owning a house in the country for 20 years one might just say what the heck! Lets do this.
It was not racism. The salesman actually tried and had coworkers try to use my US licence. Computer would not take it. After a half hour, I just went and got my wife's.
Haha, you think that that doesn't happen in the USA? There have been how many court cases protecting the rights of businesses to turn you away for anything that they want. If that was an issue for you, you'd have left the US long ago.
Love your videos ..watched 5 or 6 today and the one thing that residence gives me ( I think) is the ability to bring my own car and not have to do border runs every 2 to 4 weeks like your friend you mentioned correct? My plan is to travel down to CR and assorted other countries with a home base in Nicaragua and use my camper van to travel around and stay in while doing so..The rents of 125 to 300 a month is great for my limited budget even when out of country...in Mexico IF the van is registered as mexican I can get USA coverage for like 20 a month..currently paying 100 a month so that i another savings I think..not sure what it would cost in NIC or if it would cover me in Mexico CR or USA but all details I can work out from there...DO you have a referral of a inmigracion person that is good inexpensive and professional there by chance?
I am Nicaraguan but grew up in the US. I have dual citizenship. Both my husband and son are American. I was wondering if we decided to buy a vacation home in Nicaragua. Would it be better to buy it as a Nicaraguan or an American?
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog Hi Scott, thanks for all your videos about Nicaragua! - There are not many people doing this in english. I think, your work is important.
How much time do you spend in month 4 & 5 when requesting the 30 day extensions after the first 90 days? Do you need to go into the Leon immigration office each time and speak with an immigration officer to pay and fill out the form? Is your passport then mailed to Managua and back each time?
Yes, so figure about 15 minutes in the office to fill out the form. Take a picture of it the first time and then it's super fast. They send your passport to Managua for a week. Picking up your passport is no time at all. You just sign the book saying you got it and they hand it to you.
Well "worrying about" is a weird way to look at it. Just... ignore it. Zero effort. Why worry? You don't need it, the government has it. It's not your problem if anything happens to it. There's no worrying. If you have some personal worry of being separate from your passport for a week, just swing into Managua and renew there so you never have to send in your passport.
PR is important to Korean like me. We can postpone military service until 37 years old (after 37, he will be exempt because of age.) And with PR, we can send all of our wealth to 3rd country including Nicaragua without government permission. Anyway, can we buy guns in Nicaragua as Citizen or PR holder? I can't find information about it.
Even citizens lost the ability to own guns. Assume a gun is totally impossible. How does Korea determine if you have residency in another country? All residency in Nicaragua is either annual (normal residency) or five years (investment.) It's never officially PR, even though it typically works that way. It's indefinite, but they never commit to longer than five years EXCEPT for residency by marriage which is "until no longer married."
Hello Scott, I just recently found your channel and video's, I am wanting to relocate my fiance from venezuela to, Nicaragua, she has a valid passport from venezuela, but the information I am getting is confusing information, I need to rent a place for her there and I hope you can assist in local housing referrals,,I will continue to travel back and forth to the United States to work until I can stay more permanently, please advise anything,
What information is confusing? Coming from Venezuela she will likely have many more requirements than someone coming from the US. But Nicaragua and Venezuela are very friendly and there are Venezuelan airlines coming to Nicaragua now.
We filed for pensionado residency 4 months ago because we were told that it would be less hassle with needing to do border runs as often🙃 we decided Feb 19th last year to move here, and moved the 16th of August. We listened to you every day! Thank you for your vlogs! You helped us so much! We absolutely love it here! We are hoping to have coffee with you someday in person🙏we live near Popoyo
@ScottAlanMillerVlog we filed for pensionado 4 months ago because we were told it would be less hassle than doing border runs. 🙃We decided February 19th last year that we were moving here and immediately started listening to your vlogs. You made such a huge contribution to our decisions, thank you!! We officially moved the 16th of August and absolutely love it here! We are near Popoyo. We would love to have coffee (or lunch) with you in person some day.
Not extended. It's always been 180 days. Most of the region has been 180. Only Costa Rica held back at 90 until recently. ruclips.net/video/yssSTBFGqrk/видео.html ruclips.net/video/VQxWRVXcTSU/видео.html ruclips.net/video/sNFt2nBdwoE/видео.html
I cover that in the video. You basically never need one. But you don't need residency to open one. So if you want one or need one, residency isn't really a factor. Lots of tourists have them.
I lived in Mexico Guatemala and Honduras for a combined 23 years and the foreigners who had residency loved lording it over the ones that where on tourist visas. The residency snobs...😂
I taught English and have known my share of US immigrants. They were all thrilled to get their residency. And US citizenship, oh my god! I look forward to mine as this is a dream of mine too.
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Scott, I'm not sure if I understand the point about Plan B and residency. Did you mean that a person could live indefinitely as a sort of vagabond, traveling from one country to another and just staying in one country like Nicaragua using constant border runs as a perennial tourist of any age?? That type of life, especially for a family doesn't sound very appealing. You seem to suggest that people can and do live like that as singles, married or as a family. Maybe I totally misunderstood and practically speaking it makes no difference to have residency? No risks are involved of being excluded from reentry because of some bureaucratic foul up after a border run as a constant tourist (with home, possessions, bank accounts) UNLIKE Mexico or Costa Rica that don't like border run tourists. IS there any legal protection in Nicaragua for a perennial tourist in the event of a conflict between the home country and Nicaragua???
That's correct. Residency gives you no special protections. Those myths of guaranteed re-entry are the things that I warn about. Tourists can be allowed in forever, residents can be barred entry. Just like in the US. The government can do anything it wants. Which style of visa you have isn't a big factor like it feels like. It's really important to take the emotion out of it and focus on the reality. I know loads of people who have lived as "vagabonds" as you say and to many people it's extremely appealing even when they aren't dealing with a collapsing home country. But correct, no matter how emotionally stable the word residency feels, it does not solve any stability problems like people imagine. Legal protections? Of course there are, you're always legally protected when you are in Nicaragua. Unlike the US, other countries don't start rounding people up because they are racially related to a country that the US declares war on. There aren't concentration camps here like in the US or its allies, there's no Guantanamo bay to put people without trial. The actions of a country and the actions of individuals are separate things. People aren't punished for their race or statehood.
No, none of the risks that you are imaging from those other countries (which I don't believe exist either, people who live in those are very adamant that that is completely a myth as well) exist here. There is zero risk to not having residency, zero need to have residency. It's that simple. The idea that you want residency for "protection" is completely a myth (in NIcaragua.) Every country's residency is unique and unrelated to one another. Residency is not an international concept.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog This is an extremely fascinating issue. It needs a lot of coverage and discussion. When you said that the maniacal COVID restrictions weren't imposed in Nicaragua was amazing. I can just imagine tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands seeking refuge in Nicaragua simply based on a tourist visa. Unless people would be scared to do a border run for fear of some obstacle to returning, in which case they'd be "illegal immigrants" in Nicaragua!!.
Nicaragua isn't going to accept hundreds of thousands with residency, either. And residency is annual, essentially no different from being a tourist. The issue isn't that your concerns aren't valid, they are - if millions of Americans flood northern Latin America as asylum or near-asylum seekers many countries will be overrun. At which point, tourism and residency together would be totally overhauled and restricted and no system in place today would remain and I guarantee that those with resources, political needs, and those with long histories of supporting the country would be given a priority if it came to a situation where a priority system had to be put in place. But once the USA collapses to that level, nothing you know today of any country in the region will remain.
In the situation you are speaking of here, factors like home ownership, business investment, employment creation, and speaking Spanish will all, I'm sure, dramatically outrank residency or tourist visas. The country will be forced to take as many people as they can (out of moral obligation) while attempting to preserve safety and viability of its citizens (out of political obligation.) And so they will have to make hard choices. And people like me would get a lot of priority (I create a lot of jobs here, I've been here a long time, etc.) but would almost certainly be ultimately rejected (because I have a safe heaven country overseas that is obligated to take me and my family so we would not be as desperate as many.) They'd regretfully turn us away because while it might not be our first choice location, our European home would protect us and it is perfectly safe.
180. It's 90 days at the border, then 3x 30 day extensions once you are in. Everyone gets 180 days, but you have to file an extension and pay a nominal fee to extend past the initial 90.
That's one I've not been asked before. Honestly I have no idea. I don't know when or how you qualify for that. I assume it is really easy, and probably just requires asking. But literally no one has ever asked that before. I've never heard even a rumor of an expat sending their kids to public school here.
I'm sure someone does it. Just not common and I've not run across them. I know people who have their kids in schools, just not public schools. But the rules for a private school are "step 1: pay the tuition".... there is no step 2. But a public school, there will be rules and processes.
There is no business visa. No activity requires residency. Absolutely everything is done on the tourist visa IF you even get that. You can own businesses, run businesses, buy houses, etc. all without ever entering the country or having even a tourist visa.
What would happen if the home country canceled one's passport because of political or other reasons such as taxes? Does the tourist have the option to convert to an asylum seeker? Is there "protection" offered to the tourist by the government of Nicaragua??
Canceling a passport from abroad is quite the move and guarantees that you live in a failed state - so pretty much every country in the world automatically takes you as an asylum seeker (except the US and Australia who violate asylum laws.) But it's also illegal for the US to "cancel" your passport. That's not a logical action as canceling your passport would instantly resolve you of any legal responsibilities in your home country, lol. So that's the last thing a government would do, and exactly what you'd want them to do if you were a political escapy or a tax defrauder. No, instead they will warrants for your arrest if they want you punished. Not give you a freebie get out of jail free card. "What if" scenarios are risky to play in risk assessments because they focus on fantasy scenarios, not real world ones and cause bad decision making. Having your passport canceled isn't something that has happened or will happen in the real world. So there's no need to ever consider it.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog The only issue you didn't mention might be the behavior of a government against its enemies à la Trudeau or other reckless authoritarian regime.
Well if you move to any country with the plans of breaking the law or being an enemy of the state, there's no need to mention it because common sense says anywhere in the world that will be a problem, or potentially a problem. It's not a thing to do, nor a thing to mention. I also didn't mention if you decided to become a bank robber. If you move to a country and take action against it, you don't need anyone to tell you that that could land you in hot water. But that has nothing to do with being a tourist, or a refugee.
I"m sure that there are many complexities to that that I cannot imagine I would know unfortunately. I would guess that you need to at least be a permanent resident or citizen. But I'm 100% guessing here, no reason to think that specifically.
Correct. And very easily. And for example... that's me. I'm a non-resident American who is not resident anywhere else. Residency is private between you and a country, it has no international status. So it is common to be resident in multiple places, or none.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog, I'm sure you have a lawyer and accountant who has expertise in handling "non-resident" status across multiple countries and its implications on bank accounts, taxes, business licenses, etc. Managing non-resident connections to multiple countries can seem daunting for most people. Maybe do a video on this some time? (unless of course it's too detailed for a public vlog).
I'm American so nothing is needed for me. Non-resident status is super easy for Americans. Easy to deal with, anyway, but very hard to get. But unfortunately lack of residency is purely a factor of you and your home country. So it's totally unique for everyone and has nothing to do with where you end up. I know that it's horribly painful for Canadians, but know no details. For Americans is ridiculously simple and obvious, there's really nothing to know. As an American it literally is not a factor in anything except taxes where it becomes a single one line item write off.
Hey! Like you i am an expat living in nicaragua. I live in Matagalpa. I agree with most of your points about the tourist visa vs residency except the border run. This is probably due to the fact i live about 2.5 hours north of managua. I dont want to drive to (one of the two) boarder crossings every year. The added distance i have to travel makes a residency practical for me. Maybe others feel differently. I may rethink this decision in the future as now i have to get a new residency card every 6 months in Managua. Not residency, just the card itself. My residency is still valid for 5 years. While i do not like making trips to managua every 6 months, it gives us an excuse to shop and visit restaurants that dont exist in Matagalpa. Time will tell. Thanks for your videos. I find the Information to be the most accurate I have heard from an expat. I have been here since 2008. Now i have a direction to send new people with questions. 😊
Is there a bus from Matagalpa? I do my border runs by shuttle bus. Super easy. A little bit of money, but trivial effort.
Great video. I know for most people - at first - it seems counter-intuitive, but Nicaragua is a great example of the exception. If something isn't broke, don't fix it. If I gain nothing by applying for residency, then why apply? You can marry, buy property, drive, use your US banking and associated cards, etc. all without being tied to residency rules. You can leave when you want and if you don't like it. What's not to like?
Exactly. Why create effort and change if there is no reason to?
After watching this i can see that a retirement visa.would give you mobility to be able to drive your personal vehicle to any other country. Being a Canadian ownership of a personal vehicle is to me the biggest barrier to Nicaragua living. In Toronto the transit authority is called TTC. Which stands for Take the car.
Yes, but very rarely is this something you want to do as to any other country, you need to do an import action unless it is the CA4. Public transit between the countries is so good, everyone thinks all this ability to drive is what they want, but on the ground, I know of literally zero people who choose to do this once here.
Great informtion only thing i would like to add is cheaper and better to do boarder run every 90 days. Then renew every 30 days for 3 months. Maybe makes more sense cause 5 of us but, $200 all costs of border run vs like $150 every 30 days
It depends on many factors. If you live next to the border and can walk over, the border run is definitely cheaper. If you are a family of 10 living in the mountains seven hours from the border, it might still be cheaper. But if you are an individual, the renewal is definitely cheaper. The cost and time of going to the border varies WILDLY between people. Some people go there for a few dollars and 45 minutes. Some takes two days, requires a hotel, big transportation costs, etc. So you have to weight the whole picture for you.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog didn't think of it this way we are only about 2 hours away and there are 5 of us. So definitely better for us then if we were 10+ hours away, Or a single person.
Scoot ,I have been watching you channel for a week and I want to thank you for this great information ,I am thinking of going down there to check it out planning on retiring there ,keep up the good work clemente.
That's awesome and thank you very much!
Just last week, La Curacao would not sell me a bed without a Cedula. Had to go home and get my Wife's. You can't get a cedula without residency. Sometimes people like to do things for emotional reasons. Climbing a mountain for example. Sometimes people do what feels right. Like after visiting a country for 30 years, having a Nicaraguan wife for 34 years, or owning a house in the country for 20 years one might just say what the heck! Lets do this.
They were just harassing you. We buy beds there regularly without a cedula.
Sounds like racism, which they have no protections there for that ..the more I hear the more I want to stay in the USA
It was not racism. The salesman actually tried and had coworkers try to use my US licence. Computer would not take it. After a half hour, I just went and got my wife's.
Haha, you think that that doesn't happen in the USA? There have been how many court cases protecting the rights of businesses to turn you away for anything that they want. If that was an issue for you, you'd have left the US long ago.
It's so odd because we use them regularly, as do most people we know. We don't have cedulas. They ask but we just give a passport instead and voila.
Love your videos ..watched 5 or 6 today and the one thing that residence gives me ( I think) is the ability to bring my own car and not have to do border runs every 2 to 4 weeks like your friend you mentioned correct? My plan is to travel down to CR and assorted other countries with a home base in Nicaragua and use my camper van to travel around and stay in while doing so..The rents of 125 to 300 a month is great for my limited budget even when out of country...in Mexico IF the van is registered as mexican I can get USA coverage for like 20 a month..currently paying 100 a month so that i another savings I think..not sure what it would cost in NIC or if it would cover me in Mexico CR or USA but all details I can work out from there...DO you have a referral of a inmigracion person that is good inexpensive and professional there by chance?
Great video!
Thanks!
I am Nicaraguan but grew up in the US. I have dual citizenship. Both my husband and son are American. I was wondering if we decided to buy a vacation home in Nicaragua. Would it be better to buy it as a Nicaraguan or an American?
If you HAVE citizenship, then I'm sure buying as a Nicaraguan is better. Especially as you will deal with getting gringo-priced a whole lot less.
Danke!
Thank you!!
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog Hi Scott, thanks for all your videos about Nicaragua! - There are not many people doing this in english. I think, your work is important.
Thank you, that means a lot.
How much time do you spend in month 4 & 5 when requesting the 30 day extensions after the first 90 days? Do you need to go into the Leon immigration office each time and speak with an immigration officer to pay and fill out the form? Is your passport then mailed to Managua and back each time?
Yes, so figure about 15 minutes in the office to fill out the form. Take a picture of it the first time and then it's super fast. They send your passport to Managua for a week. Picking up your passport is no time at all. You just sign the book saying you got it and they hand it to you.
That doesn't sound super easy. Worrying about the passport for one week out of every 4 is stressfull.@@ScottAlanMillerVlog
Well "worrying about" is a weird way to look at it. Just... ignore it. Zero effort. Why worry? You don't need it, the government has it. It's not your problem if anything happens to it. There's no worrying. If you have some personal worry of being separate from your passport for a week, just swing into Managua and renew there so you never have to send in your passport.
I am a resident and have a cedula which is good for a year.
You sure your residency isn't a year and the cedula six months? It's new, you might be in for a surprise.
PR is important to Korean like me.
We can postpone military service until 37 years old (after 37, he will be exempt because of age.)
And with PR, we can send all of our wealth to 3rd country including Nicaragua without government permission.
Anyway, can we buy guns in Nicaragua as Citizen or PR holder? I can't find information about it.
Even citizens lost the ability to own guns. Assume a gun is totally impossible.
How does Korea determine if you have residency in another country? All residency in Nicaragua is either annual (normal residency) or five years (investment.) It's never officially PR, even though it typically works that way. It's indefinite, but they never commit to longer than five years EXCEPT for residency by marriage which is "until no longer married."
Hello Scott, I just recently found your channel and video's, I am wanting to relocate my fiance from venezuela to, Nicaragua, she has a valid passport from venezuela, but the information I am getting is confusing information, I need to rent a place for her there and I hope you can assist in local housing referrals,,I will continue to travel back and forth to the United States to work until I can stay more permanently, please advise anything,
What information is confusing? Coming from Venezuela she will likely have many more requirements than someone coming from the US. But Nicaragua and Venezuela are very friendly and there are Venezuelan airlines coming to Nicaragua now.
One thing we have run into is that Lafisse won't allow us to open a bank account until we have residency.
that's correct. you have fewer bank options as a tourist. Lafisse is more strict. but you can use other banks.
We filed for pensionado residency 4 months ago because we were told that it would be less hassle with needing to do border runs as often🙃 we decided Feb 19th last year to move here, and moved the 16th of August. We listened to you every day! Thank you for your vlogs! You helped us so much! We absolutely love it here! We are hoping to have coffee with you someday in person🙏we live near Popoyo
@ScottAlanMillerVlog we filed for pensionado 4 months ago because we were told it would be less hassle than doing border runs. 🙃We decided February 19th last year that we were moving here and immediately started listening to your vlogs. You made such a huge contribution to our decisions, thank you!! We officially moved the 16th of August and absolutely love it here! We are near Popoyo. We would love to have coffee (or lunch) with you in person some day.
Awesome! Congrats and the move and yeah, let's try to get coffee sometime for sure!
So, Nicaragua has extended the visa to 180 days? I thought it was 90 days...
Not extended. It's always been 180 days. Most of the region has been 180. Only Costa Rica held back at 90 until recently.
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@@ScottAlanMillerVlog Thanks
What about opening a bank account?
I cover that in the video. You basically never need one. But you don't need residency to open one. So if you want one or need one, residency isn't really a factor. Lots of tourists have them.
I lived in Mexico Guatemala and Honduras for a combined 23 years and the foreigners who had residency loved lording it over the ones that where on tourist visas. The residency snobs...😂
jaja. residency snobs
I taught English and have known my share of US immigrants. They were all thrilled to get their residency. And US citizenship, oh my god! I look forward to mine as this is a dream of mine too.
Is it 90 or 180 day visa . We flew in and just did the airport quick check in . Is there a difference between getting at airport or applying?
It's always 180. But it's 90 on the stamp at the border. Then you get another 90 by extending in country.
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Scott, I'm not sure if I understand the point about Plan B and residency. Did you mean that a person could live indefinitely as a sort of vagabond, traveling from one country to another and just staying in one country like Nicaragua using constant border runs as a perennial tourist of any age?? That type of life, especially for a family doesn't sound very appealing. You seem to suggest that people can and do live like that as singles, married or as a family. Maybe I totally misunderstood and practically speaking it makes no difference to have residency? No risks are involved of being excluded from reentry because of some bureaucratic foul up after a border run as a constant tourist (with home, possessions, bank accounts) UNLIKE Mexico or Costa Rica that don't like border run tourists. IS there any legal protection in Nicaragua for a perennial tourist in the event of a conflict between the home country and Nicaragua???
That's correct. Residency gives you no special protections. Those myths of guaranteed re-entry are the things that I warn about. Tourists can be allowed in forever, residents can be barred entry. Just like in the US. The government can do anything it wants. Which style of visa you have isn't a big factor like it feels like. It's really important to take the emotion out of it and focus on the reality.
I know loads of people who have lived as "vagabonds" as you say and to many people it's extremely appealing even when they aren't dealing with a collapsing home country. But correct, no matter how emotionally stable the word residency feels, it does not solve any stability problems like people imagine.
Legal protections? Of course there are, you're always legally protected when you are in Nicaragua. Unlike the US, other countries don't start rounding people up because they are racially related to a country that the US declares war on. There aren't concentration camps here like in the US or its allies, there's no Guantanamo bay to put people without trial. The actions of a country and the actions of individuals are separate things. People aren't punished for their race or statehood.
No, none of the risks that you are imaging from those other countries (which I don't believe exist either, people who live in those are very adamant that that is completely a myth as well) exist here. There is zero risk to not having residency, zero need to have residency. It's that simple. The idea that you want residency for "protection" is completely a myth (in NIcaragua.) Every country's residency is unique and unrelated to one another. Residency is not an international concept.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog This is an extremely fascinating issue. It needs a lot of coverage and discussion. When you said that the maniacal COVID restrictions weren't imposed in Nicaragua was amazing. I can just imagine tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands seeking refuge in Nicaragua simply based on a tourist visa. Unless people would be scared to do a border run for fear of some obstacle to returning, in which case they'd be "illegal immigrants" in Nicaragua!!.
Nicaragua isn't going to accept hundreds of thousands with residency, either. And residency is annual, essentially no different from being a tourist. The issue isn't that your concerns aren't valid, they are - if millions of Americans flood northern Latin America as asylum or near-asylum seekers many countries will be overrun. At which point, tourism and residency together would be totally overhauled and restricted and no system in place today would remain and I guarantee that those with resources, political needs, and those with long histories of supporting the country would be given a priority if it came to a situation where a priority system had to be put in place. But once the USA collapses to that level, nothing you know today of any country in the region will remain.
In the situation you are speaking of here, factors like home ownership, business investment, employment creation, and speaking Spanish will all, I'm sure, dramatically outrank residency or tourist visas. The country will be forced to take as many people as they can (out of moral obligation) while attempting to preserve safety and viability of its citizens (out of political obligation.) And so they will have to make hard choices.
And people like me would get a lot of priority (I create a lot of jobs here, I've been here a long time, etc.) but would almost certainly be ultimately rejected (because I have a safe heaven country overseas that is obligated to take me and my family so we would not be as desperate as many.) They'd regretfully turn us away because while it might not be our first choice location, our European home would protect us and it is perfectly safe.
The tourist visa for Canadian is it for 90 or 180 days???😮
180. It's 90 days at the border, then 3x 30 day extensions once you are in. Everyone gets 180 days, but you have to file an extension and pay a nominal fee to extend past the initial 90.
What would be necessary to put my children in public school in Nicaragua?
That's one I've not been asked before. Honestly I have no idea. I don't know when or how you qualify for that. I assume it is really easy, and probably just requires asking. But literally no one has ever asked that before. I've never heard even a rumor of an expat sending their kids to public school here.
Another youtuber does it but he may be a national
Thanks though
I'm sure someone does it. Just not common and I've not run across them. I know people who have their kids in schools, just not public schools. But the rules for a private school are "step 1: pay the tuition".... there is no step 2. But a public school, there will be rules and processes.
I am married to a Filipina after 6 months they told her she could not stay in the country unless you got residency
Everyone gets a different amount of time. US, Canada and Europe tends to be years. but any given person, it can be different.
Can you run your own business like a farm and sell products or an AirBnb or something as a tourist or does that require a business visa?
There is no business visa. No activity requires residency. Absolutely everything is done on the tourist visa IF you even get that. You can own businesses, run businesses, buy houses, etc. all without ever entering the country or having even a tourist visa.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog thanks
My pleasure.
What would happen if the home country canceled one's passport because of political or other reasons such as taxes? Does the tourist have the option to convert to an asylum seeker? Is there "protection" offered to the tourist by the government of Nicaragua??
Canceling a passport from abroad is quite the move and guarantees that you live in a failed state - so pretty much every country in the world automatically takes you as an asylum seeker (except the US and Australia who violate asylum laws.) But it's also illegal for the US to "cancel" your passport. That's not a logical action as canceling your passport would instantly resolve you of any legal responsibilities in your home country, lol. So that's the last thing a government would do, and exactly what you'd want them to do if you were a political escapy or a tax defrauder. No, instead they will warrants for your arrest if they want you punished. Not give you a freebie get out of jail free card. "What if" scenarios are risky to play in risk assessments because they focus on fantasy scenarios, not real world ones and cause bad decision making. Having your passport canceled isn't something that has happened or will happen in the real world. So there's no need to ever consider it.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog The only issue you didn't mention might be the behavior of a government against its enemies à la Trudeau or other reckless authoritarian regime.
Well if you move to any country with the plans of breaking the law or being an enemy of the state, there's no need to mention it because common sense says anywhere in the world that will be a problem, or potentially a problem. It's not a thing to do, nor a thing to mention. I also didn't mention if you decided to become a bank robber. If you move to a country and take action against it, you don't need anyone to tell you that that could land you in hot water. But that has nothing to do with being a tourist, or a refugee.
How long do you have to be gone from Nicaragua before returning back for a border run?
No time, just step out and back in.
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Thanks!!!
If i have a kite to fly is that ok ?
Of course
Can I adopt a child?
I"m sure that there are many complexities to that that I cannot imagine I would know unfortunately. I would guess that you need to at least be a permanent resident or citizen. But I'm 100% guessing here, no reason to think that specifically.
Hey, can you actually be a resident of no country at all
Correct. And very easily. And for example... that's me. I'm a non-resident American who is not resident anywhere else. Residency is private between you and a country, it has no international status. So it is common to be resident in multiple places, or none.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog I did not know that. Guess that will be me too when my Spanish residency runs out. Thanks again
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog, I'm sure you have a lawyer and accountant who has expertise in handling "non-resident" status across multiple countries and its implications on bank accounts, taxes, business licenses, etc. Managing non-resident connections to multiple countries can seem daunting for most people. Maybe do a video on this some time? (unless of course it's too detailed for a public vlog).
I'm American so nothing is needed for me. Non-resident status is super easy for Americans. Easy to deal with, anyway, but very hard to get. But unfortunately lack of residency is purely a factor of you and your home country. So it's totally unique for everyone and has nothing to do with where you end up. I know that it's horribly painful for Canadians, but know no details. For Americans is ridiculously simple and obvious, there's really nothing to know. As an American it literally is not a factor in anything except taxes where it becomes a single one line item write off.