TravBuddy.com: tomassgringo's Getting My Visa to Live in Colombia travel blog

FedEx Comes to the House With My Visa!!

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:34:41 PST

Johnstons Station, Mississippi, Jul 01, 2009

One thing about a small town is.... everyone knows your business!! hehe While at the local grocery, a neighbor said, "I saw the FedEx truck g…

Train Ride Home

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:30:51 PST

Atlanta, Georgia, Jun 30, 2009

My friends were so great to let me stay with them while I sorted through the visa paperwork issues!! But I was gald and they were too to see me…

Dropping Off the Documents

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:27:59 PST

Atlanta, Georgia, Jun 29, 2009

This is a short entry because all this step includes is getting up early to be at the Colombian Consulate at opening and dropping off the paperwork.&…

Redtape Explained and Removed!!!

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:23:52 PST

Atlanta, Georgia, Jun 26, 2009

I was trying to have everything ready before going to the Secretary of State's Office, but show have started there. No notary knew what to nota…

Clearing The Air

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:31:31 PST

Atlanta, Georgia, Jun 04, 2009

The notes explaining what supporting documents I needed for my visa instead of helping me only confused me more! Apostilled? What is th…

Friends Helping

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:32:29 PST

Atlanta, Georgia, Jun 03, 2009

My friends here in Atlanta have agreed to put me up for a while. In preparation to live in Bogota, I have sold my car, ended my lease at my Las…

My 1st Time Visiting A Consulate

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:36:06 PST

Atlanta, Georgia, Jun 02, 2009

I do not know why, but I was intimidated about going to the Colombian Consulate. I was only asking for a visa application and to see what doc…

Why I Want To Move To Bogota, Colombia

Wed, 27 May 2009 02:05:25 PST

Atlanta, Georgia, May 27, 2009

There are a lot of reasons ANYONE would want to move to and live in Colombia. The country has Caribbean and Pacific coastlines. T…