kathy
@panamachick
Canadian expat in Panama
Forum posts
96
Contacts
8
About me
Canadian, Married
Lives in capira
Speaks english, low german, a little spanish
Registration: 22 August 2014
Activity
Safety in Panama by Christine
Hi, We would like to talk about a sensitive but important topic: do you feel safe in Panama? How would you define the level of safety in the country? Can you walk safely during the day and at night without any fear? Do you think there ...
@lleuth, i wonder where you live? My neighborhood so far is not like that鈥� left my car y house keys in the passenger side of my door, OVER NIGHT, my car is parked 6 steps from the principal road. left my cell phone on the car hood also. ... Read More
Pensionado visa by panamachick
Has anyone used Kraemer and kraemer, to help get their pensionado visa? 聽Good experience? 聽Price?Their website says it鈥檚 $1,900. 聽Wondering if they stick to that price. 聽also anyone have experience with聽Mayra Lamboglia?
Thanks for all the good replies. 聽I think I have figured something out!! For a聽Canadian to do the pensionado route or friendly visa, it just costs more thanDoing it for an American, 聽Siempre we pay!!, lol. 聽The American legal ... Read More
Basic law in Panama, Panama by 2FollowHim
In Panama, are you deemed 'innocent until proven guilty', or are you 'guilty until proven innocent'? So, if a policeman demanded a bribe, if you were caught on some minor infraction, and you declined and he then arrested you, what ...
@panamarealtor2004聽, no it鈥檚 better to buy your property through a foundation, or business. 聽Of which you are the presidente y vice presidente. Read More
Pensionado visa by panamachick
Has anyone used Kraemer and kraemer, to help get their pensionado visa? 聽Good experience? 聽Price?Their website says it鈥檚 $1,900. 聽Wondering if they stick to that price. 聽also anyone have experience with聽Mayra Lamboglia?
@kristc99聽, what was your price on that? But that was a number of years ago right?. 聽We are FINALLY doing it!, High Time,lol. Read More
Pensionado visa by panamachick
Has anyone used Kraemer and kraemer, to help get their pensionado visa? 聽Good experience? 聽Price?Their website says it鈥檚 $1,900. 聽Wondering if they stick to that price. 聽also anyone have experience with聽Mayra Lamboglia?
@TravelingFootballDad聽, yes we need cedula too, Read More
Pensionado visa by panamachick
Has anyone used Kraemer and kraemer, to help get their pensionado visa? 聽Good experience? 聽Price?Their website says it鈥檚 $1,900. 聽Wondering if they stick to that price. 聽also anyone have experience with聽Mayra Lamboglia?
@TravelingFootballDad聽, appreciate your feedback, so the total, total you paid was $1700? How long ago was that? Read More
Pensionado visa by panamachick
Has anyone used Kraemer and kraemer, to help get their pensionado visa? 聽Good experience? 聽Price?Their website says it鈥檚 $1,900. 聽Wondering if they stick to that price. 聽also anyone have experience with聽Mayra Lamboglia?
@argasy聽, thank you. 聽I have a friend that told me I would be making a mistake if I did not use kraemer. 馃し馃徏鈥嶁檧锔�. 聽But I have used neither, so I cannot speak from experience. 聽It鈥檚 sounds ... Read More
Pensionado visa
Has anyone used Kraemer and kraemer, to help get their pensionado visa? 聽Good experience? 聽Price?Their website says it鈥檚 $1,900. 聽Wondering if they stick to that price. 聽also anyone have experience with聽Mayra Lamboglia? Read More
Basic law in Panama, Panama by 2FollowHim
In Panama, are you deemed 'innocent until proven guilty', or are you 'guilty until proven innocent'? So, if a policeman demanded a bribe, if you were caught on some minor infraction, and you declined and he then arrested you, what ...
I think the culture here is more refined. 聽they 鈥減retend鈥� they don鈥檛 take bribes and聽Say they don鈥檛. 聽I have never heard of anyone openly ASK for a bribe. 聽it is upTo the foreigner OR Panamanian to ... Read More
Needing instructions, for pensionado visa, I am Canadian.
I am Canadian, can anyone send me, DETAILED requirements of what I need to bring FROM Canada, to Panama, necessary to start the process of obtaining a cedula, ? (In English please! Lol) And we don鈥檛 have much time left as we are returning to ... Read More
2 dogs and a cat by Lenajj
My boyfriend, friend, and I are coming to panama for 6 months to see how we like it (potentially moving there) and we have 2 dogs and a cat between the three of us. We have a tickets booked for March and are looking to stay in boquete first. My ...
Hi, Did you find accommodations yet? Read More
Why we really left Boquete... by AuntieFlo
It's my turn to write about what happened. It is helping me to deal with the anger and the loss. We had such high hopes when we came to Panama. We wanted to live simpler, lower-cost lives. We also hoped to build something here, something that would ...
Hi, Douglas, Are you a lawyer? we are Canadians and want to get our pensionado status as soon As possbile. first we have to get back to Canada, our oct, 2nd air canada flight was cancelled And so now waiting until like oct, 15th. So, after 3 or ... Read More
Why we really left Boquete... by AuntieFlo
It's my turn to write about what happened. It is helping me to deal with the anger and the loss. We had such high hopes when we came to Panama. We wanted to live simpler, lower-cost lives. We also hoped to build something here, something that would ...
Hi Anntie Florence, I just read your post, and am so blown away by your experience. I know this happened 7 Years ago, so I do not know if you will ever read my post, but I hope you do. we came to Panama in 2011 and bought a house in 2012. we ... Read More
New members of the Panama forum, introduce yourselves here - 2020 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Panama forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi Gringopty, I have to smile when I read your comment about expats, 鈥渦sually a little broken or Running from something/someone, 馃槉馃槉, yep, mostly true, at least our experience Too. And having higher std. in constructions, is ... Read More
New members of the Panama forum, introduce yourselves here - 2020 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Panama forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi Kirk, We are Cdns. From Calgary, we live in the Capira district. We have been snowbird for 8 years, Except this year we are summerbirds as well, 馃槉, due to the airport shutdown, In What part of Canada do you live? Your electrical skills ... Read More