Josh Freeman
Jamaican expat in Ecuador
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11
About me
Jamaican
Registration: 09 October 2013
I want to meet Quito expats. by Themiddleoftheworld
Hello all, I am sure some of you have seen me posting in here helping out wherever I can. I myself now need a bit of help. I would like to meet some of the expats (any age) that live here in Quito. I just want to get to know the people in the ...
This is turning into a pseudo-nfl thread. So, I ask the obvious; Where can I watch Josh Freeman live on Sundays in Quito? Read More
Health Insurance
As an European, I never had the need to have private health insurance before in my life, this will be the first time. I spoke with the agents for both BMI and BUPA and truth be told I thought that BMI might be the better deal. But according to my ... Read More
Health Insurance
Does any of you have experience with an Ecuadorean Health Insurance? My company will pay for it , but I have to choose the policy and sign a contract. My options are BMI, Bupa100, Bupa500 and PanAmerican. They all cost between 160-190USD per ... Read More
Sending money home from Ecuaor by Josh Freeman
I arrived in Ecuador last week, to work here for a year. Today I received my bank account. They told me in the bank that in order to send money from my Ecuadorean account to my own account abroad there is a 5% government tax (on top of bank ...
Do Ecuadorean debit cards work abroad? The bank which issued me one, told me that it does work anywhere in the world , but only if you swipe them in person. Not online. Also, I do not know if the 5% is applied if one is using the debit ... Read More
Sending money home from Ecuaor by Josh Freeman
I arrived in Ecuador last week, to work here for a year. Today I received my bank account. They told me in the bank that in order to send money from my Ecuadorean account to my own account abroad there is a 5% government tax (on top of bank ...
Yes you can read on the link posted earlier that this tax was 2% and raised to 5% in 2011. But I really hope that it would not increase further... My previous experience with Latin America was with Chile and Brazil, where there is no such tax. ... Read More
Sending money home from Ecuaor by Josh Freeman
I arrived in Ecuador last week, to work here for a year. Today I received my bank account. They told me in the bank that in order to send money from my Ecuadorean account to my own account abroad there is a 5% government tax (on top of bank ...
You americans really do belive that it麓s all about you! Who said anything about america? Get a grip on reality before making such rash asumptions. Read More
Sending money home from Ecuaor by Josh Freeman
I arrived in Ecuador last week, to work here for a year. Today I received my bank account. They told me in the bank that in order to send money from my Ecuadorean account to my own account abroad there is a 5% government tax (on top of bank ...
Thanks for the link and the feedback! You are right, they told me that I can send up to 100USD twice a month without paying the tax. But then with a 56USD fee per transaction, that is effectively a 5% bank fee ( even though it is tax free). I ... Read More
Sending money home from Ecuaor
I arrived in Ecuador last week, to work here for a year. Today I received my bank account. They told me in the bank that in order to send money from my Ecuadorean account to my own account abroad there is a 5% government tax (on top of bank ... Read More