David Schneider
@InsidePeru
American expat in Peru
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About me
American
Lives in Huanchaco
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 18 July 2010
Tips and advice to thrive in Peru
Don't be a noisy foreigner, be a quiet foreigner. Smile at others unless you're female, then don't make eye contact with younger males. Have patience (you'll never have enough). Don't own a vehicle. Travel like everyone else. ... Read More
Top 5 tips to live in Peru by expat.com
Hi, When you are going to live abroad, you may have a lot of questions. Hence to facilitate you in this process, we are inviting expats to share their top 5 tips with regards to settling and living in Peru. What recommendations would you give ...
Sell everything in your original country. Don't own a car. Don't buy a house. Work online. Don't hang out with other extranjeros. Read More
HELP ME by delmani02
My husband had overstayed with his TOURIST VISA before we got married with kid just of recent and we are planning to normalize his document and immigration officer told me that he has to go out of peru and come back of which we decided that he ...
Hi Pistachio, too bad it has been so COLD. We used to live in Los Organos, Piura, and miss the hot, sunny weather year round! Of course, sometimes it was too hot. If you're interested, I have put up several videos of the World Longboard Championship ... Read More
HELP ME by delmani02
My husband had overstayed with his TOURIST VISA before we got married with kid just of recent and we are planning to normalize his document and immigration officer told me that he has to go out of peru and come back of which we decided that he ...
Pistachio - by "small fine" are you referring to the dollar a day? If so, it isn't very small if you have overstayed for a long period of time. However, you are right that the fine needs to be paid. Also, I have heard it is getting harder to get ... Read More
Secure fulltime work by foxy1234
hi everyone can any of u give me hints tips to secure fulltime work in lima please appreciate help gracias
Working over the internet for a US company is the best bet. We did that for years, now have our own web sites. Local jobs pay very little, manual labor, drivers, etc, probably only pays $100 a month full time (5-1/2 days a week) here in Trujillo ... Read More
"Medical Vacation" - will this work?
There is a new hospital in Piura that we have been to several times that is cheap. However, whether it would be right for you depends on what kind of treatment you need. If it is something common like general surgeries, plastic surgery, CAT scans, ... Read More
Cost of living in Peru by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Peru. Don't forget to mention where in Peru you are living. How much does it cost to live in Peru? > accommodation prices > public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...
Lin and I now live in Huanchaco, previously in Los Organos near Mancora. Getting older and health issues so we need to be closer to medical attention - Organos was 2-3 hours by bus, Huanchaco to Trujillo hospitals is only 1/2 hour. > accommodation ... Read More
Cost of living in Peru by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Peru. Don't forget to mention where in Peru you are living. How much does it cost to live in Peru? > accommodation prices > public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...
If you can open an account in Denmark with a bank that issues Visa or Mastercard debit cards, things would be very easy. You can then just withdraw money from that bank through an ATM machine. ScotiaBank ATM doesn't charge for Bank of America ... Read More
HELP ME by delmani02
My husband had overstayed with his TOURIST VISA before we got married with kid just of recent and we are planning to normalize his document and immigration officer told me that he has to go out of peru and come back of which we decided that he ...
There is no way to get political asylum for overstaying a tourist visa. Political asylum has nothing to do with this problem. You must pay the money or you will have problems. :( Read More
What happens if I overstay my tourist visa? by InsidePeru
What happens if I overstay my tourist visa in Peru? I assume there is a daily fine that I must pay before I leave, but how much is it and where do I pay that? I can't find any info online. :)
Thanks, my wife told me that, too, after I had written this post! It is best to pay the fine in town rather than at the border, cause they could put the screws on you there. :-) Read More
College student looking for work in Lima
To work in Peru, you need to obtain a work visa. You can't work here if you have a student or tourist visa. Read More
What happens if I overstay my tourist visa?
What happens if I overstay my tourist visa in Peru? I assume there is a daily fine that I must pay before I leave, but how much is it and where do I pay that? I can't find any info online. :) Read More
Cost of living in Peru by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Peru. Don't forget to mention where in Peru you are living. How much does it cost to live in Peru? > accommodation prices > public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...
How much does it cost to live in Peru? Don't forget to mention where in Peru you are living. Los Organos, Dept of Piura. Northern Beach near Mancora. *Food is more expensive here because nothing is grown in the area. Other costs can be higher ... Read More
Cost of living in Peru by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Peru. Don't forget to mention where in Peru you are living. How much does it cost to live in Peru? > accommodation prices > public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...
It's always seemed to me that most of the blogs in Peru are based in Lima and Cusco - international, touristic cities that are as far removed from ordinary peruvian life as they can possibly be. Nobody in my city has ever heard of muesli, or toast, ... Read More
Newcomer in Lima by Dan Yack
Hi ! As a new member, let me introduce myself : I'm just about to live in Lima, in a few days, for some years... I'm 25 years old and working in the field of green energy, and after a year in Africa, and another year from one place to another, i'm ...
Hi Laurent, welcome from another newcomer and wife. I am making the full circle of being born in Peru, going to Ecuador, the USA (5 different states), Hawaii, Ecuador again, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and now back to Peru, where we plan to be for awhile. Read More
Talara Staff School by Aruba_First
Gi'day Readers, There was a [u]Talara Staff School[/u] in the '40s through the '60s (?) for personnel working for Esso; which seems to have dissolved. . Former students; please write. Thank you. Dave J. . .
Although I don't have information on the school in Talara, I live not far away in Los Organos, which also benefited for many years from the oil companies employment and infrastructure. I have been wanting to find out more about the history of this ... Read More