Hi! I’m trying to move to Uruguay, I’m (for your surprise) from Argentina, but it seems to be more harder than I thought! I loved your posts and I was wondering if you could give me some pointers about the proper salary the Uruguay residence accept. I’m a member of a little LLC in the united states so I don’t really know if I could present some papers from the LLC there instead of a work proof from some Uruguayan company.
Do you have any idea about that?
Great blog btw, love the migration post, it will come really handy!
Javier
Any chance you could add a link that would show just the most recent comments? Something like Brazzie’s: http://feeds.feedburner.com/UruguayDreamingComments
One of these days I’ll figure out how to do it myself using RSS….
Hi,
Could you e mail me at your convenience.
Tengo preguntas. (Shirley has tried to set up a “meet” but, alas, it has not yet happened.
Saludos. Madeline.
Hello urufish, we are soon coming to UY , we are uruguayos living in Canada for a while ,we love your site and comments very useful I personally like the stroll down Scoceria ,bring a lots of “recuerdos “.Hoping we sell our house soon and meet you all . Fabuloso the site congrats!! Adelante!!Chau …….
Lots and lots of Uruguayos living in Canada. Where are you? Toronto, Montreal, or somewhere else? The biggest group is in Toronto. Supposed to be around 50,000 Uruguayans in the Toronto area now. There’s a lot of them in the latin phonebook, that’s for sure.
Hi urufish ,we never thought of such a fast replied ,thankyou, we live in the GTA King City to be more specific,yes I think you are pretty accurate with the numbers ,most of us are in Toronto and the subs ,beautiful place , but we missed our paisito a lot , we are bringing 2 teenagers (twins boys),hope they adapt well , their spanish is not the greatest but they can go by , so we are thinking in a good spanish tutor, for sure is going to help the new friends and the every day life ,hasta pronto,chau
we are planning to stay in Punta Carretas , we bought a small apartament with the intentions to buy a bigger one when we get there , for sure we are planning to meet all you , and the amigos from southron (uruguay living) an excellent blog as well
Hello - Love your site! I am Canadian, my husband is Uruguayan, our daughter is Argentinian and our son is Candadian.. anyway we currently live in Port Hope - about 1 hr east of Toronto. We are planning on moving to Uruguay in the next 2 years - we’ll be there for a visit in December but are in the process of ‘getting things ready’! I came across your site - and i just want to say THANKYOU - I have so many questions and your site answers most of them. I wanted to put myself in contact with you directly and perhaps during our move you could offer some direction. I love Uruguay and can’t wait to get back! We are planning on moving to Montevideo - Pocitos maybe - any advise on private school? in the area?
Again - love your site - we’ll meet soon i’m sure!
Whenever you want specific information, just send me an email..
My email address is irv dot fisher at tonidercorp dot com.
Been to Port Hope many times. The high school was a customer for many years. Also have several friends along the Pickering-Courtice strip.
If you move to Pocitos, we’ll be neighbours. This is where the vast majority of English speaking expats live. We all hang out on the Southron forum… http://sociedadsouthron.net/
There are 2 get togethers every week in Montevidedo. Thursday evenings at the Southron’s house. Sundays at Old Maz restaurant (lunch), 21 de setiembre and the rambla.
Most expats send their children to private schools. Most Uruguyans who can afford it send their children to private schools. I cant speak for the religious schools but there are so many good private schools in Pocitos, it’s hard to choose. If you stay in Pocitos while you’re here in December, you can walk to most of them and check them out. The ones closest to the heart of Pocitos are St Davids and Pocitos Day School. Those two come to mind.. but there are many others. Your husband is Uruguayan so he can google sites that list all the schools in the area. I did it once. Escuelas privado Montevideo and variations on that theme.
My wife and I are thinking of retiring in Chile, then I saw an ad about Uruguay being one of the least costly counties to live in. I have been to several web sites and they are either so slow I move on or the background is to dark to read. Is there any web site that will say what the cost of living is or is it a secret? We are U.S. citizens desiring to get out of thios “rat-race” and the trap. Thanks.
Hullo BobbyG… Most American expats here would say that Uruguay isn’t one of the least costly countries to live in. They would say it’s one of the best ‘value’ countries to live in. The Americans we get coming here from Panama, DR, etc. say that it’s a little more expensive here but that’s more than made up for by the low crime and the fact that everything works… all the time.
There is a wealth of information at http://sociedadsouthron.net/. Hundreds of english speaking expats and expat wanabe’s from all over the world talking about everything imagineable, including the cost of living.
Chile’s good too. My best friend (south of the equator), lives up in Arrica..near the Peruvian border. It’s a very long, diverse country, like the US where living in NY is so different from living in FL or CA or WA. If you’re thinking of Chile, you have to decide what part of the country suits you, just like deciding to live in the US.
With Uruguay, the choice is much simpler… You can choose rural life up in Colonia, closer to Buenos Aires for short diversions.. Or live in Montevideo.. the big city with big city life.. or Punta del Este (out east) which for 3 months of the year is a world class area that attracts the jetset of Europe.
I lived in Uruguay for almost all my life. I escape from that nightmare in 2005 and I live happy in Canada now.
I can have heating on winters, an internet connexion and a telephone 24/7 at an affordable price; a small car and no medical fees. Yes, all materials things; but I have also the friends and security that I couldn’t have in my home country.
You really have to be rich to live in Uruguay. Please compare all this investments and expenses you talk about with the income of a normal person (employee, professional or entrepreneur). But, even if you’re a rich person, why can you live without trusting anyone or anything, seeing people (and I mean entire families) eating from garbage in front of your house and beggars at every street.
Yes, there is a lot of thinks that I have to improve in my life here, but it is a challenge. When I lived there I had no more dreams. I used to be the half-empty glass person and since Canada opened its doors to me I am the half-full glass person.
One man’s meat is another man’s poison. My sincerer congratulations and wishes of good luck.
(In Uruguay people use to speak with a lot of ironies, almost all the things they say are not true; so I have to use the word “sincerer” for you not to think that I am ridiculing you)
PS: maybe you’re thinking how a person with such a basic English could be comfortable and adapted; because I live in Québec and French is, by far, my second language. Learning English is a part of that challenge
April 29, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Hi! I’m trying to move to Uruguay, I’m (for your surprise) from Argentina, but it seems to be more harder than I thought! I loved your posts and I was wondering if you could give me some pointers about the proper salary the Uruguay residence accept. I’m a member of a little LLC in the united states so I don’t really know if I could present some papers from the LLC there instead of a work proof from some Uruguayan company.
Do you have any idea about that?
Great blog btw, love the migration post, it will come really handy!
Javier
May 9, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Hi Irv,
I like the new look! It is much easier to navigate.
Cheers
May 24, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Hi Urufish,
I haven’t commented on all your posts… but I love them all! It is so fun that you have something new so often. I’m really enjoying it!
Best, Lisa
May 24, 2007 at 5:34 pm
What does a workaholic do when he has no work?
(OK.. that’s a joke… I was never a workaholic.. just a workalotic
June 26, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Any chance you could add a link that would show just the most recent comments? Something like Brazzie’s:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/UruguayDreamingComments
One of these days I’ll figure out how to do it myself using RSS….
July 2, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Hi,
Could you e mail me at your convenience.
Tengo preguntas. (Shirley has tried to set up a “meet” but, alas, it has not yet happened.
Saludos. Madeline.
July 2, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Hello Madeline… my email is composed of the following:
irv punto fisher arroya tonidercorp punto com
(gotta watch out for those spybots)
July 5, 2007 at 10:35 am
Hello urufish, we are soon coming to UY , we are uruguayos living in Canada for a while ,we love your site and comments very useful I personally like the stroll down Scoceria ,bring a lots of “recuerdos “.Hoping we sell our house soon and meet you all . Fabuloso the site congrats!! Adelante!!Chau …….
July 5, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Lots and lots of Uruguayos living in Canada. Where are you? Toronto, Montreal, or somewhere else? The biggest group is in Toronto. Supposed to be around 50,000 Uruguayans in the Toronto area now. There’s a lot of them in the latin phonebook, that’s for sure.
July 5, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Hi urufish ,we never thought of such a fast replied ,thankyou, we live in the GTA King City to be more specific,yes I think you are pretty accurate with the numbers ,most of us are in Toronto and the subs ,beautiful place , but we missed our paisito a lot , we are bringing 2 teenagers (twins boys),hope they adapt well , their spanish is not the greatest but they can go by , so we are thinking in a good spanish tutor, for sure is going to help the new friends and the every day life ,hasta pronto,chau
July 5, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Let us know when you’re coming. we must get together. Where will you be staying when you get here?
July 5, 2007 at 7:10 pm
we are planning to stay in Punta Carretas , we bought a small apartament with the intentions to buy a bigger one when we get there , for sure we are planning to meet all you , and the amigos from southron (uruguay living) an excellent blog as well
July 16, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Dear Irv
I got a mail from you via Adrian about golf, and it’s disappeared from my machine. Can you please resend it so we can fix up a game?
Many thanks
Richard Cowley
July 18, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Hello - Love your site! I am Canadian, my husband is Uruguayan, our daughter is Argentinian and our son is Candadian.. anyway we currently live in Port Hope - about 1 hr east of Toronto. We are planning on moving to Uruguay in the next 2 years - we’ll be there for a visit in December but are in the process of ‘getting things ready’! I came across your site - and i just want to say THANKYOU - I have so many questions and your site answers most of them. I wanted to put myself in contact with you directly and perhaps during our move you could offer some direction. I love Uruguay and can’t wait to get back! We are planning on moving to Montevideo - Pocitos maybe - any advise on private school? in the area?
Again - love your site - we’ll meet soon i’m sure!
July 19, 2007 at 12:20 am
Whenever you want specific information, just send me an email..
My email address is irv dot fisher at tonidercorp dot com.
Been to Port Hope many times. The high school was a customer for many years. Also have several friends along the Pickering-Courtice strip.
If you move to Pocitos, we’ll be neighbours. This is where the vast majority of English speaking expats live. We all hang out on the Southron forum…
http://sociedadsouthron.net/
There are 2 get togethers every week in Montevidedo. Thursday evenings at the Southron’s house. Sundays at Old Maz restaurant (lunch), 21 de setiembre and the rambla.
Most expats send their children to private schools. Most Uruguyans who can afford it send their children to private schools. I cant speak for the religious schools but there are so many good private schools in Pocitos, it’s hard to choose. If you stay in Pocitos while you’re here in December, you can walk to most of them and check them out. The ones closest to the heart of Pocitos are St Davids and Pocitos Day School. Those two come to mind.. but there are many others. Your husband is Uruguayan so he can google sites that list all the schools in the area. I did it once. Escuelas privado Montevideo and variations on that theme.
October 22, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Pelado, tomatela.
You guys are not welcome here at Uruguay.
I really don’t like people having 2 citizenships.
I think you should stay right where you are (1st. world).
Yours faithfully,
a proud Uruguayan.
October 22, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Your English is very good.
Quite easy to understand.
We have xenophobes in Canada too.
Peace be with you..
December 18, 2007 at 2:47 pm
My wife and I are thinking of retiring in Chile, then I saw an ad about Uruguay being one of the least costly counties to live in. I have been to several web sites and they are either so slow I move on or the background is to dark to read. Is there any web site that will say what the cost of living is or is it a secret? We are U.S. citizens desiring to get out of thios “rat-race” and the trap. Thanks.
December 19, 2007 at 11:30 pm
Hullo BobbyG… Most American expats here would say that Uruguay isn’t one of the least costly countries to live in. They would say it’s one of the best ‘value’ countries to live in. The Americans we get coming here from Panama, DR, etc. say that it’s a little more expensive here but that’s more than made up for by the low crime and the fact that everything works… all the time.
There is a wealth of information at http://sociedadsouthron.net/. Hundreds of english speaking expats and expat wanabe’s from all over the world talking about everything imagineable, including the cost of living.
Chile’s good too. My best friend (south of the equator), lives up in Arrica..near the Peruvian border. It’s a very long, diverse country, like the US where living in NY is so different from living in FL or CA or WA. If you’re thinking of Chile, you have to decide what part of the country suits you, just like deciding to live in the US.
With Uruguay, the choice is much simpler… You can choose rural life up in Colonia, closer to Buenos Aires for short diversions.. Or live in Montevideo.. the big city with big city life.. or Punta del Este (out east) which for 3 months of the year is a world class area that attracts the jetset of Europe.
January 6, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I lived in Uruguay for almost all my life. I escape from that nightmare in 2005 and I live happy in Canada now.
I can have heating on winters, an internet connexion and a telephone 24/7 at an affordable price; a small car and no medical fees. Yes, all materials things; but I have also the friends and security that I couldn’t have in my home country.
You really have to be rich to live in Uruguay. Please compare all this investments and expenses you talk about with the income of a normal person (employee, professional or entrepreneur). But, even if you’re a rich person, why can you live without trusting anyone or anything, seeing people (and I mean entire families) eating from garbage in front of your house and beggars at every street.
Yes, there is a lot of thinks that I have to improve in my life here, but it is a challenge. When I lived there I had no more dreams. I used to be the half-empty glass person and since Canada opened its doors to me I am the half-full glass person.
One man’s meat is another man’s poison. My sincerer congratulations and wishes of good luck.
(In Uruguay people use to speak with a lot of ironies, almost all the things they say are not true; so I have to use the word “sincerer” for you not to think that I am ridiculing you)
PS: maybe you’re thinking how a person with such a basic English could be comfortable and adapted; because I live in Québec and French is, by far, my second language. Learning English is a part of that challenge