Before my Experience
What did have do do before I got there?
Passport
Before enter in to any country you must register for a valid passport. Ways that you can get you passport is applying with a retail company or through the Government.The following are steps that you must take to obtain a passport.
1. Complete Form DS-11: Application For A U.S. Passport
2. Submit Form DS-11: Application For A U.S. Passport In Person
3. Submit Child's Evidence of U.S. Citizenship
4. Submit Evidence of Relationship Between Child and Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
5. Present Identification of Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
6. Submit a Photocopy of Each Parent/Guardian ID Document To Be Presented (Step 5)
7. Provide Parental Consent
8. Pay the Applicable Fee
9. Submit One Passport Photo
Residency
In Nicaragua you do not have to be a Resident to own a home there. Nicaraguan law states that you are eligible to live in Nicaragua without residency for up to 90 days after that you must start paying fees. If would like to live in with residence the you must be included in one of the following categories:
I purchased my ticket via internet on Priceline.com
Before enter in to any country you must register for a valid passport. Ways that you can get you passport is applying with a retail company or through the Government.The following are steps that you must take to obtain a passport.
1. Complete Form DS-11: Application For A U.S. Passport
2. Submit Form DS-11: Application For A U.S. Passport In Person
3. Submit Child's Evidence of U.S. Citizenship
4. Submit Evidence of Relationship Between Child and Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
5. Present Identification of Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
6. Submit a Photocopy of Each Parent/Guardian ID Document To Be Presented (Step 5)
7. Provide Parental Consent
8. Pay the Applicable Fee
9. Submit One Passport Photo
Residency
In Nicaragua you do not have to be a Resident to own a home there. Nicaraguan law states that you are eligible to live in Nicaragua without residency for up to 90 days after that you must start paying fees. If would like to live in with residence the you must be included in one of the following categories:
- Pensionado (retired, 45 or older)
- Rentista (45 or older, with steady monthly income from abroad)
- Investor
- Through marriage to a Nicaraguan
- After purchasing the 10-córdoba (less than $1) Residency Solicitation Form from the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería in Managua, applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent explaining – in Spanish – their motives for applying for Nicaraguan residency.
- Applicants then must provide a certificate of income, whether it is from retirement checks, investments or business in Nicaragua or elsewhere. If the source of income is from a Nicaraguan business, a notarized letter must be provided demonstrating that the business is listed in the National Business Registry.
- Applicants must be able to prove they have a steady monthly income of $400 for a single person, or $500 for a couple. Each additional dependent is $100.
- Applicants over the age of 16 must provide their hometown police records – or place of residence for last 6 months. Must be authenticated by a Nicaraguan Consulate nearest the applicant’s hometown, and by the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry.
- Applicants must then provide (in original copy, plus 2 photocopies):
- A valid birth certificate, authenticated by the Nicaraguan Consulate in their home country and the Foreign Ministry.
- A valid marriage certificate. If the applicant was married in a country other than Nicaragua, the certificate must be authenticated by the Nicaraguan Consulate and Foreign Ministry. Birth certificates for children born in Nicaragua.
- Photocopies of all pages of their passport. The passport has to be valid for at least 6 months.
- A clean bill of health with a home doctor’s medical certificate, authenticated by the Nicaraguan Consulate and Foreign Ministry.
- Two passport photos.
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- $328 Total $376 ONE-WAY Per Person
- Departing Norfolk, VA (Norfolk Intl AirportNorfolk, VAORF) Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:10 pm -- Connects in Miami, FL (MIA) -- 13h 25m layover
-- Overnight Layover -- Arriving Managua, Nicaragua (Managua Intl AirportManagua, NicaraguaMGA) Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:35 am Flight 3522 operated by American Eagle 1 Stop Total Time 18h 25m