March 8, 2010
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,
"I wrote recently to say that I can see the United States leading the way on increasing offensive visa and similar fees, as soon as some government study or other justifies it," remarks Intrepid Correspondent Paul Terhorst from Buenos Aires this morning, following up on an
earlier report. "Politicians have got to love a fee that only non-voters pay.
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Travel Insider points out that it's already happened. The United States will now charge foreigners US$150, instead of US$131, to get a visa. Reciprocity fees around the world will presumably spiral up, too. The U.S. also raised the price of passports, to US$135 for a first-time passport and to US$110 for a renewal.
"There's more: The U.S. will now charge US$82 to put extra pages in your passport. Until now, consulates around the world provided this service free. So we now pay first to get the new visas and fees stamped in our passports, then US$82 to get additional pages to hold them.
"The government says "the cost of the extra pages themselves, of having the pages placed in the book in a secure manner by trained personnel, and of completing the required security checks results in a cost to the U.S. government of US$82.48..."
Kathleen Peddicord
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"Today is a big holiday in
Russia," says our Moscow-born Web Marketing Manager Irina. "It's International Women's Day. Every year on March 8, Russian women are showered with flowers, gifts, and attention.
"The origins of the holiday are probably well forgotten by most Russian. It began a century ago at the first international women's conference in Copenhagen. Started as a political event, emphasizing the role of women in society, in today's Russia, March 8 is a special day to express love and appreciation for women. It fuses elements of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day."
"I was interested in purchasing
Kathleen's book but haven't heard mention of it lately."
-- Ed R., United States
We have been sadly and truly remiss, dear reader, if we have left you wanting for a way to get your hands on a copy of my new book!
Hard-cover copies of
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"Kathleen, thank you for your
excellent article this weekend. I think you have highlighted the most important question for any North American considering a move overseas.
"To me there are two primary reasons to consider a move abroad. The first would be for cost and quality of life. The second would be for a radically different experience bordering on adventure. The shame would be for someone who really wanted and perhaps even needed a less expensive and better quality of life to stay home because he simply was not ready for or cut out for the adventure of 'going local.'
"When I think about a possible move, I'm drawn to the more exotic and remote alternatives, but that may be exactly what holds me back, because, in truth, that might be a step too far at this point.
"Perhaps for many people, a first step into an established expat community may be most sensible. Then, as language and other skills are established, a further move into a more local experience could be worth considering. For myself, I think I have been too quick to discard the more established communities and maybe that is why I have imagined a move but have not yet pulled the trigger.
"You are honest enough to highlight that, even for you, with all of your experience, your journey down the path less traveled has been a challenge. For many readers including myself perhaps the focus should be to make the move to a community where the benefits are obvious, including better weather and reduced living and medical costs, and then to see where the journey leads from there."
-- Ralph L., United States