[Kristin O’driscoll]

Thanks, Wendy, for that clarification. That was helpful, and has shifted my thoughts about where the money would actually BE.

For reasons I’m not clear about, the airfares were significantly higher for time periods that included March 17th. That was the clear date “break point” for a higher fare schedule. Consequently, we will be in Ecuador in February! We’ll be in Cuenca for a month, and hopefully will be able to meet some of the folks writing on this forum. We’re both excited and looking forward to this trip.

Kris

[Kristin O’driscoll]

Hi, Suzan,

My husband and I will be making an exploratory trip to EC next March, but I have been researching things down to the smallest detail (I’ve already moved, in my head!).

Re banking and funds, we would establish an account in an EC bank (Pensioner Visa) for the required monthly input. We’re assuming that we would be able to avoid onerous FATCA paperwork by using our US checking account for large purchases (write a check to purchase property, for instance). It would take awhile to clear, but that’s OK. Is that a feasible plan? It would certainly be simple enough.

Thanks,
Kris O.

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