I have just renewed my Rentista Residency / Visa. I know there has been a lot on here about this, so I thought I'd share my experience.
Each time I went to immigration I was seen by someone in Inversionistas within 2 or 3 minutes. They have a private office away from the main area and there is absolutely no waiting. It's very quiet, air conditioned, comfy sofas, coffee available, very nice.
I was asked to provide:
- My old residency tarjeta
- A photocopy of my cedula
- A police report (buena conducta)
- 6 months bank statements from a local bank, to show that I am actually living here and money is coming from abroad
- Two very basic forms, each 1 page
- Two photos
I went back with that, was seen immediately, all I had to do was pay and then get the Residency card. No medical. Even when I went to pay, the lady from inversionistas took me to the front of the line, stood with me and made sure I was looked after.
I have to say the staff working in this section are incredibly polite and professional, it's an incredibly simple process and is very quick. So, if you have a chance to get this Residency, I strongly recommend it. A lot of people in immigration today applying for other types of visas were complaining that they had been waiting for hours.
Each time I went to immigration I was seen by someone in Inversionistas within 2 or 3 minutes. They have a private office away from the main area and there is absolutely no waiting. It's very quiet, air conditioned, comfy sofas, coffee available, very nice.
I was asked to provide:
- My old residency tarjeta
- A photocopy of my cedula
- A police report (buena conducta)
- 6 months bank statements from a local bank, to show that I am actually living here and money is coming from abroad
- Two very basic forms, each 1 page
- Two photos
I went back with that, was seen immediately, all I had to do was pay and then get the Residency card. No medical. Even when I went to pay, the lady from inversionistas took me to the front of the line, stood with me and made sure I was looked after.
I have to say the staff working in this section are incredibly polite and professional, it's an incredibly simple process and is very quick. So, if you have a chance to get this Residency, I strongly recommend it. A lot of people in immigration today applying for other types of visas were complaining that they had been waiting for hours.