December 15 2018
It is time to go. It is past time to go. We want to start sailing and exploring. And we MUST head out of Trinidad soon. Our 90 day visa's are up in a few days. Now we are under pressure. We MUST leave. It doesn't matter if we are fully ready or the weather is right we must leave. There is a deadline/schedule and we must go.
Stupid! Having a schedule on a boat is dangerous and stupid. We know this. We have told ourselves we would never put ourselves in a position like that and yet.....here we are. Oh well. Live and learn.
We could extend. Go to Immigration and get an extension. However, not a simple or cheap process. And really, we "should" be able to complete the last few items and go. And so we will - ready or not.....within reason.
I get this as we had the same issue in Mexico -- on a tourist visa, you must leave the country every 180 days. That seems like a lot, but sometime the timing is just not right. Belize has no such requirement, but their policy is even more restrictive in a way -- if you do not have residency, you must go once a month to apply for another month, and pay for another month. When you leave the country and return, you should get a passport stamp for a month, but sometimes, for who knows what reason, they don't give you a month. One time, I got 30 days but Barry was only give 7. No explanation given. So from then on, we were screwed up as we were on totally different renewal schedules. We ended up renewing mine early at some point just to get back on the same schedule. More money in their pockets, eh?
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