Legal System

It has always been my understanding that people who leave Nicaragua because their tourist visas are expiring must stay out for 72 hours before returning.

However, last week I met with a Nicaraguan immigration lawyer who insisted that it was perfectly legal to cross into Costa Rica and return on the same day.

The lawyer I spoke to is highly regarded in his field and teaches immigration law at a law school here.

Nonetheless, on the weekend I spoke to a foreigner who said that border officials recently told him that he was not allowed to re-enter Nicaragua for 72 hours.

the question please ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=rCVJzgEpSkI&NR=1

He's in a better place . . .a better place for both him and the people of Venezuela .. :)

There are three parts, but the above is the best . . .

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/nicaragua/starting-a-...

Click on the plus in the upper right to change the topic. Employment regulations, Incorporation, Property registration, other topics covered briefly.

Walter Bühler says the government has been trying to take his land for the past six months

http://www.nicaraguadispatch.com/news/2012/08/in-nicaragua-teonoste-land...

By Tim Rogers/ Nicaragua Dispatch August 30, 2012

More than six months after denouncing the Nicaraguan government for attempting to occupy part of their sprawling beachfront property in Tola, Walter Bühler, owner of the Punta Teonoste eco-hotel, claims his problem with the Sandinista administration has not yet been resolved.

i am looking for some help to possibly solve a real estate deal i have been involved in. i feel like im gettin the standard horror story sequence when it comes to actually registering my purchase. i started my buy in may of 2005. any one out there with some advice or recommend a trust-worthy lawyer (lol.)

thanks in advance

mak

This post is inspired by the current poll about whether you have faith in the Nicaraguan judicial system. It's pretty clear that legal systems everything tend to be more fair for certain groups. No surprise that this same situation exists here. My specific subject is, however, about Gringos dealing with the legal system.

I have heard from at least one usually reliable person that there is a law on the books which is not currently enforced that restricts tourists to a total of 180 days per year in Nicaragua.

I've asked three different migracion officials about it and all say they have never heard about it, and of course we all know lots of people who habitually stay in Nicaragua on tourism visas for longer than 180 days per year without being hassled. But these facts by themselves do not mean the law is not not on the books.

I am the new country director of an already registered NGO called Buildon. We construct primary schools in rural communities in the northern departments of Nicaragua. Due to the change from the prior country director, we are experiencing issues with legal representation. Can anyone recommend a good, trustworthy lawyer in Esteli?

Does anyone have any information regarding legal custody of minors? We are US citizens living in Nicaragua and are looking into the possibility of legal custody of two teenagers. Their mother is agreeable but we want to make sure we fully understand the laws, especially as it pertains to Mi Familia. We have learned from applying for residency, registering a vehicle and receiving a container that nothing is as easy as it first appears. Any help or advice is appreciated.

Looking for information in a transit law , i found this interactive page for help in the procces of obtaining different services form public offices in Nicaragua.

I hope this will be helpful .

http://www.tramitesnicaragua.org/index.asp?l=en

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a new project related to the modernization and administration of justice. It was identified that the Nicaraguan prosecutor's office had limited resources, more limited than its counterparts in Central America, so the project will support more efficient management and also improve skills in the exercise of penal action, particularly for crimes committed against vulnerable groups. No news release yet.

This was breaking news this morning. I've been waiting today to find an article not from a Costa Rican newspaper (just to be fair) but so far nothing, so here goes...

Nicaraguan opposition calls Ortega’s bills ‘confiscatory,’ ‘warmongering’

This morning there is some news about Ortega sending the legislature three national defense bills to be passed by Friday. There isn't much news about the bills right now, and I prefer to wait until there is more detail before I post anything, but I started to wonder... We had been watching the notoriously slow progress of a Canadian mining bill, and when we speak of Nicaragua, we often mention inefficiency when dealing with bureaucracy. Do we all see the irony? In the one area you might wish for caution, they look like they could set speed records.

http://www.nicatimes.net/nicaarchive/2010_08/0820101.htm

As an outsider, I read an article like the one above (problem) yet find information such as that, below, (solution?) and wonder when this will be resolved. I doubt CIDA did this work uninvited...

From the CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) website in May 2010 - One of CIDA's accomplishments in Nicaragua is the creation of a draft law to establish a professional judiciary.

My maid did not work last week because of arthritis, and was told by her doctor to take a week off and rest.

She is now demanding that I pay her for the week, because her doctor told her to rest ?

Anyone know the laws here, and if this is true?

In the states...........no work.....no pay !!

What are your feelings on this ?