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Theres quite a thick line in my experience between perfectly legal, nobody will stop you, and illegal. Anyone have any more information I could use?
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I don't think you have a good grasp of the work involved and the level of pay and the risk.Hey, travelling through central america this summer, anyone have any advice on what the situation with jobs is in the Bay Islands? Willing to work for very little (bed/board). DM with ~250 dives in Indonesia/Malaysia. Contemplating doing a IDC but I'm poor!
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Get a real job in a place you can work legally, make some money, then go there for a vacation.
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Is there something different about Utila compared to all of South East Asia??
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They are quite different places. Of course some do work illegaly and not get in trouble but does that make it right? Is it legal as long as no one catches you? If you want to work in the country you really should go through all the legal procedures to do so. Where do you draw the line in what is ok or not? Is robery, burglary and other things ok too as long as you don't get caught? sorry but no matter how you want to interpret this thing you are looking do do things the wrong way, unless I missed something and you are a Honduran citizen or have a work/investment visa in the works.
What are the procedures / costs involved for a US citizen to work legally in Roatan / Utila?
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Most long term staff apply for residency and pay approx $800-1000 each, depending on how many per group when we submit the applications. It also takes about 12 months and a lot of patience but worth it in the long run!
I think in relation Caymans/Thailand is a similar cost, but maybe a little faster. I know friends in Caymans who couldn't work until to the paperwork was processed, wheres recently immigration here, allows applicants to work as long as they can show the paperwork is in process with an official 'constancia'.
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I think in relation Caymans/Thailand is a similar cost, but maybe a little faster. I know friends in Caymans who couldn't work until to the paperwork was processed, wheres recently immigration here, allows applicants to work as long as they can show the paperwork is in process with an official 'constancia'.
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Thanks Andy! May have you filling out some paperwork for me this fall 
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