What other People say about Expat-Tations – Reviews and more

If you need help with immigration, or just about anything else in Panama, go no further than Expat-tations. Exptat-tations specializes in Panmanian and Costa Rican residency, but they have concierge services and just will help you with just about any issues you might have. They can even take your fingerprints while you sip your coffee anywhere in Panama City for your FBI background check. I know, because they did that for me! Their website is seamless, informative and simple. Their legal team is knowledgeable and easy to talk to in English or Spanish. This is not an ad, because I don’t do advertising, it is just true. You won’t regret contacting them.

October 29, 2023

This is a terrific service! A process that used to take weeks or even months and involved taking ink prints on special cards and mailing them, often to find out they were not acceptable, now takes 15 munutes using FBI-approved digital technology. Prints are scanned digitally and pre-checked. Report arrives to you from FBI in 24 hours. Sebastian is a great guy, friendly and smart and helpful at every step. They also handle apostilles and translations. A real God-send for all who need fast and reliable background check documents in Costa Rica.

July 5, 2024

They helped my partner get residency. Obtaining all needed vital documents in record time, concierge service for all local requirements, comfortable payment plan and we could follow the process in their app while receiving notifications through it in real-time. This is how immigration should be in 2024. Honestly can't believe how it should be handled any other way. More than satisfied.

March 24, 2024

I received excellent service from this company. I had to have my police check done, also to get an apostille. They made everything as seamless as possible. It was done in a timely fashion, Michael was great and efficient. Definitely recommend their services.

September 25, 2024

Amazing service! Sebastian did a wonderful job. I needed it yesterday and paid a little extra and received the apostille and translated documents within a week! Even with the little extra, they were still the best price available, I checked several! Top notch professional service, kept me in the loop every step in the process!!! Nearly instant response! Highly recommended! I was very happy!😀 You will be also!👍

May 31, 2024

Michael and his team at Expat-tations are a revelation – an invaluable facilitator for anyone trying to navigate the vagaries and challenges and adventure of moving to Panama' and living here. We chide Michael for not having opened the company sooner because they would have saved us so much time and money and frustration and blood, sweat and tears during our own transition process over the last three years. We engaged Expat-tations to assist us with my wife's residency application. They are the ONLY company we found who can manage the FBI background check process, turnkey, from application to fingerprinting to apostille to translation. From Panama. Without having to return to the US or navigate the apostille process between the US State Department and the Panamanian Consulate in Washington DC. Michael and the team render all of this unnecessary. And for us that was just for the required FBI background check. Expat-tations also can work with you to manage the entire immigration process from the complicated and (did I mention) often frustrating application process to connecting with immigration attorneys to the joys of dealing with immigration and the Tribunal Electoral. Something we had already spent years doing on our own before we had the good fortune of connecting with Expat-tations. Convenience. Professionalism. Integrity. Accountability. Promptness!!!!!!!! Clearly, as I hope you are realizing, we can't possibly say enough good things about Expat-tations as a company and as people committed to your smooth and (relatively) painless transition process. Make them your first call, the minute you decide that Panama' is the place for you. You need two things…a good "fixer" and Expat-tations. So connect today. And bienvenido!

July 10, 2024

Expata-tions is the best way to go through the arduous process of obtaining your permanent residency, it was like someone personally held my hand all the way. It was extraordinarily detailed and carefully executed flawlessly. I am highly recommending this company and his staff-if you want the best-look no further!

July 25, 2024

I've organized my friend to get an FBI check, birth certificate and marriage certificate from the states through them. I must say that their service is first class. The first kind of this service i've felt belongs into this millennia and makes you wonder why not everybody is working like that. Perfect in-person attention in English and Spanish and the rest of the process was notified through their app. 5 stars plus!

March 26, 2024

Absolutely recommend working with Expat-tations! My boyfriend and I had an amazing experience working with Michael and his team while looking into obtaining the Panamanian Friendly Nations Visa program. They were very professional from the very first message, extremely quick with their responses, provided great detail and always went above and beyond to answer our questions (which we had ALOT lol!). When they didn’t have the answer immediately, they did the research to get us the proper information as our situation was a complicated one. After reaching out to many different companies for assistance, our experience with this one far exceeded the rest and we highly recommend them to anyone looking for exceptional service and fair pricing for their relocation & immigration assistance!

September 23, 2024

After a devastating experience with my immigration application in Costa Rica, I was fortunate to contact Sebastian Pieper at Expat—tations, who went above and beyond to help me develop the best way forward to begin the process again. He is kind, gracious, and helpful beyond expectations. I highly recommend Mr. Pieper and Expat-tations without reservation.

June 14, 2024