I wish I had seen this before sending my application materials to Scotiabank. It took multiple emails and finally two phone calls to get someone to respond. I finally have a person to deal with who usually responds within 48 hours to my emails and has taken ownership of the situation.

I will be in San Pedro mid-October to open accounts but will bring duplicates of ALL documentation so I can go to another bank as well in case there is a problem. I'll let ya'll know what happens. I specifically chose Scotiabank because they are everywhere in Latin America and have such a great reputation in the States.