@Halfwaytree
Canadian looking for information about Mexico
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Registration: 01 January 2019
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Canadian tourist mexican credit card? by drspoc
Can a Canadian tourist get a mexican credit card? I want to avoid carrying cash and wanted to know what is the requirements criteria?
Hi again. The above should read "Hi drspoc" NOT "Hi despot" Darn auto correct! You are not a despot are you? LOL! Read More
Canadian tourist mexican credit card? by drspoc
Can a Canadian tourist get a mexican credit card? I want to avoid carrying cash and wanted to know what is the requirements criteria?
Hi despot: travel light has provided you with good advice. I would only add that as a fellow Canadian, from all the research I haver done, we can receive a Charles Shwab credit card in Canada but we cannot open an account to avoid paying ATM ... Read More
Moderate Climate Locations by Tony_Amigo
What are some towns-cities to live in that are not so hot or humid?
I have never been there but Oaxaca City has always intrigued me and I think it may have moderate weather. San Miguel and Chapala are good choices but on the expensive side. Read More
I experienced a visa scam by Keepcool
I have been very much enjoying my time in Mexico over the last 8 months. But bad things also happen and those experiences need to be shared to protect other people. So let me tell you of Sonia D. Sonia makes a living helping foreigners living in ...
Providing good service and building a solid reputation would make Sonia WAY more money than pulling the crap she pulled. But I guess people are lazy. Sorry this happened to you but it is a good lesson for all of us. Thank you for exposing her as a ... Read More
Permanent & Temporary Visa Card Waiting Period in Mexico by Halfwaytree
Hi everyone: A question. For those of you who received your visa sticker in your passport and had 180 days to get to Mexico to start the "Canje" process for obtaining your residency card. After arriving in Mexico, approximately how long ...
As always, thank you mexicogc!! Read More
Permanent & Temporary Visa Card Waiting Period in Mexico by Halfwaytree
Hi everyone: A question. For those of you who received your visa sticker in your passport and had 180 days to get to Mexico to start the "Canje" process for obtaining your residency card. After arriving in Mexico, approximately how long ...
I can't say enough good things about the folks who post on here, you have all been so helpful. I hope one day I can be of help to others as well. Read More
Permanent & Temporary Visa Card Waiting Period in Mexico by Halfwaytree
Hi everyone: A question. For those of you who received your visa sticker in your passport and had 180 days to get to Mexico to start the "Canje" process for obtaining your residency card. After arriving in Mexico, approximately how long ...
Thank you Diane36000! I am glad to hear it only took two and half months. Read More
Permanent & Temporary Visa Card Waiting Period in Mexico by Halfwaytree
Hi everyone: A question. For those of you who received your visa sticker in your passport and had 180 days to get to Mexico to start the "Canje" process for obtaining your residency card. After arriving in Mexico, approximately how long ...
Thank you so much for your input travellight. Much appreciated! Read More
Permanent & Temporary Visa Card Waiting Period in Mexico
Hi everyone: A question. For those of you who received your visa sticker in your passport and had 180 days to get to Mexico to start the "Canje" process for obtaining your residency card. After arriving in Mexico, approximately how long ... Read More
Applying For Permanent Residency With Third Country Circumstances.
So I am trying to get the ball rolling in my quest to obtain permanent residency status in Mexico. I am posting this to see if anyone has had the same circumstance as mine. Maybe not the same birth country as me, but just in any third country in ... Read More
COVID-19 and expatriation in Mexico by Loïc
Hello everybody, The COVID-19 crisis inevitably impacts Mexico, between closed airports or periods of containment in some cities or even the entire country . We would like to hear from you during this unusual period, to find out what the ...
My plans to move to Mexico have not changed except that in a round about way it may actually move up the time frame I am looking at for making that move. As far as how COVID-19 is affecting me? Very little as it turns out. I am an introvert and a ... Read More
Wife and I are considering our options for retirement by terriandralph
We are both 58, and are considering retiring. Currently between the both of us, our retirement checks per month total about $3000. We would sell our house to put a little aside for a rainy day fund and to eliminate any bills we are currently paying ...
Other than not being married and not having a connection in San Miguel (or anywhere in Mexico), I am in the same boat. To retire to Mexico or to retire to an RV or conversion van and travel? Sorry, I have done neither so can't help you but I ... Read More
Why Have the Financial Requirements for Residency Skyrocketed? by Halfwaytree
If memory serves, two years ago the amount of available, on hand funds one needed to apply for permanent residency in Mexico was $118,000 Canadian dollars. Last year it was raised to $130,000 plus. OK, that was a lot but I understand the amount ...
NYC Rob: Good points! I think the new requirements are a little over the top. Even if the Mexican peso was to increase dramatically in value against the USD, CND & Euro etc... all of a sudden I think it is still overkill, but I am not an ... Read More
Single Retiree Receiving a Pension of $1,900 USD Per Month by Halfwaytree
If I choose to take early retirement now at age 58, my monthly pension would be 1,900 USD and will increase each year indexed to inflation. Realisticly, after paying for health insurance, rent for a studio or one bedroom apartment in a beach ...
Hi beachseeker: Thanks for the heads up about Merida. Yes, Merida and surrounding area will be one of my next visits. Read More
Why Have the Financial Requirements for Residency Skyrocketed? by Halfwaytree
If memory serves, two years ago the amount of available, on hand funds one needed to apply for permanent residency in Mexico was $118,000 Canadian dollars. Last year it was raised to $130,000 plus. OK, that was a lot but I understand the amount ...
Thanks for that explanation alleycat1. I'm glad the minimum wage for Mexicans is increasing, while it makes things more difficult for some of us wanting to move there permanently, I realize it is not all about us. Read More