@Bubba2shoes
American expat in Mexico
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Lives in San Cristóbal de las Casa
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Registration: 21 August 2018
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future san miguel de allende resident by ricotipo
I planning to relocate to San Miguel de Allende and I want to make a visit to see and live the place. I am retired and I am NOT looking for a job I am fluent english and spanish My questions are: today november 2020 how safe is visit San Miguel de ...
I understand, Rob and these sorts of environmental changes from area to area are difficult, even impossible, to predict as your friend found out the hard way. At Lake Chapala and in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas we have not experienced these ... Read More
future san miguel de allende resident by ricotipo
I planning to relocate to San Miguel de Allende and I want to make a visit to see and live the place. I am retired and I am NOT looking for a job I am fluent english and spanish My questions are: today november 2020 how safe is visit San Miguel de ...
While we have often visited San Miguel, we live at Lake Chapala and in the Chiapas Highlands and have resided in those places for 20 years. Our two homes are approximately 1500 kilometers distant from one another and we often drive between them ... Read More
Internet High-Speed availability by jat50b
Hi there everyone!!! Coming from the NYC metropolitan area we've been living in the San Diego area for some time now and crossing into Tijuana for some time and also ventured a bit deeper to discover a lot more interesting country. Now want to ...
We retired to Mexico in 2001, first to the Lake Chapala area and then, 16 years ago to San Cristobal de Las Casas. Since that move 16 years ago, we have lived in both areas and are quite fond of each place for different reasons. Normally we spend ... Read More
Medication in Mexico by Loïc
Good morning everyone, Whether it's a simple cold or a chronic illness, medication and medicine use vary from country to country and culture to culture. When you are used to certain brands or types of drugs, being in a country like Mexico ...
We do not have any kids so I cannot address the issue of scarcity of children’s medications. Just for the record, the controlled drugs requiring prescriptions and, perhaps, shopping around, are generally narcotics or related drugs and most ... 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 ...
Interesting points. We have never been RV types so cannot address that issue except to say that we are not handyman types either and we need not be since here in Mexico handymen and women abound, do great work on short notice and are always ... Read More
buying property in Mexico by animabeya
Hello All, I currently live in the Bay area in California I am 26 years old and love to travel and would love to relocate I just know I dont want to stay in the US any longer. It is not for me. I no longer want to be a part of the life here. I ...
Several posters on these boards over time have suggested strongly that once you decide on Mexico as a place to live you rent for a while in the community or area you have tentatively chosen before buying to be certain that that area and that ... Read More
Banks by First Last
Need information and opinions re: MX banks National and international. I am a Residente Permanente Opening checking accounts / Debit Card/ Fees / Internet Accessibility / Websites / Acceptance of Card / Internet Transactions / Customer ...
My advice is to keep the bulk of your savings in foreign banks. In our case that means the U.S. and France which are our respective native lands. Read More
Banks by First Last
Need information and opinions re: MX banks National and international. I am a Residente Permanente Opening checking accounts / Debit Card/ Fees / Internet Accessibility / Websites / Acceptance of Card / Internet Transactions / Customer ...
We have banked with Charles Schwab since we lived in San Francisco before retiring to two disparate communities in Mexico some 20 years ago. Those communities are Ajijic, Jalisco and San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. Two communities far ... Read More
moving to Rosarito permanently by Ktheurer
Hi. I’ve made the decision to move to Rosarito permanently but know nothing about the logistics of making this happen. Can I get Mexican car Insurance comparable to what I have in the states? Is IMSS adequate medical insurance or should I plan ...
Since are you are planning to move to a town very close to the U.S. border, keep Medicare and forget any Mexican plans for medical care. We, on the other hand, live in deep Southern Mexico and use private medical insurance. To each his own but no ... Read More
Best dog parks by bereid710
Looking to retire in Mexico and wondered if anyone could point me to the best places with off-leash dog parks. I have a young, active puppy who needs daily exercise.
The experience one has letting dogs run free varies according to the community in which one lives. We live in the Ajijic Delegation of Chapala, Jalisco on Lake Chapala with endless kilometers of space along the lakeshore where dogs can and do run ... Read More
transfere money from my mexican bank accouint to my american account by KDOUL
I am selling my beautiful home in Celaya Guanajuato mexico,I want to send the money from this sale to US bank account. my bank in mexico is bbva bancomer and i want to transfere to wells fargo account. anyone have info on this?
In your initial post you did not mention repatriation of proceeds of a real estate sale to the U.S. as your primary concern. I do not know of any such limitation on transferring real estate sales proceeds back to a U.S. Dollar account in the ... Read More
transfere money from my mexican bank accouint to my american account by KDOUL
I am selling my beautiful home in Celaya Guanajuato mexico,I want to send the money from this sale to US bank account. my bank in mexico is bbva bancomer and i want to transfere to wells fargo account. anyone have info on this?
This is not a complicated procedure. We wire transfer money from our U.S. financial institution to Bancomer or from Bancomer to our U.S. financial institution on occasion and have for years. Easy and no problems so far. Your best bet is to go to ... Read More
Recommend Credit/Debit Card w/no Foreign Transaction Fees by Rensar
I am planning on visiting San Miguel de Allende in June/July. Then, I will probably be moving there. I'd like some comments, opinions and/or recommendations on what credit/debit card is best (no foreign transaction fees on purchases or using ...
T is right.Schwab has no physical bank presence in Mexico and for 20 years I have banked there service charge free in Mexico where we live full time as citizens. Opened the account in San Francisco while still living there switching to an ... Read More
New members of the Mexico forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Mexico forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Just for the record, we are retirees having lived as such in Mexico at Lake Chapala and in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas for almost 20 years, The reason we reside in those two high elevation locations (about 5,000 and 7,000 feet respectively) ... Read More
Cheapest cities in Mexico by Bhavna
Hello everyone, Budget is an important consideration when moving to Mexico. Ideally, expats would settle down in a city in Mexico where the cost of living is low but where they could also enjoy a decent quality of life. Would you be able to give ...
Well, juleed, I see you say you are from Baton Rouge and I am from the Mobile area having lived for some time on the shores of Mobile Bay just north of Dauphin Island. i spent my youth on the beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida and I, ... Read More