Mike Bluett
Canadian expat in Mexico
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Registration: 06 September 2021
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Visa Confusion by Guest8928
Based on what I have, I need a Visa Temporal. I plan to renew it twice a year for 4 years until I can gain permanent residency. I am not seeing anywhere online if I can do that without leaving Mexico every time I need to renew. Can anyone clarify ...
@First Last It used to be required to apply outside of Mexico, pre-pandemic. That is not necessarily the case now. It is recommended for anyone to call your local INM office to find out what the requirements are now.For example, I applied inside ... Read More
Scorpions, tarantulas And large cock roaches in MX. by Lena Johnson
Afraid Of Scorpions, Tarantulas And Large Cock Roaches. Where is the best place to move in Mexico with a low chance of seeing these insects? I know that I can't fully avoid them.
You could consider San Miguel de Allende. In my 6 years here I have seen 2 scorpions, several black widow spiders, about 6 or so cochroaches, many crickets and lots of small black ants.A few cochroaches have managed to get in the house. One black ... Read More
Mexico income tax on Canadian pension payments by Captnflex
Hola, i am in the planning stage and looking at moving to the Lake Chapala or Colima/Manzanillo area. My questions are about having to file an income tax in Mexico on pension payments from a Canadian source if i establish my permanent residence in ...
I live in Mexico permanently and I only pay 15% tax. I was told, by Revenue Canada, that I should contact all my payees and have them withhold 15% and then I would not have to submit a tax return each year. I haven't bothered. I just submit a ... Read More
Visa Confusion by Guest8928
Based on what I have, I need a Visa Temporal. I plan to renew it twice a year for 4 years until I can gain permanent residency. I am not seeing anywhere online if I can do that without leaving Mexico every time I need to renew. Can anyone clarify ...
@alleycat1 This is not about a 180 day FMM.It is about a temporary visa which lasts at minimum one year.Even if what you are referring to is the temporary visa that I mentioned, I would suggest Michele go and ask the immigration office directly. ... Read More
Visa Confusion by Guest8928
Based on what I have, I need a Visa Temporal. I plan to renew it twice a year for 4 years until I can gain permanent residency. I am not seeing anywhere online if I can do that without leaving Mexico every time I need to renew. Can anyone clarify ...
I would go to immigrations and check before using Ian's suggestion of having to apply outside Mexico.During the pandemic I was able to apply within Mexico without problem. This may still be in place. Read More
Cell phone service in San Miguel de Allende by jerobrien
Friends We are planning a move to SMA in the not to distant future. We are wondering what kind of cell phone plan(s) we should have? Obviously we'll need to make local calls, but we'll want to sty in tough with friends and family at home. ...
No you do not have to sign a contract for any period of time. You can pay each month for that month's usage. That is how I started out when I first arrived here. Now I pay an annual contract because it removes the hassle of paying each month. Read More
What are you missing in Mexico? by Diksha
Hi everyone, Living in Mexico, on the long or short run, it is completely normal to feel homesick sometimes. We would like to know what you are missing the most about your home country in Mexico. Do you miss any aspects of your home culture? ...
I have not seen anything as of yet that I cannot get shipped to Mexico. But then I do not depend on Amazon, for example, to ship to Mexico. I have it shipped to an address in the US and then have a 3rd party ship to my address in Mexico. That 3rd ... Read More
Banking in Mexico by Troy greer
My wife and I will be moving to Mexico in August from Texas. Goin to build a house and I'm thinking about keeping my bank account open here as well as opening up an account in Mexico. Any ideas??
I do the same except with Banamex. Have been doing this for the last 6 years. Read More
What are you missing in Mexico? by Diksha
Hi everyone, Living in Mexico, on the long or short run, it is completely normal to feel homesick sometimes. We would like to know what you are missing the most about your home country in Mexico. Do you miss any aspects of your home culture? ...
"Do you miss any aspects of your home culture? If so, what are these? " I miss it when you request someone to do work for you and they actually do it properly. Here in Mexico, we get people to do work for us, and they say "oh yeah I ... Read More
Tempory Resident Permit by Mitchell Kurtz
If I get a Mexico Tempory Resident Permit as a family, I have a U.S. Passport and my wife has a Philippines passport will this allow her to visit usa on the Mexico permit?
A Mexican Temporary Visa has nothing to do with your wife's entry into the US. It does not take the place of her passport. In other words, she will have to use her passport when she enters the US. The Mexican Visa just allows you to stay in ... Read More