Many people have started businesses and some have succeeded; some of those who have succeeded have made a very nice life for themselves here....
Saw a headline, today, that sales of "casas" were up 4%, year on year. Not much pick up in the pace of sales, but it's a start....
My Cancun dentist, who I consider skilled but not very cheap, has charged me 1,000 pesos for a filling with two surfaces, and 1,500 for one with...
The papers are full of good news for the level of economic activity here- record occupancy, and Cancun being one of the big contributors to the...
Final step We went today to pick up the permiso. We arrived at 8:30 AM. It took forty minutes to get in the building, and an additional hour of...
The new law actually specifies that No Inmigrante and Inmigrante under the old rules are both "temporary residency" under the new. If you had...
Inflation is rotten to the core - Irwin Kellner - MarketWatch
T.J., I don't think you have to blame yourself- you're not the one who was being paid to deal with the public in a manner such as to avoid the...
No change to the routine that I could see. They told me it would be ready on Friday, AM. I did get to test what happens if you are not in the...
Not exactly irrelevant, Tristan, but not the end of the story, as you know. My opinion of the law and what it means is based on my reading of it,...
It matters not at all, the new law specifying that both are characterized as temporary residency. My wife's application for permanent residency,...
I don't think I've mentioned it, but those lucky enough to have been in No Inmigrante status have had an easier time meeting the four year test:...
Mole, if you read anything to the contrary, please call it to my attention, and we'll check it out together! As always, I welcome any...
I continue to be amazed at the amount of misinformation which circulates among the expats on the subject of immigration. Last night I was with a...
You guessed right, Mole, this one is for my wife, whose application for perm resident was just filed a week ago and she must travel a week from...
Any new wrinkles to this process? I'm planning to file one with the INM on Monday. Under the former regime if you wanted it for Friday you had to...
Dreamer! Well, they have their version of a fast track, anyway. You get in the usual lines, and are given a "turn" number. The only people...
Sorry to say, it is. :icon_sad: There is something I've not seen mentioned elsewhere, but for those hoping to go from temporary to permanent...
Who puts your case together for you, Sam? This should not be this hard. With your wife sponsoring you, each time, and you reporting no income,...
Some readers may find the E.P.I. a better reflection of how prices, and the cost of living, feel to them.......