Brian Dalziel

On 9/16/2019 at 7:59 PM, ibarra said:

Type NEW Mexican Citizenship Exam 2018 in the search option.  This post has a lot of answers for citizenship questions. 

For your advice to work, users must also navigate to "more search options" and select "find results that contain all of my search term words" or "find results in content titles only".  Otherwise, they get hundreds of results that are not related to Mexican citizenship.

Sorry, the Cross Border Express web site only has advice for foreigners who are checking into Mexico, and provides no instructions for foreign residents who want to properly check out of Mexico.

You can try contacting Chef Amador Valdez at the Smoke House Restaurant and Bar, Carretera Poiniente 520, west Ajijic.  He enjoys sharing his knowledge and may be able to help answer your questions.

Having a .pdf copy of the FMM forma migratoria múltiple is still useful -- that way you can fill in the blanks ahead of time (when you're not in such a rush) and copy the information over to the official form at the airport or border crossing.  Spencer McMullen kindly posted the new form on his chapalalaw.com web site.
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Changes to common immigration forms effective August 1, 2018
Spencer’s Office SC, Abogados
http://bit.ly/2y1kSOT

I'm in far east Riberas -- my Telecable internet has been down Fri. July 19 and Sat. July 20.  TV and telephone are working fine.  

Some folks like to "stir the pot".  Others like to go further and both create the pot and stir it up, all by themselves.

I would add this reminder from the article -- that despite whether emissions tests are or are not underway, ". . . que cuando se tiene un auto afinado . . . que se cumple la responsabilidad de contar con un vehículo."  (Maintaining a well-tuned car is part of the responsibility of owning a vehicle.)

The original poster may be referring to messages from the Chapala Town Facebook Group.  It's a closed group, so I'm attaching a screenshot below.

6 hours ago, CHILLIN said:

Just got buzzed by a male mosquito, remember the males are the ones that whine and they do not bite. The females are silent.

Mosquitoes' wings make an annoying buzz or whining sound whenever they fly.  Both male and female mosquitoes buzz, since they both have wings. The buzz of female mosquitoes makes males want to mate with them. Some people say that mosquitoes which buzz don't bite. Well, that's true. As long as they're buzzing, they're flying, so they won't bite you. But as soon as they land, look out!

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Your Ears
http://www.mosquitoreviews.com/mosquitoes-buzz-ears.html

Many folks use an immigration specialist for this, others do it themselves.  Here are two references:

Getting Permission to Leave Mexico While Your Resident Card is Being Processed
From: Two Expats Mexico blog
http://bit.ly/2WnHCaA

How to Get an Exit Permit from Mexico While Your Temporary Residency is Pending
From: Hippie in Heels blog
http://bit.ly/2wz47tu

3 hours ago, Zeb said:

I looked at the link provided above by a poster for places to get emissions testing.  I find that feature difficult to use and can't tell the state in which some of them are located.  If someone has some addresses on the way to or within Guadalajara, I'd appreciate the information.

JM Mechanica Automotriz
Guadalajara - El Salto Highway 35
Col. La Ermita, El Salto, Jal.
33-3689-7312  33-3904-4036
received my inspection sticker there on 4 May 2019

3 hours ago, ComputerGuy said:

I can prove every day, every single day, that you cannot just ask a simple question on this Board without getting in trouble. Innocence is its own worst enemy, apparently. I could care less if was called Katmandu Korners.

Now you've really done  it . . . started a whole new controversy about whether it's supposed to be "Katmandu" or "Kathmandu"!

The CURP Clave Única de Registro de Población program is used to manage access to government services in Mexico.  A valid CURP is needed to get a driver's license, register a vehicle, apply for employment, file taxes, start a business, open a bank account, use government healthcare services, obtain government-sponsored senior discounts, and for many other matters.  When the program began the CURP document was a wallet-sized card.  The format has now changed and today the CURP document is a letter-sized certificate, not a card.

On 28 March 2019 glws7777 said:
" . . . I do know that they have an interest in keeping some coverage for Mexico, so they may always have some channels available here, but this is just an educated guess based on my conversations with several Shaw Representatives that we work under . . ."

I am curious -- how in the world can Shaw Communications "have an interest in keeping some coverage for Mexico" when the terms of their service agreement state the following?

Restrictions. You acknowledge and agree that:
(a) the services will only be provided to you in Canada;
(b) the service address associated with your account is located in Canada;
(c) . . .

39 minutes ago, ronhereagain said:

Couldn't agree more, it's too bad there's no way to avoid having to even SEE the ignored"self indulgent comments" here! One or 2 posters seem to be able to hold all the rest of us at ransom.

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