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  1. WEll thanks Angus but that didn't work either. However after looking closer I saw a word unknown before associated with Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and lo and behold it worked! The word for American that is on the English and Spanish side of the SRE Booking is ........ESTADOUNIDENSE Finally I maybe contributed something useful😊
  2. At the risk of sounding dumb I present a question to this board, don't worry I have been called worse.... I have registered with the SRE booking to schedule an appointment at the Laredo consulate. I have tried other consulates to book to see if the problem is consulate specific, but same problem. I have tried unsuccessfully to do so in English and Espaniol. It has no listing for my American Americana, Norte Americam, Estados Unitos , United States Nationality. It lists United States or Estados Unitos in the other boxes where needed. When I click any other Nationality in the drop down box I can go to the next page and see the available dates for the remainder of August. I have been told that the October appointments will not open up until September 25 or 26. No problem A well known facilitator will do it for me but that person has helped me so much already so I just want to know how to do it just because. I can do everything else on the whole wide world of internet except this! Does anyone know why this is happening?
  3. You might want to avoid San Juan Cosala with all the organized crime there.
  4. This is all great info but why the South Dakota registration? Is it for lower insurance cost as in no USA auto insurance and only Mexican insurance? Or just no inspection sticker? I am currently trying to decide whether or not to bring a car into Mexico.
  5. I don't want to spend a lot of time discussing when I move there but I am doing good with what I have learned. I don't promote per say or get any commissions for sharing but if one is willing to learn and work at it this could be what you are looking for, or not. Hope to be there at least by Oct. 2019.
  6. All good suggestions thank you! I and my significant other will be applying for Temporal before we enter Mexico. I will be still making a good amount of income online along with Social Security. I would love to just get a Mexican car. So many decisions! Time for my three mile walk and have to head out again after that so my post is short. I will check in later.
  7. I plan on putting Illinois, USA in my rear view mirror this fall and moving somewhere lakeside with my wife. Has anyone had any trouble with Illinois coming after you for taxes when you no longer have anything to do with the state? I plan on getting a Texas address and maybe even buying and registering a car in Texas if that is necessary and a TX drivers license. I have no problem paying federal. Any suggestions along these lines would be appreciated.
  8. Yes I love the SSD 256 Gig with a 1 Tera spinner for storage all built into my laptop. I have the Ryzen 5 2500 U 4 core 8 thread. It would be nice to upgrade to a 7 nanometer AMD chip in the future but I probably won't need all that speed.
  9. I suspect many of the patches for windows and resulting slowdowns is because of the security flaws built into Intel chips. Been fallowing the issue for over two years, it's all over the net. I have a six month old dell without Intel inside with Win 10 and it is the best computer I have had.
  10. First off my apologies for all of the confusion! Yes I have spoken with him three times on the tele. I don't suspect any wrongdoing on Spenser's part at all. I believe he is just trying to determine what I should apply for, TR or PR and whether to apply for my spouse at the same time or as a dependent in Mexico once I have my residency. I assumed he was going to use the info I sent him the make the appointment at an appropriate consulate in the USA of which I would attend and get that part taken care of myself. I know I have to do that part. I just think that six weeks from the time I sent him the info is a stretch but maybe not. Trying to coordinate selling the house, jury duty for both of us me and spouse, and putting notice in on my last contractual business job has my head spinning as you can see. I will get it worked out as millions of expats have done before me.
  11. OK what the heck! The firm is Chapala Law-Spenser I will call his office Monday and start over then. Living in the USA for now. Thanks everyone for your help and sorry for hijacking this tread.
  12. Thank you for your input Sonia! I wasn't referring to Sonia in any of my comments for the record.
  13. Thank you for your "kindness" but I hired someone to do that for me also. If it takes too long to hear from that professional service I will do all that myself. For clarification: The professional service has my information by email attachments. Then the service shops for the best Consulate for my situation and makes the appointment. Then I go to the appointment with hard copies of the information and whatever else is required. But maybe I asked something that cannot be answered on a message board. I guess I am a little extra nervous because we just put our house up for sale but don't have to sell it to come to Mexico. Also we were both called up for jury duty, me for six months and the misses for one month. I was told the only way out of jury duty for us is to move out of the county. Anyway I am used to complicated so this all should at least be amusing!
  14. I am curious as to approximately how long it takes to hear back from an agency such as Sonia's or Spenser's once they have your financial information? Is five or six weeks long enough for them to make an appointment with one of the consulates in the USA? I don't want to put too much pressure on any professional handling my immigration. SO can anyone tell me their views on how long is long enough to call them back? Thank you.
  15. Thank you! I got off my lazy keyboard and searched further but good to hear it from another person..
  16. Per Sonia's website: Jalisco State Driver’s License Jalisco offers driver’s licenses to those who are a Temporary or Permanent Resident. The initial Jalisco driver’s license takes up to 6 hours. You are required to know your blood type. A medical is not required. For your first Jalisco driver’s license there is a brief driving test and also a short multiple-choice test. The latter may be complete in either English or Spanish. These tests are not required for a Jalisco driver’s license renewal. License is for 4 years and the cost is $633 for a car; $714 pesos for larger SUV’s and vans and $348 for a moto. Fees are half with an INAPAM card. As for Mexican plates: Can you register your vehicle in your state in Mexico as a tourist if you are not a Temporary or Permanent Resident? In the some states such as Jalisco one needs a CURP number to register a vehicle and that is ony available once one becomes a TR or PR resident. In all states you are to have a Mexican state driver's license when you own a Mexican state registered vehicle.
  17. Can one obtain a Jalisco drivers license with a temporal residency? And how about a Mexican plated vehicle with a temporal, thanks?
  18. Could be or the intake gasket on top of the head or heads. I had a plastic intake on my marquis blow out at the coolant crossover and dump almost all of my coolant in a couple of minutes. I had it towed to my garage where I had a new and improved intake waiting already. A couple of hours later and it was back on the road. Anyway I hope you find a good mechanic and get it fixed reasonably priced.
  19. It could be the water pump. They leak when the seal goes bad and need replaced when that happens. I have worked on my own vehicles and friends vehicles for 46 years. But this is only a suggestion of what might be the problem. I am still stuck in the USA for a while or I would try and verify. Sounds like you had a heater core or connection leak in that area computer guy....
  20. Another company and agent to add to my contact list. Thank you C.O.H.
  21. Good internet is muy necesito as I will be "passively" working online. That is how the IRS describes it anyway.
  22. Yes that is what I read too. Thanks I would rather not return to the US if I can help it except for a family or friends visit. I am hoping they would come here though. We haven't decided for sure where we will settle but will finish our residency here with Spencer's help.
  23. I have run my own business for the last 25 years. I have been one of those subsidizing Obamacare since it started. You can have self employed income up to $64000 USD before one is not eligible. I cut it close last year of not qualifying. I have a bronze plan that is basically catastrophic with the high deductible. But I will no longer qualify if, when I become a Mexican resident I would assume and no longer have earned income. Anyway I thank all for your help. I have some things to check out now.
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