My Life in México - Main Directory Latest Update 10 February 2015
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Guided Tour Down the Street and Around Town
My Mexican Family The 1st Birthday Party in the New House Doña Martha's 60th Birthday Party
My Town Saturday Youth Concerts on the Plaza
Modernizing
the Police means La Tienda -- The Neighborhood Store Lerdo once had a streetcar system
Francisco
Sarabia -- Aviation Pioneer
My Personal Stuff How I Came to Own a New '66 Corvette How I Talked a Suicide Jumper Down My Building Projects (Index) This is the story of building a new house and another story of remodeling an old house. Lots of pictures. Building a House in Tarzana, California This is how my move to Mexico actually began nine years before.
Making Things A Day in the Life of a Taco Stand A Day in the Life of a Gordita Street Vendor
Making Tortillas -- Part 1
Making
Carnitas and Chicharrones - Part 1
shows the killing and dressing of a pig. It may Part 2 shows the cooking. Part 3 shows the making of chicharrones
Holidays and Fiestas El Día de San Judas Tadeo - St Jude's Day Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Part 2 El Día de los Muertos --The Day of the Dead
This and That Manzanillo -- a Non-Tourist View La Hacienda Ciénaga del Carman Little Stories about Life in Mexico Archaeology in México under construction News and Magazines under construction Mexican Kitchens (Index) These visits to several Mexican home kitchens show slices of Mexican home life as well as instructions for making delicious Mexican food. |
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The basic minimum wage for 2014 will be $67.29 pesos. This is the basis for calculating many things, such as INM charges, traffic fines, and other government fees. The INM procedures handbook is here. in Spanish A summary of visa application requirements is here. in Spanish
INM fees for 2015 (Pesos) Temporal: Application fee to change from tourist $1,124
1
year
$3,519
4 years $7,914 Permanent: (two fees required)
Application
fee
$1,124 Visitante: no work $332 (about USD$20) with work permit $2,642 Regularization $1,124 (plus fines) Travel Letter (permission to leave while a renewal is in progress) $360 Replacement of lost card: $1,083 Contact INM If you believe your INM office is being unfair or is misapplying the rules, you are encouraged to report your concerns to the national office.
INM telephone
hotline There is a list of INM offices here. The offices at border crossings, seaports and airports are, generally, not full services offices equipped to handle Residente matters. Duty-Free and Prohibited Items Entering or Leaving México as a Residente Regularizing an Invalid Residente Temporal Joining IMSS for Medical Insurance End of Life Care and the Enabling Law USA Social Security, SSD and SSI If you have problems or special questions about your vehicle permit or refund, you can e-mail the Banjercito answer man. He is bi-lingual: Sr. Erik Fernandez Carranza at efernandez@banjercito.com.mx If you have a Residente Permanente, you cannot have a foreign plated car. As soon as you are issued an RP, your TIP (Temporary Import Permit) becomes void, and you must remove the car from México at once, there is no grace period.. If you have not removed the car before you got your RP, you will need to go to SAT to get a Safe Passage permit to allow you to drive the car out of the country. Vehicle Permits -- Bonding, Getting and Returning Living in México with Your Car Leaving Without Canceling Your Vehicle Permit Registration and License Plates Mexican Automobile Insurance including motorcycles and rental cars Article 106 -- car rules Driving Back to the USA with Trip Plates Leaving, Selling or Junking Your Car in México If Your Foreign Vehicle is Stolen Safe Return driving out of the country with an expired permit Nationalizing Your Foreign Vehicle Finding Your Mexican Home (Housing) Hot and Cold Water In Your Home Dialing USA Toll-Free Numbers from México 2012 Revision to the Labor Law Teaching English This page is disabled pending more information regarding the new INM rules. Spanish Language Schools (under construction) Mexican Spanish Pronunciation Guide Embassies and Consulates lists all of México's embassies and consulates all over the world. It also lists the embassies and consulates of other countries in México. The Constitution of Mexico in English, 2009 Mexican Spanish <> English Lexicons: Food and Cooking Words This page is quite large, so the two-part download will take a minute or so. Computer Terms This page is quite large, so the two-part download will take a minute or so. Translation of Internet Explorer 6 Command Line
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