WalterHodges
American looking for information about Mexico
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About me
American
Lives in San Miguel de Allende, Guanaju
Registration: 01 January 2019
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health insurance with pre-existing conditions by pigir60
As Seguro popular isnt a solution anymore for those with stable pre-existing conditions, what would be other options? Is there private insurance in Mexico possible? Private agreement with local hospital? is it possible to contract insurance in the ...
This is good information. It does appear to be complicated. Sometimes when you read what's out there, you get a huge amount of mixed messages, but this makes it obvious that it's not as cut and dried as is being presented. Thank you. And ... Read More
health insurance with pre-existing conditions by pigir60
As Seguro popular isnt a solution anymore for those with stable pre-existing conditions, what would be other options? Is there private insurance in Mexico possible? Private agreement with local hospital? is it possible to contract insurance in the ...
We need to understand the basics of communication here. No disrespect at all to anyone here, but sometimes folks simply don't finish the whole sentence or the whole thought or they simply only listen to the first half of a sentence or a ... Read More
Accessing Money from US by mejms
Moving from Boston to Queretaro in about a month and will continue to have income deposited into my US bank account. Would love to hear how people access their money. I will likely open a bank account in Mexico but am unsure whether I will ...
Okay, this is leading to a good point. Exchange rates. I called the credit card company yesterday (Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa) and tried to find a place where I could go to get today's exchange rate. They did not answer the question ... Read More
Accessing Money from US by mejms
Moving from Boston to Queretaro in about a month and will continue to have income deposited into my US bank account. Would love to hear how people access their money. I will likely open a bank account in Mexico but am unsure whether I will ...
Great question. There may not be fees from the bank, but the exchange rate.... That's a question as well. Read More
Accessing Money from US by mejms
Moving from Boston to Queretaro in about a month and will continue to have income deposited into my US bank account. Would love to hear how people access their money. I will likely open a bank account in Mexico but am unsure whether I will ...
Bonnie, Did you say you have a Bank Of America credit card and they don't charge foreign transaction fees? I'm got an Alaska Airlines BA card and would love to keep it, but I thought they charged fees for that. Not certain. Your ... Read More
Accessing Money from US by mejms
Moving from Boston to Queretaro in about a month and will continue to have income deposited into my US bank account. Would love to hear how people access their money. I will likely open a bank account in Mexico but am unsure whether I will ...
I've heard a number of comments over the past few months giving Transferwise a very good grade. Anyone else used them? I heard their fees are less than just about anywhere and it's easy to use and very reliable. Are there some ... Read More
Border Run Íæż½ã½ãs in Mexico by Halfwaytree
I am just at the beginning of my research for a possible move to Mexico as an early retired expat I thought I would get my feet wet by maybe spending 6 to 12 months as a border run expat with a tourist visa before deciding if I should apply for ...
Well that's what happens when you get older and your brain turns to mush. Sorry. This whole issue of medical/insurance/pre-existing conditions, etc. is a bit of a cob web and confusing when looked at from 30,000 feet. Going to Mexico in the ... Read More
Border Run Íæż½ã½ãs in Mexico by Halfwaytree
I am just at the beginning of my research for a possible move to Mexico as an early retired expat I thought I would get my feet wet by maybe spending 6 to 12 months as a border run expat with a tourist visa before deciding if I should apply for ...
I'm hoping I'm not coming at this from the wrong angle here, but I put the words mexicogc into Google and found nothing. Is there some sort of a web address that could provide real time information? I'm not implying we're getting ... Read More
New members of the Mexico forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Mexico forum? Don’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hello, My wife Deb and I are in the initial phase of moving to Mexico. In other words "What? This isn't possible. We can't manage this. We're too old. We're too set in our ways. We're too overwhelmed with it all. ... Read More