Markenzee
American looking for information about Mexico
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Vaccines required in Mexico by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Mexico, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Upon further research I came across this from Mass General Allergy and Clinical Immunology. What is polyethylene glycol and what common products contain polyethylene glycol? Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a common, water-soluble ingredient in a wide ... Read More
Vaccines required in Mexico by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Mexico, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
What is a PEG allergy? There are other vaccinations available even if you challenge the results of the millions of MRNA vaccines that have already gone into arms safely. My 105 year old grandmother appears fine as do millions upon millions of ... Read More
Vaccines required in Mexico by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Mexico, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Stupidity on COVID vaccines abounds. While it's fair to have questions about the COVID vaccines鈥� long-term safety, it鈥檚 important to note that they use technology that has been studied for more than two decades for use against other ... Read More
Part-time in Puerto Vallarta (or) by slowflyer220
Hello all, My name is Michael and my wife's name is Alexandra. I'm retiring in 24 months. We are from Utah in the US. I retired from the Air Force in 2012 and will now retire again in March of 2023. We are thinking of doing October - March ...
I found longer term rentals such as 5-6 months you were inquiring about on this site. Read More
Bringing personal medications from California to Baja on regular basis by Guest8936
Good morning. I am moving to Baja in 2023, probably Ensenada but possibly Rosarito. I am planning to get my health insurance in California (and then Medicare at 65) and make periodic trips there to pick up prescription medications -- no more than a ...
This is a great site from Medicare interactive that correctly states the issue with Part D of Medicare once you鈥檝e applied for residency in Mexico. 鈥� Medicare Advantage and Part D for those who live abroad鈥� 鈥淲hen you move ... Read More
Bringing personal medications from California to Baja on regular basis by Guest8936
Good morning. I am moving to Baja in 2023, probably Ensenada but possibly Rosarito. I am planning to get my health insurance in California (and then Medicare at 65) and make periodic trips there to pick up prescription medications -- no more than a ...
Hey James, thanks for the banter. Believe me, this has not been easy to figure all this shit out. I enjoy the discussion. It helps clarify my thinking and the laws. Read More
Bringing personal medications from California to Baja on regular basis by Guest8936
Good morning. I am moving to Baja in 2023, probably Ensenada but possibly Rosarito. I am planning to get my health insurance in California (and then Medicare at 65) and make periodic trips there to pick up prescription medications -- no more than a ...
Remember too that under virtually all tax treaties with the U.S. including The Mexican/U.S. treaty, countries share information on individuals. Read More
Bringing personal medications from California to Baja on regular basis by Guest8936
Good morning. I am moving to Baja in 2023, probably Ensenada but possibly Rosarito. I am planning to get my health insurance in California (and then Medicare at 65) and make periodic trips there to pick up prescription medications -- no more than a ...
Dual citizenship is fine. Residency in two countries would be silly especially for tax purposes, but generally speaking, residency is based on 183 days living in one country and where one has actually applied for residency. That is what Baja ... Read More
Bringing personal medications from California to Baja on regular basis by Guest8936
Good morning. I am moving to Baja in 2023, probably Ensenada but possibly Rosarito. I am planning to get my health insurance in California (and then Medicare at 65) and make periodic trips there to pick up prescription medications -- no more than a ...
The guy (Baja) originally said he was going to maintain residency in both countries which you can鈥檛 do. So I suggested the tourist visa. I am in the middle of negotiating the same issues since my drugs are very expensive and also unavailable ... Read More
Bringing personal medications from California to Baja on regular basis by Guest8936
Good morning. I am moving to Baja in 2023, probably Ensenada but possibly Rosarito. I am planning to get my health insurance in California (and then Medicare at 65) and make periodic trips there to pick up prescription medications -- no more than a ...
You can only have residency in one country or another at the same time. If you have residency in Mexico, by definition you CANNOT a have a Medicare prescription drug plan. I鈥檓 not saying some people don鈥檛 try to fraudulently try to ... Read More
Bringing personal medications from California to Baja on regular basis by Guest8936
Good morning. I am moving to Baja in 2023, probably Ensenada but possibly Rosarito. I am planning to get my health insurance in California (and then Medicare at 65) and make periodic trips there to pick up prescription medications -- no more than a ...
That鈥檚 true that Social Security doesn鈥檛 care where you live, however if you want to maintain a Medicare Part D plan, through straight Medicare D, a supplement plan, or an Advantage plan, you MUST maintain legal residency in the U.S. To ... Read More
Part-time in Puerto Vallarta (or) by slowflyer220
Hello all, My name is Michael and my wife's name is Alexandra. I'm retiring in 24 months. We are from Utah in the US. I retired from the Air Force in 2012 and will now retire again in March of 2023. We are thinking of doing October - March ...
October-March is pretty perfect weather in P.V. It鈥檚 mostly green because the wet season will have just ended in October. Sounds great. There are any number of Puerto Vallarta rental online sites. This is of course a popular time of year ... Read More
Bringing personal medications from California to Baja on regular basis by Guest8936
Good morning. I am moving to Baja in 2023, probably Ensenada but possibly Rosarito. I am planning to get my health insurance in California (and then Medicare at 65) and make periodic trips there to pick up prescription medications -- no more than a ...
I鈥檓 assuming you mean you will have established temporary or permanent residency in Mexico which means while you may keep a house in the U.S., your residency would be in Mexico. Since establishing a residency in Mexico could alert U.S. ... Read More
Mexican taxes on US Permanent Residents by captdave51
Reading these forums, it seems there is some confusion on the law concerning how Mexico taxes it's foreign permanent residents. I have read that Mexico taxes ALL worldwide income for these residents. Of course, for US citizens that set up tax ...
I know a dozen people living in Mexico and they pay no tax in Mexico except on rental income in Mexico. All of these people collect SS and also collect some dollars from their retirement accounts, but it remains so insignificant that those returns ... Read More
buying property in Mexico by animabeya
Hello All, I currently live in the Bay area in California I am 26 years old and love to travel and would love to relocate I just know I dont want to stay in the US any longer. It is not for me. I no longer want to be a part of the life here. I ...
This is correct. If you buy property near a coastline or a land border, you must buy through a bank trust Called a Fideicomiso. ... Read More
The lessons of the crisis in Mexico by Lo茂c
Hello everyone, While there is still a certain amount of uncertainty in our lives, the situation seems to be beginning to change in Mexico and globally. We have had to show courage, tenacity and even ingenuity in many areas, in the way we work, ...
I also don鈥檛 have much confidence in the Covid case numbers being provided by Mexico. There are so few tests that necessarily mean the official numbers are very low. The official case numbers shown are mostly based on visible symptoms and ... Read More
The lessons of the crisis in Mexico by Lo茂c
Hello everyone, While there is still a certain amount of uncertainty in our lives, the situation seems to be beginning to change in Mexico and globally. We have had to show courage, tenacity and even ingenuity in many areas, in the way we work, ...
Travel light, I think you are in a bad mood tonight. Arlene鈥檚 clear intent was to point out the self-centerness of Americans and others who can鈥檛 follow the most simple pandemic rules. She wasn鈥檛 discussing working class people ... Read More
US Tax Consultant for Expats by mejms
Anybody have any recommendations? Lots of services advertised online, but does anybody have experience with any of them? I have spent the past year trying to get a handle on my Mexican tax liability and received A LOT of misinformation from CPAs ...
In the case of an expat who has a permanent residence in another country, I.e. the US or Canada, your residence status is determined by the location of your 鈥渃enter of vital interests.鈥� The 鈥渃enter of vital interests鈥� is ... Read More
Mexican taxes on US Permanent Residents by captdave51
Reading these forums, it seems there is some confusion on the law concerning how Mexico taxes it's foreign permanent residents. I have read that Mexico taxes ALL worldwide income for these residents. Of course, for US citizens that set up tax ...
Captjack: Travellight is correct. 鈥淚t's pretty simple for U.S. citizens Dave. IF You have a business in Mexico or work in Mexico you pay taxes in Mexico. You have no income in Mexico you don't have taxes in Mexico. Most of us do not ... Read More
Transporting my senior large dog by Picara
Greetings all, I am contemplating relocating to Guanajuato, Mexico within the next year. I have a lovely senior larger dog and I鈥檓 not sure how to best move him. I am a little nervous about driving solo from Northern California to Guanajuato. ...
So then driving is your method. See if someone would be interesting in coming along with you so you aren鈥檛 traveling alone your big dog guy. Lots of people might want to get a free trip to Guanajuato. Read More