Why no more video updates? You have such a great channel.

Hi Tim and Amy; You asked where I did the RP Process. I did it at the Chapala/Ajijic INM Office. It a small office and they did not take appointments at the time, so just show up, and have all your paperwork in hand. Not sure, but don't think you have to go to a bank anymore to pay the " Pago de Derechos". I think I saw in another video that you can pay at the INM Office with a credit card. Again not 100% sure about that. Also they did not require the infantile passport photos, as they did the photo right there at the INM . I do speak Spanish fluently, and I think they really appreciated that, but absolutely NOT necessary as they speak English very well. Hope this helps

Thanks for sharing your great story on how you did this. I was wondering why you went for it given your new found interest in SE Asia. Now I know. It’s great to have options and a place you know you can go to. We loved our six months in Mexico over the 2021-22 winter and look forward to going back one day. This winter though, it’s probably back to SE Asia for us.

Amy and Tim, it sounds like it was difficult for you to do a residency! Andre and I did Temporary residency last December 2022, it was VERY easy! We had an appointment in Phoenix ( about 2 months out for appointment) at 9am. Got approved, picked up our passports with visas at 4pm and left for Mexico the same night. Once we arrived to Mazatlan and got a permanent address we went to an immigration office, did fingerprints and received our cards the same day. It took about 2 hours. We did use help of a local business, they filled out our paperwork for about $25 per person. We did it without attorney. I did stress out about paperwork to prove our assets, but it turned out just fine. For anyone considering, its possible to do on your own.

First - love your content, knowledge and inspiration! Congrats on getting on the other side of the PR process! I was going to share some similarities and differences on our PR process. Our desire to get our PR was the same as yours with the additional perk of not having to carry our passport on our person by having PR instead (I belong to the "carry my passport on my person at all times" camp otherwise). We had a similar close call that was related to the INS not having plastic to make our cards so much so that we were only able to pick them up on the way to the airport! Because of this anticipated close call, the facilitator we used out of Merida/Progreso had a plan B prepared with an exit visa in case of further delay so that we could leave the country without problems or penalty. It cost about $150 USD for this but was work it for the peace of mind. With an endorsement (not guarantee) our facilitator knew we only had 7 days to complete the process. The lack of plastic was unexpected as most things are in Mexico. Our USA consulate was Boston for PR - excellent experience (no pension - just assets ages 53 and 59 at the time). After a friend recommended, we based our process out of Progreso (45 min from Merida) as it is a smaller office and our facilitor's staff had very good access with INS personnel. Can't say enough about the excellent service and communication from our faciltator, Edwin (bilingual) and his staff. Our one rookie mistake was to not begin taking our cash out of the ATM as soon as we arrived in country because of the daily maximum withdrawal. We then had to find other ATM's which felt stressful and it could have easily been avoided. We had to pay cash for everything at bank for INS and then cash for facilitator and additional fees for our emergency exit visa (photos, etc.)

I did my Permanent Residency by myself in Mexico in only ten days, Card in hand. And I think they have even more streamlined the Process to make it easier since when I did it a little over a year ago. But glad You guys got it!

We went through the regularization option, I'm surprised you didn't take that route, it only took us a day, and we had our green cards... So much easier.

Hello from Northern California with its exceptional weather and natural beauty. How's your summer going so far? Any trips to Mexico in your future? Are you thinking about residency yourself? Let us know in the comments below!

Thanks for sharing! We keep debating this, but keep putting it off because we're concerned about getting temporary since we don't have pension income either, and that timeline just doesn't work for us right now. One of these days we will do it though, we adore Mexico!

Hi there! We are planning on retiring in Mexico by March 2024. My question is: How far in advance should we start the process? Thank you so much! I enjoyed watching your videos.

Did you ever get the feeling that maybe to get the visa turned into a card they were looking for a 'propina". Like maybe if you'd offered the office rep 5,000 pesos they suddenly would have had the laminating supplies they needed?

Wow, what a process, but glad it all worked out for you! Allison and I are considering this as well, but I'm going to try to get Italian citizenship first, since my grandfather was born there. Mexico is our Plan B for international citizenship! :-)

It's not 30 days once you get your visa. It's 30 days once you enter Mexico. After you get your visa (canje) you have 6 months to get to Mexico, then 30 days to convert it to residency. Your attorney was subpar.

Glad everything worked out for you guys. As a permanent resident, do they have any requirements on how much time you have to be physically in Mexico each year to keep your residency?

Great video! How did you fulfill the proof of address requirement when completing the process in Mexico? Did you rent an apartment or do you own a place? Or some other method?

Great information. I really appreciate and enjoy your channel.

We help people to obtain citizenship after 5 years of residence...We know that obtaining a second citizenship or residency can be a long and stressful process.

Helpful information. Thank you!

Wow! It was so easy for me.

Whats your health insurance that requires you to be out of the US for 6 months out of the year? Is it Safety Wing?

Permanent residency and tax residency are different. Are you worried about becoming tax residents in Mexico? (in a lot of countries that happens when you have 183 days out of 365 in a given year--not sure about Mexico)

I ended up getting temporary and have to deal with the renewal even though I could prove solvency for permanent because I don’t have a pension and no consulate in Southern California would consider it. On another note, curious what health insurance you use? I am in my late 50’s and although I know the private insurance will be affordable now, I have heard it gets really expensive after 65.

Are you still doing videos?

What locations in Mexico do you recommend to live?

Does this negate your US citizenship?

Where in Mexico exactly? because there is increasing security concerns in Mexico due to cartels

Hi how are you. I have a complaint to make. I posted on Facebook that I would like to meetup with our members in Buenos Aires if they were any- This post was deleted- I am offended by thus arbitrary action. Can you help

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