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Arlene

Sep 25, 2002, 11:25 AM

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Im leaving to Guanajuato Mexico..And am sooo scared. I will be putting the kids in school there(even tho they dont speak awhole lot of spanish)
A few questions i have are... Will me and my children need any kind of Visas if were are there for approximently 6 months?(I dont plan on working)
And if i do need visas or tourist visas are they hard to find?I bought a car from my bro-in-law..havent received the title yet..but have the proof of sale and receipt for title.. Will they let me cross the border with it?O wow im scared.. My biggest fear is getting stuck there and not being able to come back.. My hubby has been beautiful for 8 years but what if i go in his territory and he changes? goodness how will i get back to the states.. My my all the questions going through my head!Any info on the car and visas will be real helpful! Thank you so much!

Pernel

Sep 25, 2002, 12:14 PM

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Relax.....Even with no Spanish the Mexico thing isn't THAT HARD!Get the car papers in your name to save hours of explaining......Keep a couple of 100$ bills hidden away and your shoes to be able to retreat northward in about 24Hrs +<.If your husband is Mexican I would expect some cultural shock for you, go with the flow and remember the FAMILY,FAMILY FAMILY are the first 5 rules, and you will be fine.Learn as much Spanish as fast as you can, simple. The Mexican people as a whole respond to a calm friendly approach, so do as the natives and observe a more formal social posture, i.e. more handshaking, and more pleasantries than USA. Also expect a less 'efficient society' so to speak, but one which compensates greatly with a feeling of 'FAMILY'.Visa's cost apprrox. 15$ USA and are a no brainer at every entry port in the country.Oh yes... Buy Mexican car insurance, a must!Good LuckPernel
www.digthatcrazyfarout.com: Any info on the car and visas will be real helpful! Thank you so much!

Rolly

Sep 25, 2002, 12:40 PM

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Read this link. It will answer a lot of your questions.

visitor

Sep 25, 2002, 1:21 PM

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While bad things can happen to good people everywhere, Mexico is NOT Iran or wherever that Sally Fields had its plot.Also, it really doesn't cost that much to return if you take the bus -- though a 12 hour trip to the border at Reynosa or Nuevo Laredo from G. with small kids would be tiring. I mean like $50 USD or so per person one way, depending upon which class of service you took. The problem as you know, would be starting out again once you got to the U.S.The kids, if they are small, will usually be communicating with other kids in a couple weeks or less.

Eric

Sep 25, 2002, 1:30 PM

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Very similar posting in the lwr forum. Same person? 8 "wonderfull" years, and you are worried he may change? Is love great or what!!! In my opinion this are phoney postings. Adios, Erich

deb

Sep 27, 2002, 6:05 AM

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Arlene-As a woman who has been married 20+ years to a wonderful man, I commend you for your caution.I hope you will let yourself love Mexico as I do.I think that you will find many Europeans and US citizens down there.The first thing that I would add to the other comments is to get your children US Passports now.
This is for their protection and to add ease their reentry into the US whenever you or they come back.Then, while you are there you might consider establishing their dual citizenship in Mexico, if possible. This may ease their ability to own property in Mexico at some point in their lives.You may want to look into it for yourself also.
I am not a lawyer but I would definately find out about property rights. My understanding is that they are favorable to women. Good luck in your adventure.

jackie gonzalez

Sep 27, 2002, 6:47 PM

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: Im leaving to Guanajuato Mexico..And am sooo scared. I will be putting the kids in school there(even tho they dont speak awhole lot of spanish)
: A few questions i have are... Will me and my children need any kind of Visas if were are there for approximently 6 months?(I dont plan on working)
: And if i do need visas or tourist visas are they hard to find?: I bought a car from my bro-in-law..havent received the title yet..but have the proof of sale and receipt for title.. Will they let me cross the border with it?: O wow im scared.. My biggest fear is getting stuck there and not being able to come back.. My hubby has been beautiful for 8 years but what if i go in his territory and he changes? goodness how will i get back to the states.. My my all the questions going through my head!: Any info on the car and visas will be real helpful! Thank you so much!

jackie gonzalez

Sep 27, 2002, 7:13 PM

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You WILL have to have the car in your name - & have the clear title. Take the title & registration papers along with a Visa or Mastercard (they don´t accept checks, money orders, or cash) to the nearest Consulate General Of Mexico (Mexican Embassy). Have your driver´s license also (& plenty of copies of everything). Do you have a passport? If not, get one (I got mine at the county courthouse). You will also need Mexican insurance. If you wait until you cross the border, you´ll pay dearly. There are places in almost every U.S. border town that will sell you insurance thru a Mexican company. I got mine thru Nelson Insurance Agency in Brownsville TX. Their #s are: (956) 664-9744 or 1-800-638-9423. Also, you can obtain an International Drivers License thru AAA. You WILL need this to drive in Mexico (along with your U.S. drivers license). There are several military checkpoints after you cross the border. If you don´t have the vehicle properly documentated & all the correct paperwork, they WILL conviscate your vehicle. I´m not trying to scare you, I just want you to be prepared. If you don´t know where your nearest Consulate General of Mexico is, I´ll give you the info on the one in Chicago (where I´m from): www.consulmexchicago.com 300 N. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor Chicago IL 60601 (3129 855-1380 visas@consulmexchicago.com Also, it would be a good idea to get an "Apostile" on your marriage license. I don´t remember where I got mine....the Consulate General can tell you where to go. This document validates your marriage in Mexico (I´m assuming that you´re married to a Mexican citizen...). Start early - & expect to be at the Consulate General 2 full days (get there around 7AM ...the one in Chicago is open M-F 8-1). I´m not trying to scare you, but you need to be prepared. As for ¨entering his territory¨, be prepared for culture shock, girlfriend. It´s very different here (don´t flush the toilet paper!). Unless you´re very wealthy, you will have to learn to do without a lot of the modern conveniences that we spoiled-rotten Americans take for granted. Are you moving in with his family? Do you speak Spanish? I´m not too far from you (Toluca). If you need someone to talk to, I´m here...email me. bennydog70@tcemail.com There is an Immigration office in San Miguel de Allende (read Jennifer Rose´s reply to my cry for ¨help¨).Good luck.
Jackie

Jalisciense

Sep 28, 2002, 12:33 AM

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"I´m not trying to scare you, but you need to be prepared. As for ¨entering his territory¨, be prepared for culture shock, girlfriend. It´s very different here (don´t flush the toilet paper!). Unless you´re very wealthy, you will have to learn to do without a lot of the modern conveniences that we spoiled-rotten Americans take for granted. Are you moving in with his family?"This story is very repetitive: The American women who marry the Mexican indians or descendants of indians. And then their husbands bring them to their poor, small, dusty, villages with no decent services. Sometimes no running water or waste-disposal not connected to the main sewer (because there is no sewer in the village). With strange customs and beliefs, where women are used and abused. And then the American women tell their horror stories from their personal experience and their limited perspective of what México actually is. For them, and the poor indian village population, México is an impoverished, depauperated, indigenous, third world village.