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Miscellaneous Medical Matters in Mexico
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS IN MEXICO MEXICO AND DIABETES CHIROPRACTORS IN MEXICO MED EVAC POLICIES ASSISTED LIVING/NURSING HOME FACILITIES IN MEXICO Posted by becky on Abril 10, 2000 I heard a news report on the radio recently that said many foreign countries do not check the blood they use for transfusions thoroughly enough, therefore contributing to […]
IMSS Insurance Terms & Conditions
Posted by Jean on Enero 18, 2001 1. It shall be excluded from the family insurance: the holder of the family insured, the additional beneficiary or member, if the have: Any pre-existing disease, such as malign tumors, cronic degenerated diseases, such as delayed complications of mellitus diabetes, disease (gaucher disease), cronic diseases on liver, cronical […]
Question: What are Piñatas?
Posted by Chez on Marzo 28, 2000 On TV we saw a “Pinyada” I have no idea of the spelling. It was a stuffed shape (rather large) filled with sweets that you hang up and hit till it breaks and the sweets fall out. I have heard this is Mexican? My 6-year-old son thinks it […]
US Citizen Marrying a Mexican in Mexico
Posted by Renee on July 27, 1999 Ah–the adventure continues! I received my permiso last week and the boda civil is planned for 8/7. For those of you who have seen my previous postings, this is an update. For new readers, this is one gringa’s encounters with Mexican bureaucracy–my fiancé is from Monterrey, we live […]
WILLS, ESTATES AND POWERS OF ATTORNEY IN MEXICO
Posted by Louise Lander on Marzo 21, 2000 If I’m living in Mexico, with no traces of a residence in the U.S. other than a past history, do I need to have a Will drawn up in Mexico? Or do I need a Mexican Will for my Mexican assets and a U.S. Will for my […]