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US Consular Services In Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

July 14, 2020June 18, 2021 Tony6410Leave a Comment

Non Emergency Services United States Consular Office – Guadalajara Address: 175 Progreso Guadalajara, 44100 Jalisco, Mexico Web Site: https://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/Guadalajara.htm Entrance: For American Citizen Services & Federal Benefits: – Lopez Cotilla For Non-Immigrant Visas – Libertad Telephone: (3) 825-2700 or (3) 825-2998 Hours of Service: General telephone response: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Passports and Citizenship: 8:00 am to […]

Surviving a highway accident in Mexico

July 14, 2020 Tony3132Leave a Comment

This was intended to be a straightforward article on driving to Nogales from Guadalajara and back, with information on tolls, distances, hotels, restaurants, etc. However, a young Chicano in a brand new truck changed all that on our return journey. Hence, the use of the word “accident” in the title of this piece. Our little […]

The Insider’s Guide: Mexico’s Lake Chapala and Ajijic

July 14, 2020July 23, 2022 Tony2071Leave a Comment

Cogan’s Reviews There are two occasions when writing a book review is a particularly pleasant experience. One is when you hated the book and now you have the opportunity to punish the author for wasting your time and money. The other is when you really loved the book and you just want to say nice […]

US Citizen Marrying a Mexican in Mexico

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Tony8753Leave a Comment

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 […]

Palacio de Gobierno, Estado de Jalisco, Guadalajara© Sergio Wheeler, 2012

Unraveling Mexico red tape: Getting a Mexican Driving License

July 13, 2020 Tony2377Leave a Comment

Some of the stuff you hear about Mexico and Mexicans just isn’t true. Lazy? No way. Manana? No delay when it comes to lunch. Some of the tall tales about government bureaucracy and red tape are probably exaggerated but some are tragically true. I and others got a chuckle out of the recent government campaign […]

A young transnational company employee at work on Dress-Down-Friday

Questions on hiring in Mexico

July 11, 2020June 18, 2021 Tony2185Leave a Comment

Business in Mexico Why do so many of my employees have the same names? This is a question that I hear a lot. It can be a little confusing at first when it seems as if a lot of your employees share the same surname. It does not necessarily mean that they are related. I […]

Bad news : Seeking concrete solutions to a cultural attitude

July 11, 2020June 18, 2021 Tony1328Leave a Comment

Business in Mexico I found that the reluctance to communicate bad news was not a trait of our Mexican employees alone, but I did find that it was more prevalent there. It’s a beautiful Monday morning on the high plains of Mexico. We had a great weekend with a few friends over on Saturday night […]

Severance pay for workers in Mexico

July 11, 2020June 18, 2021 Tony5092Leave a Comment

Business in Mexico In Canada and the United States, it is fairly straightforward to downsize our employee base during a downturn in the economy. We have both short term layoffs and terminations to help us to right size, and the employees have unemployment insurance to cushion the change. In Mexico, however, things are very different. […]

The Salvation of La Purisima by T. M. Spoonered

July 3, 2020 Marisa2432Leave a Comment

Cogan’s Reviews The two cultures – Mexican and U.S. – come together in a thoughtful way in this interesting novel, which is set in both countries. The story concerns a group of Mexican illegal immigrants who travel north in May each year to work in the cherry orchards in northern Michigan. They are from the […]

Taking Children / Grandchildren into Mexico

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Tony5640Leave a Comment

Mexico has strange laws about minor children and when you go back to the US, you might have trouble crossing with your child IF YOU DO NOT HAVE WRITTEN NOTARIZED PERMISSION from the father. Here is the general rule on crossing the border with children: If a minor child is not escorted by both parents, […]

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