The Mex-pat part of the internet world is ablaze with news, rants, tales, rumours, reports and suggestions about what the new immigration regulations have in store for those choosing to make a home south of the Rio Grande. Rolly Brook seems to be one of the more renowned experts. And Señor Calypso has a number … Continue reading The New INM Regs Part 6 →

The helpful young lady at the Mexican Embassy in London promised to send me an email, and she was as good as her word. I had it, and all the information I need. I think. And providing I understand it all correctly, then this visa business should all be very, very straightforward. For me, anyway. … Continue reading The New INM Regs Part 4 →

After two weeks of constantly phoning the number provided on the London Embassy's webpage, the call was both connected and answered! I was promptly given another number to ring - this wasn't the correct number for visa enquiries. Which either failed to connect or went straight to an answering machine. Day after day. But yesterday, … Continue reading The New INM Regs Part 3 →

I suspect this could turn into an epic series of blog posts, documenting my efforts to obtain my Mexican visa. Perhaps it will be useful to people who come after me. Or forewarning for those who might want to put their lives to more productive use than enduring this process. I phoned the Mexican Embassy … Continue reading The New INM Regs Part 2 →

The podcast I've embedded at the bottom of this post is a recent show from the BBC, called Mexico Rising. It is, happily, a more positive look at Mexico. Although when not looking at the 'big' picture of Mexico's growing economy, it also paints the more personal, and often depressing, picture of life that most … Continue reading A New Mexico →