BREAKING NEWS – IMMIGRATION UPDATES MAY 27, 2020 As we go to immigration almost daily in Chapala and Guadalajara, we try to make heads or tails out of the ever-changing policies. Daily we receive hundreds of calls, emails, whatsap, instant messages, PMs, etc. Everybody wants to know what to do, how to comply with the […]
El Gobierno de México, a través del Instituto Nacional de Migración, como parte de las labores de atención ante la entrada a la Fase 3 decretada por la Secretaría de Salud por la epidemia de coronavirus o COVID-19, solicita a la comunidad extranjera radicada en nuestro país su solidaridad para apoyar en estos momentos de […]
New Jalisco orders and requirements Sunday April 19, 2020 I am attaching the Official State Newspaper and as translation I have done to English of the requirements. All people over 60 shall stay home, there are fines they can apply. People may go out to buy medicine, food and see a doctor, which are essential […]
Want a refund of the thousands $$$ of pesos you paid in closing costs? Many of us Attorneys remember fondly all the Tax Law and Constitutional Law classes in Law School. We learned some great theories and even had some professors that had annulled traffic tickets and certain fines and penalties. We thought that was […]
Say goodbye to the Temporary Importation Permits or Permiso de Importación Temporal de Vehículos that you used to know, now, as of January 1, 2020 the permits are digital and there are no more window stickers, also no originals, just a digital copy for those who request the permits via the internet. The good news […]
Going to the 2019 Guadalajara Gun Show and guns in Mexico I went to the Expo Tiro or Gun Show in Guadalajara this past weekend on Saturday, November 23, 2019. The “gun” issue seems to be a hot topic here in Mexico with recent changes to federal law to supposedly make the right of self-defense […]
Just gave an interview to Fox News in Atlanta about timeshare scams in Mexico, set to air next week. Story can be seen here: http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/i-team/adios-banditos-ga-woman-records-mexican-timeshare-resale-scheme
Types of Attorneys in Mexico – Attorney – Barrister – Solicitor – Lawyer – Abogado – Licenciado en Derecho – Corredor Publico – Notario – In Mexico the legal system comes from Roman Civil Law. This makes it difficult for people coming from Common Law countries like the United States to understand the differences between […]
US Consulate Federal Benefits Unit Presentation The US Consulate Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) gave a presentation at the American Legion in Chapala on Monday November 26, 2018. The presenters were the new Regional Federal Benefits Officer, Rick Meyer and the head of the Guadalajara unit. Mr. Meyers has worked in the offices of Social Security […]
Canada is not a party to the Hague Convention so in order to present public documents (birth / marriage / death) certificates, notarized documents or documents from a court, they must have a purple legalization seal placed on the document by the Mexican Consulate in the province where the document was issued. If the document […]
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