Practicalities
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Where to Get an Exit Stamp at Mexico City International Airport (MEX)
If you have temporary or permanent residency in Mexico, you might have heard conflicting advice about whether you need an exit stamp (sello de salida) when flying out of the country. I hadn’t worried about it too much—until an immigration officer in Monterrey made it clear that I should. “Where’s Your Exit Stamp?” The last…
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Renewing My Mexico Temporary Residency
My Temporary Resident Card was set to expire, so I needed to come back to Puerto Vallarta and renew it. I was hoping the process would be more straightforward this time since it was just a renewal, so I tried to do it all myself. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so simple. What I Learned The following…
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Cross Border Express (CBX) to Tijuana Airport
My first experience using the Cross Border Express (CBX) to go from San Diego to Tijuana airport, and my take is: CBX thumbs up, Mexicoach thumbs down. In my travels I have run into several people from San Diego who said that they often fly out of Tijuana airport rather than San Diego. The main…
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Working Remotely in Mexico
I have spent several months working remotely from different cities in Mexico, and haven’t had any major problems so far. It has felt no different to me than working remotely in the US. Granted, most of the time I have been in larger cities, where the infrastructure is better. I have also been mostly in…