Retired Life in Mexico NO BULL
5Apr
Travel Advisory! Violence in Nuevo Laredo Mexico! Highway of Death, DO NOT Travel at this time!

On March 13, 2022 Mexican Authorities arrested Juan Trevino also known as “El Huevo”. Juan Trevino is known to be the current leader of the Northeast Cartel operating out of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Trevino was wanted in the United States and also a United States Citizen. At midnight March 14, 2022, Trevino was deported and handed over to United States authorities. This prompted immediate retaliation and violence which is still currently going on at this time in the city of Nuevo Laredo. US Consulate Employees have been held up inside the consulate for the last 5 days due to the ongoing violence and the United States Consulate has also suffered damage. Since Trevino’s capture there have been over 22 attacks against the military, over 16 road blockades and collateral damage to the United States Consulate in Nuevo Laredo.

Mexican Authorities have sent more that 700 military personnel and four helicopters to secure the area following the attacks and the United States Ports of Entry were even shut down during the height of the fighting.

I am recommending not to travel this route at this time! This route last year was dubbed the Highway of Death! I am releasing this video to warn travelers to stay away from this route at this time just as I did last year in June.
5Apr
Breaking News! Mexican Immigration appointment system down! What do I do now?

Today I want to make you aware of some important developments within the immigration system here in Mexico that may affect individuals applying for residency. Mexico’s immigration system is facing challenging times with the influx of foreigners from all over the world. They are also facing a record number of individuals applying for residency. This has caused some issues that we at Retired Life in Mexico NO BULL feel you should be aware of so that you can be better prepared. We will closely be following these issues and continue to keep you informed.

On March 14, 2022, Immigration issued an advisory that as of March 15, 2022, the online appointment system would be suspended until further notice for maintenance.
5Apr
Is it true? Are tourist being deported in Mexico? Let’s examine the truth!

Just recently, I was made aware of an Instagram post by a German Citizen, who had been detained in the Cancun Immigration Detention Center for 6 days and deported back to his Country. He shared his experience and was accusing Mexico of being corrupt by giving less days on his FMM to make money. He also shed light on the fact that he is not the only person being detained for long periods of time awaiting deportation. He mentioned Americans and Europeans that were being detained with him that had been in the facility 6 months.

In this video I am going to use his experience to help explain why he was detained and dispel some of the myths still being perpetuated by some individuals on social media claiming that this is all fake news. I am also using this situation as an example of what can happen to you if you overstay your tourist FMM. I also want to use this as an example of what conditions you may encounter if your are detained by immigration weather it be that you overstayed your visa or are detained for a short period of time because you are not carrying your original immigration documents on you.

I will also be providing some tips so that hopefully you can avoid putting yourself in this individuals situation.
20Jan
Financial requirements to obtain Residency in Mexico going up drastically in 2022?

There has been a lot of talk lately about the financial solvency requirements for residency going up drastically in 2022. This along with people facing immigration issues getting 180 day tourist permits, has left people flooding Mexican consulates to apply for residency. People are facing increased issues getting appointments at Mexican Consulates and some even are booked solid for several months. There is also confusion as to what financial requirements they must meet because they sometimes vary from consulate to consulate.

On another note some popular Mexico Blogs have implied that the financial solvency requirements have gone down from past years due to the adoption of a new formula. Actually, I did a previous video explaining this new formula and how it works. This has caused a lot of confusion. So which one is it? Are they going up or are they going down? It all comes down to my famous answer of “It Depends”. Today, I am going to try to sort through this confusion and answer this question as best I can because truth is that there is no black and white answer. I am also going to try to dispel some misconceptions people may have about the financial solvency requirements here in Mexico.
12Jan
Mexican Immigration Trends 2022. What you need to know!

was the first YouTube Channel to cover the emerging immigration situation in several videos since it started almost a year ago. I started by covering the current immigration computer upgrades and plans to curb individuals abusing the Mexican Immigration system by overstaying their visa with little to no recourse and gaining back to back 180 day tourist permits. I know that this met a lot of resistance amongst the YouTube and Facebook community, but I felt it was important to bring this relevant information to the Expat community no matter how unpopular it may have seemed at the time.

Now individuals are facing increased issues when trying to obtain tourist permits when arriving at several airports in Mexico. People are consistently posting their experience of not getting the time they requested or 180 days as expected which a normal practice in the past.

So what can we expect to see from Mexican Immigration in this coming year? In today’s videos I am going to try and break down future immigration trends here in Mexico. I am also going to try to give possible explanations of why this is happening and dispel some myths floating around on social media.
6Dec
BREAKING NEWS…New COVID-19 Travel Restrictions starting Monday December 6, 2021
New rules were just released requiring international air travelers arriving in the United States to obtain a negative COVID-19 test within one day of travel.

This order takes effect on Monday December 6, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time. Under former rules, vaccinated international air travelers could present a negative test result obtained within three days of their day of departure. Unvaccinated travelers were required to get a negative COVID-19 test within one day of departure.
25Nov
Breaking News!!! Official FMM Travel Guide Released by Mexican Immigration on Facebook!

I know that there has been a lot of confusion lately with obtaining a visitors FMM when entering Mexico. Just yesterday INM officially released a travel guide on their Facebook Page outlining the requirements for obtaining a tourist FMM. Although this guide was actually published on the INM website on June 29th 2021, INM just finished publishing it on their official Facebook page.

The guide is in Spanish but In this video, I am going to go over this Official INM guide in detail.

Hopefully this is the beginning of a more consistent policy on the issuances of tourist FMMs.
14Nov
Is this Mexico Immigration Crisis really being blown out of proportion? Let’s talk about it!

Just recently there has been a lot of confusion about what is going on in Mexico concerning immigration.  Are Americans and Canadians getting deported? Yes.  Do I really need to carry my original immigration documents with me? Yes.  Have some people been able to get away with showing copies of their documents? Yes.  Have people been denied entry or given less than 180 days when doing border runs to renew their tourist FMM? Yes.  Have people been able to get another 180-day FMM when doing border runs? Yes.  Have tourist been issued less time than requested when arriving at the airport on their FMM?  Yes.  Have some tourist at the airport gotten the amount of days they requested with no problems? Yes.

Sounds confusing right?  What I just said is full of contradictions wasn’t it.  So, which one is it?  Sounds like you’re blowing this out of proportion.  Well, the answer to all these questions are not black and white and I’m going to try to sift through all this confusion and hopefully this will leave you with some useful information that will help you to be better prepared when you come to México.
25Oct
A little bit of Mexican Culture! Join us as we interview an actual Mexican Opera Soprano Singer!
Today I have the privilege of presenting to you, Samantha Guevara. She is a 19 year old Soprano Opera Singer from Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. Samantha has been singing since the age of 2 and started her formal training at the age of 6. She is now 18 and has a beautiful voice!

I hope you enjoy meeting Samantha as much as I did….
16Oct
Immigration Crisis in Mexico Part 2! United States Embassy Advisory Issued! What you need to know!

I recently did a video on the immigration crisis in Mexico which caused some controversy and raised a lot of questions, today I am going to answer some of your questions and dispel some misconception people may have about the Mexican Law,.

First, I will be presenting a very important advisory issued by the United States Embassy in Mexico through their Emergency Alert Information system on their website. So what does this advisory mean? This guidance has been issued reminding United States Citizens concerning their responsibilities and confirms that Mexico is serious in expecting United States Citizens to comply with immigration ID requirements.

This advisory should clarify some of the questions you may have about carrying your original documents with you at all times.