Retired Life in Mexico NO BULL
4Oct
Immigration Crisis in Mexico. What it means for Expats and foreigners living in and visiting Mexico!

I did a previous video about immigration crackdowns and explained why these crackdowns were taking place and what it means for expats and visitors. That was only the start of what has become a full out immigration crisis here in Mexico. I am going to elaborate on this crisis and discuss what this means for foreigner’s here in Mexico. The immigration rules have changed and immigration isn’t budging!

What is going on? Why has immigration become so strict. Why are Americans and Canadians being deported on a daily basis? Why are people only being given 7 days when they run to border for another 180 day FMM or even worse denied entry? Why won’t immigration accept copies of my residency card, passport or FMM anymore?

I hope to answer this question in this video but bottom line, Mexico is experiencing a major immigration crisis that is getting worse by the minute. Unfortunately Expats and tourist are getting caught up in Mexico’s efforts to get the situation under control.
29Sep
It’s not furniture, it’s art!
When we moved to San Miguel de Allende, we were looking for furniture for our house. After searching the local stores we weren’t pleased with the selection. A friend recommended a carpenter that runs a cooperative of artists called Arte Unida. After giving him ideas, he produced not just pieces of furniture, they were pieces of art.

The idea of this cooperative is to give back to the local community of Alcocer by both teaching local artisans this art as well as giving employment to the local community. These types of places exist all over Mexico and produce beautiful pieces of art, not just furniture!!!!!

Join us as we visit this local artist! They not only make pieces of art for the loacal community but they also ship tthroughout Mexico and Internationally!
21Sep
Mexican Immigration Residency financial requirements have gone down! Misconceptions explained!

There has been some confusion lately about the financial requirements for temporary and permanent residency. Several well-known blogs have published articles that the financial requirements for residency have changed and been lowered for 2021. This is partly true but not really. The reason for these articles is because Immigration adopted a new formula for calculating financial requirements. This new formula is called the UMA formula.

This has caused a lot of confusion and misconceptions leading people to believe that they now qualify for residency when in fact they may not. So, what does this mean for those applying for residency? Do I now qualify when I didn’t before? What are the misconceptions?

Well, I’m going to try and answer these questions in this video using temporary residency requirements as an example.
17Sep
Today is Mexican Independence Day, but wait! Isn’t Cinco de Mayo Mexican Independence Day?
This video is being released at 11pm September 15, 2021, when the celebration for Mexican Independence Day kicks off when the Mexican President rings the bell and recites the Grito of Dolores! Viva Mexico!

Today is a special Day for Mexico! It’s Mexican Independence Day! No this is not Cinco de Mayo, this is actually real day that people all over Mexico Celebrate Mexico’s Independence from Spain.

So why do we associate cinco de mayo with Mexican Independence day? Today I’m going to try and answer that question and more.
13Sep
Podcast Interview with BE UNCONSTRAINED

My interview with podcast Be Unconstrained was just released. I was recently interviewed by this podcast regarding my battle with cancer. It’s a no holds barred interview that goes in to detail of how the US healthcare system failed me and goes more in to details than my “How Mexico Saved my Life” video.

You can listed via Podcast or Unconstrained Website at:

https://www.beunconstrained.com/podcast/details/episode-106-how-ernie-beat-cancer-in-mexico

Here’s the link YouTube Link:
9Sep
10 Interesting facts about Mexico!

Today we celebrate 2000 subscribers and what a better way than to start a Mexican Culture Playlist!

I want to thank all my supporters!!! We are expanding faster than ever!!! More to Come! Today were going to add a new playlist topic to our video library. We are going to start a culture series. We here at retired life in Mexico NO BULL feel that it is not only important to understand and learn the process of moving to Mexico, but it is also important to learn culture. I realize that many are looking at moving to Mexico or already live here because of it’s affordable cost of living. We here at Retired life in Mexico want you to fall in love with Mexico as well. Once you fall in love with this country there is no limits to the opportunities and adventures you can have while living in Mexico.

What comes to mind first when you think about Mexican culture? Mariachis, tacos, tequila, beautiful beaches and even cinco de mayo?. These are all legitimate associations, but Mexico’s history and cultural diversity includes much more than just that. What a better way to kick of our cultural series with 10 things you probably didn’t know about Mexico or maybe you do but pretty interesting facts!
31Aug
Healthcare in Mexico. Living in Mexico with Medicare. Is it possible?

Today I am going to continue to focus on health care. When I started this series on healthcare in Mexico, I stated that Medicare does not cover healthcare in Mexico. That is true but there are some limited options that do exist for those on Medicare. Actually a viewer reached out to me and made me aware of these options. This viewer has even used one of these options to have surgery here in Mexico. Although limited, they may be a solution for you and I felt it a disservice not to inform my viewers.

Now where doe that leave those Americans that want to move or travel in Mexico and that are on Medicare? Well, as I said earlier Medicare will not cover you in Mexico. Now with that being said you do have some options, although limited, which I will discuss.
30Aug
Public Healthcare in Mexico part 3 of 3. Public healthcare and options for foreigners explained.

Today is part 3 of a 3 part series on healthcare in Mexico. In this part of the series, I am going to discuss the public healthcare system and options offered by the public healthcare system here in Mexico for foreigners.

Now the big question is what type of public healthcare is available to foreigners living in Mexico and what are the requirements. Before I go into detail on what is available, I must state that these coverages are only available to foreigners that hold either Temporary Residency or Permeant Residency. They are not available to individuals living here on a tourist FMM.

This video will cover what type of public healthcare is available for foreigners living in Mexico and discuss the requirements to qualify as well as the limitations of each.