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FIESTAS CALENDAR 2013
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- Published on Friday, 28 December 2012 11:50
- Written by GR Staff
There’s a fiesta, fair or major happening going on somewhere in Mexico every day of the year. The Reporter has compiled a month-by-month run down of major dates to mark on the 2013 calendar.
Consumer survey - December 22, 2012
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 12:54
- Written by GR Staff
Deciphering INM rules: What immigration status suits your lifestyle?
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- Published on Friday, 30 November 2012 11:19
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Following up on the Reporter’s ongoing consultations with Chapala immigration office chief Juan Carlos Galvan, this week we delve into the different permit categories, referred to in the law as Condiciones de Estancia.
Holiday closings & other useful information
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 11:25
- Written by GR Staff
With Christmas Day falling on a Tuesday this year, routines will not be put out of kilter significantly over the holidays. Apart from most supermarkets and convenience stores, shops will be closed on December 25, as will all banks, government offices, post offices and diplomatic missions (including the U.S. and Canadian consulates). Hospitals will maintain skeleton staffs and will only attend to emergencies. Both Red Cross and fire services will be operational.
Immigration chief opens up on confusing new rules
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 11:26
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
As promised, Chapala’s National Immigration Institute (INM) office chief Juan Carlos Galvan sat down late last week for a Reporter interview to help clarify key points of confusion.
Old scams never die
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 11:45
- Written by Elaine Halleck
The popular Plaza Galerias area in the western fringes of Guadalajara, with its adjacent Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Costco and myriad stores and restaurants, continues to be a favored site for elaborately choreographed petty crimes. Despite reports in the Guadalajara Reporter and other media exposing them over the years, these rip-offs live on and claim new victims, some of them middle-aged and elderly foreigners.
Consumer survey - November 17, 2012
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 11:59
- Written by GR Staff
Have safer holidays at home, in your car
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 11:39
- Written by GR Staff
Grinches are always extra active during the this season, looking for unsecured houses and even cars, and aiming to make off with some loot. Mexico is surely safer than many U.S. cities, but wise and wary expats should be prepared to foil grinches with heightened awareness of their modus operandi.
New immigration law prompts fear but ‘don’t panic,’ says INM chief
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 10:25
- Written by GR Staff
As Mexico’s new immigration law finally takes effect this month, confusion and consternation has spread like wildfire through expat enclaves across the nation.
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