How to properly prepare a check in Spanish in Mexico
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- Published on Friday, 01 March 2013 19:21
- Written by Sean Godfrey
Recently, I went to a casa de cambio (money exchange house) in downtown Guadalajara and started to write out a personal check to cash. Before I realized what I was doing, I had written the date and amount in Spanish. The clerk said, “No problem. The U.S. banks accept checks written in Spanish.”
Consumer survey - Feb. 23, 2013
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- Published on Friday, 22 February 2013 19:53
- Written by GR Staff
Immigration chief opens up on confusing new rules
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 17:26
- 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.
Season of abstinence begins on February 13
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- Published on Friday, 08 February 2013 18:03
- Written by GR Staff
Lent is the season of penance and prayer for Christians before Easter.
Consumer survey - November 17, 2012
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 17:59
- Written by GR Staff
Love & friendship abounds on February 14
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- Published on Friday, 08 February 2013 18:00
- Written by GR Staff
Few people in Mexico refer to Valentine’s Day as Dia de San Valentin; most prefer the commonly used Dia del Amor y la Amistad (Love and Friendship Day), which is popular throughout Latin America.
New immigration law prompts fear but ‘don’t panic,’ says INM chief
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 16:25
- 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.
Consumer survey - January 26, 2013
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- Published on Friday, 25 January 2013 20:15
- Written by GR Staff
Day of the Dead: For 25 pesos or less
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- Published on Friday, 26 October 2012 17:21
- Written by GR Staff
For decades, Guadalajara’s Feria de Carton (Day of the Dead market) in the Parque Morelos on the Calzada Independencia has been the place to go for economical holiday knick-knacks.
FIESTAS CALENDAR 2013
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- Published on Friday, 28 December 2012 17:50
- 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 - October 20, 2012
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- Published on Friday, 19 October 2012 20:08
- Written by GR Staff
Consumer survey - December 22, 2012
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 18:54
- Written by GR Staff
US Consulate ready to help citizens exercise their right to vote
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- Published on Friday, 28 September 2012 16:45
- Written by GR Staff
Thousands of U.S. citizens residing in or visiting Mexico will cast absentee ballots in November’s general election.
Holiday closings & other useful information
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 17:25
- 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.
Consumer survey - September 22, 2012
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- Published on Friday, 21 September 2012 16:57
- Written by GR Staff
Old scams never die
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 17:45
- 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.
Passport renewal simplified for Canadians
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- Published on Friday, 31 August 2012 16:55
- Written by GR Staff
Good news for Canadian expats: a new simplified passport renewal system will become active as of September 17.
Have safer holidays at home, in your car
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- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 17:39
- 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.
Worsening bird flu sees egg prices skyrocket
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- Published on Friday, 24 August 2012 17:00
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Egg prices continue to rise with the avian flu outbreak in Jalisco having now claimed the lives of over 10 million livestock.
Deciphering INM rules: What immigration status suits your lifestyle?
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- Published on Friday, 30 November 2012 17:19
- 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.
US Consulate updates visa procedures
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- Published on Friday, 27 July 2012 16:53
- Written by GR Staff
New regulations at the U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara aimed at speeding up visa applications do away with interviews for visa renewals from applicants whose visa is less then four years out of date.