Author Archives: yucalandia

August 21, 2018 Update Back in April, 2018, we reported updated requirements to the Naturalized Citizenship exams, including a requirement that: “In Part One, you read a few paragraphs out loud then answer multiple choice questions about what you just … Continue reading →

Aug. 21. 11, 2018: Mexico Rocks!       … again. Simple native farmers in the mountains of Oaxaca have grown centuries of 16-foot-tall cornstalks on very poor mountain slope soils. … How? … Illiterate-but-clever native Mexicans have been quietly developing … Continue reading →

June 13, 2018 Have you just lost your US passport while traveling … or discovered that your passport expired during your travels? Don’t panic. Go to your nearest US Consulate. Fortunately, they are great about quickly issuing temporary passports, that … Continue reading →

June 13, 2018 The Mexican SRE Ministry (including Consulates) has issued a new .pdf form in English for people applying for visas to complete & submit when applying for a visa to come to Mexico: https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/houston/images/visaing.pdf Notice that the form … Continue reading →

May 18, 2018 Yucalandia staff enjoy tracking various tidbits on expat forums from around Mexico, and this somewhat-older item from TripAdvisor caught our eye: “El reglamento de transito estatal (de Quintana Roo) establece: CAPITULO XVII APOYO AL TURISTA. Artículo 241. … Continue reading →

April 26, 2018 Update As reported by Yucalandia on Jan 12, (Jan. 2018 Update to Mexico’s Naturalized Citizenship Exam Requirements) …  SRE has changed their requirements & policies for getting Naturalized Citizenship, by replacing their previous 5 multiple choice ‘Mexican History … Continue reading →

Merida Airport News Updates for International Flyers: March 10, 2018 Time to arrive at Merida’s airport (MID) ~ MORE ~ than an hour before flight departure times !   Due to US HOMELAND SECURITY ~ TSA REQUIREMENTS … our Merida … Continue reading →