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July 8, 2015: Lic. Spencer McMullen, a well respected Mexican attorney who serves expat community needs (and regular Yucalandia contributor), has reported the following update on INM policies for foreigners residing in Mexico, with permission to work: “Last month, June … Continue reading →

June 2, 2015 Current News Update for American Expats: There are reports around the internet describing severe penalties for American owners of foreign corporations who have not yet filed US Commerce BE-10 forms. In particular, some sharp readers are asking … Continue reading →

June 6, 2015 This is just a quick announcement to caution foreigners driving UCD or ONAPPAFA plated cars to NOT drive their foreign-titled vehicle outside of the specific state for which it has UCD or ONAPPAFA plates, because the Federal … Continue reading →

May 28, 2015 Driving season is now upon us, as some of us escape the heat, go to the beach or visit far-off places. That means that it’s time to check out which PEMEX stations PROFECO found are pumping short … Continue reading →

April 26, 2015 Basic Information on filing FBAR – FINCEN Form 114 for 2014 Notes: Who must file a Form 114 FINCEN FBAR Form: Any United States person who had a financial interest in or signature authority over at least … Continue reading →

April 15, 2015 Warning:  Graphic Images … Time to learn a new habit: 10 and 2:  Bad for you. 3 and 9:   That’s just fine 4 and 8:   Also Great This is the latest news from driving professionals … Continue reading →

April 9, 2015 CSU researchers have predicted the mildest Atlantic/Caribbean Tropical Storm season in decades. Climate change?   …  Only 7 named storms predicted for the 2015 Atlantic storm season. To keep things in context, Dr. Gray and the CSU team … Continue reading →

Jan. 14, 2015 http://www.mexconnect.com/cgi-bin/forums/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=1408; As of March 14, 2013: All American cars imported into Mexico by everyone must be formally exported from the USA, using the CBP export process. This effort was expanded to try to stop car thieves from … Continue reading →

Jan. 12, 2015 Jan. 2015 Update for Rules on US Vehicle/Car Imports into Mexico The US Homeland Security CBP “Officer Program Manager of the Export Control Division” has sent an email to a Yucalandia reader, answering his questions about CBP’s … Continue reading →

Jan 1, 2015: A good friend offered this following important US Tax update: “The US IRS (changed) the limit on the number of IRA rollovers on December 08, 2014.   The IRS announced that beginning January 1, 2015, you’ll be limited … Continue reading →

Dec. 18, 2014 Jan. 2015 Update for Rules on Vehicle/Car Imports SAT/Aduana has announced their latest rules for permanently importing cars and non-dually pickup trucks into Mexico.  The rules take effect on Jan. 1, 2015, and are described in the … Continue reading →

Dec. 15, 2014 New SAT/Aduana Manual for Temporary Importation of Vehicles SAT recently released the latest version of their Vehicle Importation Manual.   The new manual can be found here: http://www.sat.gob.mx/informacion_fiscal/normatividad/Documents/manual_importacion_vehiculos.pdf This post highlights some of the most important changes for … Continue reading →

Dec. 5, 2014 Howler Monkeys gone Wild Calakmul world heritage site Maya ruins and Biosfera reserve treated Yucatan Bill,  me, and about 20 totally clueless tourists to a battle royale for dominance of a 12 member Howler Monkey pack. We … Continue reading →

Dec. 1, 2014 http://aristeguinoticias.com/2911/mexico/artistas-si-el-gobierno-no-puede-cumplir-que-renuncie-video/ *                *                 *                * Feel free to copy while giving proper attribution: YucaLandia/Surviving Yucatan. ©Steven M. Fry Read-on MacDuff . . .

Dec. 1, 2014 Just what is going on with falling oil prices, and how will it affect Mexico and expats living in Mexico? Just who is producing oil – and how much?  …  Who are the players? Just which players … Continue reading →

November 15, 2014 On Nov. 13, 2014,  the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) issued a formal memo, reaffirming the 1992 US Customs rules that American citizens must formally export their US-titled used cars,  before the vehicle is permanently imported … Continue reading →

November 12, 2014 There have been internet reports from facilitators describing how Aduana’s rules for importing used cars will be changing on Jan. 1, 2015. One version says that cars older than 10 years will not be allowed, except for … Continue reading →

November 9, 2014 Update We have gotten 3 separate reports this past week from travelers who had allowed their Residente Temporal permits to lapse, and then went through a border crossing.   Each of the 3  travelers handed over their … Continue reading →

October 10, 2014: The well-respected Mexican attorney, Lic. Spencer McMullen of Chapalalaw.com, offers this latest update to Mexican immigration rules and policies, based on the Oct. 10, 2014 DOF: http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_to_doc.php?codnota=5363602 “HUGE Changes today to Mexican immigration law These changes apply … Continue reading →

September 17, 2014: The Mexican Federal Government recently put on a push to stop illegal imports of American used cars into Mexico.   This new effort has taken several forms: ~ As of Sept. 1, 2014,   SAT has issued new rules … Continue reading →