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RE: Today Is The Day I Move Back To Playa Del Carmen Mexico
I lived in Mexico for 10 years. Moved back to the US for 3 and have had enough. Mexico is awesome and way more affordable to live in. Great place to live.
I'm with @lukestokes but hubby shies away from Mexico like it's got the plague. I keep trying to tell him there's a growing number of expatriates! Will I be one of them? Not without hubby. We're a package deal. LOL
Ahhh, that's sweet. Mexico is a great place to live especially on the Yucatan side. It's got everything you can find in the U.S. Stores like Costco, Starbucks, Home Depot, etc. just no Taco Bell.
HAHA! OMG Taco Bell... that's got to be as blasphemous in Mexico as instant mashed potatoes to an Irishman.
I have been all over the country. They have every US fast food chain you can think of, but Taco Bell would never fly there. Street tacos are cheap, plentiful and absolutely delicious.
I always look for the ones with a crowd of Mexicans around it. Those are the best deals. When I travel around Mexico and I'm in a city or town I'm unfamiliar with, I look for the restaurants that are packed with Mexicans. Those are the best food and the best prices in town. The locals know and if you follow your nose they are easy to find.
Playa, where I'm going, has about 500 restaurants there from every culture with chefs from around the world. A food lovers delight for sure. We should have a Steemit meet up there one day.
How does getting residency work?
I have a permanent residency card which does not expire which you can get after working there for 6 years. First, you have to get an FM-3, then after a few years an FM-2 card, both are basically work permits.
Of course, you need a job or can prove you make $1200 a month, or you have a business, and a visa and passport. Here's a simple guide that explains it better