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cgage
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 Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:41 pm Post subject: retirement visa |
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I am wondering how much your social security/pension must be to qualify for a retirement visa? I'm assuming it would be your gross income, not including what you had to send home for student loans etc.
Next question is: does the retirement visa open up lots of employment opportunities that you would be limited with on other visas? I guess I should inquire witht he embassy but thought I would see if anyone here knew anything.
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: retirement visa |
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| cgage wrote: |
I am wondering how much your social security/pension must be to qualify for a retirement visa? I'm assuming it would be your gross income, not including what you had to send home for student loans etc.
Next question is: does the retirement visa open up lots of employment opportunities that you would be limited with on other visas? I guess I should inquire witht he embassy but thought I would see if anyone here knew anything.
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By "retirement" visa, I guess you're referring to a rentista visa. I don't have the exact figure, but right now you have to prove income from sources outside of Mexico (from pensions, investments, and so on) of around 1200 US dollars a month. If you have one of these, you can�t work here. The place to make inquiries is Mexican Immigration, in Spanish Migraci�n or INM (Instituto Nacional de Migraci�n). Here's a link to the website: http://www.inm.gob.mx/index.php . Be advised that the rules will be changing soon, so don't count on the online information being up to date. If you're in Mexico right now, it's best to make inquiries at your nearest INM office. |
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cgage
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks. I'll be careful since I have to work there to supplement my very small pension. |
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Isla Guapa
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| cgage wrote: |
| Thanks. I'll be careful since I have to work there to supplement my very small pension. |
If by "being careful" you mean skirting the law, I don't recommend doing that. You can apply for a visa to work independently, for example as an English teacher, as a means to supplement your pension. That's what I have chosen to do since even combined my two pensions do not qualify me for a rentista visa. |
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cgage
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| No. I didnt mean breaking the law. I meant doing research. |
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Isla Guapa
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| cgage wrote: |
| No. I didnt mean breaking the law. I meant doing research. |
Good.  Actually, getting an "independent" work visa to teach English isn't that difficult. |
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Phil_K
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Isla Guapa wrote: |
| cgage wrote: |
| No. I didnt mean breaking the law. I meant doing research. |
Good. Actually, getting an "independent" work visa to teach English isn't that difficult. |
Agreed! I did it without even having "qualifications", but just as a previous poster mentioned, as a result of converting a "specific job" visa into an independent. (The former which I also obtained without qualifications, just a letter from the institute wanting to employ me). |
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