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rayzero · Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 14 Location: Tennessee

motherF- both of my brothers are the main writers however, my younger brother is the lead singer- although the one traveling with me has sang on the albums- he is also the founder of the band- they never toured as were told stories about crime in Mexico and of course all the press Juarez gets! It took forever for him to see that Oaxaca is safe! after seeing the pics I sent while in Oaxaca last year and doing his own research, he is now excited about coming... and may set something up with others... they do the theme song for the TV show smallville- my younger brother is the singer. is that still aired in Oaxaca?

anyhow- as for me- I'm just going to go and see what happens-

MotherF · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:21 pm Post subject:

I'm pretty sure Smalleville is still on TV--on Televisa's canal 5. You can check their website if you want to know for sure.

TeresaLopez · Joined: 18 Apr 2010 Posts: 601 Location: Mexico City

Isla Guapa · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:13 pm Post subject:

rayzero · Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 14 Location: Tennessee

I was under the impression i would either have to be sponsored, as in the US, to live and work in Mexico either through marriage or through a job. If that is not the case, then it really doesn't matter... I know lots of Americans who have returned to Mexico with their spouses when that person was denied a US Permanent Resident Card, and some did have to get a visa through their spouse and others did not... I think you may be right that it depends on where you are and which office you go through.

Since my husband has family in Oaxaca, Oaxaca and Santa Mar�a Tonameca. he thinks the city would be best and then we can go out and visit the coast later on... so that is probably where I will try to visit with the office and see what I need/if anything
Thanks for the help

Isla Guapa · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:39 pm Post subject:

You can sponsor yourself by getting approved to work as an English teacher "de manera independiente". At least in Mexico City, it wasn't too difficult.

rayzero · Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 14 Location: Tennessee

thank you Isla Guapa- I will look into that! I just hope I am able to find something- anything!

My son leaves for Army boot camp next week (I'm over 30 and under 40) and I am already suffering from empty nest syndrome. Since we must care for my father in law, I thought I may as well work too. I worked hard for my degree and I may even stop by a few Immigration law offices too. There are a few larger firms that have offices in Mexico.

I have also volunteered teaching my husband's friends and their children English and when last in Mexico, we set up shop in a home a few nights a week allowing anyone in the area to come in and learn or practice what they knew-

Don't use it- lose it!!!

I am very thankful to Dave for having this site and to those of you who contribute- I am certain i will be back posting and maybe contributing myself sometime down the line Smile

Isla Guapa · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:20 pm Post subject:

rayzero · Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 14 Location: Tennessee

Yes, if it were not for my already receiving a small amount of money every month and my husband being from there, i do not think I would attempt to do this- Obviously no one, as far as I can tell thus far, seems to do this for merely the money- at least it is not what I am doing it for- as long as we are able to cover living expenses with enough left over to do some volunteer work, see new places and meet and greet w/ new people- I am ok with that! Smile

LOL My brother said if he wanted to be rich he would have been a music manager instead of the artist as they take most of what comes in hahaha

will most likely arrive, see both the city and zipolite and in a month or so, start to really look- we can make it for about 6mo on savings alone...I am just wanting to have all docs and stamps I will need with me, instead of having to send for them later. I may even just volunteer for a few months somewhere before I look for paid positions...

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

There is not a lot of money to be had in music here either. It's kind of like ESL teaching. Smile

You do it because you really want to. In order to work in Mexico, a foreign musician needs to obtain a work permit, pay taxes, and join the local musicians union. That's actually a prerequisite (the union fee) for receiving permission to work as a musician, at least in this location.

rayzero · Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 14 Location: Tennessee

Thanks Samantha... basically my brother is going to just get a way from the US. Now, my other brother and his wife are thinking of going also- She is an amazing artist and may try to sell her wares... for them it will really be a vaca since they receive an income from the US- not a lot by US terms but could live quite nice in Mexico for 6 months or so...

For me however, it is to learn and teach! It has been my dream and now that the kids are grown, I'm able to test the waters. I am fortunate in that I have family in both the city of Oax and in Santa Maria Tonemeca. They also own an amazing cabana on Zipolite, which is where we stayed for a month the last time I was there.

I am going today to have all my degrees, honor certificates, Birth and Marriage certs notarized and apostilled. I read in another post that it will be easier to get hired on somewhere if I have everything stamped in the US and then translated once in Mexico. Also read by someone who had been in the Oaxaca area and school system that I should have my degrees 'stamped by my embassy' and wonder if this means to go to the closest US embassy or closest Mexican embassy, which in my case is 4 hrs away in Atlanta! If a US embassy, I will have to see where one is close to TN.

Or could I get my degrees stamped at the small US Embassy office in Oax, Oax?

Funny that I have been searching for work at an Immigration law firm for months and gave up. Now that I am making preparations for Mexico, I have received 2 offers in NC with 45k to start! Yikes...

donato · Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 98 Location: Mexico City, Mexico

You shouldn't need anything stamped by the Embassy nor anything translated as far as I know. Just get your degrees etc. apostilled. Not sure on the marriage certs, etc. however. Maybe someone else can help more. Razz

TeresaLopez · Joined: 18 Apr 2010 Posts: 601 Location: Mexico City

rayzero · Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 14 Location: Tennessee

great! yes, anything to save a few bucks would be nice- costing me over $200 for a new passport instead of a simple renewal as mine had the last page torn out. I will just get the apostille on the degrees and certs and worry about translations once I am there.

you guys are amazing!!!

Isla Guapa · Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:02 pm Post subject:

You need to wait to have the translations done once you're here. In most situations, you have to submit official translations done by a perito traductor, who must be a Mexican citizen who is certified by the government to do this kind of work