Moving to Mexico? How to Make Things Easier
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2022
- Host Relocation Co.
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Thanks for the reply, but I use WhatsApp not telegraph
In any case what do you think of Mazatlan that's the area I'm looking at
Do you offer your services in Puerto Morelos. We just got back from a Vacation there and fell in love with that community and we are very interested in moving and operating a business if possible there. Thank you for your time.
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If I join you does someone speak french, I am intéressé to move from Canada
Hi Paul, I have said this before.... since 2004 I have paid my bank trust on my own..... got my Permament Residents on my own....got a Mexican Drivers License on my own.... got a Cell phone on my own... got my RFC (thanks to you Paul) on my own...... I actually got a Bi-Directional Electric Meter for my solar system thru CFE on my own..... BUT let me tell you, I have WASTED so much time, money, gas and of course headaches that Iam not sure it was worth it. Looking back it would have been better money spent to have someone take care of it.... Thanks again Paul
I have always done everything on my own here, as well as most of the expats I know. I never found any of it to be overwhelming or overly confusing. But for those that can’t be bothered or have money to spend, going with consultant services might be their best option. I’ve gone through every process imaginable from tourist permit, to temp/perm, to housing, to residency, to setting up utilities, to CURP/RFC to work permit, to driver’s license, to INAPAM,to citizenship.
In the past 13 months my wife and I have obtained our residency, CURP, RFC, Constancia de Situación Fiscal, opened a bank account, bought a house outside the restricted zone, changed each of the utilities to our name, and moved our personal goods here. Just closing on the house took 11 months and several trips to SRE headquarters in CDMX by the real estate agent to obtain their permission. We finally hired a highly recommended attorney who, after being frustrated himself, filed a complaint of dereliction of duty against one official in the SRE. Two weeks later we received our required documentation. It would have been SO MUCH EASIER if we had bought in a community where other expats and services like this exist. But we are learning the system and becoming acculturated. I tell people that speaking Spanish and being able to read newspapers and novels and history books is not half the real task of immigration; it is learning how to make things work that can break you. We are very stubborn; my wife's boss once commented that she would argue with a stop sign. We don't want to live in a resort or expat community, and we don't. But if you do, these services are worth every penny. If you are like us, be prepared to beat your head against a concrete wall until you break a hole you can wiggle through. It's been very tough, but it's worth it and we have made some wonderful friends along the journey. And Paul's advice has been very valuable.
@@Aaron-hr5bb That’s unfortunate; it really does depend on which office you work with as stated in the video. Here in Michoacán, the SRE staff was overly helpful and efficient with me and another person I know who dealt with them.
We’ve done it all by ourselves and struggled but damn it’s rewarding when you finally achieve what you’re trying to do!!!!
I have always done everything myself, and even when sometimes it was slightly more expensive or time consuming, it was worth it. You learn by trial and error, next time you will be more efficient and, besides, you get that fulfilling sense of agency, you can do things, learn in the process and can help others along the way. Last time, I learned about automotive AC, about what I did not know anything, spent 250 dollars in tools and supplies and several hours researching and doing the job. I saved myself a whole lot of money, fixed the problem, I learned how to do it efficiently, kept the tools and helped two relatives to diagnose and fix their problems. The problem in the USA is that we have lost the capacity or the drive to fix things ourselves and have become dependent on others for almost anything, because we are afraid of failure or frustration.
Paul. I know you’re a retired police officer. However, I think that you continually operate in your calling as a public servant! You truly help others! Thank you for all do to help us!
Thank you for that. It gives me great satisfaction to help others. UA-cam gives me a unique opportunity to continue to do that even in retirement.
LEO are public servants.
I have a personal assistant. She helped me with house purchase, renovations, govt documents, buying a car, more. The money I save with her help, more than pays her wages. So I actually am farther ahead
I’m always so glad to pay someone knowledgeable to save me time.
We arrived in Queretaro last week. Ivonne and her staff stood in line at INM the night before until the next morning to secure our appointments - TWICE, because they changed requirements overnight. But Wednesday night, they were in line again, and Thursday morning, we had the 1st and 2nd appointments for our residency card. They completed all of our paperwork for the application, picked us up and returned us home, gave us instructions on the process, and 4 hours later on the same day, we walked out of INM with our cards. We are using their services to assist with extending our TIP at the aduana. They are GREAT!
Thanks for the feedback. :)
what was your fee for his help, services ?
@user-st7ti9vd4b It might be different per situation, so best to check with them directly. We paid 8000 pesos per person. They literally did everything for us.
thank you. Excellent information. Appreciate you.
Our pleasure to work with you, an amazing couple and flexible people. I love your channel too.
I hired Ivonne a few months ago to help renew my temp resident permit and TPP. She is VERY competent and professional. Highly recommended.
this lady speaks well and appears to be very competent...when i need these services i will not hesitate to call...
Hello Carol. We will be happy to assist you whenever you need it.
Great video! We are in the process of moving from the U.S. to Queretaro and we have been using Host Relocation to make the process so much easier....They had their drivers pick us up in Laredo Texas and drive our family of 5 and our dog all the way down to Queretaro....They helped us through the entire temporary residency process....They gave us a tour of the city and then found us a great apartment to rent....AND they took care of all of the paperwork and Aval process....We could not have done this without them....Ivonne and her team are great hard-working people and we HIGHLY recommend them to anyone relocating to Mexico.
Ivonne helped our family get our residency, she’s great!
Such a pleasure wortking with you and your family Karrol.
Oh my gosh! I am working with Ivonne right now and I have to say that she is wonderful! She is always responsive and we are heading to Mexico on Dec 1. I am so excited that she is handling everything for us. I can't recommend her enough. I am in a move to Mexico group and many people have used Ivonne and love her. I think we talked about their company doing tours of the close by cities as well. I think we want to have a tour of San Miguel and I want to talk to her about Mexico City as well. I didn't know that about Dentist and Doctors because we will need those services when we get there so thanks so much Ivonne!! Thanks Paul for having her on the UA-cam Channel.
Ivonne was wonderful to work with, and helped me to get my permanent residency card. Not only did she get the appointment for me, but she stood in line with me and made sure that everything was completed successfully. I can’t recommend her highly enough.
We just used Host Relocation Services this week to get temporary residency, tour the city and getting picked up and dropped off from the airport. Everything was perfect, they are very nice and professional. My wife and I highly recommend using them for anything they offer. We will use their services again in the future. Be very careful as to who you use. We saw a lot of people at INM that paid for help from other companies and didn’t get what they needed done. They were very upset and will now needed to go back to hopefully get everything done. Don’t make that mistake and waist your time and money. I can’t recommend HOST enough.
Can you share some examples of prices they charge for the services you needed?
Tried contacting the organization but they did not respond. She seemed legit during the interview but I won't be using an outfit that does not respond to inquiries.
@@jmac3327 I have many email exchanges with Ivonne and, at times, it takes a few days for her to respond....but she ALWAYS does.
Happy to meet you and your beautiful family. Hope to see you soon again!
Claudia and I are so happy to see Ivonne Pavaan in your channel… she is royalty to us! She has helped us with so many things that we wouldn’t have done with the amount of time we go to Querétaro at a time. She is always available, and she, I can tell us service above all.❤
Thanks for your comments Wilfredo. I am looking forward to see you and Claudia soon.
Ivonne is awesome and I am still in Texas and will be heading to Queretaro in January for my permanent residency. She has already been super helpful. Host relocation is a one stop shop for moving to Mexico. Paul thank you for interviewing her.
While I enjoy your videos and most are very informative, I must add that after just receiving our Perm. Res. Cards in SMA, I noticed that we were treated differently from those not using a facilitator. The guards or employees at the gate to enter INM were observing who were alone and who were with paid facilitators. They are viewed poorly for taking large sums of money to help us expats through these processes while the Gov employees make very little and do not receive monies or benefit from the facilitators. This goes for "ALL" Gov offices, such as when getting plates for your car, drivers licenses and especially your Temporary or Permanent Residency cards.
It took us 2 months to the day from our first interview in SMA at INM to receiving our Perm Res Cards, and three trips to the office. It's one visit and one day in Leon.
The first and second time at INM, we were were seen sitting with and chatting with our facilitator for hours, and I noticed she would not go anywhere near the front of the waiting area. Our paperwork from INM showed we were approved one month after our first appt. but still did not receive our cards for another month at our third visit??
The salesman(who refused to take any money for help) at a car dealership mentioned he could help us with drivers licenses and plates, as long as he was not seen at the Gov Offices. He mentioned the animosity and jealousy over the monies being charged by facilitators that in no way benefit the poorly paid Gov employees.
So keep it on the QT with your hired help at the offices!
BTW, I would use one again, but not be seen with them.
Good to know...thx
I had a great experience working with Ivonne. She helped me to obtain residency in a timely manner. She and Katia are very knowledgeable and professional. I highly recommend using their service.
Great working with you as well Scott. Hope to see you soon!
After I saw the forms Ivonne Paváan had to complete for us to submit to the immigration office in Querétaro so we could obtain our Permanent Resident visas, I knew we had made the correct decision, not to mention the hours she spent waiting in line to get the appointment on our behalf. It was so very worth paying her to help us. Besides that, Ivonne is now a friend and trusted advisor. She's a wonderful person and a very wise and respected resource.
Thanks my dear friend Jonathon.
The things that I tried to do on my own turned very frustrating but with Ivonne things went much smoother.
Great vlog, when we bought our home in Choula the entire process was so different. My wife, Mexican native, and I have worked in the legal field 30 years and are also both Realtors. We were able to manage the process only because my wife is, well, awesome, as well as a native Mexican with a strong grasp on speaking, writing and reading Spanish, and we also had the luxury of time. If we were to do it again, we'd use a relocation specialist for sure.
@Robert Williams
That's great. It is so good to see some guys actually aknowledge the skills of their spouse.
Respect.
I sponsored my mexican husband here in canada, lots of effort and money came from me alone.
Once we go to mex, it'll be his turn to help me.
Much better to have a professional than to rely on FB for advice. Thank you for introducing this service.
Thanks for adding an office in JALISCO, it is much needed.
We had the best experience with Host Relocation services. Temporary Resident Card, CURP, RFC were all a breeze. All as expected and promised.
What we did not expect… I fell ill shortly after arriving in QRO and had no idea who to call. Ivonne and Katia went out of their way to put us in touch with a bilingual doctor and even called the pharmacy for us and had my prescriptions delivered to my home.
From being picked up at the airport, to recommendations on local travel, to real estate and rentals help/questions, to doctors, the xpat WhatsApp group… it’s all just been a great experience!!!
Thanks for your comments Jared. So happy to help!
This is a Great Company and Ivonne and Jimena are Awesome. I used their services while moving to Cabo and they made the transition seamless.
It is a pleasure to work with you Jim.
We are scheduled with Ivonne and Host Relocation to complete our temporary visa in January. I feel so much less anxiety knowing we are working with Ivonne and are confident all will go well. What I didn't realize prior to watching this video is all the other services she offers. I am so happy knowing that once we make our final move to Queretaro that we won't be alone in getting set up with everything. We would be moving tomorrow if we could!
Looking forward to meet you in person!
My son and I used Host Relocation for our Temporary Residency in Queretaro. They were wonderful. I recommend them highly. I plan to use them for every service moving forward
Our Real Estate agent guided us through the purchase (we found the house ourselves after renting in the area for 4 years) and set us up with the notary. We also used a local legal service to guide us through the Mexico side of our residency visa. We weren't coming in cold "relocating" as such, but even now we use a person like your guest to help us with various government services like obtaining our RFC and recently with a police report for insurance purposes (which took most of a morning). A good local "guide" is well worth the relatively small cost to help with the formalities and paperwork involved especially if you don't have fluent Spanish. Sure, you can do it yourself, but you'll find it much more confusing and frustrating, and you won't be saving much money by doing it on your own either.
Thank you so much for what you do! I’ve been watching UA-cam videos on Mexico for years now. Yours & Mexico Relocation Guide’s are the ones I’ve stayed with and gotten the most out of.
Just got my temp residency in Oct using a facilitator. I discovered from talking to others that I had the smoothest experience at both the Denver Mexican Consulate (I did that on my own) and at INM in San Miguel-only 1 hour! (Someone told me they were at INM all day.) When I finished at noon on Friday, they told me my card would be ready at 4 pm-or Monday. My facilitator picked up my card on Monday to verify that all the details were correct. I was very glad I hired her. I’m still not living there yet, so I’ll definitely be needing services like this one. Muchas gracias. And a shoutout to Linda: I so appreciate what you bring to the videos too. Keep up the good work!
The 4:00 today or Monday made me laugh! In my 30 days there, I came to call this timing Mexican Standard Time.
My wife and I used an expat service in Merida for our first temporary residency and they we're very helpful. When we went to renew, we did our renewal and other getting my name wrong we had no problems, we just had to go back a few times. With a little research the paperwork was not hard at all to get filled out.
Ivonne is amazing, along with her staff. Everyone is kind, speaks English, and overall the best. Ivonne is a straight shooter. She gives you direct answers and no bs. Five out of five stars for Ivonne Pavaan. Thanks Qroo Paul!
Thanks for your comments Georgeann
Love your description of Mexican government processes! Kind of sums it up
Boy does it ever!
A well informed, competent Mexican accountant is invaluable. Saves hours of wait times.
100% true...showed up to SRE with my docs bc website said "presencial". Man at gate, but in Spanish: No, you need an appointment. We didn't update the site.
Mind you, I came down from US just to go there!
Yep, using a facilitator in Ecuador is quite important.
Extremely valuable service !
Wow what a great resource. Thanks for your great content and videos and thanks for both you and Linda
Awesome information and advice thank you Paul and Ivonne !!
I did a lot of research...saw that I could have done a lot of this on my own...but honestly, I wanted it to be done correctly. I didn't want to miss anything, or have to redo things. I outsourced a lot of stuff.
I just love your tips. Although I've been thru most of them already. Great advice!
We experience much the same thing when dealing with real estate agents both when looking for a rental and then looking for a home to buy. We eventually found an agent that would call the numbers and setup appointments if we saw a place we wanted to see. Our agent assisted us through the notaria process but after that we never heard from here again. Great interview and video as always. -Marc
Thank you, Paul! This is very practical information! Nice interview! 💯
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the useful info, Paul.❤️
Great service. I moved to qroo 2 years ago and would have loved to have this available here. Lots of people will help with immigration but not with everything else and it’s a lot to navigate.
Great video Paul! Thanks!!
Thanks Paul, great info and advice. 👍
Excellent, Paul ! Thanks !
This video is very helpful. Thank you
Really great information, but wish you would have touched on the fee structure for hiring this service.
We (wife) did most everything ourselves a few times we paid friends to help with paperwork or translation though the wife does speak Spanish just not Government bureaucracy haha
We found the best rental prices driving around taking #s and talking to the owner directly Thanks for all you do Paul
Take care friend Cheers from J&D 👩🏻❤👨🏼🐕
Thanks Paul.
My Spanish is fairly fluent and have still chosen to use services for many government services. It makes things so much easier and I don’t get bent out if shape!
Thank you for introducing her to your show, I will definitely contact them for future travel for possible permanent relocation and I just subbed to your channel.
Great information. Thanks.
Ivonne’s Services are Amazing. She has a staff that helps with all aspects of moving to Mexico. I have used many of her services and she is always there to help. I highly recommend Ivonne for all your relocation needs.
Mucho gracias Paul for this info!!!!
Great post
You're the best knowledge spreader and content creator of mexico expat life & knowledge!
Thank you. :)
Good interview! Her company handles a lot of different elements of moving, including translation, which is fantastic! I wonder does Ivonne know of someone in the San Luis Potosi area who does all that she does?
Very helpful. Thanks so much!
You're welcome!
Between Querétaro, Aguascalientes and Puebla, in your view, which might be the best fit for a family of three?
I know, Yvonne! She's great!
Yvonne helped me get my temporary residency card, and without her help it would have been a nightmare! I highly recommend her to every expat who moves to Mexico.
Robert Napolitano
My pleasure working with you Robert.
Thank you, Paul, for all that valuablel information! I really appreciate it. I am mexican and planning to move to Merida when I get my retirement with my husband.
Brilliant!
Thanks for the info, Paul. However, do you have any references for Baja - Rosarito - Ensenada region, Please? 🙏🏾
Great video. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
It's so hard for us to figure where we want to be. I have been to PV 11 times. Love it..but it seems too expensive. We love the ocean but not sure where a reasonably priced place might be. We want to be walking distance to stores..beaches...
Great video! I speak Spanish and understand the bureaucratic Mexican system. However… I used a lawyer to obtain my visa temporal. 3 weeks and I was done! Visa temporal card in hand! I would recommend using someone to help you complete process! Saves time and money in the end!
My wife and I moved to Queretaro a little over 2 years ago and established a relationship with Host Relocation before we even moved here. They have assisted us with immigration papers and RFC so far. In addition they have answered many other questions that we have had and always a quick response and very knowledgeable. We couldn't imagine doing these things without Host Relocation.
Thanks for the feedback, Gus. Take care.
Thanks for your comments Gus. I really enjoyed working with you and Donna.
buena información.thanks a lot.!👍👍
Cool collaboration.
San Miguel de Allende has a pretty good MLS. Not perfect but good. Also, my experience with real estate agents in San Miguel is that they readily show the listings of others.
WONDERFUL!!!
Thank you Paul, this is very helpful. How much is the commission for her?
Paul..we totally love you. You are a man of words so I am so surprised that you say 'ree la tor'. It is 'real tor' as it is spelled. Sorry...I was in sales for years and it bugs me so much when people say 'ree la tor'. Your guest says it correctly. Seriously, thanks for all you do! This was a wonderful video as they all are and we are so glad to learn of this service.
Paul thanks to you I got my RFC. Now Telcel is asking that I comply with the new mandate on their website. I’m totally lost with the choices. Could you help?
Excellent information. I made a note of her website
Glad it was helpful!
This could be very helpful for me. 👍 I have been in Thailand for the last month, and just returned to Mexico in the middle of November. The reason I left was I could not get a Temporal, meaning I could not buy a motorcycle to explore Mexico on. Tried getting an appointment for a Temporal in the US, no luck, Guadalajara, nada, the Embassy in Bangkok, no luck. So, I'm back here for 180 yet again, loving San Antonio Tlayacapan, but, no bike, and no way to explore Mexico..... 🙄
Hi Paul and Linda, I was wondering why you guys chose to sell your condo in Akumal? I am looking at the area and neighboring areas.
Hi Paul - just discovered your channel and it is so helpfull! My wife and I just got our Mexican Permanent Residency. We are looking at a move to QR, likely Playa Del Carmen. Is there a one stop shop like Hostrelocation servicing PdC? Many thanks!
Zanimljivo i poučno. 🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉
What a great video , how did you meet this lady ???
Interesting topics would be how to vote in US elections from abroad and general guidelines for medical conditions that are best treated in the US and Canada.
Yeah now i have a resource for our folks that feel intimidated by the ever changing processes.
Hi Paul, I watched your video and looked a the website for relocation on the link you have on your UA-cam page, but that website doesn’t give info on how to contact the people or the lady you are talking to get the information.
Hi Erica. You can ontact her and her team through their website: hostrelocation.com.mx/
I would love to find this service for Puerta Vallarta area.
Hola, didn't you at one time have a video about having a business in Mexico?
Ms Pavaan is good people. Tks.
I have one question having trouble getting answer for: birth certificate, County clerk embossd/seal, ... and social security statement/letter w seal/notary from Soc. Sec Office. ??Does S.S. document need to be sent to US State Dept for Apostille ??? And Birth Certificate need to go to State for State Seal (equal to apostille). It already has official embossed seal from County Clerk.
I tried to see if anyone had asked this question before I posted it, but didn't see any...so if I overlooked it I apologize. How does hostrelcation get paid? Is there a fee based on which services they asset with? Thank you and I love your channel....
It is fee based on the services you want. It is very "a la carte".
Ivonne Pavaan, already done!
We plan to visit Queretaro for 10 days in April to see if we want to relocate from usa. Any central district hotels recommendations?
Do you have any recommendations for a similar service in QRoo? We purchased a house in Chan Chemuyil and are moving down in January.
No, Sorry.
I've watched a lot of your videos. Do you need all this stuff if you plan on living in Baja Mexico, like Rosario??
To love in any part of Mexico long-term, you will need to obtain the mexican residency.
Nice. Thank you. Im moving to Queretero in January. I knew I wanted to hire a service but was looking for a recommendation. My Spanish is not good enough to negotiate the system. Having someone I can trust is such a relief. 🎉
Wow, the Mexican Wonder Woman. What an awesome service!
I’d like to get an RFC!
What does the services provided cost? Are these Mexico prices or prices like one would pay in the US?
Ivonne mentioned expanding to Jalisco. Specifically where? Gdl? PV? Are services there available now?
Just the Guadalajara area and my co-worker can travel to Ajijic if needed.
What are the typical cost for ger services
What do i need to do to just spend Jan/Feb/Mar every winter in mexico?
how do i pay for stuff like a monthly rental apartment down to restaraunts, grocery stores etc?
You can use crediet cards and get money out with your foreign ATM card. I recommend getting a Charles Schwabb account because they will reimburse you for all of the ATM fees.
Are there services like this for Nicaragua