The Cozumel Sun News 2020 Mexico visa Requirements for Temporary and Permanent Residency Visas, 2020 Mexico Minimum daily Wage, Dia de La Candelaria in Mexico, Correction to Mexico Airplane Raffle, Voices of Hope for Aphasia, Weekly Cruise Ship Arrival Schedule, and more!
2020 Income Requirements for Mexico Temporary & Permanent Residency Visas
Mexican Consulates abroad and Immigration offices in Mexico continue to use the national Minimum Salary to calculate “economic solvency” qualification criteria for residency in Mexico. Using this criteria, the 2020 income requirements for temporary and permanent Mexico Visas are as follows:
Temporary Residency
A foreign income (past six months) of 300 days’ worth of the Mexico minimum wage. Based on 19 pesos to one US Dollar this would be an approximate monthly income of $1,945.
Or
Have a savings balance over the past twelve months equivalent to 5,000 days’ worth of the Mexico minimum wage. This would calculate to a savings of approximately $32,400.
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Permanent Residency
A foreign income (past six months) of 500 days’ worth of the Mexico minimum wage. Based on 19 pesos to one Us Dollar is approximately a monthly income of $3,250.
Or
Have a savings balance over the past twelve months equivalent to 20,000 days’ worth of the Mexico minimum wage. This would calculate to a savings of approximately $130,000.
Married couples: You must show an additional 100 days’ minimum wage (approximately US$650) for the dependent spouse. This is for monthly income and savings categories.
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Mexico Minimum Wage
The Mexico minimum wage rose 20% in 2020 to a daily wage of $123.22.
Here are the Minimum Wage Increases for the past 5 Years:
The 2016 the minimum wage was $73.04 pesos a day.
In 2017, the minimum wage rose about 9% to $80.04 pesos a day.
It rose just over 10% in 2018 to $88.36 pesos a day.
A 16% increase in 2019 raised it to $102.68 pesos a day.
This year a rise of 20% took effect January 1, making the current rate $123.22 pesos a day.
Pay Up time from that slice of Rosca!
Did you get the plastic figurine in your slice of Rosca on New Year’s day? Well, the time to pay is fast approaching! Traditionally, you must provide your family with the tamales of February 2nd. This day is called Día de la Candelaria, or Candlemas.
Tamales are wonderful and are made in a variety of ways. Each region in Mexico has their own style. I will look up tamale recipes to place in The Cozumel Sun News ‘Recipe of the week” for those ambitious readers. The rest of you, find a restaurant quick!
Aurita’s Cozumel Corner
Voices of Hope for Aphasia
Voices of Hope for Aphasia
A Susan Duncan reached us through The Cozumel Sun News Facebook page. Susan had read about my husband’s stroke and resulting Aphasia in The Cozumel Sun and wanted to meet us. She explained that worked with stroke victims that had Aphasia.
Let me explain some facts about this disability:
Aphasia is a communication disorder resulting from a stroke or other brain injury.
People with Aphasia have difficulty with speech, understanding, reading, and writing.
If you have Aphasia you might feel isolated, stay at home, and have few friends.
People may be inpatient with you, or misunderstand the difficulties that you face.
It is not lack of Intelligence!
My husband, like many other victims of Aphasia is the same intelligent man that I married, his communication skills are just impaired. He has faced all of the above for the past Fourteen years in Cozumel. We have never met anyone even close to having Charlie’s physical limitations or Aphasia that spoke English. Most people are truly afraid of what they do not understand; I can count one male friend that takes the time to spend time with Charlie.
Hope comes to town!
On Friday we had the biggest surprise of our lives as seventeen new friends showed up to meet Charlie and I. As it turned out, Susan was accompanied by a group of twenty-five people from “Voices of Hope for Aphasia.” They were thrilled to meet Charlie and I, these men and women with Aphasia and their accompanying family members.
There were victims of stroke with varying degrees of physical disabilities, a few identical to Charlie’s. The eight people that did not attend were back in the cruise ship feeling under the weather; they sent messages of their disappointment of not being able to meet us.
Much in Common!
One husband and I shared almost identical stories of problems that we faced with hospital employees at the time of our spouses’ strokes and the need for patient advocates in hospitals. Charles made immediate friends and compared notes with these God sent people. I discovered that there is now new technology available online for speech therapy.
We are now part of The Voices of Hope family. Charles and I will be communicating with them through the internet and Skype. We are even planning to cruise with them next year. There are no greater gifts than love and the knowledge that you are not alone. Thank you Susan Duncan and all our new friends!
For More Information:
Palmeras Friday January 24, 2020
If you or anyone that you know is interested in learning more about this wonderful group and the services that they offer to people with neurological disorders, they can be reached at www.vohaphasia.org or USA # 727-249-1953. Susan Duncan is a Professor at Louisiana State University Communication Sciences & Disorders and can be reached at duncan1@lsu.edu.
Airplane Raffle Correction
In looking for information on where to purchase tickets for Mexico’s Presidential airplane, I discovered that they are not yet available for sale! Sorry about that, I was given false information! I will pass on the information as soon as it is available.
Cozumel Cruise Ship Arrival Schedule January 27 – February 1, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
TERMINAL FROM/SHIP ARRIVES DEPARTS
PUNTA LANGOSTA USA /M/V VIKING SKY 07:00 17:00 SSA MEXICO USA/ENCHANTMENT. O.T. SEAS 07:30 17:45 PUERTA MAYA USA/CARNIVAL VISTA 08:30 17:00 PUERTA MAYA USA/M/S CARNIVAL BREEZE 08:30 18:00 PUERTA MAYA USA/M/S CARNIVAL DREAM 09:00 19:00 SSA MEXICO USA/INDEPENDENCE /THE SEAS 10:00 18:45 PUNTA LANGOSTA USA/VEEDAM 10:30 22:00
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
PUNTA LANGOSTA USA/M/S NORWEGIAN GETAWAY 07:00 14:45 PUNTA LANGOSTA USA/RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS 07:15 16:45 SSA MEXICO USA/M/S LIBERTY OF THE SEAS 07:30 17:15 PUERTA MAYA USA/CARNIVAL FANTASY 09:00 18:00 SSA MEXICO USA/M/S BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 09:15 19:30
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
PUERTA MAYA USA/AIDADIVA 05:00 19:30 SSA MEXICO Germany/MEIN SCHIFF 1 05:30 19:45 PUNTA LANGOSTA USA/MS RIVIERA 06:00 16:45 SSA MEXICO USA/CELEBRITY EQUINOX 06:15 15:45 PUERTA MAYA USA/M/S CARNIVAL VALOR 08:30 18:00 PUERTA MAYA USA/M/S CARNIVAL VICTORY 11:30 20:00
Thursday, January 30, 2020
PUNTA LANGOSTA USA/MAJESTY OF THE SEAS 06:00 14:45 SSA MEXICO BAHAMAS/M/S ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS 06:00 16:45 PUERTA MAYA USA/M/S NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY 06:30 16:45 TENDERING USA/M/S NORWEGIAN SUN 07:00 16:45 PUERTA MAYA USA/CARNIVAL CONQUEST 07:30 17:00 PUNTA LANGOSTA Switzerland/MSC MERAVIGLIA 09:00 18:00 SSA MEXICO USA/M/S ALLURE OF THE SEAS 09:15 19:45 PUERTA MAYA USA/M/S CARNIVAL PARADISE 09:30 19:00
Friday, January 31, 2020
SSA MEXICO USA/M/S OASIS OF THE SEAS 07:00 18:45 PUERTA MAYA USA/M/S REGAL PRINCESS 09:00 22:00 SSA MEXICO USA/M/S EMPRESS OF THE SEAS 09:30 19:45 PUERTA MAYA USA/CARNIVAL FREEDOM 09:30 18:00 PUERTA MAYA USA/M/S CARNIVAL GLORY 10:00 19:00 PUNTA LANGOSTA FRANCE/M/V LE CHAMPLAIN 14:00 19:00
Saturday, February 1, 2020
PUNTA LANGOSTA US/AM/S BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 07:00 17:45 SSA MEXICO USA/ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS 07:30 17:45 PUERTA MAYA USA/CARNIVAL FANTASY 08:00 17:00 PUERTA MAYA US/AM/S CARNIVAL DREAM 08:30 18:00 SSA MEXICO USA/M/S INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS 10:00 18:45
Great paper Aurita. So happy to hear you and Charley are now part of “Voices of Hope for Aphasia.” This sounds like a wonderful group.
Thank you so much Nancy!