UVEG - Inexpensive Official Degrees in Mexico

Non permanent residence for retirees in Mexico is pretty easy to get. If you're seeking a degree, however, the process might be different. The big restriction on retirees is that you cannot work and must prove sufficient income from passive sources. Something under $3,000 USD/month. A non permanent residence permit can be renewed four a total of four years after which you are eligible for permanent residence without having to prove income.

 

Sorry. I just checked. You have to prove after tax income from passive sources of about $3,500 USD monthly. I could do it easily but I know plenty of folks my age who could not.

 

Seems to me Mexico has been raising that financial requirement at intervals over the last few years.

 

No - I did that myself. It was easy - much easier than Chinook Jargon, which also contains quite a few words of French origin. I thank you for introducing me to that years ago, on now-defunct Degreediscussion. A whole different kind of "CJ."

 

Whatever happened to...what was his name...Adolf Strasser, is that right?

 

Alfredo Stroessner, that was it.

 

If someone lived n California for 20 years would it be considered as if it was in Mexico
Now seriously, seems like very VERY affordable university.

I used to drive to Mexico from time to time and have a friend who has a small US pension and lives on it in Baja peninsula.

How are the exams taken?

 

I have read, Johann, that the Jargon is still spoken by a few people in BC. You should hop on a train and go find out!

 

Woho! A tribe in the Grande Rhonde country offers a full immersion program in Chinook Wawa! I'll do it if you do, Johann!

 

There was a coup, in 1989. Stroessner fled to Brazil, where he died in 2005 at 92. He was a horrible person. Just one of the evil things he had a hand in was the killing and/or enslavement of thousands of Native Aché people. Motive: US and Euro Corporations wanted access to forests. mines and grazing rights. Only a few hundred Aché remained alive by the late 1970s.

Whole sickening story here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Stroessner

 

Nah. I'll have to pass, thanks. Like the wine my Italian neighbour, Rosario, used to make back in the 80s - I don't travel well. I've got a lot on my plate these days - e.g. Somali, Nigerian Pidgin and learning to sew - finally. And I WILL get around to a second Nigerian language - Yoruba, later this year. That's a given. Thanks for the offer, though.

* I don't think there were any grapes in that stuff of Rosario's. He just used any kind of berries - maybe about 9 kinds, mixed. It was powerful, but aaargh! The taste!

 

Nayka kemteks.

 

Funny, how so many people want me to go hop on a train, for various reasons. Yes, it's true. Rabbi Wiki:

"Many words are still used and enjoyed throughout Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska. Old-timers still dimly remember it, although in their youth, speaking this language was discouraged as slang." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_Jargon#:

It's "critically endangered." now.

 

Forget Paraguay and Mexico. Costa Rica. All you need to prove is $1000 a month and health insurance. You're safe. "They" (?) say the CIA takes care of that.

Google: "What are the requirements to retire in Costa Rica? To retire in Costa Rica, you must meet certain criteria, including having a monthly income of at least $1,000 from a stable source, such as a pension or investment. You will also need to provide proof of health insurance coverage and undergo a background check."

I don't think that income requirement has been changed in 40+ years.

 

Now, if you could actually live on it there --- that would be something! Spectacular country for photographers!

 

Forget it Johann. You'd miss the snow and bitter cold.

 

Yeah, I would -- for fashion reasons. I've got this great herringbone tweed overcoat - suits go under it nicely... and I'd have to ditch this wool cap in a warm climate. And I'd miss my wide-brim black winter fedora. I've been thinking that a silver-topped ebony cane might be nice with it. I'm checking the thrift stores....

Can't put something like that cane with shorts and my Fender logo T-shirt. So yeah. The whole of "Costaragua" is out. Me, my guitars, my watches and my sewing machine are all staying put.

 

The cap, the overcoat and a vested suit work great together. Ever see the Brit. TV show "Peaky Blinders?" It's about gangsters in Birmingham, England in the 1920s and 30s. They all had caps, overcoats and 3-piece suits. Sharp look. It caught on with a lot of young guys, when the series came along. Often a VERY expensive look to get, new. But you can save a LOT if you look around the thrift shops -- Any time an old gangster my size dies -- I'm THERE!

PS - The gangsters were called "Peaky Blinders" because they had razor blades sewn into the cap peaks. Need I say more?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaky_Blinders (The real-life gang)

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=556867888&q=peaky+blinders&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyqYeFht2AAxVwrokEHYi3DSgQ0pQJegQIDRAB&biw=1176&bih=570&dpr=1.1 (Lots of nice pics- fashion etc.)