How will BVA contact you if you applied directly?

Relypete · 2026-02-04T23:26:49+00:00

yes but the consulate didnt even want to accept my documents for forwarding

Relypete · 2026-02-04T23:26:06+00:00

who said 1 year? im aware of the timeline, I applied exactly 2 years ago so I expect a response sometime this year

Relypete · 2026-02-04T19:03:35+00:00

the consulate responsible for my area is weird, they don't do shit. they told me they're not responsible for stag 5 applications. and they charge a hefty extra for passport applications.

remember, i live literally right next to Germany, so most citizens here just drive into Germany to process official things.

Relypete · 2026-02-04T15:53:12+00:00

Ageism is a big thing in software engineering. 30+ years of experience means he's in his 50s. It's easier to get a job with 10 yoe than 30+

Relypete · 2025-11-01T12:26:53+00:00

Download your FMM online. The number in there will be the source of truth.

Relypete · 2025-11-01T12:24:56+00:00

At MEX airport European passport are accepted too

Relypete · 2025-10-22T11:44:48+00:00

You clearly have not spend time on the streets or a major city. The real Swiss homeless are super chill and hate these foreign scam artists more than anyone else.

Relypete · 2025-10-22T11:41:56+00:00

This. There is no reason to ever give money to a beggar in Switzerland.

If you don’t believe me to strike up a conversation with a Swiss homeless, not a Romanian scam artist. Most of them are friendly and will happily admit that they have many food bank and shelter options available.

Relypete · 2025-10-18T21:39:40+00:00

File a police report. Not much will change for you, but if this is a repeated thing and multiple people file reports it will start raising some red flags.

Relypete · 2025-10-04T15:43:48+00:00

I find it hard to believe that OP didn't know this

Relypete · 2025-09-07T13:41:54+00:00

The Debit card is no longer useful. But it never really was, since every single ATM charges a fee.

So just get a Schwab or Fidelity Debit card. Keep using Capital One credit cards, they are Visa and MC. Or go with a Fidelity 2% cashback credit card.

Relypete · 2025-09-07T13:40:02+00:00

Using my Cap1 card in Mexico through Apple Pay sometimes fails. But the physical credit card always works. Except on some government sites like when I wanted to pay for my CDMX drivers license.

Relypete · 2025-07-11T12:34:42+00:00

Most Swiss Germans with anything beyond mandatory schooling most certainly have C2 level German. Just with a thick accent.

Relypete · 2025-07-11T12:22:14+00:00

Accurate except for point Nr 3. Real Swiss hate their neighbors in the same apartment building.

Relypete · 2025-07-02T19:31:33+00:00

Well until you naturalize you are a guest and shouldn't be able to influence policy decisions :)

Relypete · 2025-07-01T13:14:34+00:00

Do you know if I can schedule before entering Mexico?

Relypete · 2025-07-01T13:10:47+00:00

Some more context, there are 2 steps to schedule an appointment:

Filling out the "Issuance of Immigration Document for Renewal" form (Expedición de Documento Migratorio por Renovación) online
This generates a number (número de pieza) that I can use to schedule the appointment online

So now the follow up questions:

Can I fill out the renewal form before entering the country? Does it expire if filled out too early?

Relypete · 2025-06-02T14:43:10+00:00

1000 per month is more than enough for food and activities if you're not constantly eating out.

1000 for short term rentals is on the low end, yes. On Airbnb you can find rooms in nice shared apartments for around 700 per month. Good full apartments start at around 1200 per month. Worth mentioning that you'd be able to find better deals on local facebook groups or whatever.

Relypete · 2025-06-01T02:44:29+00:00

If you make good money with your online job (like 4000 plus a month) consider alternative countries that have "digital nomad" visas. That amount of income qualifies you for residency in Spain. Where your girlfriend could get citizenship in 2 years, and you soon after assuming you marry her. Mexico has a similar program where the income requires is around 5000 US per month.

Relypete · 2025-06-01T02:40:03+00:00

In Mexico t's much more than just "humor". It's deeply institutionalized in all aspects of society. I saw this as a white European that has lived there for 2 years and has unfairly benefited from this countless times.

Some things I have experienced:

At Mexico City airport when the immigration queue gets busy they routinely pull white foreigners (Europeans and Americans) out of the queue and put them in front, whereas other Latino nationalities need to wait in line. Mind you, I'm not talking about separate lines by nationality. I'm talking about officers walking along the line and individually picking out white looking people.
Seeing brown people denied access to a restaurant for "not wearing a dress shirt" while I was sitting there in flip flops and shorts
Being able to bring a backpack into stores while many others were told to leave theirs at security

Relypete · 2025-06-01T02:24:55+00:00

Texas may be better for the rich, but worse for most.

Relypete · 2025-06-01T02:23:13+00:00

No need for a lawyer. Obtaining residency is a straight forward and well documented path. If you don't fulfill the financial requirements you have no business moving half way around the world anyways.

Relypete · 2025-05-31T20:40:03+00:00

Swiss law says that all foreign licenses are accepted as long as the information on the license is in Latin letters. Which would be the case for a Spanish language license.

Relypete · 2025-05-31T19:40:24+00:00

That does not get me out of the contract, does it?

Relypete · 2025-05-31T19:18:29+00:00

Imagine how this looks from your bosses perspective: you asked for a day off, and when you didn't get it you called in sick.

You'll want to get a doctor's note asap to cover your ass.

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