http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/banking-in-the-yucatan.htm Online magazine about living, working and traveling in Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:05:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/banking-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-183680 kim Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:59:36 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=73#comment-183680 I am in Progreso right now and expats are saying that there is no Scotiabank in town. I have read somewhere that there IS a scotiabank here. Where is it? I want to use it's ATM... kim I am in Progreso right now and expats are saying that there is no Scotiabank in town. I have read somewhere that there IS a scotiabank here. Where is it? I want to use it’s ATM…
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]]> http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/banking-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-174492 Working Gringos Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:10:32 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=73#comment-174492 Hi Jack! That's probably and FM-2 they were referring to, and that's a type of visa. Its true that the banks are not as international as they seem. Paypal works great, though. And yes, a few trips is probably in order. If you have any questions, check out <a href="http://www.yucatanyes.com" rel="nofollow">www.yucatanyes.com</a> which tries to answer these types of operational questions for English-speakers in the Yucatan. Hi Jack! That’s probably and FM-2 they were referring to, and that’s a type of visa. Its true that the banks are not as international as they seem. Paypal works great, though. And yes, a few trips is probably in order. If you have any questions, check out http://www.yucatanyes.com which tries to answer these types of operational questions for English-speakers in the Yucatan.

]]> http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/banking-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-174400 Jack Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:43:15 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=73#comment-174400 Hey guys, Good article but you really didn't say how to open an account. I discovered that you need an HR-2 (????) I think from the American consulate. Anyway, some form. I think it's different if you live here or only visit infrequently. Seems like you need a permanent local address. So if you plan to do business here, it is helpful. What I wanted to do was to open an account with a bank that had a relationship with the parent bank in the States so that I could put my contractor on the account here and let him use an ATM card to take money out as needed ( as I deposited it). They don't do that. It seems that the banks here do not have a straight through relationship with U.S. banks even thought the CitiBank sign hangs in the lobby, they don't open Citibank accounts here. I decided that I'll just use Paypal to pay him. For me it seems that it will take at least two or maybe three trips to get everything I need to open an account here. Hey guys,
Good article but you really didn’t say how to open an account. I discovered that you need an HR-2 (????) I think from the American consulate. Anyway, some form. I think it’s different if you live here or only visit infrequently. Seems like you need a permanent local address. So if you plan to do business here, it is helpful.
What I wanted to do was to open an account with a bank that had a relationship with the parent bank in the States so that I could put my contractor on the account here and let him use an ATM card to take money out as needed ( as I deposited it). They don’t do that. It seems that the banks here do not have a straight through relationship with U.S. banks even thought the CitiBank sign hangs in the lobby, they don’t open Citibank accounts here.
I decided that I’ll just use Paypal to pay him. For me it seems that it will take at least two or maybe three trips to get everything I need to open an account here.

]]> http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/banking-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-164596 Working Gringos Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:57:03 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=73#comment-164596 Linda, please explore our website and our advertisers. There is a LOT of good information here about living in the Yucatan... it's what we are all about. In particular, check out www.yucatanyes.com for more of the technical details about things like registering your car, getting your visa and that sort of thing. Good luck with your new life adventure! Linda, please explore our website and our advertisers. There is a LOT of good information here about living in the Yucatan… it’s what we are all about. In particular, check out http://www.yucatanyes.com for more of the technical details about things like registering your car, getting your visa and that sort of thing. Good luck with your new life adventure!

]]> http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/banking-in-the-yucatan.htm/comment-page-1#comment-164533 Linda Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:25:20 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=73#comment-164533 Have been searching for months for info just like this!! We are moving to Merida MX in the spring, and could not find any reliable info on banking, retirement checks, etc. If you have any info on living in Merida (ie:decent rentals) please, please let me know, or direct me to a sight. We speak very limited spanish. Have been searching for months for info just like this!! We are moving to Merida MX in the spring, and could not find any reliable info on banking, retirement checks, etc.
If you have any info on living in Merida (ie:decent rentals) please, please let me know, or direct me to a sight. We speak very limited spanish.

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