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5 years ago

Young(ish) couple moving from Europe on a retiree visa

5 years ago
Hi all,
My wife and I are 35 years old and we want to move to mexico (Jalisco) mid 2019. I am retired and my wife and I do not plan to work in mexico.

I have been looking around a lot and it is quite hard to find any kind of information that not specifically about US expats.
If anyone can help me answer these questions of at least point me in the right direction (web-sites or information on who to contact) that would be greatly appreciated!

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My pension is paid by the state of Luxembourg (EU) onto my bank account in Luxembourg. So my first question is:
If i open a bank account in Mexico to have my pension paid directly onto it, will i have to pay taxes in Mexico again? (my pension is of course being taxed in Luxembourg)

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My second question is about buying a house/land.
In order to buy a house or land in mexico i need to transfer my money or pay the seller directly from my Luxembourg account. (I am by no means rich, the amount will be in the 400.000€ after we sell out house/car/stuff and pay off our debts)
Can this be done without paying insanely high taxes on it? I mean can i buy a house/land for that amount without having to pay extra taxes just because the money is entering Mexico?
Or so I have to wire 9999€ every month until all the money is in Mexico, like it needs to be done in countries like Switzerland to avoid taxation?

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My third question is about the healthcare.
I will be in Mexico on a permanent visa (retiree) and my wife will be on a long term visa (family reunification program). None of us will be working.
Do we need to buy a private health insurance? Or do we qualify for the national healthcare?

Thanks for any advice or answer you can provide.
Regards,
Steve.

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