Anyone know anything about American nurses working in Mexico?

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My husband (also an RN) and I dream of packing up the kids and moving to Mexico someday. Unless we wait 15-20 years to do so, we would most likely need some kind of income to pay the bills, and I'm just wondering if anyone has an experience working as an American RN in Mexico. By the time we'd make the move, I'd be a nurse-midwife, and he'd be a nurse practitioner.

I moved to Baja recently and LOVE IT. I moved from the bay area of San Francisco and feel SO much safer here. People are friendlier, everyone wants to help, it's amazing. If I never had to go back to the US I'd be happy as pie. But I have to, I work as a travel RN. Mexico rocks. Seriously. The US is dangerous in plenty of ways. I meet people here daily who moved from the US (not "America" - Mexico is in America too) for a better life. Better educational opportunies for kids, more wholesome...it's great here. Seriously.

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I'm even looking to work here but I need information about how to do it. Owlyhecate, help!

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Can you email me at [email protected]? Sounds like you know some of the things I'm trying to figure out! Thanks!

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Did you ever get any real information on nursing in Mexico?

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cammiandersen said:
Did you ever get any real information on nursing in Mexico?

Ha! No.

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we all watch the news, about Mexico and as well about neverending crime in US. Please understand we already made a decision and no need to patronize

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vali16 said:
we all watch the news, about Mexico and as well about neverending crime in US. Please understand we already made a decision and no need to patronize

Please understand that you dredged up a 6 year old thread. No one is patronizing anyone, at least in the last 6 years.

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

And I haven't moved to Mexico! Dang, this thread never dies.

We still want to move to somewhere in Central America, but when we do, it will be as retirees, and will most likely be to Nicaragua. So we have a ways to go yet. :)

And I'm not a nurse-midwife, and he's not an NP. Ah...the dreams of youth.

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Sadly, the many views of Mexico could not be farther from the truth. My wife and I have been going for years. There are sections of Mexico you should avoid due to increase in violence and risk of altercation. However, there are equally as many parts of Mexico which flourish such as the Yucatan, Jalisco and Nyarit states. Work there is nominal for health care workers. There is an increased need for health care workers such as RN's with some of the resorts and they offer decent benefits. You will not make what you do in the states but you can also live much cheaper, eat better for less, enjoy a climate which is wonderful and meet some of the best people in the world. If you believe Mexico is dangerous then you have only been informed of the places none of us who know it well would ever go.

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I know a nurse who lives near Baja on the Mexican side but crosses the border everyday to go to work. She loves it and gets paid great working in California, but pretty much has a super low cost of living because of residing in the Mexican side. I know there are visa processes amongst various other things that you have to do but it could be something for you to look into.

Wow didn't realize this thread was so old lol!

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Modell9156 said:
Sadly, the many views of Mexico could not be farther from the truth. My wife and I have been going for years. There are sections of Mexico you should avoid due to increase in violence and risk of altercation. However, there are equally as many parts of Mexico which flourish such as the Yucatan, Jalisco and Nyarit states. Work there is nominal for health care workers. There is an increased need for health care workers such as RN's with some of the resorts and they offer decent benefits. You will not make what you do in the states but you can also live much cheaper, eat better for less, enjoy a climate which is wonderful and meet some of the best people in the world. If you believe Mexico is dangerous then you have only been informed of the places none of us who know it well would ever go.

Do you do travel nursing into Mexico or do you live there? Please give me info as I am considering relocating or at least spending more time in mexico!

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It's May 2017 and I'm keeping this thread alive. Hoping that there's a US nurse working in MX who reads this.

Can my US license be transferred to a MX license? If so, how? What agencies do I start with?

Thanks!

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