J'ai peut être bien trouvé du travail au MExique, seulement, je suis un peu perdue en ce qui concerne le visa. Je n'ai pas encore vu avec la personne qui m'a contactée si la boîte qui souhaite m'engager peut prendre en charge les papiers administratifs... bon, comme cela m'étonnerait fort, j'aimerais savoir comment les uns et les autres ont fait.
A priori, je devrais être là bas au moins deux ans. Est il possible de venir avec un visa tourisme dans un premier temps et de travailler avec? est ce légal?
Comment trouver un appartement là bas? ou une colocation, cela pourrait être intéressant pour rencontrer des gens et parler?
est ce que Mexico est vraiment une ville dangereuse? je me doute qu'il y a des quartiers à éviter, mais quand on est une jeune (bien pâle!) étrangère, est ce que ça craint? Je me suis déjà baladé en Inde sans problèmes, mais les Indiens sont plutôt cools... en revanche, je ne connais pas les Mexicains...
Je reviens à l'appartement: est ce aussi compliqué qu'en France? faut il tout un tas de garanties, de papiers etc? ou est ce plutôt cool comme en Ecosse où on arrive, on donne les sous et l'appart est à nous?
Je crois que c'est tout pour l'instant. Merci pour vos réponses!
Bonjour, il faut absolument que ton employeur potentiel s'occupe du visa de résidence te permettant de travailler, pour cela il faut contrat de travail,
copie traduite et certifiée des diplomes. Mais venir avec un visa touriste et essayer d'obtenir un visa résidant ultérieurement je déconseille.
Il faut éviter au Mexique de se retrouver en position illégal car c'est l'ideal pour etre obliger de payer des "mordidas".
Coté logement on trouve des studios et des chambres meublées a louer assez facilement, coté quartiers il y a bien sur des coins a éviter. Il faut bien sur savoir ou se trouve le lieu de travail, car la ville est immense et il vaut mieux habiter du meme coté.
Coté risques a Mexico pour une fille seule, prendre les précautions habituelles, éviter de sortir le soir, et surtout ne jamais engager la conversation avec des personnes que vous ne connaissez pas , envoyer ballader les Mexicains dragueurs ( on ne sait jamais si l'intention est sympa ou ?)
Voir les déboires de joiedevivre sur le forum.
Salut toi! Je voulais savoir à quel endroit tu voulais aller travailler et vivre au Mexique? Tu sais, moi aussi je pense fortement partir travailler quelque temps au Mexique et j'hésite beaucoup entre Playa del Carmen et la ville de Mexico. Étant donné que j'ai quelques amis qui vivent à Mexico et qu'ils me disent sans cesse que c'est une ville avec une population trop stressée et folle, je commençais à penser plutôt à m'installer du côté de la mer des Caraibes. En fait, j'y ai passé un mois, l'été dernier et j'ai adorée! Bref, moi aussi je me poses plusieurs questions sur l'acquisition d'un visa de travail et etc. J'aimerais beaucoup travailler en hôtellerie ou comme enseignante mais je n'ai pas de diplôme en enseignement. Il me reste à voir si cela est possible...Voilà, donc tout dependant quand tu désirais y aller, je me suis dit qu'on pourrait peut-être communiquer ensemble et peut-être même se rejoindre là bas. Moi aussi j'ai un peu la trouille d'être seule à mexico city...sans vouloir creer des craintes supplémentaires reste que Mexico city est l'une des villes les plus '' dangereuses et peuplées'' du monde voire même la première avec Sao Paulo, Caracas, etc. Reste que pour connaître les mexicains, ils sont vraiment sympa et que la vie mexicaine est géniale! :) Donnes-moi de tes nouvelles et on essaies de voir si il y aurait possibilité de se rejoindre! Ça pourrait être vraiment plaisant à deux et d'autant plus, plus sécuritaire! :)
Bonne journée à toi !
Marie-eve
salut pour repondre a vos questions mexico est une ville dangereuse surtout pour une fille et venant d'europe!
la population de mexico est tres pauvre, biensur il y a des riches car c'est un pays inegalitaire, beaucoup de precaution a prendre rester dans des quartiers corecte et surtout ne pas etre dans la rue apres 23H, utilisé le taxi(pas cher).
Pour ma part le gros soucie de mexico est la pollution omnipresente!evidement il y de jolie chose a voir musée etc.
Mais il ya telement de belle chose a voir au mexique que je prefere a la cuidad de mexico.
bonne route
Merci à tous pour vos réponses.
J'ai plus de nouvelles maintenant, cela se concrétise. Je pense demander un contrat par mail, pour avoir une preuve et parce que cela ne serait pas prudent de partir sans contrat de travail.
Je risque de partir d'ici un mois, ne connaissant personne, si certains d'entre vous ont de bonnes adresses d'Hôtels/Guest houses, je suis preneuse! Je pense par la suite chercher une colocation. Si vous avez des conseils à ce sujet, je suis également preneuse.
Marie Eve, je ne sais pas quand est ce que tu envisages de partir, mais cela va sans doute se faire très rapidement pour moi, aussi je ne sais pas si ta proposition de partir à deux tient toujours. Pour ma part, je pense que c'est une bonne idée. Je t'envoie mon mail perso.
Bonjour moi j'etais a mexico df en aout (ma petite amie est de la bas) c'est une ville immense, avec un rythme de vie de fou..
beaucoup de monde, beaucoup de traffic, bcp de pollution.
moi perso jpourrais pas vivre a mexico, d'ailleurs ma petite amie veut absolument partir et venir me rejoindre en france...elle travaille pour l'etat (elle est institutrice)elle ne sait jamais quand elle va recevoir sa paye , bref c'est pas une vie facile la bas..(au mexique en général)
une personne t'a dit de prendre le taxi, un conseil ne le prend pas surtout si tu es une fille, il y a deja eu beaucoup de viol, ou generalement les chauffeurs sont souvent lourd avec les filles(pour te dire ma copine qui vit la bas, ne le prend presque jamais ou sinon toujours accompagné)
mais en tt cas il y a toujours quelques choses a faire a mexico df
bon courage
bye
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