Mexican Visa card--good idea?

[DonJuane]

Be sure to state your residency status because I believe that matters if you can register for one or not. If you don't get an answer here I can contact a friend for you. I am not a permanent resident yet because I have a US auto here I don't want to give up just yet and it can't be nationalized. You are spot on with the problems with bus tickets, Tecel online recharges etc.

Also another resource for information relating generally to Mexico is Facebook group "On The Road In Mexico", which contains a whole lot of ads, bickering and photos of people's lunches but you can from time to time extract some good info from there, such as qualifications and procedures for applying for a bank account.

Here's a little bit more about it. https://www.mexperience.com/lifestyle/li...in-mexico/

Incidentally, my friend as a permanent resident here does have a bank account where a small balance is kept specifically for the reasons you identified.