This post was written in Spanish because it is a bit of paperwork that only Mexican students will EVER need to do. However, if for some reason you want a translation to English, then contact us. ​

​Procura no entrar en pánico. Todo se va a solucionar. Seguramente no eres el único: usualmente estos problemas se dan en bloques. Si quieres poderte comunicar con otros becarios en tu situación dentro de tu universidad para que puedan compartir la información que cada quien reciba, recuerda que el padrón de becarios es información pública y puede consultarse aquí.
Los casos de colegiaturas sin pago se dividen en dos:

• Colegiaturas que sí se pagaron pero en las cuales la universidad no recibió el comprobante de pago.
• Colegiaturas sin pago por problemas con las facturas, ya sea que éstas no hayan sido recibidas o bien, que se hayan recibido a destiempo o con datos que tengan algún problema.

 
A continuación te dejamos los pasos a seguir:

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Por Paulina Guerrero Gutiérrez, KCL Mexican Society President 2014-17
Revisado/aumentado por Rodrigo Orcajo Castelan, Alumni Officer

Usualmente, al ser personas relativamente jóvenes, los estudiantes no solemos preocuparnos por nuestra salud. Pero, ¡error! Una de las primeras cosas que se debe hacer al llegar a Reino Unido es registrarse en el National Health Service (NHS), es decir, el servicio británico de salud “público y gratuito”, aunque sea sólo por si acaso. Es importante registrarse pronto, en primer lugar porque muchas universidades o dorms lo tienen como requisito, y en segunda, porque las consultas médicas privadas son excesivamente caras. Lo más barato que cobrará un médico privado, si te va bien y sin ningún procedimiento extra, serán unas 80-100 libras. Por último, en caso de una emergencia - sí, todos decimos que nunca nos va a pasar-  todo saldrá más rápido y adecuado si sabemos utilizar el sistema. Al igual que todo sistema público de salud, el NHS es burocrático complicado y en ocasiones simplemente desesperante, sin embargo, si sabemos sacarle la vuelta y utilizarlo a nuestro favor, obtendremos atención de excepcional calidad prácticamente gratis, cosa que no pueden decir nuestros compañeros que estudian en los EUA, al tener que someterse a las restricciones de un seguro médico que no cubre muchas cosas y exige el pago de cuotas de “copago” -deducible en México.

By Paulina Guerrero Gutiérrez, 
KCL Mexican Society President, 2014-2017
(Spanish on the second half)

This is a question that we have had a lot recently. Finding a place to rent is complicated, especially if you’re still not on the actual city in which you are looking to rent. Just as in my last post, I can share my own experience.

by Paulina Guerrero Gutiérrez, KCL Mexican Society President 2014-2017 
​Last modified September 19, 2017
(Spanish on the second half)

DISCLAIMER: Be aware that UK immigration policy changes constantly. We keep up to date on these changes, but strongly encourage you to check for any recent changes here. 

Let me tell you about my own experience. I am by no means a certified advisor, which I encourage you to visit (most UK universities have immigration counsellors and they don’t charge you), but I can tell you about my own experience with my two visa requests, one for my MA and one for my PhD. This post only covers the money bits. I have recently written a new one with all the basics about how to get the visa. Check it out here. 

Fortunately, like most Mexicans students that come to the UK, I have funding (a CONACyT scholarship). This made everything easier. When I started my MA, however, I only had a partial scholarship, so I had to prove more money. This can be pretty tricky, because the British government doesn't just accept anything you’d think is enough. 

On September 26, 2014, students from the Rural Normal School 'Raúl Isidro Burgos' in Ayotzinapa, were attacked by the municipal police in Iguala, a city of the Mexican state of Guerrero.  The students were collecting funds to attend the commemoration of the Tlatelolco student massacre, 1968, and to commemorate two other students from the same community who were murdered in 2011. The municipal police opened fire against them, killing three students and three more people. Moreover, 43 students were disappeared, and since then there has not been information of their whereabouts. The next day, one of the students murdered, Julio César Mondragón, was found with signs of torture, his face flayed, his eyes taken out. Last Saturday (October 4th), clandestine mass graves were found near Iguala. According to the state's government, some of the bodies could correspond to the disappeared students. Whether the mass grave contains the bodies of the students or not, this is a tragedy that the KCL Mexican Society condemns. 

These are our November 2014 Day of the Dead winners. Thank you for participating!