Topic - Living & Working

Mexico will turn its clocks back by one hour this coming weekend, ending its spring and summer engagement with Daylight Saving Time.
Officially, the clocks in Mexico will be turned back by one hour at precisely 0200 (2am) on Sunday, October 25th.  Europe too, will turn its clocks back by one hour on this date, but […]

Mexico’s geographical territory comprises a diverse topography including coastal plains, temperate highlands and extensive mountain ranges which climb to heights of over 10,000 feet above sea level. This diversity gives rise to a range of different climate zones.
If you’re planning to visit Mexico on vacation, or for longer periods – perhaps for living or retirement […]

If you’re living or working in Mexico, planning to retire here, or planning to invest in Mexican real estate, the likelihood is that you will need to open an account at a Mexican bank to facilitate your daily financial transactions in Mexico as well as manage money transfers between foreign accounts and your Mexican bank […]

In February of this year, Mexican law-makers rushed a bill through Congress that requires mobile phone operators in Mexico to track and store all customer details, calls, voicemails and text messages.
The new law also requires people acquiring a new pre pay mobile phone to provide official identification at the point of purchase.  The purchase of a “pre pay” […]

The profile of foreigners living in Mexico has changed since the 60’s and 70’s. Back then, most expats living here were long-term residents; today, most foreign expatriates arrive in Mexico and leave again within about three years.  Changing lifestyles, fixed-schedule work placements, and a constant emergence of new opportunities brought about through technology and globalization […]

Whether you are arriving in or departing from Mexico, there are some straightforward paperwork procedures you will need to engage with. Specific entry and exit procedures exist for foreign visitors, foreign residents on immigrant and non-immigrant visas, as well as Mexican nationals and naturalized foreigners.
Foreign Visitors – If you hold a passport issued by the United […]

A large proportion of foreigners purchasing property in Mexico choose to make their investment at one of Mexico’s many fine beach locations.  Mexico has over six thousand miles of sea-facing land with ample diversity for those who want to live near water: from the relatively calm shores of the Sea of Cortes (now more often […]

On January 23, 2007, the implementation of the first phase of the so-called “Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative” (WHTI) came into effect, requiring all passengers traveling by air to, or through, the United States to carry a passport denoting the person’s identity and citizenship.
As of June 1, 2009, all US and Canadian citizens who hitherto did not […]

We’ve been writing about the devaluation of Mexico’s peso in recent articles as well as some of the corollaries associated with the recent falls in value of the Mexican currency.
In periods when the peso/dollar exchange market becomes disorderly, some sectors of Mexico’s economy begin to switch pricing of their goods and services from Mexican pesos […]

Language is the instrument that provides access to a country’s culture, so being able to speak some Spanish will enable you to get the most from your visit to Mexico and, if you plan to live and work or retire here, having at least a working knowledge of the Spanish language will be essential for day-to-day living […]