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Living & Lifestyle insights for August
Insights and tips for better living & lifestyle in Mexico
Peak summer season
The drenching rains that started to sweep across the country’s mainland in May continue to bring welcome refreshment and dramatic storms as Mexico’s summer season moves into its peak during August. Schools are on their summer recess and families are taking annual vacations, filling-up the roads, bus stations, and airports as they head to Mexico’s popular beach resorts and colonial cities.
Mexico announces updated guidelines for visa issuance
On July 25th, Mexico announced a series of new guidelines that will affect how visas are issued. Mexican consulates abroad and immigration offices in Mexico will begin to adopt the new guidelines over the coming weeks and months. We have published a summary of some key points we and our associates noted after reviewing the new law and we’ll keep the article updated when further details emerge about how consulates abroad and immigration offices in Mexico are adopting the new guidelines in practice.
Enjoying your holiday road trip
August is one of the busiest times of year on Mexico’s roads and interstate highways. Our articles and insights about driving in Mexico share key things you need to know before you hit the road; and our guide to auto insurance will help you to get the coverage you need for peace of mind when you’re driving, that can include coverage for vehicle breakdown assistance.
See also: Transportation in Mexico
Learn or improve your Spanish this summer
When you’re living in Mexico, or if you plan to make Mexico a part of your lifestyle plans in the future, learning or improving your Spanish language skills will give you deeper access to the culture and make your everyday experiences more meaningful. Our Spanish language associates offer online lessons customized to your language-learning goals.
Managing your dwelling spaces in Mexico
Creating a comfortable, secure, and enjoyable home in Mexico requires more than just buying or renting a house here. Our extensive guides teach you about securing your home and keeping it well maintained throughout the changing seasons. Start with our guide to home maintenance and security, and for the latest updates visit our section about Home Stewardship in Mexico.
Applying for and managing your residency
If you’re planning to apply for residency in Mexico, our detailed outline of the process helps you to map out the journey. Our guide about managing your residency in Mexico is filled with helpful advice for existing residents. Our immigration associates offer consultation and practical assistance to help through every stage of the process as you apply for and afterward manage your Mexico residency.
When you need assistance and practical support with a first-time Mexico residency application, an existing residency renewal, visa or card exchanges, and managing your existing residency status—our immigration associates can help.
Learn more about how their services save you time and help to avoid common mistakes made by applicants.
Appointments and time scales
Readers sometimes ask us about appointments at Mexican consulates abroad and/or immigration offices in Mexico—and about the timescales for visa applications. Our guides about making appointments at consulates and immigration offices, and typical timescales for obtaining visas for Mexico offer practical advice.
Peak season at the Copper Canyon
Mexico’s Copper Canyon is popular with visitors at this time of year, as the rains cause the canyon’s rivers to swell, and their flora to burst into life.
Places to live on paths less traveled
Discover locations to live in Mexico that have been catching the attention of foreign residents in recent years, as some well some underexplored places off-the-beaten path.
Health & Medical Insurance Options — Summary
Long-term residents in Mexico may arrange a local private health insurance plan, known in Spanish as seguro de gastos medicos mayores, or might choose to enroll in Mexico’s healthcare system, IMSS. Some long-term residents with health plans in the US choose instead to buy medical evacuation insurance.
People on (frequent) short-stay visits to Mexico can arrange for medical expenses to be covered during their stays with insurance coverages for short-term trips not lasting more than 90 days.
For extended stays in Mexico up to six months, our article about coverages for extended stays in Mexico provides guidance about getting coverage for emergency medical expenses.
See also: Health and medical insurance options
Document apostilles and translations
This is a reminder that any official foreign-issued documents (e.g., Birth and Marriage Certificates) you present to government offices in Mexico as part of an application for residency or other services must be apostilled and translated into Spanish by translator certified by the Mexican Judiciary. Our articles about getting documents apostilled and translating documents into Spanish for use in Mexico offer helpful guidance and connections.
Learning to live well in the rain season
A key aspect of learning to live well in Mexico includes adapting to, and finding enjoyment in, the local climates and environment all year-round. Mexico’s rainy season —that typically begins during the late spring and ends during mid-fall— brings refreshment, color, and delightful floral scents to Mexico’s air and landscapes. It also presents a range of challenges to cope with. We share practical tips and insights about how to live well and enjoy the rain season in Mexico.
Arrange Insurance for Your Vehicle in Mexico
Arrange coverage for your foreign-plated vehicle with our associate—that offers attractive and competitively-priced insurance coverages for your vehicle.
If you have a Mexican-plated car and intend to drive it across the border to the United States, our associates offer Northbound car insurance for your trip.
Buy an existing house, build on a lot, or renovate a property?
Most people seeking to establish a home in Mexico buy a prebuilt house, but opportunities also exist for building a custom house, as well as for renovating old properties which have fallen into decay through years of neglect. Learn about the options, the advantages and drawbacks of each option on our guide to buying, building or renovating property in Mexico.
Property and Real Estate in Mexico
Our guide to real estate in Mexico is thorough, extensive—and continually updated.
Tips for choosing a home insurance policy. Get an instant quote online.
Learn about working with realty agents and find an agent to work with.
Consider having your property transaction independently examined.
Discover other professional service providers.
Comprehensive guide to living & lifestyles
Our extensive guide to living & lifestyles offers valuable insights when you’re exploring prospects for living, working, retirement and cultivating your lifestyle in Mexico. Get practical advice, incisive local knowledge, and meaningful guidance that helps you to discover opportunities, consider your choices, make informed decisions, and connect to helpful resources. Our guide to living & lifestyles in Mexico is continually updated and, like all guides and articles on Mexperience, it’s completely free to access.
Minding your manners
Learning about and respecting local customs and social practices is an integral part of assimilating a new lifestyle in a country that is foreign to your home culture. Our guide to social etiquette in Mexico helps you to navigate Mexico’s contemporary social etiquette and get acquainted with the social graces practiced here. It can also help to prevent you from making embarrassing or unnecessary faux pas.
Summertime Leisure Tours in Mexico
Vibrant colors in the Copper Canyon
Summer is peak season in the canyons, as the rains bring growth, color, fragrance, and vibrancy to this most remarkable natural landscape. Take an extraordinary train journey through Mexico’s Copper Canyon to experience dramatic landscapes and absorb breath-taking natural scenery.
Plan ahead for the autumn
For those planning ahead to the fall season, consider arranging your tour to see the Monarch butterflies—that will begin to arrive in Mexico during November.
Benefits of a Custom Made Leisure Tour
Whether you’re visiting Mexico for a short vacation or living here and seeking to discover more of the the country you’ve adopted as your home, a custom tour enables you to make the most of your leisure time and absorb the experience of the activity instead of grappling with the details and logistics.
We work with travel partners who know Mexico intimately and craft custom tours that offer a distinctive alternative to the banalities of mass tourism. Our section about Custom Tours of Mexico helps you to discover choices and connect with travel specialists who can help you to craft your customized trip.
Mexico Living Essentials
Guides and updates for everyday living & lifestyle in Mexico.
Roadcraft — Browse our extensive insights about driving & road trips in Mexico. Learn about being properly insured for the journey.
Insights and advice for safe and enjoyable road trips across Mexico
Learn about being properly insured when you drive in Mexico to cover liabilities, breakdowns, and medical incidents while you’re on the road. Get a quote now and arrange coverage online.
Immigration & Residency — Mexperience publishes detailed and regularly updated information about residency in Mexico. Learn about how to apply, and how to manage your residency card and status. Obtain tele-assistance or accompanied assistance to help with the procedures and filing.
House & Home — Our guide to Mexico real estate is the most comprehensive you’ll find. When you buy or rent a home here, learn about how to keep it well cared for with our articles about Home Stewardship. Also learn how to keep your dwelling spaces adequately secured and properly insured.
Home insurance can mitigate the costs of loss and damage
A good home insurance policy can mitigate the costs of storm damage to your own property in Mexico, and also cover you for third party damages—if a tree or wall falls into your neighbor’s house or onto the street, for example.
Learn more about choosing a policy for your needs, and get an instant quote online.
Health & Wellbeing — Read tips & insights for health and wellness in Mexico. Learn about health insurance options. Get a quote for private health insurance.
Money & Banking — Our complete and regularly updated guide to money and banking in Mexico helps you to learn about Mexico’s peso, open and manage a local bank account, make money transfers, use bank cards, and deal with everyday financial matters in Mexico.
Insurance coverages for your lifestyle in Mexico
Connect to our insurance associates and get quotes online for essential insurance services that can mitigate the economic effects of unforeseen events and provide practical support through what are often difficult situations.
What to look for in an auto insurance policy for Mexico
Discover More of Mexico
Mexperience accompanies you throughout your journey.
When you’re looking for a new lifestyle in Mexico, Mexperience is with you at every step—from those first key decisions about moving, to settling-in and cultivating a fruitful lifestyle everyday. And when you need time away for leisure and recreation, we help you to discover & arrange meaningful leisure experiences.
| Topic | Mexperience Sections |
| Mexico Lifestyles | Living & Lifestyles Guide | Lifestyle Planning
Living in Mexico | Retirement in Mexico |
| Residency | Routes to Residency | How to Apply |
| House & Home | Mexico Real Estate Guide—Buying, Renting, Owning, Selling |
| Transport & Communications | Driving | Auto Insurance
Flying | Buses | Taxis | Getting Around |
| Leisure & Recreation | Travel Inspiration | Travel Destinations |
| Learning Spanish | Why Spanish? | Spanish in Mexico |
| Assistance | Connect to Helpful Assistance Services |
| Lexica | Explore Mexico A-to-Z |
Drive properly insured in Mexico
Learn about being properly insured when you drive in Mexico to cover liabilities, breakdowns, and medical incidents while you’re on the road.
Home and property insurance
Whether you own or rent a house in Mexico, a home insurance policy can provide essential support in the event of troublesome circumstances including structural damage, floods, burglary, and events that affect third parties. Learn about insurance policies to protect your home in Mexico.
Home insurance: Get an online quote and arrange instant coverage.
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