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Living & Lifestyle insights for July
Insights and tips for better living & lifestyle in Mexico
Mexico co-hosting the World Cup
Mexico is co-hosting the 2026 soccer World Cup, alongside the USA and Canada. The country’s national team has reached the knock-out stages, and plays Ecuador at the Azteca Stadium on Tuesday June 30 (7 PM local time). If Mexico wins, they will play England or DR Congo in the Round of 16. Foreign Native shares comments on the tournament that began on June 11 at the emblematic Azteca Stadium and will conclude with a final match at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, USA, on July 19.
Changes and New Timetable announced for cell phone registration
On January 9, 2026, Mexico enacted a new law requiring all cell phone numbers to be verifiably associated with an individual. The law required users to register by no later than June 30, 2026 and telephone companies were told to suspend all lines not registered on July 1. Mexico is one of ~35 countries worldwide now demanding users register their number/(e)SIM with personal data.
By late June 2026, it was estimated that less than half of all lines were registered, and the government announced a new timetable that focuses on registration of pre-pay cellular telephony lines—that is, lines without a monthly contract.
The Mexican government has now stated that customers on contract cell phones no longer need to undertake the registration process.
Customers using a pre-pay (pay-as-you-go) cell phone must still register their phone, and the new timetable for disconnections is staggered between August and December 2026, based on the last digit of the cellphone’s line number.
Summer season and rains
Refreshing summer rains are sweeping across many parts of the mainland, drenching the landscape, refilling aquifers and bringing color and life to Mexico’s great outdoors. Read our guides and articles about Mexico’s rainy season including our guide about learning to live well through the periods of heavy rain.
Consulate-only support
Many readers have been asking about support for the consulate stage of their residency application, without the need for support of the second stage—exchanging a visa for a residency card. In response to this, our immigration associates now offer a consulate-only residency support package that offers support with identifying a consulate to apply at, making the appointment, and checking your documentation before you attend the interview.
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.
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.
Mosquito season in full-swing
Mosquitoes are most prevalent in Mexico between April and November, and their numbers swell during the rainy season (June to October). We share practical advice and tips for dealing effectively with mosquitoes when you’re visiting or living in Mexico.
Documentation in Mexico
When you plan to move to Mexico, and when you’re resident here, you will inevitably need to have official documents at hand for official filings and other matters.
Document Notarization / Apostille: Documents not issued in Mexico need to be notarized and/or apostilled before any government office will accept them. See our article about getting your documents notarized/apostilled. (Also contains a section about getting Mexican documents apostilled for use abroad.)
Document Translation: In addition to being notarized/apostilled, documents may need to be translated into Spanish by a certified translator. See our article about getting documents translated.
Document interpretation: If you’re living in Mexico and need support with interpreting or comprehending a document(s) in Spanish, our associates offer a document interpretation service.
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
Extraordinary journeys
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. If you’re planning ahead for tours this coming fall, summer is a good time to book a visit to experience the Monarch Butterflies that arrive in November to overwinter in Mexico.
Lifestyle stages and your location
A surprising number of people choose a location to live in Mexico based on a whim, or spontaneous or casual encounters. Taking a step back to identify your current and changing lifestyle needs, and giving due consideration to them as you short-list locations for your home in Mexico, will help you to choose a place that serves your intentions and protects your resources including any long-term property investment. Our article about matching your lifestyle needs with suitable locations highlights significant practical aspects to consider when you’re preparing your short-list of potential places to live (or relocate to) in Mexico.
Summer road trips across Mexico
Our extensive guide to driving and road trips in Mexico offers practical advice to help you prepare for your journey, including bringing your foreign-plated car across the border, using toll roads, road safety and vehicle security, vehicle breakdowns, dealing with accidents, and being properly insured 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.
Summer storms in Mexico and their effects
Summer heat gives rise to tremendous rainstorms across much of Mexico’s mainland. The storms bring refreshing rains and provide a dramatic and sometimes mesmerizing natural show to behold. They also bring powerful windstorms that may cause power cuts and other inconveniences.
Wind storms: Strong winds that may appear from nowhere often arrive before a rain storm. Learn more about Mexico’s mystical wind.
Power cuts: Wind, rain and lightning can cause electrical infrastructure to fail—by directly striking it, or indirectly by felling trees and other objects that fall onto powerlines (mostly overground in Mexico), lampposts or other electrical equipment. Learn about dealing with power outages in Mexico.
Property damage: Summer storms can cause considerable property damage particularly through flooding, wind causing trees or other structures to fall onto property, and power surges or brown-outs that can wipe out electrical equipment and appliances. Learn about caring for your home in Mexico.
Bank cards, electronic payments, and cash
With the ever-widening adoption of digital banking and lately, payments using smartphones, the use of physical cash continues to diminish in Mexico. When you need to withdraw cash from an ATM in Mexico, a bank card remains the only way to do this for now. (Cash withdrawals using smartphones are a likely future scenario.) A look around shops and malls, and especially at the habits of younger generations who now use cards and apps to pay for everything by default, would suggest that Mexico might become cashless much sooner than was possibly imagined—although for the time being the use of physical cash remains an important part of Mexico’s economy.
See also: Mexperience guide to managing your money and finances.
Your comprehensive guide to real estate and property in Mexico
Our guides to real estate in Mexico are extensive and share essential information about property in Mexico whether you are:
- Renting property in Mexico;
- Buying a home in Mexico;
- An owner who needs to insure and maintain the property;
- An owner who plans to rent their property in Mexico;
- Selling your home in Mexico; and
- Working with Real Estate Agents in Mexico.
Our guide to Mexico real estate is continually updated to provide meaningful insights for buyers, owners, sellers, and renters.
Summer pastimes and planning
Schools across Mexico break in July for the long summer recess and families are planning their annual vacations.
Mexico has a buoyant domestic tourist economy: Expect popular beach destinations and colonial cities to fill-up with visitors as families get-away for the summer. Book your accommodations in advance; to avoid the summer crowds choose accommodations off-the-beaten path or look for adult-only resorts if you don’t have children in your party.
Transportation: Expect Mexico’s bus stations and airports to be busier, and build in extra travel time to drive across the interstate highways that can become congested especially during mid-July and mid-August.
Summertime refreshment: Learn about the abundance of flavors when you buy ice-cream in Mexico; ask your local restaurant or bar about locally-produced artisanal beers, and for those long evening conversations with friends by the pool or on the terrace: know the difference between tequila, mezcal, and pulque.
Thinking about a move to Mexico?
Regardless of what stage you’re at in your thinking and planning about a potential move to Mexico, Mexperience helps you to make considered choices and informed decisions about moving here, settling-in, and cultivating a fruitful and wholesome lifestyle. Start here, with an introduction to our relocation and lifestyle guides and discover our extensive articles that help you explore options and make considered choices.
Leisure Tours in Mexico
Walking Tours: It’s the perfect time of year to take a walking tour. Our associates in Mexico City offer tours to help you discover the capital on foot.
Other tours: Our associates can also help with custom tours to experience Mexico’s Copper Canyon on what is one of the world’s most extraordinary train journeys, and a personally crafted tour of Mexico’s Yucatán region.
If you’re planning ahead for the fall season, consider visiting one of the natural sanctuaries in the oyamel fir tree forests west of Mexico City to experience the phenomenal Monarch Butterflies.
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.
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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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