Living in Mexico

Essential Skills for Expats 1: Learn Spanish

In part one of our series about Essentials Skills for Expats in Mexico we examine possibly the most essential skill of all: learning the local language

Essential Skills for Expats 2: Flexibility & Patience

In this third part of our series, we explore how developing flexibility and patience are essential qualities to assimilate well to your lifestyle in Mexico

Essential Skills for Expats 3: Negotiation & Bargaining

In part three of this series, discover how how trade, negotiation, and bargaining are woven-in to the fabric of everyday Mexican culture

Essential Skills for Expats 4: Contacts & Networking

Learn about how cultivating helpful local contacts and real social networking in your local community are vital to your everyday life situations in Mexico

Discover Places for Living, Working or Retirement in Mexico

This series introduces you to locations in Mexico that foreign residents consider for living, working or retirement, organized by their current notoriety

Time Scales for Obtaining Mexico Residency Visas and Cards

When you're applying for residency in Mexico, you will need to take typical time scales into account for processing your visa and residency card

FAQs: Obtaining Residency in Mexico via ‘Economic Solvency’

The most frequently-asked questions (and answers) about applying for residency in Mexico based on 'economic solvency'—using income or savings/investments

Learning to Live Well During Mexico’s Rainy Season

Learn about the charms and living with the challenges of Mexico's rainy season that brings refreshment, color, vibrancy and new life to the landscape

Principal Routes to Obtaining Legal Residency in Mexico

This article describes principal routes foreigners take to apply for legal residency in Mexico, with references to additional information and helpful resources