Discover Mexico Lifestyle

Los Cabos living: guide to help you research and assess Los Cabos as a location for living, working, or retirement in Mexico

You can use a visitor permit to volunteer in Mexico provided the work is non-lucrative. This article describes what visa types you need to volunteer in Mexico

Learn about the 2026 fees when you apply for residency-related permits or a change in the status of your legal residency in Mexico

This five-part series on Essential Skills for Expats in Mexico describes key skills you’ll need to help you settle-in and assimilate to Mexico

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

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

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

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

In this final part of the series, learn how developing an awareness and understanding of Mexican culture is essential to integration and longer-term settlement

Debit and credit cards are a convenient way to pay for purchases and withdraw cash. Learn about using your Mexican and/or foreign-issued bank cards in Mexico

Spanish has two forms for the word 'you': the formal 'usted' and the informal 'tú.' Choosing the right form for the occasion requires some cultural insight

Our free and detailed guides about relocating to Mexico help you discover opportunities, make informed choices and connect to helpful resources