Cancún Airport is rolling out 40 new biometric e-gates to help speed up immigration processing ahead of the World Cup. While the new system is designed to make entry faster for eligible tourists, residents and visa holders should NOT use these automated gates.

If you are entering Mexico with:
• Temporary Residency
• Permanent Residency
• A visa or ongoing immigration process

You MUST go directly to an INM immigration officer.

Using the e-gates can put your immigration status at risk because the system is intended for tourists only. If your entry is not properly registered by an immigration agent, it can create serious issues with your residency or visa status.

We are already seeing increased restrictions from INM when trying to correct these entry mistakes afterward. In many cases, adjustments that were previously possible with the FMM/IMM process are becoming much more difficult.

Please save yourself the stress, delays, extra costs, and potential loss of residency by making sure you speak directly with an immigration officer upon arrival.

Always present:
✅ Your passport
✅ Your residency card or visa documents

And verify your entry is processed correctly before leaving immigration.

My wife and I will be retiring soon and we would love to live at or near a beach in Mexico. Unfortunately, in many areas near the ocean we've heard that the summers are brutal with not only high heat but high humidity, as well.

Here's my question: during those hot months could we just stay inside with the AC and fans running? We could even order in our food and groceries so we don't have to go out. Or would it still feel really uncomfortable?

NOTE: We will have about $5500 per month to live on, so we're not overly worried about higher electrical costs.

Thanks!

Hello, I'm currently in México. I am in the state of México. I'm fairly remote in a small town. I've been trying to get my double citizenship but the smaller offices ask for a lot more documents. I currently don't have my birth certificate apostille. I would rather avoid doing so because the shipping cost for FedEx is a lot for me right now. I'm on a limited income. I brought up the "Soy México" program and AMOL decree 2024 stating "registering Mexicans abroad can bypass apostille". My town office said they "never received such updates" so they want more documents than other places ask for. Example; proof of residency, my parents curp. Apostille birth certificates. Death certificates.

I am willing to travel to México city to get my double citizenship. I only have my birth certificate and my parents' birth certificates. I got their CURP online.

Will México city be easier? Also how much is the process so I can budget accordingly. Thanks.

Reaching out to hear from other people’s experiences recently in opening a bank account. So far I’ve been rejected from:

Santander
Inbursa
Scotiabank
Banorte (need the person listed on the proof of address to be present to open the account- last resort for me)

They are only accepting permanent residents.

So far I’m 3 weeks into trying with HSBC to open the account and the executive keeps on making errors when entering my information into the system causing the account to be blocked. I’ve been back to the branch about 8 times - I like to have patience with people with stuff like this because I know bureaucracy here is tough but honestly it’s driving me insane.

I’ve been told the government has change some of the rules around proof of identity recently, so I’m wondering what other people’s experiences have been over the past few months and which bank I should try next if HSBC is still being a pain in the neck.

Hello, I just started the process to renew my temp visa at the Puerto Vallarta immigration office (I have my pieza) and am curious about how long the next steps take.

I'm hitting the "no appointments available" alert on the portal but I assume if I'm persistent, I'll get one (my 30 days starting on a weekend probably is why I'm not finding availability).

My main question is: for anybody who has gone through the renewal process recently in PV, do you get your new card the same day as the appointment or do you have to wait around for X number of days?

Thanks so much for your help!

Where I'm from I usually would sell things like a expensive camera via eBay or similar as it's just easier/protected and such. Get paid online through a company and ship the box via mail. Easy.

But here is mostly Facebook market place. I have a camera worth around 20k MXN I'm looking to sell. IS there any dos/donts about it? I'd hate to get given fake money or something was my thought...

I wanna get the Visa de Residente Temporal and i know it can be done by yourself but I really wanna make sure to get this right and not rejected. Kindly let me know

I plan on moving end of May next year. I wish I could go sooner but I know if I hang around and continue to save like I have been I'll have at least 38k but I wonder if that'll even be enough.

How much did it cost you to move? What are ways to save on a move? I'm all the way in PA so crossing the border is probably gonna take days by car or truck. I'm concerned about what gas prices are gonna look like next year and wonder if it's worth while to rent an electric vehicle for a while and just slowly move things into a storage unit in Texas maybe.

In my experience flights from the US to Mexico charge a Mexico Tourism Fee unless you're a Mexican Citizen and list your citizenship as Mexican when booking the flight. However, for the rest of the people who should be exempt this does them dirty. When you google what the official name of that tax is in Mexico, it's called DNR "Derecho de No Residente". It literally calls out in the name that it's for Non Residents!

So if you're a resident but not a citizen, what are you suppose to do. It's just that the US airlines have not taken the time to create a more sophisticated way to note the proof / reason why you are exempt.

In my Dad's case, he's a permanent resident. So we called the United agent and explained the situation. I told her the tax is actually called DNR "Derecho de No Residente" or "Visitor Non Resident". I also mentioned I had found the information on a Mexican government website. I offered to share the information. She could not receive an email, but she was patient enough for me to verbally share the entire link. She reviewed the PDF on the site (Page 3, second paragraph is where it states Temporary and Permanent residents are exempt).

She asked us to hold and said she needed authorization from guest services. After a few minutes, she came back and said she could go ahead and waive the tax. At least the time we put in gave us the result we wanted. Hope this helps others.

Here's the PDF link: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/565926/Ingreso_de_Extranjeros.pdf

Worth mentioning, if you read page 3 of that pdf, there are even more reasons you could be exempt from that tax. Check it out.

After visiting CDMX for serval years, I finally got caught up in a rental scam. I paid the deposit via Wise and I haven't heard from him since the payment was delivered (he's very responsive normally). I know Wise won't really help (I made a report today, regardless), and pleaseeee, I don't want tips on how to prevent this/what I should have done- I know it's my fault. I'm going to attempt to dispute it through my bank account (the money was pulled from Wise was through my checking account). He originally asked me to pay via bank transfer but I opted for wise because of my foreign bank account. I highly doubt it will get it approved, but I'd like to prevent this from happening to anyone else. Any tips? Should I report this to the local police? I do have his bank account information and a trail of evidence that showed what was agreed upon/messages/receipts.

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Is everyone tipping the water people that deliver a 20L garrafon? How much?

I’d like to buy some clothes (man)

EDIT: I am obviously not talking about the geographical west, more about 1st world economies

I am in the process of currently building up my career in Germany and plan to accumulate at least five years of experience in areas of IFRS controlling accounting etc. + get ACCA qualified. I’ve made a lot of research about ideal countries to expat to and I saw apparently in some key sectors like IT and finance Mexico is experiencing a boom in near shoring and investment from western companies relocating their headquarters to mexico to save money and pay relatively competitive salaries for the cost of living, especially in CDMX. I am not talking about accounting roles for local mexican companies, i am referring to regional hubs and shared services centers where the role‘s scope is more international. I am beyond tired of Europe and feel way more connection & chemistry with Americans and hispanics in my experience, so that’s an added bonus. How doable is it to build a relatively well paid career in finance in Cdmx? what is the potential for disposable income compared to, say, Germany? I say that considering I do not want to learn any additional European language to “advance” my career here in europe. I am a native French speaker and it took me a lot to get to a near native level in English, I do have intermediate Spanish and that is the only language I’m willing to work on to get fluent to. You can get by in Europe with English but at some point you hit career ceilings

Solved: Edit: Hahaha well I feel dumb. You can call me that or something else not nice if you want, I wouldn't blame you. Seems I didn't navigate their website correctly. Thanks everyone. ❤️

Sorry for the dumb question but I couldn't find an email on the website for Philadelphia's mexican consulate website and I recently started learning spanish so I wasn't able to navigate their spanish only phone menu options.

I'm from the US and my passport book is coming in the mail soon so I know I can't do anything now. I would like to know what paperwork they want since I am not comfortable only relying on info from Gemini for this.

I'm trying to find out solely for that location since I heard some consulates are stricter than others. I don't know if that's true though.

Living with my partner who is from Mexico in Oaxaca.

My passport expires in November and I’m now seeing that I may need to be in the US to apply for the renewal process or go to the US Embassy to renew.

What kind of process am I looking at getting this renewed while staying in MX? Am i going to be stuck from travelling for the whole duration of renewal? Any US citizens been through renewing it in MX? Any advice or guidance is a huge help.

Hi! I started a process of getting my temporary residency permit via marriage around two months ago in Nuevo Leon state and wanted to know other people’s experiences. we had an interview with my partner on march 25th and ever since had no updates on my application. we tried calling the office and went there to check what’s going on. the officer said they’re waiting for confirmation from civil registry. so i wanted to know if someone here had similar problem and how long it usually takes to get the permit. thanks ahead! (sorry if my grammar is not the best. english isn’t my first language)

Hello everyone, am a 36M from Canada, looking to spend a month in Mexico for a lot of good food and beach relaxation. I am not a drinker/smoker, but love mexican food and the beaches/sunshine.. Been to a bunch of all inclusives when i was younger 10 years ago, but looking to live like a local this time. Fly in and get an Airbnb. walk around locally or use a rental bicycle etc..

looking for suggestions from locals or other expats on where to pick to go for my month. I am comfortable using public transit, and not looking for a late night party scene like cancun. love street food and access to beach somwhat close by. appriecate any and all suggestions! thanks in advance Pete

Hello! My fiancé and I are planning to move to Mexico in September in search of a lifestyle change, to be closer to some of her family (she is a Mexican citizen), and to plan our wedding. She also recently lost her job, and I would be able to support us on one salary much more comfortably in Mexico, especially as I already work 90+% remotely.

Her family lives in Guanajuato state, some in the small town of Ojo de Agua del Refugio, and some in a larger town of San Jose Iturbide (which is about 40 minutes from Queretaro). She visited earlier this year and really loved San Jose Iturbide, but we are really struggling to find decent rentals online and on Facebook groups. We quickly learned that we need to be in person to do any real house hunting in the area. Therefore, we have booked a one-month Airbnb in Juriquilla (which can be extended as needed), as a comfortable place to settle in, while we get accustomed to the move and start to look for a longer-term rental (both in San Jose Iturbide and in Queretaro).

In a perfect world, we would love to find a nice house to rent that already has appliances included, has a yard/jardin for our 2 small dogs, an outdoor sitting space for us (ideally with some covered portions from the sun), and that is walkable to local shops, fruterias, restaurants, etc. We would be comfortable spending $700-$1,000 USD in San Jose Iturbide or $1,000-1,300 USD in Queretaro. Any thoughts/feedback or responses to my initial questions below would be incredibly appreciated!

1.    Has anybody else tried finding rental houses in smaller Mexican cities (San Jose Iturbide is somewhere in the 70k-80k population range)? Any tips you may have would be appreciated, as it is clear that online postings are few and far between compared to larger cities like Queretaro.

2.    Has anybody else moved to Mexico with dogs? How big of a pain is this? We have 2 Cavelier King Charles Spaniels (about 24 pounds each). Our current plan is to drive them down in our car, as we will need to keep one car living in Juriquilla.

3.    What are all the considerations we need to think about with driving down? We will be taking our 2017 Subaru Outback. We are hoping to have a family member from Mexico drive us from the border into Mexico, as I know the roads are very challenging if you are not experienced. She is a citizen and I will have a Temporary Resident Visa and will be applying for the TIP.

4.    If we wanted to bring down some of our furniture (couch, dresser, coffee table, desk, a couple TVs, etc.), what is the best way to go about this? I am seeing pretty crazy prices of over $10k for full international shipping companies. Would it make more sense to drive a U-Haul down to TX and warehouse them in a storage unit for a while? And then once we are fully settled, we find a way to get them the rest of the way? Any thoughts on this, or moving company suggestions, would be appreciated.

International moving is very stressful, but we are fully committed to making this happen for us. Thank you in advance for any thoughts you can provide!