The US is an important market for the Mexican manufacturer. However, when planning to export goods, cultural differences cam come into play, and it is crucial to understand them. read more

While many leave Mexico to seek their fortune North of the Border, for a number of expats, Mexico is a land of opportunity. In addition, beautiful landscapes, the warmth of the people here and year-round sunshine just make it better. Mexico is attracting thousands of retirees from the US, Canada and farther afield. For a young woman from British Columbia, these expats became a part of her opportunity. read more

Once again, Mexico is proving to be a "no brainer" when it comes to automotive manufacturing for the North American market — with automakers from all corners of the globe setting up shop in the country, including: Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, WV and Toyota, as well as heavy truck manufacturers Dina, Navistar, Kenworth, Daimler, Volvo, Isuzu and Scania. read more

When U.S. executives are sent to Mexico, they soon hear that Mexicans are "indirect" and "will not give you a straight answer, "especially if what needs to be communicated is unpleasant." Thus, the gen... read more

For companies doing business in Mexico, the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12th is a bigger celebration than Christmas Day. During these difficult economic times I have had many enquiries a... read more

Why do so many of my employees have the same names? This is a question that I hear a lot. It can be a little confusing at first when it seems as if a lot of your employees share the same surname. It d... read more

In Canada and the United States, it is fairly straightforward to downsize our employee base during a downturn in the economy. Employees have unemployment insurance to cushion the change. But in Mexico, the law protects the worker. read more

Why focus on a labour savings in a country where the labour cost is so low? read more

We had a lot of new business coming in and no room left. It was time to build our second facility in Mexico. After a lengthy negotiation, we purchased a good piece of property on fairly level ground. ... read more

I found that the reluctance to communicate bad news was not a trait of our Mexican employees alone, but I did find that it was more prevalent there. read more

Our manufacturing operation in Mexico was in trouble and we had to make a lot of changes quickly to rescue the business... read more

A. BUSINESS VISITOR: A business visitor is a person who is involved in any of the following: research and design - market research business transactions for manufacturing and production (m... read more

The Mexican Assembly Program was started over 25 years ago in response to a private sector initiative designed to alleviate a high unemployment problem along the border with the United States. This was... read more

Mexico, the United Mexican States (in spanish Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is a federal republic situated in North America. It is bounded on the north by the United States; on the east by the U.S.... read more

The Mexican tax system has been subjected to comprehensive tax reform legislation, enacted principally in 1986 and 1988. The dramatic changes are an attempt to make it compatible with the tax systems o... read more

A. INTRODUCTION: The intellectual property of a business may be the most important asset that the business owns. The distinctive creation, invention, method or recognition of a company is the result o... read more

After slicing through all of the numerous definitions that cloud this question, the answer is, simply, that a maquiladora is a Mexican Corporation which operates under a maquila program approved for it... read more

Importers will use a customs broker (a private-sector provider of services) of choice to obtain release of the merchandise. The customs agent will provide to importers all necessary information relatin... read more

GENERAL INFORMATION ON MEXICO read more

In Mexico only civil marriage is recognized as legal. Persons wishing to get married in Mexico may also have a religious ceremony, but it will have no legal implications. A civil wedding in Mexico is f... read more

Foreigners can opt to establish a Mexican company or to acquire stock in an already established Mexican company to do business within Mexico, depending upon the need to have a presence and involvement ... read more

Legal Framework Mexico has embarked on thee modernisation of its legal and judicial systems, and has introduced a substantial deregulation and improvement in the enforcement of its laws. Mexico’s l... read more

Tourists traveling to Mexico by car must have a valid driver's license and a certificate of title or vehicle registration. In the case of a rented vehicle, it is necessary to show a rental agreement in the name of the person driving the vehicle. In the case of a company car, a notarized document proving that the vehicle was assigned to the driver and a proof of employment.

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A person can live in Mexico as a non-immigrant retiree with the income produced by his or her investments, interests or benefits earned outside the country or by any other income authorized by immigrat... read more

To facilitate the entry of foreign investors, officials, professionals and/or technicians involved in any financial or economic activity in Mexico, authorities in Mexican Consulates abroad are empowered to issue the corresponding visas. Citizens or legal permanent residents of Canada and the United States may remain in Mexico for a maximum period of 30 days by obtaining the FMN immigration form, free of charge. This form is extended to "business visitors", "directors", "technicians" and "transferred personnel". The characteristics and requirements of this visa are as follows:

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Native Mexican Americans first settled along what used to be the shores of shallow lake Texcoco, present day Mexico City, in 1... read more

You are entitled to bring/take/send the following items, depending upon your immigration status. 1.  (Tourist) Under the FMT ... read more

ICEBERGS CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE HIGH- AND LOW-CONTEXT CULTURES WHAT HAPPENED? A VERY EXPENSIVE MISTAKE. THE CHALLENGE BUIL... read more

In the past five years we have witnessed an explosive growth on the Net in terms of the quantity and quality of Mexico-related... read more

The Internet provides a wealth of resources about its own history and the associations that help it work. So this month the In... read more

"The key to understanding the ‘Mexican Way’ of doing business is to recognize that business management in Mexico has tradi... read more

This is a well-organized and clearly presented compilation of data about this country that any newcomers - and some old-timers... read more

I’d love to have had this book five years ago when we first came to live in Mexico. It’s not that we ran into a string of ... read more

The story is related to us by Jeff Farrell who, with his wife, Mia, purchases a property high above the rooftops of Zijhuatane... read more

Transporting your worldly possessions into Mexico is both an art and a science, even more so if you intend to do so on your ow... read more

(Disclaimer: All prices quoted in this article are accurate as of February, 2000. In addition, there are ALWAYS exceptions!) I... read more

Teaching English in Mexico is an enriching experience that will allow you to get to know Mexico more deeply than you would by ... read more

Marketing Yourself So once you are in your new home town how do you impress the directors of the local language schools? First... read more

Entering a Mexico City taxi means entering the special world of cabbies - a place where two traffic lanes can swiftly become t... read more

This is a topic that some people do not like to face, as it makes them think about their own mortality. Unfortunately, if we w... read more

When Immigration or IMSS decide to make changes to rules and or requirements, these are usually very minor, such as income amo... read more

Traveling to Mexico   Planning a trip to Mexico? Coming to see if this is where you may want to retire? Actually moving to Me... read more

Here are two widely varying topics. Marriage, everyone loves to talk about. Divorce, not a very popular topic. Fortunately, or... read more

Immigration's prices are normally due for increase every January. Although they failed to increase the rates for services in 2... read more

In the past several years the basic requirements for immigration to Mexico have not changed, but the explanations of these req... read more

In an effort to educate as many people as this column can reach, we touched on many legal issues surrounding our lives in Mexi... read more

It would seem we owe a big thank you to all the readers of this article. I think the greatest compliment to us is when we have... read more

In August, we covered the basic things you need to watch for and or take care of for first time visitors into Mexico - simple ... read more

Normally we come to you monthly to advise readers of different aspects of the law that affect our daily lives - immigration, r... read more

There are many reasons our foreign community is growing. Everyone wants a better life, whether it be the climate, the people, ... read more