Studio Panama Italia has been operating in Mexico for over 10 years providing residency in Mexico in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Moving to Mexico is one of the options you have when wanting to settle in a country in the Americas. Mexico is among the countries where it is easy to obtain residency. Mexico is one of the countries where it is easy to move. Living and working in Mexico is an opportunity that can be seized as long as residency visas in Mexico are still easily obtainable. Moving to Mexico requires making a request for a specific residence visa that meets the requirements that you can guarantee and demonstrate to the country's migration authorities. There are two stages for Mexican residency visas, the temporary visa stage that everyone will need to access initially, before obtaining permanent or permanent residency in Mexico. Before asking yourself how to obtain residency in Mexico, you need to ask yourself what advantages residency in Mexico brings for Italians and therefore why obtain residency in Mexico. Mexican citizenship is easy to obtain after legally residing in the country. Living in Mexico as a retiree is a great opportunity. Italians residing in Mexico as pensioners take advantage of the extremely favorable exchange rate. Living in Mexico with a 1000 euro pension is still particularly easy. Mexico has the strongest passport in Latin America.

Regardless of whether you want to ask for a residence visa in Mexico for investment, or for pension or for your own economic solvency or for work etc etc; whatever visa you want to request, remember that you can only do it if you are outside Mexico and proceeding in this way:

•  The request for a temporary residence visa (whatever type it is) at a Mexican embassy abroad (in another country other than Mexico, obviously).
•  Entry into Mexico, where you obtain a Multiple Immigration Form for “exchange” or “canje”.
•  The process of exchanging the Multiple Migration Form with the temporary residence card within 30 days of entering the country

Once you have understood this, which is the basis on which the entire process for requesting a residence permit in Mexico is based through any type of residence to which you can apply, then it is useful to read the rest of this page where the individual requirements of each type of visa to which you can apply to stay with a residence in Mexico.

Finally, it should be remembered that there is no longer any immediate permanent residence visa, but permanent residence is obtained as a consequence of the request for an initial provisional or temporary residence which lasts 3 or 4 years before being exchanged for permanent. This applies to all visa types.

Obtaining residency in Mexico in the post-COVID-19 era has taken on a new meaning. Mexico has become the undisputed homeland of free people, who without or with a vaccine, and always without any swab or molecular test, can enter Mexico and will always be accepted. Moving to Mexico means living in a country where there is no political and health polarization against those who freely decide not to get vaccinated, just as there is no polarization against those who have been vaccinated. For this reason Mexico has tripled nationally the demand for residences by foreigners; after they learned that the country has never locked down throughout the course of the pandemic and has never requested swabs and vaccines to enter and exit and does not require any pass to move freely in the country. But it also achieved a record of over 80 million tourists in 2021 when the rest of the world was closed, climbing all the global tourist destination rankings, surpassing France, Italy and all the other big ones and now standing as the third most visited nation in the world. world. Mexico is also a sovereign country energetically, to the point that it sprays and supplies water and partially gas to the entire southern United States of America. Lastly, Mexico is a federalist country.

How to take up residency in Mexico

There are various ways to take up residency in Mexico. The country issues numerous types of visas but not all of them are excellent or optimal for Italian clients.

Residence permit in Mexico: your plan B

Obtaining residence in Mexico, therefore today, would seem an excellent idea if one wishes to respect the theory of the flag or flag theory, which provides for having multiple residences in countries that are friends of freedom and democracy where in the case of a plan B or C, take refuge and to be safe from unexpectedly authoritarian states and regimes, unexpected reduction of personal and economic freedoms, wild taxation and extradition, viral and politicized mass media, polarized and polarizing public opinion. Mexico represents an excellent opportunity to transfer residence to another civilized, free, democratic country and where the rights of freedom of expression and movement are fully respected. Moving to Mexico means moving to a neutral country like Switzerland. Few people know that Mexico has a neutral policy towards any aspect of life and politics. It has no enemies, it has no antagonists. In fact this makes Mexico the safest country in the world, geopolitically speaking. Many Italians have decided to transfer their residence to Mexico in light of the facts and events that have negatively stunned Italy and Europe in the last 2 years of the covid-19 pandemic. Wild lock downs, having to be filed and forced to live according to a digital pass has ridiculed the existence of millions of tired and exasperated Italians who have decided to give a new meaning to their lives. As a law firm we are witnessing an exaggerated amount of requests for residency in Mexico, and other countries in the Americas, which have proven to be free and non-authoritarian on the whole, during the management of the pandemic. Therefore, obtaining a residence in Mexico is an excellent decision for future years. Taking up residency in Mexico easily opens the door to Mexican citizenship and a Mexican passport. One more reason to get a residency visa in Mexico. The benefits of residency in Mexico don't end there. Having a residence visa in Mexico allows you to benefit from exceptional discounts as a pensioner and once you have obtained citizenship you can travel with your Mexican passport to hundreds of countries without a visa. Including Europe!

Moving to Mexico : life and society

The United Mexican States is a North American country located in the southern part of North America. The third largest country in Latin America, it is bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the south by Guatemala and Belize, while to the west is the Pacific Ocean and its east coast is on the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Mexico has the second largest barrier reef in the world after Australia.

Mexico has an estimated population of about 130 million people. Most speak Spanish as their native language, which the state recognizes as a national language along with 67 indigenous languages. Its capital and most populated city is Mexico City, with over 10 million inhabitants residing in the City alone, or 30 million if we consider the entire metropolitan area. Its official currency is the Mexican Peso (MXN), which is the eighth most traded currency in the world. Mexico is the 15th richest nation in the world.

Transferring residency in Mexico : Economy

Moving to Mexico as a retiree offers the advantage of the EUR/MXN exchange rate in your favor in a very economic and lifestyle context. Living in Mexico with 1000 euros as a retiree is probably the best and only choice you have in the Americas together with Paraguay. Residency in Mexico and economy go hand in hand. The economy grows and consequently the country calls thousands of new expats every year who want to take up permanent residence in Mexico or temporary residence in Mexico. Mexico has an export-oriented economy and mass and cultural tourism. It is the second largest in Latin America and the third largest economy in the Americas in terms of purchasing parity, after only the United States and Brazil. The economy contains a mix of modern and ancient industries and agricultural systems. Even today, Mexico is the cradle of American manufacturing and second in the world only after China. Mexico is fully industrialized and with exceptional manufacturing at every imaginable level. It is a major producer and exporter of corn, horticultural products, tropical fruits and vegetables. It also has a significant automotive, manufacturing and cement, and military industries. Mexico is the fifth largest oil producer in the world; a state-administered sector. The main economic sectors are industrial production, agriculture and services, including tourism and banking.

Mexico is a country in Latin America. Latin America is any country in the Americas that speaks any language of Latin origin, or romantic language, such as , and Italian . Canada is also part of Latin America to speak purely French. Mexico is also part of Hispanic America, or the group of countries in the Americas that speak Spanish. Together with Brazil it is part of Ibero America, or the group of countries that speak an idiom of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).

Mexico is the leading tourist destination in Latin America and the third most visited in the world. This is largely due to the 32 cultural or natural sites considered by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Only cites of Mexico has more museums than Paris and London combined. The financial and banking sector is dominated mainly by foreign companies or by mergers of Mexican and mainly Spanish and US foreign institutions.

At Studio Panama Italia , we are here to help you through every stage of your internationalization and structuring plans, residency in Mexico and are constantly on the lookout for the best global locations to enhance your privacy, freedom and wealth.

If you want to set up a company, open a bank account, immigrate and/or obtain residence permits in Mexico, you can view the information below.

Mexico has about 3.5 million foreign residents from the United States of America, 700,000 from Canada and over 6.5 million from Northern Europe. OF Italians there is an estimate between those officially resident, around 100,000 and those without an AIRE register, around 321,000. Mexico should therefore have a population of Italians almost equal to half a million.

Residency in Mexico is quite easy to obtain. Mexico Temporary Resident Visa On the one hand Mexico is a country extremely open to granting residence and citizenship to all without racial and cultural distinctions, and on the other hand it is the toughest country in the Americas, more than the United States itself, in enforcing the laws of immigration. Immediate imprisonment for adults and minors without distinction, record fines, lifelong denials of re-entry into the territory are daily practices in Mexico against those who do not respect the letter of entry and exit and residence procedures in the country. But it is also a country where residence is based on the least possible use of documents made abroad. In fact, taking up residency in Mexico still means producing fewer documents than in any other country in the world. Including Panama.

There are three types of Mexico residency visa :

The tourist visa , which allows the holder to stay in Mexico for up to 90 days for purposes that do not include gainful activity (paid work). Until 2021 it could be extended up to 180 days. The laws have changed in 2022, the tourist visa for all nationalities of the world is valid for 90 days or the duration of your trip as a tourist sanctioned by the receipt of your return flight ticket. So if your trip to Mexico lasts 30 days, because you have a return flight after 30 days, your tourist visa will also last 30 days and on the 30th day you must leave the country, under penalty of arrest and deportation with the impossibility of returning for 10 years consecutive. It is always mandatory to arrive in Mexico with a return flight already purchased, as tourists will be asked for proof in order to legally enter the country. Anyone who is a regular and legal resident can enter Mexico without an exit flight.

The temporary Mexico residency visa , issued to foreign nationals who wish to live in Mexico for more than 180 days. In addition to a Mexico work permit, the holder is allowed to live and work in Mexico legally for up to four years, known as a Mexico work visa. Note that there is also a variant, which among other things, is also the most used, which is the visa for economic solvency, which does not initially allow you to work but to live on your earnings received from foreign sources.

The Permanent Mexico Residency Visa , issued to foreigners who wish to settle permanently in Mexico. This type of visa is more common for retirees, which is why it is also called a Mexico retirement visa. Foreigners with close family ties to Mexico and those who have lived in Mexico for a period of 4 years can also apply for permanent residency in Mexico.

The main types of temporary resident visas for Mexico are:

Work Visa in Mexico

The work visa for Mexico, which allows the holder to carry out paid work in Mexico. To obtain a work visa for Mexico, the applicant must initially obtain a work permit.

Study visa in Mexico

The Mexico Student Visa, which is issued to foreign students who wish to continue their studies in a Mexican educational institution.

Family Union Visa in Mexico

The Mexico Family Visa, which is issued to foreigners who want to join a close family member who lives in Mexico.

Retiree Visa in Mexico

Mexico Pensioner Visa, obtainable from a pensioner when the pension is equal to or greater than 2230 EURO per month, demonstrable with a statement of account for the last 6 months and an INPS card or issuing body certifying the issue

Economic Solvency Visa in Mexico

The Mexican residence visa for own economic solvency, which is also the first most requested and easiest visa to obtain to become a resident of Mexico, as well as the fastest, since it requires a bank statement with 40 thousand USD / EUR ( Note the values ​​change every year, they increase in line with inflation and the cost of living, for more information always update on the website of the Mexican embassy) .

Visa for real estate investment in Mexico

The temporary residence visa for immovable property in Mexico which, in the face of a real estate purchase whose value is not less than 303,000.00 Euros, confers a temporary residence visa in Mexico.

When applying for a temporary Mexico residency visa, you need to have several supporting documents with you, such as:

• A printed and signed Mexican residency visa application form (download from the embassy website or fill out online)
• If the applicant is a minor, the parents or legal guardians must sign the Mexico Residency Application Form.
• A passport or other travel document, which has blank pages so that the visa can be affixed, and which has an expiry date of at least 6 months.
• Also include a photocopy of the relevant passport pages
• Recent passport size photos
• Payment of the visa fee (read the payment details on your embassy's website)
• Additional documents relating to the purpose of the trip, such as ( one from the list is enough ):
  • Proof of family connection, for Mexico family visas
  • Proof of enrollment in an educational institution in Mexico, for the Mexico student visa
  • Proof that you have obtained a work permit for Mexico and a copy of your employment contract if you are applying for a work visa for Mexico
  • Proof or bank statement that allows you to determine your economic solvency
• Any additional documents that the Mexican embassy asks you to provide (generally speaking, they never ask for anything)

The application process to obtain a temporary residence visa in Mexico is divided into two parts and works the same as in the United States of America, so forget about traveling as a tourist in Mexico and once in the country in love, decide to become a resident. You can not. You must return to your country of residence and proceed via the embassy. So the two parts of the procedure are to go to the embassy and then continue in Mexico the procedure explained here:

• Apply for the temporary Mexico residency visa at a Mexican embassy in your country of official residence
• Exchange of the temporary residence visa applied by the embassy on your passport into a temporary residence card (temporary residency in Mexico) at the National Immigration Institute (Instituto Nacional de Migracion (INM)) at an airport in Mexico (canje de Visa)
• Apply for the temporary Mexico residency visa within 30 days of the canje de visa, otherwise you will be deported.

The application process for obtaining a temporary Mexico residency visa is:

1. Contact a Mexican embassy to schedule an interview appointment for a residency application in Mexico.
2. Complete the Mexico visa application form. You can find the application form on the website of the Mexican embassy where you will be applying or at the embassy itself.
3. Gather the required documents depending on the required Mexico residency visa.
4. Submit the application and pay the Mexico residency application visa fee. On the date of your appointment, you must present your documents and application form at the Mexican embassy.
5. Wait for the consular visa to be processed
6. Pick up your passport. If the application is approved, the consular visa will be affixed to the passport.
7. Travel to Mexico and cancel the consular visa at the Airport ( Canje), change your consular temporary residence visa into a temporary residence card, the real residence permit in Mexico, within 30 days of the canje.

* Note: the consular visa applied to your passport is not the Mexican residency visa you applied for. This visa is only an obligation in order to then apply for temporary residence in Mexico once you arrive at the airport in Mexico. It allows you to enter Mexico as emigrants and not as tourists and therefore be able to access within 30 days of your arrival the right to apply for residency in Mexico.

This last part is where we come in as it has to be done at a National Migration Institute and takes a month to complete. In this month you will be without a passport for about 1 or 2 weeks and you will have to stay in Mexico until residency is obtained. After 4 years as a temporary resident you can apply for permanent residence.

All those intending to relocate to Mexico for a period exceeding six months must possess a lawful Mexican residency or Mexican residence permit, depending on the length and purpose of the stay. Foreigners who want to settle in Mexico permanently must have a Mexican Permanent Resident Card.

The Mexico Permanent Residence Visa is a popular option among retirees, which is why it is also often referred to as the Mexico Retirement Visa.

A permanent residence visa, i.e. residence in Mexico permanently, gives the holder equal rights to a Mexican citizen, excluding the right to vote. Therefore, with a permanent Mexico residency card:

• You can work without having to obtain a work permit
• You can apply for free health insurance.
• You only have to apply once: because it's open-ended, you don't need to renew it every one or two years
• You can enter and exit Mexico as often as you like, with both temporary residency in Mexico and permanent residency in Mexico

You can become a Mexican resident if you meet any of the following conditions:

• You have close family relationships in Mexico
• You have found a job in Mexico
• You plan to retire in Mexico
• You start studying in a Mexican educational institution
• You have accumulated at least four years of temporary residency and are now eligible for permanent residency

As a foreign national, you will receive temporary residency in Mexico (a temporary residency card) if you find a job, want to join a family member who is also a temporary resident, or start studying in Mexico or have obtained residency due to your own economic solvency. The Mexico Temporary Residence Card is initially valid for one year and can be renewed for up to four years. After four years, you can apply for permanent residency (a Mexican permanent residency card).

You can buy property or land in Mexico, even as a simple tourist. You don't need to take up any residency in Mexico to enjoy your property. Italians who buy a house in Mexico can buy either as tourists or as residents, it depends on the simple legal status in which they present themselves at the time of purchase. Property rights do not change. It is therefore necessary to proceed for a purchase of a property in Mexico in this only legal way.

• Contact a licensed real estate agency in the area, such as a CANACO license.
• Ask the agency to evaluate the purchase of a property in Mexico in the state you like best
• Once you have chosen the property, proceed via the agency to contact the builder and proceed with the issuance of a purchase and sale contract
• Foreigners in Mexico buy through the issue of the Fedecommesso whose incorporation we take care of

Once you have purchased your property or land in Mexico, every year you will have to pay the maintenance of the trust, and the PREDIAL to the municipality of belonging (the Mexican IMU, really very low). Having a property also allows you to have a "where to live in Mexico" that you can call home. With a view to a semi-permanent transfer to Mexico, it is always advisable to purchase a property both as a home for personal use and as an investment that is rapidly revalued over time.

Temporary Residence Properties in Mexico

You can obtain a temporary real estate visa in Mexico when you invest a minimum of EUR 303,000 to purchase a property in Mexico.

Mexico real estate residency visa requirements

▶︎ Original and copy of the public deed drawn up by a notary certifying the ownership by the foreign person of real estate with a value exceeding 6,914,800 pesos (approximately 303,000 euros).

▶︎ Current original passport

▶︎ A color photograph, facing, with a white background, the face visible, without glasses, passport format, the measurements of which must be a minimum of 32mm x 26mm and a maximum of 39mm x 31mm. Obtain the temporary residence visa real estate in Mexico, is not the best way to move if you want to save money and subsequently want to buy a property whose value is even lower than that required by Mexican Migration. We also remind you that it is always a temporary residence visa for real estate in Mexico and not a permanent one.

Which real estate agency in Mexico to contact to buy a house in Mexico for Italians? Our law firm has identified in Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo, an excellent CANACO qualified real estate agency that works for Italians and Americans who want to buy a house in Mexico. You can contact the Real Estate Agency to buy a house in Mexico and especially in Playa del Carmen and Cancun: TuInmueblePlaya

To start your residence transfer procedure, contact us at info@studiopanamaitalia.com, sending us a copy of your passport, and the precise dates to start and take up residence in the country of your preference, or contact us via the contact form on this website or via whatsapp-telegram at +1 786-623-8177

In addition to obtaining your residence in Mexico, you will probably be interested in creating a life insurance policy on your taxation, taking up a second tax residence, in a country with territorial taxation, such as a residence in Panama or a residence in Paraguay

To obtain a residence visa as a retiree in Mexico, it is necessary to demonstrate a pension of at least 2904.24 USD/EUR per month. Alternatively, a Last 12 Month Statement with a $117,000 monthly balance.

Since 29 January 2015, the Law dating back to 29 December 2014, # has been in force in Italy. 203 " Ratification and execution of the Protocol amending the Convention between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the United Mexican States to avoid double taxation with regard to taxes on income and to prevent tax evasion, with Protocol dated 8 July 1991 .”

For Italian residents in Mexico who are recipients of an Italian pension, there are therefore all the requirements to be able to request the gross payment of the pension to INPS in Mexico, so as to be able to submit to the Mexican tax regime provided for pensions received by the abroad.

You can travel to Mexico as a tourist, with your Italian passport with a minimum validity of 12 months, remaining without any visa, for 6 months in the country. It is very easy to stay as a tourist in Mexico. If you travel to Mexico for tourism, it is not required to ask for a tourist visa for Mexico for an Italian. Remember that once you have finished your holidays in Mexico, you must leave the country after six months or, before the six months are up, immediately apply for a temporary residency permit in Mexico. Traveling to Mexico as a tourist is very safe. The country is perhaps the safest nation in the Americas for foreign tourists.

What are the best places and destinations to visit in Mexico?

Surely you will have to know the Mayan Riviera, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Tulum and Holbox . You will be able to visit the Yucatan peninsula, Merdia, Chine IZa with its pyramids, Valladolid, and then continue to the beautiful beaches of the gulf. It deserves a lot to know Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende, and the Pacific coast, Baja California, La Paz and Los Cabos.

Better a Hotel or an Airbnb in Mexico?

The best experience you can have in Mexico is based on your needs as a tourist. You can either book in the best hotels in the world in Mexico with All Inclusive and services that will make your trip comfortable, especially if you don't speak the language and you are at your first experiences with Mexico. You will still be able to choose the infinite options that Airbnb offers you throughout the country, to dedicate yourself to a more private stay and tailored to your needs if you are more expert with the language.

What time of year to visit Mexico?

All the year. Mexico has a hot tropical climate or hot arid desert, or temperate spring depending on the area to be visited. Since there are no cold winters, despite being a North American nation, therefore subject to the passing of the 4 seasons, the same are very mild and similar, with the exception of the month of December / January where in the north of the nation it causes cold waves from Canada and the United States winter temperature fluctuations can be felt for a few days a year. For the Riviera Maya, travel is possible 365 days a year, the climate is only one, very hot and lots of sun.

Where to live in Mexico ?

If you intend to live and settle in Mexico you will need to think about where to live in Mexico. The most exclusive destinations for foreigners where you can live the same kind of life and have a quality of life that is even higher than what you are used to in Europe, are located close to the Riviera Maya and the Yucatan Peninsula, in particular the prominent destinations loved by Italians for living and working in Mexico are:

• Playa Del Carmen, Solidaridad Town Hall
• Puerto Aventuras, Solidaridad Town Hall
• Cancun , Benito Juarez City Hall
• Puerto Morelos, City Hall of Benito Juarez
• Tulum, Tulum City Hall

Playa del Carmen strongly remains the top residential destination for Europeans in Mexico due to the exceptional quality of life, climate and city management among the best in Mexico.

How do you get Mexican citizenship? In most cases, Italians who become Mexican residents, after the legally useful period, i.e. after 5 years of residence, the last two of which permanent, apply for naturalization as a Mexican, or for obtaining Mexican citizenship via naturalization as a resident permanent.

What are the requirements to become a Mexican citizen via permanent resident naturalization?

The requirements to apply for Mexican naturalization are:

• Have resided for 5 years, or be in possession of permanent residence in the last two years prior to the application
• Having first proceeded to legally obtain provisional Mexican residency, then to permanent residency
• Have been resident locally in the last 2 years for 1 year and 183 days.
• Produce copies of the previous temporary and then permanent identity cards (INM).
• A Migratory State for the effective counting of the days present in the place and the entries and exits
• Certificado de NO antecedentes Estatal and Federal
• Complete copy of current passport and previous passport if used in Mexico before renewal to the new Italian passport
• Written and oral examination of Spanish grammar
• Geographical historical examination

You can start the naturalization procedure with our office. Contact us.

There are different types of Mexican naturalization and each of them requires compliance with a certain duration of residence, in addition to the other requirements and documents required by the Law:

• Naturalization by residence. It applies to all those persons who demonstrate five years of residence in Mexico, temporary or permanent, pursuant to article 20 of the Nationality Law and article 14 of its Regulations.
• Naturalization for coming from an Ibero-American country. Applicable to persons who demonstrate that they have had two years of temporary or permanent residence in the last two years, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 20, Section I, letter c) of the Citizenship Law and 14 of its Regulations.
• They are accredited for naturalization as a descendant of a Mexican by direct birth and two years of residence in Mexico, in accordance with the provisions of articles 20, paragraph I, paragraph a) of the Nationality Law and 14 of its Regulations.
• Naturalization to have a Mexican child by birth and the duration of two years of temporary or permanent residence in Mexico are credited, in accordance with the provisions of articles 20, section I, paragraph b) of the Nationality Law and 14 of its Regulations.
• Naturalization for having provided services or carried out significant works in cultural, social, scientific, technical, artistic, sporting or commercial matters, provided that two years of temporary or permanent residence are accredited, pursuant to articles 20, paragraph I, paragraph d) of the Law on Nationality and 14 of its Regulations.
• Naturalization for having married a Mexican man or woman by birth or as long as they have had temporary or permanent residence for two years, in accordance with the provisions of articles 20, section II of the Nationality Law and 14 of its Regulations.
• Naturalization to be subject to parental authority or to be an adopted child of a Mexican and demonstrate one year of temporary or permanent residence, in accordance with the provisions of articles 20, section III of the Nationality Law and 14 of its Regulations.

Unlike what happens in the rest of the world, in Mexico the anti-fraud and anti-money laundering measures are extremely modern and refined. Undoubtedly, Mexico is among the countries where it is extremely safe to do business and above all to invest in real estate or company shares. All the dynamics prior to the investment in Mexico thanks to the total traceability now also in blockchain as well as the ever-present figure of the banking fideicommisso makes the entire investment practice in Mexico totally safe, armored, rapid and precise. Foreigners making their first investment in Mexico are completely shocked by the level of professionalism found among Mexican operators, both in the real estate and corporate sectors, the latter two being even faster, safer and more modern than the competitive United States market. To invest in Mexico you don't even need to be a resident. But it is important to understand that the anti-washing and fund testing measures in Mexico follow the latest guidelines and adopt them all as an undisputed standard, so it is often easier to find reticence on the part of investors in wanting to be totally transparent in their investment in Mexico that encounters reticence based on distrust in wanting to invest in the country. We repeat that we are not in Europe, and that in Mexico, modern standards are adopted that are much more up to date than those used throughout Europe and the USA, so respecting the rules and laws and being supported by a professional lawyer in these cases is ideal if you want to invest in Mexico.