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Your questions do not end when you get your visa. Then come the renewals, the house, the bank, the people you hire and the rules nobody explains. Every week I send one short email that answers them, with the official source behind it.
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What lands in your inbox
Practical, clear and based on the law. Written by a Mexican immigration attorney who sees these questions at the INM window every week.
Immigration updates
What changed at the INM and the consulates, and what it means for you.
Procedures: tips and news
Important changes, key deadlines and common mistakes, so you know when to act and when to ask for help.
Renting or buying a home
What to check before you sign, in Mérida and the rest of Mexico.
Hiring help at home
Housekeepers, gardeners, drivers: what Mexican labor law asks of you.
Living-in-Mexico tips
The small things that make daily life here easier and calmer.
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When you can renew your resident card, and what happens if it expires. Most people find out too late.
The 90-day rule that most foreign residents in Mexico do not know about.
Why people stay on the list
The numbers move
Income and savings requirements are set in UMA, and the UMA is updated every year. You will get the new amounts in pesos.
Rules change quietly
Forms, the appointment portal and office practice change without public notice. I see it first-hand and pass it on.
Sources, not rumors
Every note comes with the article or official page behind it, so you can check it yourself.
Who writes the notes
Luis Manuel Chable Cardenas
Mexican immigration attorney in Mérida, Yucatán, with more than four years helping foreigners live, retire and work in Mexico legally. I work in Spanish, English and French. Cédula Profesional 15731527.
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