Due to last year’s changes in the immigration laws in Mexico, lots of foreigners are, whether they realize it or not, now driving vehicles with imported temporary import permits and, as such, are subject to fines and confiscation of their … Continue reading
Getting a refund for payments made to immigration
Due to some of the new INM rules, some immigration offices are requiring that the payment for new “tramites” be made at the start of the process, as opposed to the end of the process like was previously the case. … Continue reading
Hiring employees and Mexico’s new immigration rules – Employer Registration
In the last few months since the INM rules have changed, I have gotten quite a few inquiries from Mexican companies, as well as individuals trying to be hired by Mexican companies, as to how the hiring process works according … Continue reading
Mexico’s House of Representatives Votes to Allow Foreigners to Own Beach Property
On April 23rd, 2013, Mexico’s House of Representatives, by an overwhelming majority, voted to reform Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution to allow foreigners to directly own residential real estate within the restricted zone. I have been seeing the news … Continue reading
My templates for the new immigration tramites…
I wanted to do something nice for the readers of this blog and also needed to get something posted, but I don’t have a whole lot of time today…so I decided to post the templates I am using in my … Continue reading
Electronic Voting in Condo Meetings
This post is a continuation of the electronic voting article I posted on the 28th of February, posted here. The next article of the Condominium Law talks about quorum for the meetings: in order to hold the meeting after first … Continue reading
Electronic voting in condominium meetings
This is going to be an interesting article…if nothing else because it is going to be written in English and Spanish and then I am going to translate into one language or the other. Please bare with me, there is … Continue reading
Things everyone needs to know before starting a small business in Mexico
This post is about owning and running a business in Mexico. I have to preface it by saying that by the time you finish, you may be completely discouraged in your dream of entrepreneurial success in paradise. However, there really … Continue reading
Year in Review: I’m a lawyer and immigration is confusing…
We are coming to the end of 2012 and I am feeling nostalgic about the year. I know that this is normally an informative blog, but I figured I’d throw in a year end review type post for various reasons. … Continue reading
Thoughts on the New Mexican Immigration Law
The dust hasn’t settled on the new immigration law yet. There is still “un chorro” of confusion about how the law is applied and we are learning new things everyday. This might not be an article telling you the exact … Continue reading