Mexico: Everything You Need
Guides for anyone relocating to Mexico: the Temporary Resident Visa and the practical financial setup for living and earning across the border.
Mexico is a shorter, cheaper move for many remote workers, especially Americans: US citizens enter visa-free for up to 180 days, and longer stays go through the Temporary Resident Visa, with a 2026 financial threshold of roughly $4,300-4,650/month in income or $73,000-75,000 in savings, set by each consulate off Mexico’s UMA benchmark.
Unlike Brazil, the US and Mexico have had a full income tax treaty in force since 1994, so double taxation on the same income is not the issue it is elsewhere; the US filing obligation itself is what does not go away. Moving from the US to Mexico covers the practical side: RFC and CLABE setup, and paying in pesos without a Mexican bank account.