# Moving to Mexico — Official Task Guide > Maintained by Relokato (relokato.com/mexico) > Generated: 2026-08-30 · Not legal or immigration advice --- ## Immigration & Visa ### Gather bank statements — 6 months for the income test, 12 for the savings test Lookback periods and document types depend on your route — the income test requires 6 months of statements, the savings/investment test requires 12. See the immigration steps for your route for the… **Source:** Lineamientos generales para la expedición de visas (PDF) — ### Exchange the visa for a residence card at INM — two deadlines, not one FIRST CLOCK — the consular visa is valid 180 calendar days and permits ONE entry (Reglamento de la Ley de Migración art. 107). You must enter Mexico inside that window. SECOND CLOCK — once you have… **Source:** Reglamento de la Ley de Migración, art. 107 (INM, PDF) — ### Obtain CURP The CURP is the population identifier every other Mexican process keys off. Residents are normally assigned one as part of the residence-card process at INM; RENAPO's portal reprints or looks up an… **Source:** RENAPO — ### Get RFC (Tax ID) Depends on the CURP above — SAT's registration for individuals is completed with a CURP, so complete that step first. The RFC is asked for by banks, landlords and employers. **Source:** SAT — Obtén tu RFC con la CURP (trámite 28753) — ## Housing ### Set up utilities (CFE electricity, internet) Electricity supply is federal and contracted with CFE — its residential services page below is where a new contract is requested. Internet is a private market: Telmex, Megacable and Izzi are the… **Source:** CFE — Hogar (residential service and contracting) — ## Financial ### Research US expat tax obligations FBAR if account >$10k. Look into FEIE (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion) **Source:** IRS — US Citizens Abroad — ### Get Mexican private health insurance GNP Seguros or BUPA Mexico — verify provider is CNSF-licensed **Source:** CNSF — Insurance Regulator (gob.mx) — ## Post-Arrival ### Get a Mexican driving licence Driving licences in Mexico are issued at the STATE level — not federal. In CDMX it's via SEMOVI; other states have their own transport authority. US licence is valid for visitors but a local licence… **Source:** SEMOVI CDMX — Licencia de Conducir (example) — ### Register kids at school Two separate routes, with separate timing. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: basic education enrolment and pre-registration run through SEP and the state education authority for the state you live in — SEP's trámite… **Source:** SEP — trámites y servicios (basic education enrolment) — ### Notify INM within 90 days of any change of civil status, nationality, domicile or workplace Ley de Migración art. 63 obliges residents to notify INM of a change of civil status, name, nationality, domicile or place of work within 90 days of the change. It is a standing obligation for as… **Source:** INM — Notificación de cambio de estado civil, nombre, nacionalidad, domicilio, lugar de trabajo (INM-03-014) — --- ## About this guide Relokato maintains official-source relocation task lists for people moving abroad without corporate HR support. Every task in this guide links to the government or institutional source it came from. This is not legal, immigration, tax, or professional advice. Verify all requirements with official authorities or a licensed professional before acting. **Tools:** [Visa checker](https://relokato.com/tools/visa-checker) · [Cost calculator](https://relokato.com/tools/cost-calculator) © 2026 Goldmark Digital LLC d/b/a Relokato