Legal Services in Mexico

Immigration Services:   Managing the Mexican visa process can be quite daunting to an international family.  We can help.  We can advise you on the appropriate visa for you, as well as handle the application process, renewals, cancelations and all relevant matters.   A local immigration expert will handle the filings with the Secretaria de Gobernacion (sp), Instituto Nacional de Migracion (sp).  For more information on Mexican visas, see the article "The Visa Process:  Why it is so Difficult to Stay "Legal" in Mexico."    

U.S. Car Permit:  We can answer your questons about temporarily importing a U.S. car.  Unfortunately, due to misinformation and isolated incidents with local traffic police (transitos), many expats are concerned about the validity of their car permit sticker.  We have the answers.  For more information on Temporarily Importing a U.S. Car to Mexico, see the article "The Sticker Issue: What Happens to a Car Import Sticker during the FM-3 Visa Renewal Process."  

 Consent Letters for Minors to Travel:  Although there is no longer a valid law requiring one parent to provide a notarized permission letter for their children to travel internationally with only the other parent, many families choose to carry these type letters just to avoid confusion at the border crossings, with airlines, or within the U.S.   Please do not hesitate to contact me if you want more information, help in the drafting, or notarization.  The customary charge is $200 pesos per letter.

Wills, Estates and Trusts:  Whether you have a will that is valid in the U.S., or you are in need of one, let me help you coordinate your estate plan with your new life and residency in Mexico.  For U.S. families with sufficient ties to the State of Texas, I can draft wills and trusts for you.  For people from other states, I can help you design an estate plan and then find the appropriate lawyer to do your U.S. legal work, if necessary.  For more information on Wills and Estates, particularly on issues relating to young children in Mexico, see the article, "Wills: Is a U.S. Will Valid in Mexico."  

Relocation Services:  If your family is planning a move to Monterrey, Mexico, let me help with the transition.   We can help with all areas of your transition, including: renting a local house, moving your furniture, schools, shopping, importing automobiles, hiring domestic help, and introducing cultural elements that will be peculiar to your new life in Monterrey.  

If you are a business interested in sending an employee and his family to Monterrey, Mexico, please contact me to help design a relocation plan focused on the needs of the family.  I am an ex-pat who has lived in Mexico for eight years and am extrememly familiar with the cultural issues that can affect a foreign family's quality of life, and the efficiency of an ex-pat employee.  Let me help smooth the transition.  We generally design a plan for relocation services based on the needs of the client, and charge either a flat fee or by the hour, depending on the type of services performed.

U.S. Notary Services:  Are you in Monterrey, Mexico and need something notarized?  Do not panic.  Contact us.  The customary charge is $150 pesos, although additional hourly rate charges apply if we travel to you.    

Translations:  We can arrange internationally certified  English -Spanish translations.  Our affiliated translators generally charge per page of text.  Contact us for a quote.   

American Citizen Services, U.S. Consulate:  Remember that your consulate is here for you during your stay in Mexico.  We have experience applying for U.S. passports, renewing U.S. passports, obtaining a Consular Report of Birth Abroad to recognize the U.S. citizenship of a baby born in Mexico, obtaining a green card for a Mexican spouse of a U.S. citizen living in Mexico, and many other services.  Contact us for information, or go directly to the U.S. embassy web page at http://monterrey.usconsulate.gov

Other Services:  Real estate lease and purchase, contract negotiations, employment contracts, separation agreements, corporate, tax, and many other areas of the law.   If we cannot help you, we will find you someone who can.   

Please contact me if you have any questions or comments.  

carrie@legalservicesinmexico.com