🇲🇽 Mexico

Foreign residents can join IMSS voluntarily as self-employed workers (persona trabajadora independiente), which gives social-security medical cover in Mexico for you and registered beneficiaries; you need a Mexican address. It does not replace employer registration if you have a Mexican employer. We found no official statement that temporary or permanent residence requires private insurance.

Typical cost: Contributions are prepaid (monthly to yearly) on a base you declare, from the regional minimum wage up to 25 UMA, so the cost depends on that base rather than a flat fee. Waiting periods and pre-existing-condition rules not verified; ask IMSS.

Tip: pair with travel-medical + medical-evacuation cover.

Taxed. Residents pay ISR on income from anywhere.

Article 1 of the Ley del Impuesto Sobre la Renta is blunt about it: residents of Mexico pay income tax on all their income regardless of where the source of wealth is located. Tax already paid abroad on foreign-source income can be credited against the Mexican bill, so the same income is not taxed twice. Being on a Temporary Resident visa does not by itself make you a tax resident — but establishing your home here generally does, and the two statuses are decided separately.

Not tax advice — confirm with a local professional.

English is common in tourist resorts, border cities and among expat-facing professionals, but limited in everyday public services; Mexico sits in EF EPI's 'Low proficiency' band.