Is it easy for foreigners to get employment in Mexico?

Answer 1

Unlike Mexican immigrants in the United States, foreigners entering Mexico have a hard time getting any job if they enter the country illegally. This is because most Job Applications require a valid ID (most usually, the voting registry card or credencial del instituto federal electoral) to get hired. Also, to be paid, many companies require job applicants to give a local bank account - which also requires a valid ID to be opened - for wage payments.

However, any immigrant staying in Mexico with valid papers has the same chances to get hired for any job position. In fact, Mexico gets a sizable population of foreign immigrants each year, including in order of number of immigrants, Americans, Guatemalans, Spanish, Salvadorians, Argentinians, Colombians, Canadians, French, Germans and Cubans, as well as people from many countries, including those that are very far away, such as Morocco, Georgia, Vietnam or Mongolia.