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Announced 1 Dec 2025
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USMCA joint review process opens in 2026

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, in force 2020) enters its first joint review in 2026 — determining whether the parties will extend the agreement beyond its 2036 sunset date. Immigration provisions are limited but the broader trade and investment framework affects mover-relevant employment markets (nearshoring-dependent employment, cross-border services).

Who it affects: Broader trade-and-migration environment; indirect impact on cross-border worker flows.

Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 1 Oct 2024
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Sheinbaum administration inaugurated

Claudia Sheinbaum was inaugurated as President of Mexico on 1 October 2024, continuing the MORENA-led government after AMLO's 6-year term. Early executive-branch priorities: security strategy, judicial reform (contested), continued social-programme expansion. Immigration and residency rules have seen no major substantive change in the first year of the administration but some operational modernisation continues.

Who it affects: Broad policy context for future changes — particularly on migration, security, and fiscal policy.

Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores ↗ · Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 1 Jan 2023
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Daylight Saving Time abolished in most of Mexico

The 2022 federal law abolishing Daylight Saving Time across most of Mexico (exceptions: municipalities on the US northern border which retain DST to align with the US) took effect from late 2022 and remains in force through 2024–2026. Time-zone coordination with US partners now varies seasonally — Mexico-City–Eastern US gap becomes 1 hour (summer) or 0 hours (winter) rather than stable 1 hour year-round.

Who it affects: All residents; practical time-zone coordination with US counterparts.

Diario Oficial de la Federación ↗ · verified 2026-04-19