{"id":1730,"date":"2024-03-24T07:39:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T07:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bekins.global\/?page_id=1730"},"modified":"2025-08-16T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T01:13:11","slug":"moving-to-merida-mexico-from-british-columbia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/moving-to-merida-mexico-from-british-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to Merida, Mexico from British Columbia &#8211; Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0df1bd37 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-color-5);border-left-width:2px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:75%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><strong>Relocating to Merida<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"8\" height=\"2\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spacer24x8.jpg\" alt=\"\">Moving to Merida, a city of heritage, first named by the Spaniards after a city in Spain, in 1542 is an exciting prospect. Merida includes Dzibilchaltun, the longest-serving Mayan city dating back to 1500 BC. Along with Mexico City and Havana it is one of the oldest &#8216;colonial&#8217; cities and a home to the Maya language. <br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"8\" height=\"2\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spacer24x8.jpg\" alt=\"\">The &#8220;White City&#8221;, named after all its white washed buildings, is the safest city in Mexico and in the top five in North America according to the awards it has received. Its low cost of living also makes Merida a great place to retire too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video eplus-wrapper\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" autoplay loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MeridaV.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Merida.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Tips For Moving to Merida<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"8\" height=\"2\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spacer24x8.jpg\" alt=\"\">The best months for a move are <strong>March or mid November<\/strong>. December to February is the peak tourist season along with its turmoil and costs. Between April and October it gets hot (i.e. 90+ \u00b0 F) with precipitation that sees occasional hurricane and street flooding\u2026 avoid moving then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"8\" height=\"2\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spacer24x8.jpg\" alt=\"\">Merida is the capital or Yucatan, one of thirty two Mexican States. It&#8217;s just under one million people make up a major part of the Yucatan. Yucatecos are known to prioritize non work obligations, showing up late or at the last moment or even not at all. They do work hard, and often help one another unexpectedly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"8\" height=\"2\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spacer24x8.jpg\" alt=\"\">Move only items that have meaning and joy in your life. Sell off or donate items that are easily bought new, in Merida, to avoid stress, shipping expenses and customs charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"8\" height=\"2\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spacer24x8.jpg\" alt=\"\">Expect a &#8220;Gringo&#8221; tax. It takes the form of higher prices than locals pay and extra time to deal with integrating or filling out forms that are needlessly complicated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:24.9%\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.mx-clock-america-merida650 * {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 12px !important\t\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mx-localize-time\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mx-clock-america-merida650 mx-clock-live-el'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bg-img-url='https:\/\/bekins.world\/wp-content\/plugins\/mx-time-zone-clocks\/includes\/admin\/assets\/img\/clock-face2.png'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-time_zone='America\/Merida'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-city_name='in Merida'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-date_format='12'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-digital_clock='false'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-lang='en'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-lang_for_date='en'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show_days='true'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-showSecondHand='false'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-arrow_type='classical'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-super_simple='false'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-arrows_color='green'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper has-border-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0118f417 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#0a5e2a;border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:0px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-color-1-color\"><strong>Moving to Merida Help<\/strong><\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7614f25da171379fe96b8ba3ba82178 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expatistan.com\/cost-of-living\/merida?currency=CAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cost of living in Merida Mexico\">Cost Of Living in Merida<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e8a03ab955cceeb3768341a3a1fa0fc3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meridadeyucatan.com\/english\/city-of-merida-yucatan-general-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"City of Merida\">City of Merida<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d153f160cbaa05f32e0b92a6e2e35fc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalinsurance.com\/health\/north-america\/mexico.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Merida Healthcare and Safety\">Merida Health &amp; Safety<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-05ac87857cfc45bbbb21269ecfe6957a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibo.org\/school\/052223\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Education in Merida\">Education in Merida<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d570f091535c6a643a95f3085d9a7bb9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/internationalliving.com\/countries\/mexico\/merida-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MeridaTax Rates\">Merida Tax Rates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b3b677816ab283eee5ae9b878f27f602 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeinmerida.com\/parking-in-merida-centro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Merida Parking Permits\">Residential Parking Permits<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46dd285b2c2d5f6d0c13d4f5b56bc997 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/consulmex.sre.gob.mx\/reinounido\/index.php\/en\/contenido\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mexican Government\">Mexican Government<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed3d468f83f358a8ac85f7c943fdab1d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/consulmex.sre.gob.mx\/reinounido\/index.php\/en\/foreign-nationals\/entry-requirements-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Become a Mexican Citizen after 6 months.\">Become a Citizen after 6 months<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12f8f2715d03553415a424b0b9e9d79b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/consulmex.sre.gob.mx\/reinounido\/index.php\/es\/contenido\/75-general-information-on-visas-and-migratory-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mexican VIsa\">Mexican Visa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b5fb1e366d7b847f4936ba2122f2728 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.banjercito.com.mx\/registroVehiculos\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mexica Vehicle Importation\">Vehicle Import<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e9187d7104ecb7abd2c35a98641fb703 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibo.org\/en\/school\/052223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"International Schools in Merida\">International Schools in Merida<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f4413f993cdec20c6627c6ad9b1a0bce wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:1rem;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.utmerida.edu.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Metropolitan Technological University in Merida\">Metropolitan Technological University<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ec4af14f1405f852ca9b68ab56bae50 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.05\">\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unimodelo.edu.mx\/merida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Modelo University in Merida Mexico\">Modelo University<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-serif-font-family wp-elements-ad5f501addf72ae6f15f390097f05555 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/weather\/mexico\/merida\/ext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Merida Weather now\"><strong>Merida Weather Now \u2026<\/strong><br><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left eplus-wrapper has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99bd6f27be16a7bbba6f50faf9cc6c86 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:0rem;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);line-height:1.3\"><strong>To make a call to Merida<\/strong><br>\u2022 Dial 011 (outside North America)<br>\u2022 Dial 52 (code for Mexico)<strong> <\/strong><br>\u2022 Dial 999 (Merida area code)<br>\u2022 Dial local phone number<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.25rem;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.208), 1rem);\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-color-9-color\">Use 911 for emergencies.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relocating to Merida Moving to Merida, a city of heritage, first named by the Spaniards after a city in Spain, in 1542 is an exciting prospect. Merida includes Dzibilchaltun, the longest-serving Mayan city dating back to 1500 BC. Along with Mexico City and Havana it is one of the oldest &#8216;colonial&#8217; cities and a home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1551,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":10,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1730","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}