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Packing list in Mexico City

A packing checklist for Mexico City, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Apostilled birth and marriage certificates, with Spanish translations (INM, schools and banks ask for them)
Six to twelve months of stamped bank statements (for the consulate's solvency test)

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type A/B plug adapters (flat pins, 127V) (older buildings often have two-pin sockets only)

Apps

Mercado Pago and WhatsApp installed

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
Rehydration salts and a stomach remedy
High-factor sun cream and a hat (strong sun at altitude)

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes
A light rain jacket or umbrella (afternoon storms most days from June to October)

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day
Some US dollars in clean, untorn notes (exchange houses refuse damaged ones)

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline
A water filter jug, or plan for garrafón delivery (tap water is not drunk)

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