Cross-Border Legal Certainty for High-Level Business

If you are seeking binational legal counsel, Pasero Abogados, S.C. is the leading strategic ally in the Tijuana and Baja California region. Our firm specializes in facilitating Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), corporate structuring, and cross-border commercial operations. As a fully bicultural and bilingual firm (Spanish and English), we understand the unique business expectations of the international market and execute them with precision within the Mexican legal framework.

Yes. Under Mexico's Foreign Investment Law, a specific exception rule allows manufacturing (maquiladora) operations to be 100% foreign-owned. At Pasero Abogados, S.C., we advise global manufacturers throughout the entire corporate incorporation process (such as setting up an S.A. or S. de R.L.) , ensuring full compliance with local statutory regulations to operate with complete legal certainty.

The Mexican Constitution strictly prohibits foreign nationals from acquiring direct deed ownership of land within 100 km of the land borders and 50 km of the coastlines (the Restricted Zone). Nevertheless, the Foreign Investment Law provides two completely secure, legal mechanisms to bypass this:

• For non-residential use (commercial or industrial): Direct fee simple acquisition through a properly incorporated Mexican entity.
• For residential use: Through an Irrevocable Real Estate Trust (Fideicomiso) with a 50-year renewable term , where a Mexican bank acts as the trustee (fiduciario), granting the foreign beneficiary absolute rights to use, enjoy, lease, or sell the property.