Accelerate your Mexico expansion
Shelter & Soft Landing Services
Expanding your BPO, ITO, KPO, or digital platform operations to Mexico shouldn’t mean navigating a maze of legal complexities, tax regulations, and administrative burdens.
Our shelter and soft landing services enable you to launch operations in Mexico in as little as 30 days—without establishing your own legal entity.
Whether you operate under our established Mexican entity or we set up a turnkey subsidiary for you, we handle every compliance requirement, payroll obligation, and regulatory filing while you maintain complete control over your core business operations.
Focus on serving your clients and scaling your team. LT Extended will manage everything else.
Why Choose Our Shelter Services?
Minimize Risk & Liability
Operate without direct legal exposure to Mexican authorities while maintaining full operational control.
Slash Costs by 40-60%
Save dramatically on labor, infrastructure, HR, accounting, payroll, and legal compliance.
Start and Remain Agile
Start operations in 1 month versus 6-9 months. Scale up rapidly or exit seamlessly.
Maintain Complete Control
Retain full authority over hiring, client relationships, processes, and intellectual property.
Why Mexico?
Mexico’s Nearshoring Advantage Is Undeniable
Geographic & Time Zone Alignment
Mexico shares Central Time with major U.S. markets and offers only 1-2 hour differences with coastal states—enabling real-time collaboration impossible with Asian offshore locations (9-13 hour gaps). Direct flights reach major U.S. cities in 2-5 hours, facilitating frequent client visits and audits.
Competitive Cost Structure
Specialized professionals in Mexico earn 40-60% less than U.S. counterparts while maintaining comparable quality. Software developers: $36K-72K annually (vs. $115K-190K U.S.). Accountants: $865/month (vs. $10,500 U.S.). Customer service agents deliver substantial savings without night-shift premiums.
Plan México 2025-2030 Incentives
The Mexican government has allocated $1.5B for nearshoring projects with 41-91% accelerated depreciation on capital investments and 25% additional deductions for training and R&D expenses.
Regulatory Modernization
COFEPRIS pharmaceutical approvals now average 3-4 months (vs. 6 months in Argentina). The 2018 Fintech Law established modern regulatory frameworks. FDA maintains a Mexico City office since 2010, streamlining health sector compliance.
Market Access
Mexico’s 130M population includes over 600K IT professionals, 164K annual engineering graduates, and a rapidly growing digital ecosystem supporting 773 fintech companies (19% annual growth, $865M invested in 2024).
Trade Framework
USMCA provides duty-free access to the $1.8 trillion North American market, TN visa facilitation for 60+ professional categories, and regulatory harmonization across critical sectors.
Why Now?
Capitalize the current economic momentum
H-1B Visa Restrictions Intensify
Recent U.S. reforms have dramatically increased costs and complexity for bringing specialized talent from India and China, accelerating demand for nearshore alternatives with easier cross-border mobility under USMCA.
Manufacturing Relocation to USA and Mexico Creates Service Demand
Pharmaceutical, automotive, aerospace, and steel industries relocating to North America and openning plants require proximate BPO, engineering, IT, and professional services support infrastructure.
Pharmaceutical R&D Expansion
Leading pharma companies are increasing Mexico R&D investments 9-10x, driven by diverse patient populations, accelerated approval timelines, and proximity to U.S. headquarters for clinical trial oversight.
Tech Sector Acceleration and Record FDI Performance
Mexico reached $36.7B FDI in 2024 (+30% YoY), with Q1 2025 continuing at $21.37B (+5% YoY) and surpassed China as America’s largest trading partner in 2023 with $475B in exports.
Who benefits from Mexico Expansion?
Some businesses are positioned to thrive
CROs and CDMOs
Leverage diverse patient populations, FDA-approved sites, and proximity for trial monitoring to serve North American pharma.
Software and IT
Enable 24/7 operations without night shifts through time zone alignment. Hire foreign tech talent without H-1B Visa high costs.
BPOs and Contact Centers
Deliver bilingual Spanish-English service to 63.6M U.S. Hispanics with zero time zone friction.
Digital Platforms & Marketplaces
Reach Mexico’s massive market, already used to buying products and services through digital apps.
Focus on your business – We handle the rest
Deliver services remotely from your Country or Mexico with same-day communication cycles.
Establish physical offices near client clusters in strategic cities. Bring foreign talent to Mexico and apply for TN visas for seamless temporary assignments in the U.S.
While you concentrate on client delivery, service quality, team development, and revenue growth, we manage every administrative and compliance function required to operate legally and efficiently in Mexico.
Accounting & Tax Compliance
We manage all Mexican corporate tax obligations
Including ISR, IVA, and payroll taxes, ensuring accurate monthly SAT reporting and maintaining audit-ready documentation. Our team handles tax planning strategies for Plan México incentives, navigates double taxation treaties and transfer pricing requirements, and provides transparent financial reporting integrated with your existing systems while managing expense reimbursements, intercompany transactions, and profit repatriation structures.
National & International Payroll Processing
We administer comprehensive payroll for Mexican nationals, expatriates and consultants abroad
We also calculate statutory benefits including aguinaldo, vacation premiums, and profit sharing while ensuring full labor law compliance. Our services include tax equalization and gross-up calculations for international employees, IMSS and INFONAVIT administration, and coordination with home country obligations, delivering dependable on-time payments while navigating Mexico’s labor code.
Foreign Talent Immigration & Work Permits
We manage the complete immigration process for foreign talent
From documentation preparation and INM coordination to securing appropriate visa classifications and maintaining ongoing compliance.
Corporate Incorporation & Subsidiary Establishment
If you prefer not to enter under our Shelter, we manage the complete process of establishing your legal entity in Mexico
From selecting the optimal corporate structure (S.A. de C.V., S. de R.L., or branch office) to obtaining your RFC tax ID and completing all filings before a Mexican notary, drafting bylaws tailored to your governance requirements, registering with the Public Registry of Commerce, securing digital tax certificates, and managing initial capitalization and shareholder documentation while ensuring compliance with foreign investment regulations and beneficial ownership reporting requirements under Mexican corporate law.
Legal & Regulatory Consulting
We analyze and adapt your business model to ensure alignment with Mexican Law
Adapting client agreements, considering consumer protection compliance, structuring employment models that balance flexibility with labor protections, and ensuring data privacy adherence. Our services identify legal risks, recommend operational adjustments, and develop policies covering liability, dispute resolution, IP usage, and termination procedures to protect your business.
Government Permits & Regulatory Filings
We identify, obtain, and manage all required permits, licenses, and filings
All across federal, state, and municipal levels for your specific industry, including business operation permits, environmental compliance, data protection registrations, and industry-specific certifications. We serve as your government liaison, managing inspections, information requests, and renewal cycles to maintain continuous operational compliance.
Labor Relations & Union Management
We implement comprehensive employee relations strategies
We ensure full compliance with Mexico’s reformed labor justice system and employee-protective labor law. Our services include managing disciplinary processes, handling terminations and restructurings, resolving workplace disputes, and representing your interests in labor court proceedings, while also providing union liaison for collective bargaining negotiations and strike prevention when applicable to your operations.
Talent Recruitment
We manage the complete immigration process for foreign talent
We leverage extensive networks across Mexico’s tech hubs and specialized clusters to identify qualified professionals with specific technical skills and cultural fit, providing services from market-aligned job descriptions and salary benchmarking to comprehensive screening and offer negotiation.
Authority Audits & Inspections
We manage all interactions with Mexican authorities
Including SAT, IMSS, STPS, and INM, organizing documentation, preparing compliant responses, coordinating inspections, and negotiating resolutions when discrepancies arise. Our proactive approach includes maintaining organized records, conducting internal compliance reviews, and managing administrative defense processes to minimize penalties.
FAQs
How do costs compare to establishing our own entity?
Shelter services typically cost 15-30% less than the fully-loaded expenses of operating a standalone entity when accounting for: internal HR, accounting, and legal headcount required; external advisor fees (attorneys, accountants, compliance consultants); infrastructure overhead (systems, office administration, procurement); regulatory penalties/risks from compliance mistakes; opportunity cost of leadership time diverted to administrative matters; and transition expenses if market conditions change. The shelter fee consolidates these costs into a transparent, predictable structure while transferring compliance risk to experienced specialists.
How quickly can we launch operations?
Most clients launch fully operational teams within 60-90 days from engagement. For urgent expansions, we’ve compressed timelines to 20-30. This contrasts dramatically with the 6-9 months required to establish a standalone entity from scratch, including incorporation, tax registrations, permits, and building administrative infrastructure.
Will our brand identity be maintained?
Absolutely. If you open an office, your facilities display your branding, colors, and logo prominently. Client-facing communications occur under your company name. Your website, marketing materials, and client contracts reflect your brand. Employees identify as your team members. The shelter relationship is transparent to clients and employees unless you choose to disclose it. We operate behind the scenes, ensuring administrative compliance without interfering with your market identity or client relationships.
What happens if we decide Mexico isn’t the right fit?
Exit flexibility represents a key shelter advantage. If market conditions change, strategic priorities shift, or Mexico proves less optimal than anticipated, you can wind down operations efficiently without “undoing” a complex legal entity. Employee terminations follow streamlined processes, facility leases can be exited with standard notice periods, and you avoid the complications of entity dissolution, tax clearances, and final government filings. This flexibility enables you to test the Mexico market with manageable downside risk—critical for prudent international expansion.
What level of control does our company maintain?
You retain complete authority over all strategic and operational decisions: hiring and termination decisions, service delivery methodology and quality standards, client relationship, pricing and commercial terms, intellectual property and proprietary processes, technology platforms and systems, and team structure and management hierarchy. We handle only administrative execution—payroll processing, tax filings, benefits administration, government compliance—not business decisions. Your leadership directs the operation; we ensure the administrative foundation runs flawlessly.
Is the shelter arrangement permanent or can we transition to our own entity later?
The shelter model offers complete flexibility. You can operate under our umbrella indefinitely—many clients do so for 5-10+ years—or transition to a standalone Mexican subsidiary whenever strategic priorities shift. We facilitate smooth transitions including entity formation, asset transfers, employee transitions, and permit transfers when clients choose to establish independent operations. However, the decision should be economically driven; maintaining shelter services often proves more cost-effective than building equivalent internal capabilities.
Can we scale our team rapidly as business grows?
Yes. The shelter model provides exceptional scalability compared to standalone entities. Adding headcount requires no additional corporate infrastructure—we simply process additional employees through existing administrative frameworks. Whether you’re growing from 10 to 50 employees or 200 to 500, the administrative burden remains constant. Conversely, if you need to downsize, the flexibility of the shelter structure makes adjustments far less complicated than unwinding independent operations.
Which cities and regions do you support?
We operate nationwide with particular strength in primary nearshoring destinations: Guadalajara/Jalisco (technology hub with 1,000+ tech companies, strong IT/software development talent), Monterrey/Nuevo León (financial services, engineering, advanced manufacturing support), Mexico City/CDMX (fintech, professional services, corporate headquarters proximity), Querétaro (pharmaceutical, aerospace, engineering services), Tijuana/Baja California (cross-border operations, bilingual contact centers, medical devices), and emerging hubs (Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Puebla).
