Form a Wyoming LLC from Mexico — 100% Remote, 48 Hours

Mexico is uniquely integrated with the US market. Under USMCA, roughly 80% of Mexican exports flow north, and a rapidly growing share of Mexican freelancer, developer, creative-agency and Amazon FBA income comes directly from US clients or platforms. The question shows up sooner or later: why am I still invoicing in pesos, absorbing the FX spread and shut out of Stripe US when a US LLC would fix all three?

With a Wyoming LLC you become a US legal entity: IRS-issued EIN, a Mercury or Relay bank account in USD, full access to Stripe US, PayPal US, Amazon Seller Central US, Shopify Payments US and App Store publisher accounts. No visa, no relocation, no border crossing — you can form your Wyoming LLC in 48 hours from Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey or Mérida.

Wyoming is the obvious pick over Delaware or Florida for the vast majority of Mexicans: no state income tax, no franchise tax, statutory member privacy, and only USD 62 per year in maintenance. Delaware, by comparison, charges USD 300 minimum per year and publishes officer names.

Owning a foreign entity as a Mexican tax resident is fully legal. SAT requires reporting foreign accounts and ownership stakes (annual return, DIM in some cases, and REFIPRE if applicable), which any Mexican accountant with international experience handles routinely. The savings on FX and platform fees typically outweigh the additional compliance cost in year one.

Most Mexicans serving US clients today sit in one of three structures: Persona Física con Actividad Empresarial or RESICO (ISR + VAT on income), a Mexican S.A. de C.V. (30% corporate ISR + VAT where applicable), or the informal-mixed setup many freelancers start with. None of them unlock Stripe US, USD bank accounts or clean W-9 onboarding the way a properly run Wyoming LLC does.

The Wyoming LLC coexists with your Mexican structure — it doesn't replace it. Typical pattern: keep your Persona Física / RESICO / S.A. de C.V. for Mexican operations and clients, and use the Wyoming LLC as the entity that contracts with US clients and receives income from US platforms. Distributions flow to you personally under the Mexico–US treaty mechanism, with a foreign tax credit on your annual SAT return for taxes paid abroad.

The second common pattern is LLC-only: if 90% of your revenue is US-source (US clients, US platforms, US app stores), a Wyoming LLC plus your personal RFC for residual Mexican income is usually simpler and cheaper than maintaining an S.A. de C.V. The right structure depends on your revenue mix, whether you plan to hire in Mexico, and your marginal ISR rate. Book a call with our team and we'll introduce you to cross-border tax accountants.

1. Name check. Same-day Wyoming Secretary of State check. Must end in "LLC" or "L.L.C." — short, English, ideally matching your .com.

2. Registered agent + Wyoming address. You don't need a US address. We serve as your licensed Registered Agent, receive all official mail and forward it digitally. Included in every plan.

3. Articles of Organization. Filed within 24 business hours with an official Filing ID. The legal birth of your LLC.

4. Custom Operating Agreement. Internal document Mercury and Relay require during onboarding. We draft it specifically for Mexican single-member owners.

5. EIN without SSN/US RFC. Applied for with the IRS via international Form SS-4. Standard 4 weeks; our express service targets 10 business days.

6. US bank account. Direct introductions to Mercury, Relay or Wise Business with pre-validated documentation. Onboarding 100% by video from anywhere in Mexico.

7. Annual compliance. Wyoming Annual Report (USD 62), Registered Agent renewal, Form 5472 + 1120 to the IRS by April 15. All handled in our annual BASIC + IRS Filings plan.