I'm currently living in Pennsylvania, but I will be moving to Cuidad de Cuernavaca which is about 75km south of Mexico City. I'm an ex-truck driver and I often spent time in Mexican border towns. I saw the good, the bad and the ugly! My experience in Mexico led to my decision to relocate to Mexico when I retired in 2002. " she said that if you wear bling in the wrong parts of the city people will actually cut off your hands to take it!"; that quote is an urban story; no doubt that wearing excessive bling may get you mugged or worse! No different that the US or Europe! Discretion is the better part of display! Sounds like your husband needs to get his employment confirmed before you start packing boxes! Your husband would be eligible for a Professional Visa; should you plan to be likewise employed, you would be eligible for the same visa; your employer(s) would make the visa application. Here is a page link for info on Mexican visas Consulate General of Mexico - Visas this site will provide all the info for different types of visa and their requirements. Re daily life in Mexico, that is dependent upon your location city, suburban or rural. With the exception of Tijuana, Cuidad Juarez and Mexicali, most of my experience in Mexico has been with small towns and villages. As a visiting "gringo", I don't recall any bad cultural experiences; even though, at that time, I was not proficient in Latino Spanish. The furthest that I traveled into Mexico was maybe 50km, and it was along the California, Arizona and Texas borders. A security consideration today is the rebels of the Oaxaca state and the drug smuggling gangs, including the coyotes, along the border states with the US. As Querétaro is located northwest of Mexico City, I do not believe that you should encounter the banditos that work the US-Mexican border. Today, I would not visit many of the Mexican border towns, especially Nuevo Larado, as they can be very dangerous for foreigners.