Author: Gustavo Rivera

I been working for over 10 years in the Los Cabos, Mexico area helping people with all their immigration issues. I am honest, respectful and profesional in my job. Tengo trabajando por mas de 10 años en el area de Los Cabos Mexico entodo lo relacionado con asuntos migratorios. Soy honesto, respetuoso y profesional en mi trabajo.

Routes to Residency in Mexico

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Permanent Residency (Residente Permanente)

Permanent residency offers an indefinite stay in Mexico and comes with a wider range of benefits, including the right to work, access to national healthcare, and the ability to own property. It also provides a clear pathway to Mexican citizenship.

Pathways to Permanent Residency

There are several routes to obtain permanent residency:

  • After Temporary Residency: The most common pathway is to apply after you have held a temporary residency visa for four consecutive years.
  • Family Ties: You can apply for permanent residency after just two years if you are married to a Mexican citizen.

Immediate Residency

You can also apply for permanent residency directly if you meet specific financial thresholds, often referred to as a “retiree” or “financially independent” visa.

Financial Requirements

To qualify immediately, you must demonstrate a significantly higher level of financial solvency. The exact amounts vary by consulate and are subject to change, but are generally based on one of these two options:

  • Monthly Income: You must prove a stable monthly income of approximately $3,145 USD for the last six months. This income must be from a verifiable source like a pension or foreign salary.
  • Savings/Investments: You must show a verified balance of approximately $157,000 USD in savings or investments over the last 12 months.

Important Final Note

Remember, these financial requirements are updated annually. Always confirm the latest figures with the specific Mexican consulate where you plan to apply.

It is hard to get a residency in mexico

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Key Routes to Residency in Mexico

Introduction

This guide provides a clear overview of the main pathways to obtaining temporary residency in Mexico. We’ll break down the requirements and show you how to start your journey to a new life.

The Main Pathway

Temporary Residency (Residente Temporal)

This is the most common residency visa, typically valid for 1–4 years and renewable annually. The most frequent ways to qualify include:

Financial Solvency

This is a popular route for retirees and those with remote income. You must demonstrate stable finances through one of two options:

  • Income-based: Show a regular monthly income of approximately USD 4,300–4,400 (net).
  • Savings-based: Provide proof of USD 150,200 or more in verified bank or investment accounts.

Other Pathways

There are several other ways to qualify for a temporary residency visa:

  • Job offer: A Mexican employer can apply for your visa on your behalf.
  • Property ownership: You can apply if you own real estate in Mexico valued at around USD 586,000.
  • Investment: Make capital investments in a Mexican company totaling about USD 293,000.
  • Student or academic purposes: For those enrolled in an official Mexican educational program.
  • Family unity: If you have a close relative who is a Mexican citizen or a resident (spouse, parent, or child), you may be eligible.

Final Note

Remember, these figures and requirements can change, so it’s always best to consult with the nearest Mexican consulate or a legal professional for the most current information.

It is common for many people to feel disappointed when Mexican authorities grant them temporary residency, especially if their initial goal was permanent residency.

However, it’s important to understand that, in practice, temporary residency allows you to do most of the things you could with permanent residency, with very few differences. The distinctions are minimal, and we can explore them in a future article.

The most important thing is that temporary residency is an excellent and solid first step toward legally settling in Mexico.

You are Temporary resident and want to become Permanent due to financial solvency

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This are the amounts to be met:

Investors: Proof of investments or bank accounts with a monthly average balance equivalent to 25,000 times the current daily value of the Unit of Measurement and Update (UMA) over the last 12 months.

Pensioners: Documents showing that you receive monthly income or pension free of taxes equivalent to 500 times the UMA for the last 6 months.

This is the official measurement used by the government: Unit of Measurement and Update (UMA).
Daily value in 2025: $113.14 MXN

So, if we do the math:
Investors: 25,000 x $113.14 (UMA value) = $2,828,500 MXN,
Divided by $18 (average exchange rate to US dollars) = $157,138.89 USD
That’s the average amount you would need to maintain over the last 12 months.

Or, if you are receiving a pension:
500 x $113.14 (UMA value) = $56,570 MXN,
Divided by $18 = $3,142.78 USD
That’s the minimum monthly income you should have received in pension over the last 6 months.

Renewing your resident card

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It is very important to renew your residence card, if you let it expire you will be fine by immigration and depending on the timeyou let pass, you could lose your residence and you ´ll have to start the process all over again.

You can start one month prior to the expiration day shown in your card. Remember in Mexico the position of the days, month, year are diferent from other countries,. Here are in this order DD/MM/YYYY. Day, Month Year, so dont get confuse and stick to the expiration date in your card according to this order.

You need to go to the nearest immigration office with your passport,residence card, proof of address and paperwork and submit the renewal in time. You can make a one, two or three year renewal.It will take from 1 week up to a month, depending on the immigration office, to get the renewal done and have the new card.

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Working in Mexico

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Do you want to work legally in Mexico and earn money for you and your family?  A working Visa makes it possible.  Applicants can work once authorized by immigration. Jobs like bartender, waiter, and others similar is highly probably that they are denied. Bacause more mexican can do it. Immigrations gives preference to nationals. But jobs like chef, administrator, real state, sales, etc are more lilkely to be accepted.

Here it´s the process:

  1. The process starts in Mexico. The company that wants to hire you has to submit a petition to the nearest Immigration office close or in the city you expected to work.
  2. Once authorized, immigration will give a letter stating their approval and you have to go to the nearst Mexican Consulate for an interview taking this document to the appointment. In the interview they ´ll double check you the information. that you know where your going to work, your position, the payment you are going to earn, etc. If everything match they will stick a visa in your passport and you have six months to enter Mexico.
  3. Once you enter Mexico, you have to go to the Immigration office and exchange your visa for a Resident Card authorize for working (you can find more information in this blog “becoming a resident”.)
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Becoming a Permanent Resident option 1

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One way to become a permanent resident is by time. After 4 years of having your temporary resident card you can apply to be a permanent. You have to go to the immigration office in Mexico near you and start the paperwork. Once approved,you dont have to make an every year renewals anymore, the permanent resident card is valid for 10 years after that you have change it and have to take some new pictures (we change our looks with time).

Besides the paperwork you have to pay two fees to immigration. One for checking your case to see if you apply and it is around $67 usd it has to be pay in pesos in a mexican bank. Two: The fee to become a permanent $261 usd, again it has to be pay in pesos in any mexican bank, dont you ever do any payment at the immigration office.

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Residencia en Mexico

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Para obtener su residencia en Mexico, el proceso tiene que empezar fue de Mexico de preferencia en la embajada o consulado de Mexico en su país.

Este es el proceso:

  1. Tiene que hacer una cita en la embajada o consulado de Mexico, no puede llegar sin cita no lo atenderan.
  2. El oficial migratorio lo entrevistara y si lo autoriza pondra una visa adherida a su pasaporte. El oficial le dira si sera una visa de residente temporal o permanente.
  3. Una vez que tenga su visa pegada a su pasaporte tiene 6 meses para entrar a México, acudir a una oficina del Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) y hacer el “Canje” de la visa por una terjeta de residente. Hay que llenar la documentación y pagar los derechos migratorios por el canje.
  4. El Instituto Nacional de Migración le enviara un correo para que acuda a sus oficinas para tomarle sus huella,foto y firma (datos biometricos)
  5. Finalmente Migración le dira el dia que debe acudir por su tarjeta de residente. Todo el proceso dura de 10 to 15 días en promedio.

Si tiene alguna pregunta por favor contacteme: mexicovisa@yahoo.com

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Being a resident in Mexico

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In order to live as a resident in Mexico, you have to start the process in a mexican consulate preferably closer to the place where you live.

Here is the process:

  1. You make an appointment in a Mexican consulate
  2. They make you an enterview and if you are autorize they going to put a stamp visa in your passport (it could be a temporary o permanent visa).
  3. After that, you have six month to enter Mexico and apply for exchange your stamp visa for a resident card (It is called “Canje”). Here is where I como to the scene, I prepare all your paperwork and submit it at the immigration office along with your stamp visa.
  4. Immigration will process the documentation submitted, authorize and inform you to go to their office so they can take your fingerprint, signature and photo. (biometics)
  5. Finally you get the immigration resident card is size like a drivers license.

If you have any question please let me know, I´ll be glad to help: mexicovisa@yahoo.com

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