How to become a resident in Mexico

Here are the steps for becoming Permanent o temporary resident in Mexico (there are other ways but this is the most common)

You make an appointment in a Mexican consulate
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).
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 come to the scene. I prepare all your paperwork and submit it at the immigration office along with your stamp visa.
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)
Finally you get the immigration resident card is size like a drivers license.

The process in immigration Mexico it takes between 8 to 10 working days. Rush service can be offer.

Other Ways to become a resident with out going to a Mexican consulate are:

To be a parent, son or husband/wife of a mexican citezen or of a foreigner who is a resident in Mexico.

Through regularization for holding an expire document:This is to a foreign national in a irregular migratory situation document (some rules apply to this option).

Here are the steps for becoming Permanent o temporary resident in Mexico (there are other ways but this is the most common)

Other Ways to become a resident with out going to a Mexican consulate are:

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