Immigration services in Mexico
Residence permit on financial solvency grounds in Mexico
Mexico has no separate law on a digital nomad visa: remote workers and freelancers obtain Temporary Resident status (Residente Temporal) under the «solvencia económica» category — financial solvency. In practice this is the country's main equivalent of a nomad visa. You need to prove a stable income from abroad (the 2026 benchmark is from about $4,300–4,600 a month) or savings/investments (from about $73,000–77,000), obtain the visa at the Mexican consulate for your place of residence and, within 30 days of entering, exchange it for a plastic resident card.
On request
2–6 months
In person
Immigration routes: Mexico
10 routes to move to Mexico: grounds, requirements, documents and timelines. Each route carries a link to the official source and the date we checked it. The terms change several times a year, so we check the requirements for your case on a free consultation.
Residence permit on financial solvency grounds in Mexico
Mexico has no separate law on a digital nomad visa: remote workers and freelancers obtain Temporary Resident status (Residente Temporal) under the «solvencia económica» category — financial solvency. In practice this is the country's main equivalent of a nomad visa. You need to prove a stable income from abroad (the 2026 benchmark is from about $4,300–4,600 a month) or savings/investments (from about $73,000–77,000), obtain the visa at the Mexican consulate for your place of residence and, within 30 days of entering, exchange it for a plastic resident card.
On request
2–6 months
In person
Temporary resident visa (Visa de Residencia Temporal)
For foreign nationals intending to enter Mexico with temporary resident status. The resident card must be obtained from INM within 30 calendar days of entering Mexico.
Permanent resident visa (Visa de Residencia Permanente)
Grounds: pensioner status or receipt of a pension, or family ties with a Mexican national or a permanent resident (parents, minor children, siblings, a cohabiting partner, minor stepsons and stepdaughters). Spouses and cohabiting partners first obtain a temporary resident visa, must hold that status for 2 years and only then apply to INM for permanent residence. The resident card is obtained from INM within 30 calendar days of entry.
Change to permanent resident status inside Mexico (Cambio a Residente Permanente)
Grounds for the change: 4 years of continuous stay with temporary resident status; pensioner status or receipt of a pension with income from abroad sufficient to live on in Mexico; the points system (Sistema de Puntos). The current requirements and the amounts of the fees change every year and are published on the INM procedures microsite.
Visitor visa with permission to carry out paid activities (Visa de Visitante con Permiso para Realizar Actividades Remuneradas)
For foreign nationals who have obtained a permit from the National Migration Institute (INM).
Job offer visa (Visa por Oferta de Empleo)
For a foreign national who has received a job offer from an individual or legal entity lawfully established in Mexico. The permit is requested by the employer from INM.
Family reunification visa (Visa por Unidad Familiar)
The right to family unity for Mexican nationals and for foreign nationals holding temporary resident, temporary resident student or permanent resident status.
Regularisation of status on family grounds (Regularización por Vínculo Familiar)
For foreign nationals whose migration status is irregular and who have family ties with Mexican nationals or with foreign nationals lawfully residing in the country. The procedure was published in Mexico's Official Gazette on 08.11.2012 as part of the regulations on migration procedures, article 51.
Temporary resident student visa (Visa de Residente Temporal Estudiante)
For all students, whatever their nationality, where the stay in Mexico exceeds 180 days. The temporary resident student card must be obtained within 30 calendar days of entering the country.
Naturalisation: the naturalisation certificate (Carta de Naturalización)
Seven grounds for obtaining the naturalisation certificate: by residence; by having children born in Mexico; by origin in a Latin American country or on the Iberian Peninsula; for outstanding merit in the cultural, scientific, artistic, sporting or entrepreneurial fields; by marriage to a Mexican national; by being under the parental authority of Mexicans; by former parental authority or adoption. The exact periods of residence for each basis are set out on separate requirement pages rather than in this overview.
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