MEXICO: Immigration Laws and Citizenship

Let’s take a look see at Mexico’s Immigration Laws:

Mexico recognizes six different immigration statuses that must be met to stay iin the Country. 

Mexico as a visitor for up to six months, you must:

1. Have enough money to pay for your stay in the country.
2. Have an invitation from a private or public organization.

IF your country is not on their ‘List’ you must apply for a VISA.

Mexico as a visitor, you must:

1. Have enough money to pay for your stay in the country.
2. Have an invitation from a private or public organization.

Mexico as a Temporary Resident, you must:

1. Have a family relationship with a Mexican citizen, according to Article 55 of the Immigration Law.
2. Have a job offer issued by a Mexican employer.
3. Have an invitation from a private or public institution.
4. Have enough money to pay for your stay in the country.
5. Own real estate in Mexico.
6. Have investments in the country according to the Mexican

Mexico as a permanent Resident Requires you to abide by the laws as a Temporary Resident For Four Years, THEN:

1. To have enough points in the immigration points system.
2. To have been a temporary resident for four years.
3. Be related in a straight line up to the second degree to a Mexican by birth.
4. To have been a temporary resident for two years in the case of a conjugal or concubine relationship with a Mexican citizen or permanent resident.
5. Be a refugee or under the condition of political asylum.
6. Have a family relationship with a Mexican citizen, according to Article 55 of the Immigration Law.
7. Be a pensioner with enough monthly income to pay for your stay in the country.If someone is in Mexico illegally, they could face fines, deportation, or even arrest and prison time. 

If someone is in Mexico illegally, they could face fines, deportation, or even arrest and prison time.