Mexico Residency Requirements: 2024 Update 

Max is 180 days, and it used to be automatic 180 days, no questions asked. But with so many people are coming in and staying long-term at 6 month interval, it's not working out for them. With a residency card, you will eventually have to pay Mexican taxes. So now it can be 180 days or it can be 3 days.

​@anyone150 when does requirement to pay mexican taxes begin? Is that for permanent residents only or temporary residents as well?

Right, you should get the message by now... go to dominicana or costa rica or some shit, dont come to Mexico.

Well, was going to go there. I am in N M

72k ain’t bad. 4k a month seems outrageous

Spain is better and less expensive. Living in Europe is better than Latin America.

Not if you don't Have the income to Qualify ? The Mexican Consulate Near me Wants $4,400 USD Monthly income . I am retired On a fixed income . I can't Qualify for that . The Income Qualification Should not be that Much . Most places to live In Mexico Is Inexpensive . How many Mexican Residents Earn over $4,400 USD Month ?

@@awakeaware9708 if you talk to people who know about retirement in Mexico they can help you, there are different ways of doing it. Also with $1000 dollars you can live in the non touristy areas in Mexico.

I believe it is income OR savings

​@@AngelAPAVLOVSCornDogthat's true at most of the US consulates but not all

No

Because the quality of life is generally better. Also more bang for the buck$.

73K ? A lot of money, at retirement?

The only difference with Baja is no TIP on car importation. Nothing about immigration is different.

We acquired permanent residence in Baja CA. Everything was super-fast and by the book. We have a large family; we applied for eight people over the course of two years, and the local INM emlace (branch) never required more than the law as stated on the Mexican government website.

...yeah and with any luck, the USA might soon have a female president too..

Per month, incoming monthly income. money. Not sure why he said Phoenix is cheaper. I have appointment next Friday and I have to show $4300k incoming money for last 6 months. Not 2k

@@jamieritchie1789 You mean $4300.00 Right? Thank you! I am currently planning/researching the Regularization Program instead, but one source confused me with the way they worded it. Good luck and God bless you.

@@jamieritchie1789 Phoenix recently changed rates, couple of weeks ago their website quoted old requirements. So unless he had checked just before shooting this video, he would not have known about the recent change.

They also cracked down on automatically giving 180 days for tourists.

The economic solvency requirements are based on the minimum wage....When the minimum wage goes up, so do the economic solvency requirements. Pretty simple.

​​@@d.f.6662 No they didn't, it depends on the destination you are going to in Mexico not to mention you can open your mouth at the Airport and ask for your 180 days...🍀

@@avalonmist254 It doesn't mean they will give you the full 180 days. There are several videos of this topic on RU-vid.

@@d.f.6662 I currently have lived in Mexico for 2 years.and I am retired...I don't meet most requirements to be a resident ...there are Multiple videos on Visa runs as well as the RNE Visa ... Which I will get , if the program is available, when I meet the requirements....🍀

I have recently read this also, guess I'll do a deep dive. I walk over now to shop , no one stamps my passport.

Not 2022. It's 2020 or before. Meant for those stranded during covid. You must have proof of entry with a stamp on your passport prior to 2020 and then overstay your FMM. It is the "regularization program." Look it up. It will cost for all 4 years of temo residency, plus fees. There is no guarantee how much longer they will continue this program. It could end at any time.

Yes, I have been learning: You drive or fly in on a tourist/visa, let it expire and apply for temp res. at Mex. Immigration 'without proof of income'. Hiring an "experienced facilitator or Attorney" is recommended. ( not cheap ) It is called "Regularization." You must remain in Mexico until the visa expires, and then apply. Be careful if you hire help. Some cities are preferred for ease... I think it's $1,000 fee to Immigration to apply for res. This was about a month ago.

All that shit is over...

must have a stamped passport to show you were there ( flight or drive in ) OR? if you visit in 2024, you'll be eligible in 2026 for RNE program. contact a reputable attorney to check.......

...it is up to the official, that's true Paul but in nearly 100% of the cases, unless there is an issue, red flag or concern, you will get 180 days. One thing you must NEVER say if an official asks: "what is the nature of your visit to Mexico"..if asked.. if you have a home rented or purchsed and awaiting your arrival...especially if you are a multiple time visitor " I have come to stay at my HOME in Mexico'.. or something like that... YOUR home is NOT in Mexico... it is Canada or the USA.. or wherever.... If you say that... you could very well get deported on the next plane out. Happened to a friend of mine who owned a large estate here...but lived on visitors visas.. he was the so-called permanent tourist.

That’s the way of doing it it

@GregGoulding I am hoping to do the same. My tourist visa ends in the beginning of October. Congrats on receiving your temp residency.

Was Mazatlan office easier that others ? How long did you have wait to apply regularization program ?

@@CDm-rf9fp The Mazatlan Office was excellent. I went 2 weeks prior to my tourist visa expiring to make sure I would be eligible for Regularization. They took my passport and returned in about 10 minutes with the proper paperwork to be filled out. Told me to have it all filled out PROPERLY and come back the day after my tourist visa expired. I waited a few days then took the paperwork to Holga (she is a legend in Mazatlan) she filled everything out made the proper copies and sent me on my way. On the day after my tourist visa expired I was 3rd in line at immigration. Signed in got called up in about 45 minutes was processed fingerprints taken photos taken and paid the fees out the door with my card in about 3 hours. Holga is located about a block from the immigration office and speaks excellent English.

Did you get tourist visa at mazatlan as well or did you go elsewhere i am planning to go to Mexico by car but I guess I would get my tourist visa upon entry or could I go to mazatlan as well ?

Correct

Yea, this guy doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. Hardly anything he said is correct when it comes to how the entry system works in Mexcio these days.

They know people are staying 6 months at a time with a tourist visa (FMM) indefinitely, and they are ending that by enforcing their immigration laws more closely. It used to be 180 days, no questions asked. With all the political, social, and economic problems going on in the U.S. and Canada, there could be more people bailing than we think there is. People are already bailing from California to Texas en-masse, and that can shift out of the country instead.

This guy doesn’t know what he is talking about. I own a tour company and over the last 14 months a huge amount of our clients who booked Mexico were given 14 days entry visa. Many of our US and Canadian clients have had to prove where they were staying , show paid hotel bookings and onward flight details. And recently I have had well over 50 USA clients been given 4 days only on their visa. Regardless of the fact that they had booked and paid a 2 week vacation. Mexico is way too unpredictable now and we just stopped booking tours for there. We now are putting a disclaimer on the visa antics . Recently had a snowbird friend that owns property in Mexico and was coming down for the winter and was told 5 days visa is all you get .

@@steverichards7766 maybe I can lease their snowbird property for the winter?

Check out the website of the Mexican Consulate nearest you in Canada. The thresholds (in CAD) are listed under "Visa".

...you CAN ask for anything up to 180 days... Just ask... "Senor.. por favor 180 dias?"... then a "gracias"

That's right, things are definitely changing...

It’s simple to just google. San Antonio is just about the same as phoenix Az (I don’t know what he’s talking about it is not cheaper in Phoenix, I have appointment Friday and the minimum monthly incoming salary is $4362 for last 6 months) San Antonio was the same amount

​@@jamieritchie1789How did your appointment go? Did you get it? 😊

They will look at your income tax return to see if you have reported income that amounts to the minimum requirement or more.

The best thing is to get the 180 days Visa stay after your visa has expired and then apply , make sure you save the he visa fmm card to prove you entered legally

@@wheretoretire3315 Bank statements and a letter from a bank official works well...that's what I did... Income tax info or return was not required.

Your income can’t come from your job, it comes from savings or investment or pension or Social Security. If you are in person working, obviously you won’t do that in Mexico.

In which consulate was that, if I may ask?

It was my understanding that the savings/investments balance had to be stable for 12mos and the monthly requirement for 6mos. It's usually and either or situation but some consulates requirement both balances for the prescribed amounts of time.

...if you have an after tax income of $10 grand a month and can prove it for the required months... your good to go.

Per person.

... a $200-$500K beachfront property is great, especially when a 30' tsunami arrives after that big plate subduction quake happens in this tectonically active region of ours....then again... I have a bridge for sale.

Mordida (the little bite) is part of life here...for traffic violations, 500 pesos usually works well😳...show em a little love.

@@mortimersnerd801 jajaja si entiendo

go to the phoenix one

They lied to you about not seeing you because you weren't in their "zone". There are no required zones. You're allowed to go to whatever darn office you want to, anywhere in the U.S.

@@alendryaldimera Not true. They denied us an appt. at their office.

I don't think so; I've often heard it said that the quoted minimums are for the primary, and that a family member adds some percentage more to the primary..my understanding from seeing a lot of these vids..keep digging, I think it's generally all pretty clear

By selling your home, you should have the required assets. That's all you need. However, these assets (over $70k) must be in your bank account(s) for over one year.

It's one of the other, not both. You either have to prove six consecutive months of income or prove that you have the stated savings in your bank account for a minimum of a year, if I'm not mistaken. Good luck to you guys

You have to tell them you are retired and its at their discretion

It's still an option, if you can't afford Mexico, America is definitely not an option 😳

Mexico is a big country with varied cost of living areas

@@toddmaek5436 True. The desirable areas have skyrocketed.

Hire an attorney

... yes, you can open an account on an tourist visa.. Intercam is the bank you should choose, although permanent resident I have an account there..need proof of current (Mexican) residency, a decent credit rating... yes they will check... ID and a valid FMM or stamp in your passport... Moving money to Mexico... check out the WISE money transfer services... excellent.. and it's real easy.. just a few clicks of the mouse and within seconds your money is transferred from your account in Canada or the USA to your Intercam account in Mexico. I use Canadian e-Transfer, a service which interfaces with WISE...and they give you the interbank rate..NOT the bank rate. NEVER unless you are a 2 or 3 week tourist, use an ATM...their fees are quite high.

I’m not sure what we’re discussing. Basing the income requirements for residency on minimum wage was intentional, obviously. Suggesting that AMLO raised minimum wage primarily to increase income requirements for residency status sure seems far fetched. One: raising the minimum has been a defining factor in Morena’s popularity and subsequent recent landslide victory. From talking to the people I know, abañiles, taxi drivers, etc, that, and the increase and universality of old age pension, seem hugely popular amongst poor and middle class Mexicans. A simple recalibration of income requirement for residency would have addressed that equally as well without such fundamental changes in the economy and social structure of Mexican economy and society. I think it was an unintended consequence, which may be addressed, as discussed in the video. As far as raising the requirements so drastically…pretty sure the Remax agents in Cabo or Merida prefer a more liberal policy. And the Mexican banks and local businesses. Remember, our $2,000 a month is better then a typical Mexican doctor’s salary and we’re not competing for jobs, just bringing our money and spreading it around. I’d like to get residency and may do so, but, for me, it’s a lot of trámite para nada. So easy just to head north to visit once a year and receive a fresh 180 days when I cross back into Mexico. The southern border crossing, south of Tapachula, will process all the passports you bring with you for a small fee. You don’t even have to leave the country, your friends can stay in DF or Cancun. Remember, it’s Mexico, laws are just suggestions and there’s ways to make things work out, take it easy man, “tranquilo hombre.”

You're better off showing cash. Hire an attorney.

I would hire an advocate... you don't really need a licensed attorney... immigration here is not complicated, I might add less so than the Philippines. You can actually open a bank account with a visitors visa/permit.. the FMM or valid stamp in your passport. Intercam be the bank...come for a visit, you really need to... fly PAL, MNL to LAX then to PVR or GDL on Volaris to Mexico...if possible DO NOT flash too much cash here..keep a low profile and do not look overly wealthy... I live here in Mexico... I know.

Some of the facilitators charge more than some of the attorneys.

kindly guide me how to do the process plz

Healthcare in Mexico is not free to temporary or permanent residents. What made you think it was free?

@@lisawoods588 It's pretty basic but health care from the government "Salude" or clinic is free... a doctors visit is not expensive.. $500 to $800 pesos or US $30-$50 or so...and they will give you more than 5 minutes of their time..often up to half an hour or more.. remember too most prescriptions are OTC.. the exceptions are strong opiate based meds (tramadol is OTC) or antibiotics.. and even they are not hard to get.. so if you know what you need... just go get it at the farmacia

Non-citizens cannot own coastal or border land directly. You must own through a bank trust; I think it’s called a fideicomiso, and it can cost you over $1,000 per year extra. This is one of the reasons why we plan on upgrading from permanent residence to citizenship.

@@Johnnie-d9b ...it's usually $450- $500 a year.. not $1000... and temporary or permanent residency will NOT get you out of that fee... only by becoming a naturalized citizen will work

Yes, Mexico and Colombia is much better and bigger than Portugal .

Yes, for us Mexico is FAR better than Portugal for our budgetary needs and our preferences. We can take a reasonably short, cheap bus or car ride back to visit family and friends (as well as a doctor and dentist whom we still see periodically) in California. By contrast, a trip from Portugal back to the USA would require us to pay eight airfares for us and our children….. Also, the general IVA (value-added tax) is an absurd TWENTY-THREE PERCENT in Portugal, whereas in the State of Baja CA (and all other states bordering the USA), the general IVA rate is merely EIGHT percent. It should be easy to understand that taking our family out to eat - or buy clothes - is more affordable in a Mexican border state offering FIFTEEN PERCENT LOWER sales tax than Portugal…. Also, Mexico is so much bigger and more topographically, climatically and culturally varied than Portugal….

@@Johnnie-d9b Agreed 👍

Agree, especially its big neighbor doesn't want their workers to enter and do most of the work their "patriotic citizens" won't do. Keep the qualifiers as they are.

If that was true they wouldn't let you qualify just by showing you got paid the qualifications required for just six months and not showing that amount would be a consistent income. The way it's set up you could pay yourself the required amount for six months out of your savings without needing to show any other income after that or before. They would also cancel the Rergularization Program that allows your residency visa without showing any income requirements.

Will Mexico build a wall to keep out those poor pensioners?

@@sy2ydbut wait! Liberals want their slaves to raise their children and keep their plantations so supply/demand right?! Illegals have no rights so you don’t pay them enough and over with them etc

You never told the amount of money $$ anwer the question

Yes

They want you to declare that you are there more than 6 months.

6 months of the year.

We are permanent residents of Mexico. We are NOT required to visit Mexico every year to maintain the permanent resident status. If we someday acquire citizenship by naturalization, we will be required to visit Mexico only once every five years, or else (theoretically) risk being denaturalized.

dummie....rent..not sell

We've built 18 homes and sold each one after 2 years beating the capital gains taxes...no way am I renting a home in the US when I'm living in Mexico, I don't need the headaches of Renters, I want to enjoy my retirement. I'll stick to investing (😂dummie) lol!

@@KatKatz11 Most Americans who move to Mexico end up moving back within 5 years. You'll likely do so too. Some people have to learn the hard way.

Maybe move another part of MX, but not back to US. We think things through...I dint fly by the seat of my pants with no plan like most 😂

@@KatKatz11 Things change. Living in Mexico isn't without downside. I live in Queretaro and married to a Mexican wife. I would not live in Mexico otherwise.

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No

NO. México, Colombia and a couple of other countries do not require backgrounds. However, with the way things are in the world right now being so crazy. I wouldn’t be surprised if they started it someday.

NO... but yes they do a basic "are you on the kid diddlers or sex crimes registry list" search..getting busted for pot posession 40 years ago in your college years does not count.. as unfortunately, it does in the States.

It says 7300

It says $73,000 a year for temporary residency. You have to prove it’s been in your bank account for at least one year. Or you must show this amount in an investment account such as a Roth IRA. Once you’re a temporary resident, you never have to prove financial solvency again.

@@loverofsong9830 they edited that to correct it

@@jimlevell3800 I’m confused. Are you saying they changed it to $7300.00 a year?

@@loverofsong9830 they edited the description to the video. 7300/month

It's legal and you're not "skirting the law" by doing it. There are thousands of people who go to Mexico to live for six months out of the year to avoid the winters where they live and have homes. Canadians are famous to start showing up in October and November and completely disappear by April. I have friends that have lived permanently in Mexico for over ten years by making "border runs" at least every six months. During the pandemic sometimes the border agents wouldn't automatically give you 180 days in your tourist permit (FMM) but it was a rarity.... If they ask you how long you are staying and you tell them "Three weeks" they will write and stamp 21 days on your FMM. Same thing if you tell them you want to travel around for six months, they will write 180 days and stamp your FMM. BTW- After surfing and remote beach camping in Mexico since the early eighties, I got my residente visa years ago because I didn't want to have to do border runs or stop at customs and fill out an FMM everytime I came down. Never once in over 35 years did I not get 180 days stamped in my FMM. I live here now and still surf when it gets good.

It's not illegal. You forfeit certain benefits, which were mentioned. Honestly, I wish everyone did this. Too many people "invest" in Mexico before they know if they can actually tolerate living there. Maybe two years of tourist visas will save them from making the mistake of having to move in three years, which is about the average time people start bailing out.