Residency in Mexico

When you're applying for residency in Mexico, you will need to take typical time scales into account for processing your visa and residency card

Our associates can assist to renew your existing residency card in Mexico, or to exchange qualifying temporary residency cards for permanent residency

When you're legally resident in Mexico, you'll need to actively manage your residency card and file notifications about certain changes in your circumstances

Immigration offices in some Mexican states have started to routinely ask applicants for evidence of a residential address in Mexico

Mexico’s CURP is a unique identifying registration number assigned to every Mexican national and every foreign resident. This FAQ also covers the new Bio CURP

Mexico’s immigration service has begun to phase out use of paper versions of the FMM—the multi-purpose visitor permits and arrival form

This guide describes the routes and financial criteria required to qualify for legal residency in Mexico under the auspice of 'economic solvency'

Qualifying for, and obtaining, legal residency in Mexico is becoming more difficult—and more expensive starting in 2026. This article describes the changes

When your Mexico residency application is granted, a visa sticker is placed in your passport. This sticker needs to be exchanged for a residency card in Mexico.

There has always been a contingent of foreign residents who live in Mexico part-time, usually between late fall and early spring of the following year

Temporary residency cards are valid for 1 to 4 years and must be renewed to remain in Mexico. This article explains how to renew your resident card

The RFC is a registration number issued by Mexico’s tax collection agency, SAT. This FAQ describes what it is, how it’s used, and how to apply for it