SO YOU'D LIKE TO LIVE IN MEXICO

Mexico has made a decision to simplify its immigration laws in recognition of human rights, the dignity of the immigrants, and the cultural richness that they bring to the country.

Many of over five million foreigners currently living in Mexico will soon have a chance to apply for permanent residency. According to the official announcement by the Commissioner of the Mexican National Migration Institute (INM), Cecilia Romero, all those who came to Mexico before January 1, 1995, and satisfy the requirements, will be able to apply for an FM2 visa, a document that grants legal residency in Mexico.

Until now, one had to maintain a temporary resident status (any FM3 variety) for 5 years before becoming eligible to upgrade the status to permanent.
So if you have been in Mexico for about two and a half years and would like to stay there indefinitely, you can apply for an FM2 if you:

• are related by blood or marriage to a Mexican national;
• are employed;
• are engaged in a profitable business activity benefiting the country;
• can prove monthly passive income of 400 times minimum daily regional wage (currently US $1,900-$2,000 a month) or half that amount if you own your home in Mexico.

For more information please DO NOT contact a Mexican Consulate near you. Call at least five of them, and you will likely receive five different sets of FM2 requirements.