Immigration FAQ

• Visitor
• Temporary Resident
• Long Term

• Visitor: Up to 180 days
• Temporary Resident: 180 Days to 1 year
• Long Term: Up to 4 years, if not seeking permanent residency

Dependents can accompany employees, unless they are traveling on a visitor visa. Partners/Same Sex Partners are recognized as dependents.

Visas can be extended for Long Term visas. Extensions can be 1, 2, or 3 years.

Extensions are to be filed within 30 days of the work permits expiration.

• Passport
• Flight reservation in which it is properly mentioned the return trip (printed)
• Hotel reservation (printed)
• Invitation letter (printed)

• Common documents such as birth and marriage certificates need to be apostilled in many occasions.
• Mexican government released a program in which foreigners who have been in Mexico prior to 2022, qualify to have temporary residence for 4 years without proving are related to a Mexican national, residents in Mexico or have a job offer.
• Extensions are not permitted on a visitor visa.
• Visitor visa can be approved for up to 180 days; however, it is at the discretion of the Mexican authorities. Visitor visas may only be approved for 30, 60, or 90 days.

Citizens of certain countries do not need a visitor visa. Please see the following link: https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/toronto/index.php/en/servicesforeigners/doclegalization/52-conservices/225-visitors-who-do-not-require-a-visa-with-a-stay-up-to-180-days

Employees must apply for their visas at a Mexico consulate in their home country. In-person presence is required unless you are a national of one of the following exempted countries which are eligible to apply online: Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine.

1-3 weeks.

Upon arrival, given that you have obtained your Mexico Visa.

Visitor Visa

• Signed invitation letter on company letter head.

 

Temporary Residency Card

• Corporate documents:
  • Copy of the employer’s registry of the company.
  • Original of the ID of the legal representative.

No.