The resident alien or lawful status is a procedure by which the Mexican government issues a document called Resident Card to foreigners who wish to reside in Mexico regularly. The Political Constitution of the United States of Mexico, the Federal Administrative Procedure Act, the Migratory Act, the Migratory Act Regulation, the Guidelines for Migratory Procedures and Formalities, and the Organic Law of the Mexican Foreign Service regulate resident alien’s or lawful status’ legal framework.
There are different types of lawful status as stated in the Guidelines for Migratory Procedures and Formalities. Each document has a determined and specific reason of issuance and must be requested properly according to the specific situations of the immigrant. In further articles, we will thoroughly analyze each type of document; however, for this article, we will present the Resident Card divisions or the existing lawful status:
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Temporary Resident Card:
Visa issued by consulate (without Work Permit)
Familiar Unity Visa
Financial Solvency Visa
Ownership of real state Visa
Scientific Investigation in Mexican waters Visa
Invitation of a public or private institution Visa
Visa under an international legal instrument for the mobility of persons
Investor Visa
Visa issued by consulate (with Work Permit)
Valid Job Offer Visa
Visa with permission to conduct remunerated activities
By migratory regulation
Regularization for family unit
Regularization for not authorized activities
Regularization under a Federal Regularization Program
Regularization for expired document
Regularization for humanitarian reasons
By regularization of migrants
Regularization by Familiar Unity
Regularization for performing unauthorized activities
Regularization under a federal Regularization Program
Regularization by expired document
Regularization by humanitarian reasons
Due to changes of lawful status to a Temporary Resident without a Work Permit
By Familiar Unity
By humanitarian reasons
Due to changes of lawful status to a Temporary Resident with a Work Permit Applicable only for Temporary Student Residents
Request of Work Permit as a Temporary Resident:
Work Permit for Temporary Residents (except students)
Work Permit for Temporary Residents under a federal migratory Regularization Program
Permanent Resident Card
Visa issued at a consulate
For being a pensioner or retiree
By Familiar Unity
By a point-based system
By regularization of migrants
By Familiar Unity
Due to changes of lawful status
By Familiar Unity
Due to an uninterrupted 4-year period of lawful status
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It is important to mention that in the Vox Populi or the memory of the former immigration laws, there are terms as FM1, FM2, and FM3 that do not exist on the current Migratory Act. We mention them here only to inform and explain the proper existing lawful status. If someone tries to cheat a foreigner, and he or she completely ignores the law, they will use these terms to try to convince foreigners. Information is power, and my friend, if you are well informed, you will not believe in a fake agent that could ruin your peaceful stay in this beautiful country that welcomes you. Remember, there is always the correct path that will make your stay a peaceful one without setbacks.
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