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Renew temporary resident visa in Mexico 🇲🇽 WITHOUT a lawyer ✅ All forms ✅ Everything to bring
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, I will teach you how to renew your Mexican temporary residency visa. As I made this video I renewed my own visa, so that’s how you know that the information in the video is up-to-date and should work for you, because it worked for me. If this video seems long, it is. And that’s because I literally walk step-by-step through the entire process from start to finish, explaining every form, what it means, how to fill them out correctly, everything you should bring with you, and what to expect at the immigration office, so you can successfully renew your visa without the help of a lawyer. This video is super thorough. So let’s get right into it.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:28 List of requirements
01:48 Do you need photos?
02:10 List of requirements (cont.)
04:43 Copies of passport and visa
05:16 Formato básico
09:03 Letter stating that conditions of your residency haven’t changed
09:39 Formato para solicitar trámite migratorio de estancia / Form to request the process, filled out online and printed & signed
10:56 A VERY IMPORTANT WARNING
11:24 Formato para solicitar trámite migratorio de estancia (cont.)
11:43 Pago de derechos / Proof of payment of the renewal fee
12:54 Paying the pago de derechos in the bank
13:40 Reviewing everything for accuracy
14:00 Bank statements
14:15 Best time to arrive at the INM office
14:33 Going to INM super early in the morning & getting an appointment
15:12 Timeline of the entire process in the INM office & how long everything took
16:02 Final advice and WHAT I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY
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Wish I had found this video prior to completing the visa renewal process this week. I renewed my visa in Morelia, Mich., this week. No appointment was required, I simply walked into the office, and only a few minutes wait both days I was there. I can confirm photos and fingerprinting are done at the INM office. I was also able to pay by credit card while at the INM office which makes it more convenient than doing the bank payment procedure. They did inform me, the 1st day I was there, I needed to complete a change of address on the Government site before the new temporary resident visa could be completed; I had moved 6-months after the temporary was issued. There was no charge to complete my change of address, and the form was available to be printed out immediately from home and brought to INM the following day. I received my new visa the same day after spending approximately 3 hours in office, and about 1 hour the day prior. I believe it was expedited as I arrived about 3 hours before they were closing and the employee was being helpful in trying to complete the process that day. They were very kind and patient with me due to my limited spanish ability and I am most grateful for the exceptional service I received in Morelia. Thank you for your video.
Hopefully the process wasn't too bad for you. That's nice you can pay at the INM office now, much more convenient.
Thanks for commenting! Please share the video with anyone else who might find it useful
@platoon1081 Confirmed as well, I received my 1 year temporary a month ago in Mazatlan and I paid the fee by Canadian credit card at the window
Thank you!! Excellent step-by-step process/guide. Very helpful.
@Thinking English with Meredith
Hi Meredith. My Mexico Visa is renewed!
Your advice here was very helpful. I would amend it with the following:
To get an I.N.M. appointment I was told to arrive at 6:00am or earlier on a weekday (Mon. - Fri.) and wait in line. I arrived at 5:30am, waited in a long line, showed someone I had all of my paperwork, and got an appointment for 2 days later. I waited from roughly 5:30am to 8:30am! I'm glad I brought food & things to work on in line.
I came back 2 days later shortly before my appointment at 10:30am. I showed someone my paperwork, then did 'musical chairs' waiting to have my paperwork looked at.
Inside the I.N.M. office cell phone use is prohibited, one cannot wear glasses or hats, and a mouth covering / mask must be worn. Remember to bring a snack, water, book, notebook, sudoku, etc.
My paperwork included: the original & copy of my 'pago de derecho,'
my orig. passport & its color copy,
my orig. MX visa & its color copy (both sides of the card on one side of one piece of paper),
the form stating the nature of my stay has not changed ( 3:10 / 9:30 ),
and of course the 'tramite de solicitud' form (3 pages).
Sign all paperwork so your signature looks similar to the signature on your passport / visa.
Also, I left copies of paperwork at home and pdfs saved on my laptop & flash drive 'just in case.'
I was asked why I wanted to continue to live in Mexico / renew my Visa which I had a short answer ready to say. I got the attendant laughing. Nice woman. She worked / looked over my papers for 10+ minutes then I was handed a form to sign and was told to go upstairs. They keep your old visa card.
I went upstairs, presented my form, and waited (about 45 min.). My name was called, I made small talk with the man. He asked me questions about my religion, height, weight, work, .... information asked on the 'formatio basico.' Then he took my photos and fingerprints. I waited 5 minutes and then received my new Visa card!
Promptly, I left & took photos of both sides of my Visa card with my cell phone, emailed the photos to myself, and made a color copy of the card at the print shop outside the I.N.M office (imagine how much it would suck to lose that card right after you got it and not have some 'backup').
Thank you so much for this! I'm going to renew this week and it's super helpful. I've read online though that you can pay the fees at the INM office, do you know if that's true? If so, do you still need the form for payment?
@@benjaminobrien429 Hi. I paid at a nearby bank. I believe one can pay the 'pago de derecho' at an I.N.M. office. The bank will only accept this payment in cash. Also, once you pay they will hand you a receipt. Quadruple check that all the information on this receipt is correct (the amount paid, the correct spelling of your first and last name(s), your CURP, etc.). I.N.M. will Not accept this receipt if there are any mistakes and then you'd likely have to solicit the bank or the government for a refund of your money.
@@j.m.9002 update, i was able to confirm that if you’re going to INM you can pay there with a card! Super easy process and I just brought the documents they put on the site. They didn’t even want my copies although I would still bring them just to be safe
@@benjaminobrien429 Hi Benjamin. Thanks for your input here! Did you renew in CDMX? I would also rather pay with a card, so you just didn't fill out the pago de derechos form correct?
@@jailenestreeter7981 It's been several months now but yes, you still need to fill out all the relevant paperwork and take it with you. But you can do everything at immigration as far as I remember. With how much things change though I would 100% recommend looking for more recent info on the process.
Thank you so much Meredith! This was a very helpful video as this enabled me to save hundreds on a facilitator. If you are renewing in CDMX, her timeline is very accurate as to the experience in INM. Only advice I didn't take was to come later just because things are so unpredictable day to day. I came at 5:30a to ensure getting everything done in 1 day and I have no regrets about that. Also when you come back for your appt, there's like 3-4 different lines with nothing and no one to tell you what they are for so for the CDMX location go to the line/door on the west side of the building on Platón to hear your name called.
Thanks for the additional information! I'm glad you had a successful experience renewing your visa. And I'm glad you found the video so that you could do it on your own with a facilitator!
Please share the video if you know anyone else who could benefit from it 😊😊
Are you saying you got yours all done and got your card the same day? I heard there is a back log of appointments lately..
@@merrymaeoliver5268 I also heard of the backlog but it truly varies. I honestly don't know how they determine whose appt is same day or later but I do believe getting in line early in the morning increases your chances of a same day appt. I got in line at 5:30a and was given an 11a same day appt.
@brownsugarbabe0823 Does inm ask for proof of address? I'm here to renew but been back in the USaa for months?
@@simdabusiness no proof of address required. Use the same one you applied with the first time.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the video & those in the comments. Just received my ID this morning. I experienced a 2 day process. Arrived at 6:25am Thursday, finished approval around 4pm & was instructed to return this morning for photo & fingerprints.
Awesome, I'm glad you were able to get everything done!
Thank you - incredibly helpful
Thanks, Rik, glad that my experience could be useful!
Thanks, I'll be doing this soon!
Glad the video was useful! Please like and share, if you think it might help others
So helpful!!!!
Thanks Diego 😊
Great video! I’ll be starting this process in a couple months and found this video the most helpful. I do have a question, did they ask for proof of a bill with your address on it this time too? I know I needed it the first time but I don’t think you mentioned it in this video. Thank you
Yes, the proof of address (comprobante de domicilio) is needed. I'm sure you already know, it doesn't need to be in your name, but you do need to bring one with you that is recent within the last three months. Glad you found the video useful, please share with others who might find it useful.
Me llama la atención el excelente nivel en tu pronunciación que has alcanzado.
Muchas gracias! Lo aprecio mucho 🥺 Me ha ayudado mucho tomar clases y leer en voz alta
@@MeredithSpielman Aún estoy mejorando mi inglés, y seguiré tu estrategia de leer en voz alta, gracias 🙂
@@gerlautamr.656 De nada, gracias por comentar! Me ha sido muy útil, espero que te sirva también a ti :)
hi i was wondering if you ever tried to renew since they made the FMM cards all digital?
You should add the links to the forms and documentation.
that's super helpful! Quick question, what if I don't have a permanent address in Mexico? Airbnb here and there all the time 🤣
Glad you found it helpful!
When I first moved here I used my airbnb address to get my visa. You'll just need a bill with the address on it (doesn't need to be in your name).
Then technically you're supposed to change your address with INM every time you move buuut... if I were you, to keep things simple I'd keep using the same airbnb address forever until you have something more permanent. They never check into it.
Omg I cant even get an appoint scheduled for me and my son😮
I explain in the beginning of the video that you don't really "make an appointment." You kind of have to show up and do it the same day.
Hi M. Would you please provide the link for the letter / form you mention at 3:10 / 9:03 ? Thanks.
www.inm.gob.mx/static/vun_tramites/Escrito_renovacion_por_vinculo_familiar.pdf
If it has expired 1 year before, will it be renewed?
Thank you for this video. Im planning to apply in july of ‘23 for either my TR or my PR visa. I will be collecting my social security but also working remotely for my US employer while semi retired inMexico. I hats ok for a TR and/or a PE visa, right?
Thank you
Yes, that will probably be okay. But you should check the requirements to see what they are for financial solvency. It changes yearly and can also vary depending on which consulate you apply at.
consulmex.sre.gob.mx/houston/index.php/visas/visas/18-visas/95-visa-de-residente-temporal-por-solvencia-economica
What is numero documento migratorio ? where can I find this?
Thank you! Do you remember if they printed your card same day when you first got your temporary visa last year? I keep reading that it can take weeks for the card to come. But It seems in CDMX they are able to print it the same day?
Hi! They printed it the same day on both occasions. When it was issued to me for the first time last year, and this time with the renewal. I left the INM office with the visa in-hand both times. Hope this helps :)
@@MeredithSpielman Thank you so much! Thats a huge relief.
@@laurencabanas7349 You're welcome! Are you getting a visa for the first time in CDMX, or renewing?
Fantastic video as I'm in this situation right now, thank you! I was wondering your advice here -- I've changed my address between getting my temporary resident visa last year, and now when I'm going to renew for 3 years. I didn't know I had to notify INM so I never did. Should I stick to my old address in this form, or use my new address? Does it matter? Thank you so much!
Glad it's useful for you! Make sure to like and share if you think it could help someone else.
So legally we are required to update our address with INM any time we move. Many people don't do this, because there's no way for them to "catch" you unless you tell on yourself. With that said, you should do what seems best to you. If you feel better knowing INM has your current address, update it (BUT change the move date so that you are within 90 days and don't pay a fine). If it's complicated, just renew using your old address without updating. To be honest, if I were in your shoes, I would do the latter in order to avoid completing nearly double the amount of paperwork.
If you decide you update your address: You CAN do visa renewal and address change on the same day at INM. At least in CDMX. I see many people on expat groups saying you can't, but I literally had a higher up at INM in CDMX tell me that you can do both on the same day.
@@MeredithSpielman Thanks for taking the time with your advice!!
Hi there, so I just successfully renewed my first-year temporary resident visa for a three-year period, with big thanks to your video! A couple notes I figured I'd share as an update for February 2023 (CDMX INM office in Polanco):
* Documents in hand, I arrived at the INM at 7:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, with the line already a good block deep. I shuffled along/waited until about 11:30 a.m. to finally reach a table set up outside where a staffer gave me an appointment for the next day, at 12pm. They cut off the line about 30 or so people after me, so I'm very glad I arrived when I did. If I had arrived a short while after I did, I would've been turned away for the day 😅. If I were advising a friend who is just about to do this same process, I'd say shoot to arrive at the INM 6:30-7:00am at the latest just to be safe!
* Day of the appointment took about 6.5 hours from arriving for my 12pm appointment to finally getting done with biometrics (took about 4 hours in the waiting room for that). I got chided for filling out/signing my documents in black ink -- they need blue ink only. Luckily they let me re-sign where needed in blue ink there at the window.
* It's no longer required to make a pre-payment at a bank and bring that comprobante as part of the document packet. Instead, you can now just pay via debit or credit card at the time of your appointment!
* I had two piezas at once -- extend my residencia temporal for 3 years + change my address. They took care of both of them, no problem. My residency is through economic solvency; they didn't end up asking for any bank statements. And they didn't require any form of proof of domicile, neither for the change of address pieza nor the extension of the visa pieza!
Thank you so much again for the detail in your video; it gave me a lot more confidence going into this process!
@@adamkshuck I'm sorry it sounds like the entire process was a nuisance for you, please read about my experience posted above. I guess I was fortunate in completing the entire process in about 4 hours time total over a 2-day period in Morelia, Mich. BTW, I signed multiple documents in black ink and not a thing was mentioned about it, apparently that policy is specific to the office and employee demands. Viva Mexico!
Are you not able to make an appointment in advance? When I got my temp visa by making an appointment online (my lawyer made it several months in advance). Hoping to do it myself this time
When did you get your temp visa? As far as I know, the appointment-scheduling system has been out of use for at least the past year, since I moved here. I believe it's no longer possible to make an appointment online. When you go to the website where before you could do so, it doesn't let you
Some locations you can pay on as site now
Really? I hadn't heard of that, but if so it's great news. It would definitely streamline the process
Hola! I have a question I hope you will answer. Are the forms filled out online? or can they be printed and filled out manually?
The forms are printed and filled out manually. I believe there is one form you need to submit online and then print a confirmation page to bring with you. I cover it in the video
The first form I mention in the video is the only form you submit electronically.
You said you don't have an RFC number. I remember reading back in July that all residents, temporary included, have to have one by end of the year. I got that process done in Cuernavaca because the office and process in CDMX was....smdh, you know.... anyway, also thinking about going to Cuernavaca to renew for three years. I'm hoping going to another city won't be an issue for temp residency renewal either. You haven't heard anything have you?
That's the first I've heard of that, I'll have to look into it. Just recently I was searching on Google about paying taxes, and as far as I understand, that will only begin to apply to me once I become a permanent resident in 3 years.
It's technically not allowed to go somewhere else to get residency, but you can do it as long as you have a local (Cuernavaca, in your case) address to give them.
@@MeredithSpielman does that mean I will be double taxed if i got the permanent one? If so, isn't it better to keep always temporary resident visa?
@@reocam8918 I can't speak from experience, but I believe once you get permanent residency, you'll have to pay taxes in Mexico. I don't know how it works, I don't know anything about taxes in Mexico - maybe there are exclusions or exceptions or something, idk.
I plan to get permanent residency. In order to avoid being double taxed in both countries, look into the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion on the IRS website.
In order to stay with temporary residency and never change to permanent, that would mean leaving the country every 4 years and going through the immigration process all over again from the start - going to a Mexican consulate outside of Mexico, presenting all the documents to show you qualify, interview, receiving the visa to enter the country, and coming to Mexico and doing the canje process all over again. Plus, every year they change the requirements to get temp residency; imagine you leave the country to start the temp residency process all over again and the rules have changed and you get denied! That'd be terrible. Even if it works, that is a lot of work every 4 years. I'll be here for a long time, so I want permanent residency.
Hi Meredith. 9:39 For the "Formato para solicitar trámite migratorio .. " / Form to apply for immigration stay, filled out through the website then printed must one complete this form online after and Not before the 30 days before your Visa expires?
When you complete this form online then receive the printable pdf ('imprimir ahora') it will show on the first page the 'Fecha de solicitud del trámite' or Date of solicit for processing. Would that Date on the form Need to be within the 30 days of your Visa Expiration?
Ex: one's Visa expires the 30th of March so the Date of solicit for processing on this form would Need to be the 1st of March or after. I am guessing 'No,' but one can only go to the I.N.M. office March 1st and after (in this example). Thanks.
They don't specifically say that you need to wait until your visa is within 30 days of expiring, but I'm almost certain that that's the case. As you mentioned in your comment, you can't go to INM until it's within 30 days, so I wouldn't risk it by submitting the form early and possibly causing a problem.
@@MeredithSpielman
OK, dang, I submitted this form online then saved the pdf yesterday so the form says 'Fecha de solicitud del trámite' for 01/02/2023 (Febr. 1st).
My Visa expires near the end of March so I should Not go to I.N.M. office until late February. I hope this is Not a problem.
Can or should I resubmit this form? Probably not?
@@j.m.9002 That's sort of the problem with the system. Lots of information isn't expressed directly, and it's not really possible to call and ask. I would suggest maybe you could go to INM if it's close to you and talk to someone and ask if that's okay. Or just go with the same PDF in late February and see what happens.
@@MeredithSpielman
Thanks for the response. I guess I'll see what happens when I go there in late Febr. with that form as it is. I'm thinking resubmitting that form is not possible &/or would mess up the process. I won't submit & pay for the 'pago de derecho' until the 30th day or anything else that shows a date on a form.
@@j.m.9002 Good luck! It would be nice if you come back here and update me on what happens so that other people can see your comment and I can have a more clear answer if anyone else asks me the same question. I had the same question myself but doubted, so I decided to wait
Mine is via marriage. Did you have to present the marriage certificate again?
I would recommend you to bring it with you. As I mention in the video, part of the paperwork is basically reaffirming that the situation through which you got residency hasn't changed. Like with financial solvency, in some immigration offices they might ask for your bank statements, and sometimes not. So it's good to have your marriage certificate with you (and a copy), because it's very possible they will ask for it.
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ME LINKS FOR COMPLETE FORMS TO FILL FOR SUBMISSION -7/12/23
in the beginning of the video I show exactly where to find the forms :)
SORRY, I COULD NOT FIND THE WEB SITE TO FILL OUT ONLINE ALL FORMS REQUIRED TO P D F READ AND WRITE THEN PRINT, THANKS
I'm not sure where you got that letter -- stating your address hasn't changed
Are you referring to the letter I mention at 09:03 ? The letter stating that conditions of your residency haven’t changed? There isn't one saying your address hasn't changed.
Look at the video around the 3:10 mark. She shows a highlighted link that goes to the letter. I missed it also ;)