Eligibility quiz
Do you have a child who is a citizen of Mexico by birth?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Mexico for life
You can live in Mexico indefinitely.
Your residence card proves your status and can help you rent a home, make contracts and use public and private services.
Study in Mexico
Your residence document lets you study in Mexico.
Work in Mexico
Permanent residents can do paid work, but may need explicit permission based on a job offer.
Regularize your work activity with the immigration authority before starting or changing jobs.
Travel in and out
You can leave and enter Mexico as often as you wish.
Bring your belongings
You can bring household and personal belongings into Mexico under its customs rules.
Bring your siblings
You can request admission to Mexico for your siblings, whatever their citizenship.
They must be minors, unmarried, or under your legal representation.
Use public healthcare
You can use public healthcare in Mexico, though particular services have their own eligibility rules.
Get job-based insurance
A job covered by compulsory social insurance provides coverage through employment.
It includes sickness, maternity, disability, life, retirement, unemployment in old age, childcare and social benefits.
How to apply
Applying from inside MexicoApplying from inside Mexico
Find your immigration office
Find the immigration office that serves your address in Mexico.
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Get the application form
Get the Formato para solicitar trámite migratorio de estancia.
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Fill in the form
Fill in the form electronically, print it and sign it by hand.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the immigration office.
See required documentsPay the application fee
Pay the fee for processing your request using a method accepted by the immigration office, and keep the receipt. You may also need to pay for the permanent resident card.
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Hand in your application
Bring your signed form and required documents, including originals and copies, to the immigration office that serves your address.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the immigration office to decide. If it asks you to attend an appointment, give fingerprints or other identifying information, or provide more documents, follow its instructions.
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Collect your resident card
Once your request is approved, complete the card process with the immigration office and collect your permanent resident card as instructed. The card shows your permanent resident status in Mexico.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Child's birth certificate
Get your Mexican child's Mexican birth certificate, showing that your child is Mexican by birth. Bring the original or a certified copy, along with a copy.
Child's identity documents *
Bring your Mexican child's Mexican passport and ID. Check with your consulate which documents it wants to see.
* Only if you apply at a consulate and it asks for them.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Children’s card renewal
A child’s permanent-resident card must be renewed every year until age three.
It must then be renewed every four years until age eighteen.
Documents and updates
Carry and safeguard your identity and immigration documents and show them when immigration authorities lawfully require them.
Report changes to your address, workplace, name, citizenship or marital status to the immigration authority.
Replace or update documents when required, such as after loss, damage or changed information, and pay the applicable fees.
Residence can be lost
Your status can be cancelled if you declare a permanent departure, get another status, give false information or use fraudulent or forged documents.
It can also be cancelled if you lose relevant refugee or protection recognition, or on another legal ground.
It may be taken away if records from Mexico or elsewhere lead authorities to consider you a security threat.
Discuss
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