When you need personalized advice and practical support to apply for residency in Mexico, our Associates can help.
If you’re planning to relocate to Mexico, full-time or part-time, our associates can help. Communicate by email, telephone or text chat and get detailed advice and practical assistance with your Mexico residency application. Our associate offers flexible assistance options with no hidden charges.
Direct access to expert advice and support
The Mexico Immigration Assistance Service gives you a direct line to an experienced, English-speaking immigration specialist with over a decade of experience helping foreigners to relocate to Mexico.
Consultation and practical assistance to help you
The service begins with a personal consultation with our associate, to help you plan your application strategy, answer any questions you have, and identify the best route for residency given your individual circumstances.
In addition to consultation and advice, the service provides practical help and support as you make your way through the procedures including:
- answering specific questions and concerns you may have;
- helping you to find a suitable Mexican consulate to apply at; in your home country or a third country;
- providing you with a checklist of all the documentation you’ll need to gather as part of your application;
- review of your documentation for accuracy and completeness;
- assistance with scheduling of appointments at the Mexican consulate abroad and/or immigration office in Mexico—see next section for details;
- filling-out the various application forms;
- writing the necessary letters (in Spanish);
- the support continues when you arrive in Mexico and exchange your visa for a residency card; and
- the service also provides ad-hoc advice and troubleshooting and problem solving (if needed), as you move through the application
Appointments at Mexican Consulates and immigration offices
The procedures for booking appointments at Mexican consulates abroad varies by location: some consulates use an online booking system, others require an email to be sent, and others have walk-in dates. Our associate will assist you with appointment scheduling in accordance with the policy and process in place at the consulate you apply at.
The electronic booking system for appointments at immigration offices in Mexico is currently offline and applicants need to attend the office in person to ask for an appointment date, or a service token.
Assistance with your residency visa exchange
If you already have the residency visa(s) sticker(s) in your passport(s) and only need assistance with the visa-to-residency card exchange process in Mexico, our associate offers a fixed-fee service to assist with this—see below.
Advice and assistance to support your application
The service includes advice and assistance on any/all of the following services:
- First-time residency permit applications, and residency permit renewals
- Exchanging a residency visa for residency card
- Converting Temporary Residency to Permanent Residency
- Help with Family Unit applications, e.g. spouses of Mexican nationals and existing foreign residents
- Seeking a work permit or self-employment in Mexico
- Dealing with residency ‘Regularization’ procedures,
e.g. expired residency cards, lost or stolen residency cards, and other cases which are complex - Advice about importing your personal goods, pets, and motor vehicles to Mexico
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
Consulting and assistance tailored to your needs
Our associate offers flexibility in their billing plans to suit your needs.
- 3-hour package (best value); you can optionally purchase additional hours, with time billed precisely as used
- Visa exchange only; if you already have your residency visa and only need support with the visa-to-residency card exchange
- Per-hour billing, with a 1-hour minimum, ideal if you want to begin with an exploratory consultation to discuss your situation.
Typical support times required
The amount of support required will depend on how many people are applying and the complexity of your situation. These are typical times required to support most cases, based on our experience of helping clients through the years:
Single Applicant: No more than 3 hours of support.
Couples (2 people applying together): 3-4 hours of support.
Family of 3/4 applying together: 4-6 hours of support.
Your consulting time is valid for a full calendar year
You don’t have to use your consultation time all at once.
You can make a request using the form below.
Questions before you request the service?
If you have a question about how the immigration assistance service works before you make the request, please contact us.
Benefits of using the immigration assistance service
Formulate the right approach: Our associate provides a highly personalized consultation to consider and formulate the best approach for your Mexico residency application based on your individual circumstances.
Practical assistance at each step of the application: Practical assistance with the applications for legal residency in Mexico whether you come to live, retire, study, work, or make an investment.
Visa exchange and residency permit renewals: This service also offers help with exchange of visa stickers to residency cards, existing temporary residency card renewals, as well as exchange from Temporary to Permanent residency.
Replacement of residency cards: This service offers help with the replacement of lost or stolen Mexico residency cards.
‘Regularization’ of existing permits/immigration status: The service offers assistance with residency ‘Regularization’ procedures, e.g. expired residency cards, lost/stolen residency cards, and other cases which are complex.
Work permits: If you want to work in Mexico —formally, self-employed, or starting a company— this service provides advice and practical support for new applicants as well as those seeking work permissions on existing residency cards.
Troubleshooting and problem solving: The service offers assistance if you need to resolve complex situations and trouble shooting.
Questions before you request the service?
If you have a question about how the immigration assistance service works before you make the request, please contact us.
Immigration assistance service fees for 2022
Our associate offers simple and flexible pricing options that flex with your needs.
Consulting and assistance package 3-hours: US$279
(Each additional hour (optional): US$99; time over 3 hours billed precisely as used.)
Visa exchange fixed-fee per person US$119
(If you already have your residency visa, this service assists you in making the exchange)
Per-hour billing with 1-hour minimum US$99/hour
(Ideal if you want to begin with an exploratory consultation)
All fees exclude the government fees related to the application.
Service request
To purchase this service, please complete the request form below.
Our relocation consulting associates will contact you personally to organize your consulting and assistance service.
We can offer this service to Citizens of the countries appearing in the “CITIZENSHIP” list in the form below.