This type of visa is for you if:
- You will be in Mexico indefinitely.
- You don’t have a work authorization.
- You are pension or retirement (>64 years old)
General Requirements:
- Application form English or Español.
- Valid passport, original and copy of the page with your personal details, photograph and signature.
- One recent passport size photograph (size 1.5 x 1.3/4 inches), in color, white background, no glasses, no smiling.
- Proof of legal status in the U.S. (this only applies for non-U.S. citizens) original and copy of your US Visa, entry stamp, E.S.T.A. (Electronic System Travel Autorization) Permanent Resident card, EAD cards, approved I797A Forms, Advance Parole Forms (I-512), I-20 or DS-2019.
- Payment of Consular fee of $54.00 USD in cash, debit or credit card, no personal checks accepted.
- Financial Solvency: You must choose options a) or b):
- Investment or bank accounts with a monthly ending balance of at least 20,000 days of the current general minimum wage in Mexico City (approx. $292,941.17 USD). To prove this, you need to provide:
- The printouts of your electronic bank statements certified (signed and/or stamped) by the bank, of each of the previous 12 months. OR
- The printouts of your electronic bank statements PLUS a letter from your financial institution indicating your full name (no omissions), the details about your account, and the ending balance of each of the previous 12 months. The letter must be signed by hand.
- Pension that yields a monthly income of at least 500 days of the current general minimum wage in Mexico City (approx. $7,323.52 USD) after taxes, during each of the previous 6 months. To prove this, you need to provide:
- The original or most recent letter from the Social Security or Pension issuer indicating the monthly amount that you receive and
- Monthly certified financial statements in which that amount is reflected or the pension receipts for each of the last 6 months.
- Investment or bank accounts with a monthly ending balance of at least 20,000 days of the current general minimum wage in Mexico City (approx. $292,941.17 USD). To prove this, you need to provide:
Important Notes:
If Marriage licenss or Birth certificates are needed for visa application and they are issued in another country other than the United States Mexico, theymust have the Apostille or Legalization Seal.
For all documents in a foreing language other than English, a certified translation to spanish must also be submitted
From now on we will be only receiving applications via email at registrocivilpot@sre.gob.mx
Disclaimers:
- The issuance of this visa is contingent to the Consular Interview.
- The Visa will only be valid for the time frame indicated on the document, and will only be valid for one entry, in order to finalize the process with Mexican Immigration.
- The Visa fee are non-refundable.
- Please note that in case of refusal of visa, the payment is not refundable. We recommend that before submitting your application, you verify your documentation is complete.
CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN PORTLAND JURISDICTION: OREGON STATE AND SW WASHINGTON (KLICKITAT, SKAMANIA AND CLARK COUNTIES).