- Family reunion -
Disclaimer: Being granted a Mexican visa does not guarantee your entry into Mexico.
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Please note the following:
- Visa processing duration is between 2 and 10 working days.
- Schedule an appointment and turn up personally at the Embassy (the visa cannot be issued neither by internet nor by post or through a third person).
- Kindly apply at least six weeks before your intended departure date.
- Verify whether you need a transit visa to contact the appropriate Embassy for a visa acquisition.
- There is no personal invitations scheme for visas application.
- Once the visa is issued, the applicant must change it at the Mexican Immigration Institute in order to obtain the proper residence card.
- The temporary condition is for a length between 180 days and 4 years.
- This type of visa does not allow the applicant to engage paid activities.
General Requirements
- Present the original and photocopy of traveling passport with at least 6-month validity and enough blank pages.
- The Application form will be given to you to fill at the Embassy on the day you submit your documents.
- One passport size photograph (size 1.5 x 1.3/4 inches OR 32.0 millimeters x 26 millimeters and at most 39.0 millimeters x 31.0 millimeters), in color, no glasses, uncovered face and white background with a neutral facial expression.
- Original and copy of the document proving legal residence (visa and / or resident card), applicable to foreigners who are not nationals of the country where the visa application is to be submitted.
- Complete the required fee (the deposit slip will be given at the Embassy on the date of your appointment)
- In all cases below, the family member with a valid temporary/permanent residence visa, or temporary residence card, or the Mexican national, must accompany the relative that is applying for the visa.
- Present the documents that support your case regarding one of the following options:
1. Relative of a foreigner holder of a temporary residence visa or temporary residence student:
- Spouse or common-law partner: marriage certificate or common law certificate or equivalent. Son/daughter, birth certificate. Parents (minor) birth certificate of the applicant.
- Original and copy of the temporary residence visa or temporary residence student visa and,
- Proof of economic solvency to cover the expenses of every relative:
- Original and (1) photocopy of Bank statements from the last twelve months
- Original and (1) photocopy of salary or pension slips from the last six months.
2. Marriage with foreigner holder of a permanent residence visa:
- Marriage certificate or common law certificate or equivalent.
- Original and copy of the permanent visa.
- Proof of economic solvency to cover the expenses of the applicant’s marriage:
- Original and (1) photocopy of Bank statements from the last twelve months
- Original and (1) photocopy of salary or pension slips from the last six months.
3. Relative of a foreigner holder of a temporary residence condition or temporary residence student:
- Spouse or common-law partner: marriage certificate or common law certificate or equivalent. Son/daughter, birth certificate. Parents (minor) birth certificate of the applicant.
- Original and copy of the temporary residence card or temporary residence student card and,
- In case the applicant is a relative of a temporary residence student, he/she must present responsive letter from the academic institution to prove the student is currently studying there.
- Proof of economic solvency to cover the expenses of the applicant’s marriage:
- Original and (1) photocopy of Bank statements from the last twelve months
- Original and (1) photocopy of salary or pension slips from the last six months.
4. Marriage or common law with a Mexican national:
- Marriage certificate or common law certificate or equivalent.
- Original and copy of Proof of Mexican nationality.