Mexico Temporary Resident Visa
The consular appointment pack for economic solvency, the route most remote workers and retirees take. 4 required documents, 3 conditional. The checklist is free to read. Pro matches your files to it and builds the bundle.
Drop the whole folder in
Every PDF you have for this application, in any order, named however your bank and employer named them.
See what matches and what's missing
Each file is read in your browser and placed against a checklist slot. Anything mandatory that's absent is called out before you file.
Build the submission bundle
Files come out in the order the authority reads them, named to match, and checked against the portal's size limit.
What the Mexico Temporary Resident Visa actually asks for
In the order Consulados de México / INM works through them. Output format: One merged PDF to print for the consular appointment.
- 01
Passport bio page
Required1 pageOriginal passport plus a copy of the bio page, valid for the stay.
- 02
Passport-size photograph
RequiredTaken in the last 6 months1 pageOne recent photo, face uncovered, white background, 32 × 26 mm.
Image-only files carry no text, so match this slot by hand if it lands in the wrong place.
- 03
Visa application form
RequiredThe consulate's form, completed and signed.
- 04
Bank balances (solvencia económica)
If it appliesLast 12 monthsTwelve months of statements showing an average balance above the consulate's threshold.
- 05
Monthly income (solvencia por ingresos)
If it appliesLast 6 monthsSix months of statements or payslips showing steady income above the threshold. This is the alternative to the balance route.
- 06
Appointment confirmation
RequiredThe consulate's booking confirmation with date, time and reference.
- 07
Proof of address
If it appliesLast 3 monthsAn address proof in the consular district you're applying from. Many consulates only serve residents.
Compiled from Mexican consular guidance on temporary residency. Thresholds and accepted evidence vary consulate to consulate and change annually. Last reviewed 2026-08-05.
What actually goes wrong
Two solvency routes, pick one
You qualify either on twelve months of savings balance or on six months of income. Consulates set their own multiples of the minimum wage and revise them yearly, so confirm the current figure with the specific consulate before you assemble.
The visa is only half the process
The consular visa is a sticker you exchange for the residency card at an INM office within thirty days of entering Mexico. Keep this pack: the canje step reuses most of it.
Free, forever
- The complete checklist on this page
- What each document must show, and how recent it has to be
- The portal's size limits and naming convention
- Every other PDF tool on the site
Pro: the pack builder
- Drop your folder in and have every file matched to its slot
- A gap report before you file, not after it's refused
- Size checks against the limits this submission enforces
- One assembled bundle, in order, correctly named
- A cover sheet listing what's inside and what isn't
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Mexico Temporary Resident Visa questions
Can I apply inside Mexico?
The temporary residency route generally starts at a consulate outside Mexico. Applying from within is limited to specific circumstances such as family ties.
One folder in, one submission out
The Mexico Temporary Resident Visa checklist is free to read above. Pro matches your documents to it and assembles the bundle.
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