Mexico residency 2026: official fees and income requirements by consulate
A Mexican temporary resident card for up to one year costs MXN 11,141 and a permanent resident card MXN 13,579 in 2026, according to Annex 4 of Mexico's 2026 Miscellaneous Tax Resolution (Diario Oficial, 28 December 2025) read on 31 October 2026. For the visa you first need a net monthly income above 680 days of UMA, MXN 79,770.80 with the 2026 UMA of MXN 117.31 (INEGI), which each consulate turns into its own currency: US$4,510 in San Diego, £3,425.91 in London, C$6,461 in Vancouver.
Temporary resident visa: net income a month (last 6 months): MXN 79,770.80 (680 × UMA)
Sources: Diario Oficial de la Federación, Annex 4 of the 2026 Miscellaneous Tax Resolution: updated amounts of the Ley Federal de Derechos (DOF, 28 December 2025); Diario Oficial de la Federación, Lineamientos generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB and SRE, DOF, 25 July 2025); INEGI, UMA 2026, press release 1/26 (8 January 2026). Read on 31 October 2026.
Not legal or immigration advice. This page reports what Mexican law, the visa guidelines and the official pages of the consulates said on the date we read them. The consulate decides on your visa and can ask for more documents; amounts in dollars, pounds or Canadian dollars change when the consulate updates its exchange rate. Check your consulate's page before you apply.
What each consulate asks for
One row per consulate whose official page writes the amount, read on 31 October 2026. Type to filter, or tap a column heading to sort. You need income or savings, not both.
| Official page | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis United States · consulate | US$4,431 | US$74,687 | US$7,429 | US$298,814 | US$56 | 27 February 2026 | official PDF |
| Las Vegas United States · consulate | US$4,630 | US$78,025 | not on the pages we read | not on the pages we read | US$56 | 28 May 2026 | official PDF |
| New Brunswick, NJ United States · consulate | US$4,500 | US$75,500 | US$7,500 | US$301,500 | US$56 | 13 January 2026 | official PDF |
| New York United States · consulate | US$4,200 | US$71,500 | US$7,100 | US$286,100 | US$56 | 5 January 2026 | official PDF |
| Portland United States · consulate | approx. US$4,500 | approx. US$75,000 | not on the pages we read | not on the pages we read | US$56 | 30 July 2026 | official page |
| San Diego United States · consulate | US$4,510 | US$75,950 | US$7,560 | US$303,880 | US$56 | 8 April 2026 | official PDF |
| Washington, DC United States · embassy | MXN 83,640 | MXN 1,394,000 | MXN 139,400 | MXN 5,576,000 | US$56 | 24 July 2026 | official PDF |
| Montreal Canada · consulate | C$6,460 | C$108,856 | C$10,829 | C$435,520 | – | no date | official page |
| Vancouver Canada · consulate | C$6,461 | C$108,894 | not on the pages we read | not on the pages we read | – | 15 October 2026 | official page |
| London United Kingdom · embassy | £3,425.91 | £57,736.77 | £5,743.44 | £230,997.46 | – | 2 February 2026 | official PDF |
Source: the official page linked in each row (Mexican consulates and embassy consular sections, consulmex.sre.gob.mx), read on 31 October 2026. Amounts are in the currency the page uses. "Income" means net monthly income from a job or pension over the last 6 months; "savings" means the average monthly balance over the last 12 months. Sorting by amount uses ECB reference rates of 30 October 2026.
How the amounts are set: days of UMA
The visa guidelines of the Interior and Foreign ministries (in force since August 2025) count solvency in days of UMA, the reference unit Mexico uses in place of the minimum wage. INEGI set the 2026 UMA at MXN 117.31 a day from 1 February 2026. Multiply and you get the peso amounts; the consulates then convert them.
| Requirement | Days of UMA | In pesos (2026 UMA: MXN 117.31) | Wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary residence: monthly income (last 6 months, net) | 680 | MXN 79,770.80 | more than |
| Temporary residence: average monthly balance (last 12 months) | 11,460 | MXN 1,344,372.60 | equivalent to |
| Permanent residence (retirees and pensioners): monthly pension (last 6 months) | 1,140 | MXN 133,733.40 | more than |
| Permanent residence (retirees and pensioners): average monthly balance (last 12 months) | 45,850 | MXN 5,378,663.50 | equivalent to |
| Each family member joining a resident: income or balance | 220 | MXN 25,808.20 | more than / equivalent to |
Sources: Diario Oficial de la Federación, Lineamientos generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB and SRE, DOF, 25 July 2025); INEGI, UMA 2026, press release 1/26 (8 January 2026). Read on 31 October 2026.
The London embassy publishes exactly these peso amounts with a pound conversion (HSBC rate of 30 January 2026). Washington writes its own peso figures, MXN 83,640 of income and MXN 1,394,000 of savings, 4.9% and 3.7% above the UMA calculation; the page does not say how they are calculated. US consulates that updated their page at different times show different dollar figures for the same rule, and New York's PDF (5 January 2026) is older than INEGI's announcement of the 2026 UMA (8 January 2026).
Fees in 2026
After the consulate issues the visa you have 30 days from arrival to apply for the resident card at the National Migration Institute (INM), as the consulate pages say (for example Portland); the INM charges the fees of the Ley Federal de Derechos. The amounts below are the 2026 figures of Annex 4 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution: "you pay" is the rounded amount ("con ajuste"). Renewing a card costs the same as issuing it.
| What you pay for | You pay (2026) | Amount in the law | ≈ USD | ≈ EUR | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary resident card, up to 1 year | MXN 11,141 | MXN 11,140.74 | ≈ US$589 | ≈ €527 | Art. 8, VI a) LFD |
| Temporary resident card, 2 years | MXN 16,693 | MXN 16,693.36 | ≈ US$883 | ≈ €790 | Art. 8, VI b) LFD |
| Temporary resident card, 3 years | MXN 21,143 | MXN 21,142.58 | ≈ US$1,118 | ≈ €1,001 | Art. 8, VI c) LFD |
| Temporary resident card, 4 years | MXN 25,058 | MXN 25,057.82 | ≈ US$1,325 | ≈ €1,186 | Art. 8, VI d) LFD |
| Permanent resident card | MXN 13,579 | MXN 13,578.96 | ≈ US$718 | ≈ €643 | Art. 8, VII LFD |
| Change of immigration status (paid on top of the new card) | MXN 1,847 | MXN 1,847.13 | ≈ US$97.68 | ≈ €87.44 | Art. 9 LFD |
| Replacement of a resident card | MXN 1,780 | MXN 1,779.93 | ≈ US$94.14 | ≈ €84.27 | Art. 8 LFD |
| Visa at a Mexican consulate (ordinary visa in a foreign passport) | MXN 990 | MXN 990.79 | ≈ US$52.36 | ≈ €46.87 | Art. 22, III d) LFD |
Sources: Diario Oficial de la Federación, Annex 4 of the 2026 Miscellaneous Tax Resolution: updated amounts of the Ley Federal de Derechos (DOF, 28 December 2025); Cámara de Diputados, Ley Federal de Derechos (current text); Diario Oficial de la Federación, Decree amending the Ley Federal de Derechos (DOF, 7 November 2025); conversions at ECB reference rates of 30 October 2026. Read on 31 October 2026.
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Questions people ask
How much does it cost to get residency in Mexico?
Two payments. The visa at a Mexican consulate (US$56 at the US consulates we read; MXN 990 in the law), then the resident card from the National Migration Institute (INM) in Mexico: MXN 11,141 for a temporary resident card of up to one year, MXN 25,058 for four years, MXN 13,579 for a permanent resident card (2026 amounts, Annex 4 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution).
What is the income requirement for Mexican temporary residency?
The visa guidelines ask for a net monthly income of more than 680 days of UMA over the last six months: MXN 79,770.80 with the 2026 UMA of MXN 117.31. Or an average balance of 11,460 days of UMA (MXN 1,344,372.60) over the last 12 months. Each consulate publishes the amount in its own currency.
What is the income requirement for Mexican permanent residency?
For retirees and pensioners: a monthly pension of more than 1,140 days of UMA (MXN 133,733.40) over the last six months, or an average balance of 45,850 days of UMA (MXN 5,378,663.50) over the last 12 months.
Why do Mexican consulates ask for different amounts?
The rule is in pesos and the consulates convert it with their own exchange rate on the day they update their page. A page updated in January can show a lower dollar figure than one updated in May. Washington still writes its amounts in pesos, a little above the UMA calculation.
Do I pay again when I renew my temporary resident card?
Yes. The Ley Federal de Derechos says that renewing a resident document costs the same fee as issuing it.
Is there a discount on the resident card fee?
Since 2026 the law gives a 50% reduction to temporary and permanent residents who show the INM that they are in Mexico for family unity, for a job offer from a registered employer, or invited by an organisation for unpaid activities.
Consulate pages on this site
Consulates not in the table
We only list a consulate when its own page writes the amount and the page is from 2026 (or uses the 2026 UMA). Pages we opened on 31 October 2026 but did not use:
- Chicago: page last updated on 13 March 2017 (figures from before 2026, not used)
- Detroit: page last updated on 13 January 2025 (figures from before 2026, not used)
- Orlando: PDF dated 21 January 2024 (figures from before 2026, not used)
- El Paso: PDF dated 25 July 2025 (figures from before 2026, not used)
- Saint Paul: the website's bot check did not let our reader through
- Madrid (embassy in Spain): the website's bot check did not let our reader through
- Ottawa (embassy in Canada): the website's bot check did not let our reader through
Many other consulates publish their requirements too: if yours is not here, its page is the reference.
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