Hi Karen, you could either contact a local immigration lawyer in your city, or otherwise you might consider our associates residency assistance service, that offers advice/troubleshooting by telephone/email/chat to help you resolve the issue. https://www.mexperience.com/get-assistance-with-your-mexico-residency-application/

Hi Mary, if you are already a temporary or permanent resident in Mexico and you leave then re-enter Mexico as a tourist then you put your residency status at risk. If this happens you should contact your nearest INM to ask how to “regularize” your immigration status (fees and fines may apply). If you are resident, it’s very important to re-enter Mexico every time using your residency card and not come in registered as a visitor/tourist.

Hi Eduardo,

When foreign nationals are married to Mexican nationals, the waiting period before the foreign national can apply for Mexican citizenship is only 2 years with *either* Residente Temporal or Residente Permanente status.

However, as it takes at least 6 months to process the citizenship application, you should take care to ensure that your current migratory status does not expire during this time.

If you would like one-to-one advice about making the application, you might consider using our associates assistance services, details here:
https://www.mexperience.com/get-assistance-with-your-mexico-residency-application/

Hi Angela

You don’t need to take-up Mexican Citizenship, you can move to Mexico under auspice of a Residente Temporal (which can later be exchanged for Residente Permanente). Either permit allows you unlimited exits and re-entries to Mexico throughout the year, so you can come and go as you please.

Hi David
You situation sounds complex and really needs to be taken on a per-case basis before any choices can be considered. You might like to contact an immigration lawyer locally where you live, or alternatively you might find the one-to-one consultancy our associate offers a useful option to discuss your situation in detail by telephone/email/chat: you can find details of the service on this page: https://www.mexperience.com/get-assistance-with-your-mexico-residency-application/

Wishing you well with the process.

Hi Amy, yes as the spouse of Mexican national, you can apply in-country as explained in the article above.

Note that you will need any foreign documents the immigration authorities ask for Apostilled (UK birth certificate, for example) and then translated in Mexico. See the article above for links about that.