Mexico work visa by job offer

Foreign nationals outside Mexico who have a job offer from a person or organisation legally established in Mexico.

• Job offer in Mexico

  A person or organisation legally established in Mexico must offer the foreign national employment and apply to the INM for visa authorisation.

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• Detailed offer letter

  The employer must provide an offer on letterheaded paper stating the occupation under the applicable national occupation classification, the work period, workplace and remuneration. The current INM listing also requires the work location or locations and working arrangement, full relevant addresses, and the amount and frequency of remuneration.

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• Employer registration

  The employer must provide a copy of its duly updated INM employer registration certificate.

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• Employer identification

  The individual employer or organisation’s legal representative must provide valid official identification if Mexican, or a valid residence card if a foreign national.

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• Valid travel document

  The foreign national must have a current passport or identity and travel document valid under international law; the employer submits a legible copy to the INM and the applicant presents the original at the consulate.

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• No pending application

  The foreign national must not have another INM application for a temporary residence visa or visitor visa with permission to undertake paid activities by job offer awaiting a decision.

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• Lawful stay where applying

  If the applicant is not a national of the country where they apply for the visa, they must present the original document proving their lawful stay there.

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• Specialist evidence, if applicable

  For an offer by a corporate employer under a strategic project requiring highly specialised professional or technical knowledge, the offer must describe that need and a knowledge-transfer and training programme for Mexican nationals. Copies of documents, certifications or records proving the foreign national’s required knowledge and experience must accompany it.

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• INM receipt, assessment and possible authorisation of the job-offer visa applicationResearched just now · being double-checkedSource$248 once
• Consular visa applicationResearched just now · being double-checkedSource$56 per person
• Additional visitor visa with permission for paid activities charge, if that visa is issuedResearched just now · being double-checkedSource$321 per person
• Temporary residence card on exchange after arrival: published standard one-year chargeResearched just now · being double-checkedSource$11,141 per person
• Temporary residence card on exchange after arrival: published 50% one-year charge where the INM’s stated conditions are provedResearched just now · being double-checkedSource$5,570 per person

1. Get ready

   • Get a job offer

     Arrange an offer from a person or organisation legally established in Mexico.

     You’ll need: Job offer

   • Prepare the employer’s documents

     The employer prepares its updated INM registration certificate, identification and a letterheaded offer containing the required job details.

     You’ll need: Updated employer registration certificate, Employer or representative identification, Letterheaded job offer

   • Send a copy of your travel document

     Give the employer a legible copy of your valid passport or accepted identity and travel document for the INM application.

     You’ll need: Valid passport or identity and travel document

2. Apply

   • Submit the INM application

     The employer completes, prints and signs the application, pays the INM charge and submits the application and documents at an INM office.

     You’ll need: Signed INM application, Job offer, Employer documents, Copy of travel document, Payment

   • Receive the INM decision

     The employer waits for the decision at the email address entered on the application and informs the foreign national of the result.

     You’ll need: INM authorisation, if granted

3. Visa

   • Book a consular appointment

     After INM authorisation, book an appointment for a consular interview within the authorisation’s 30-working-day validity period.

     You’ll need: INM authorisation

   • Attend the consular interview

     Present the required documents, provide biometrics, attend the interview and pay the applicable consular charges.

     You’ll need: Visa application, INM authorisation, Valid passport or accepted travel document, Proof of lawful stay in the country of application, if applicable, Photograph

4. Travel

   • Travel to Mexico if approved

     If the consulate approves and issues your visa, travel to Mexico using it.

     You’ll need: Issued visa, Valid passport or accepted travel document

5. Settle in

   • Exchange your document if you have temporary residence

     If you receive a temporary residence visa, apply to the INM for the residence card within 30 calendar days of arriving; the INM says visitors with permission for paid activities do not make this exchange.

     You’ll need: Passport or accepted travel document, Mexican visa, Valid Forma Migratoria Múltiple

If approved, the applicant can seek a visa at a Mexican consulate; temporary residents must exchange their entry document for a residence card after arriving.

• inm.gob.mx/static/Tramites/autorizacion_visa_oferta_empleo.pdfOfficial
• Radware Pagemiconsulado.sre.gob.mxOfficial
• Micrositio Tramites Migratoriosinm.gob.mxOfficial
• gob.mx/public/tramites/detalleTramite.xhtmlOfficial
• gob.mx/public/tramites/detalleTramite.xhtmlOfficial
• gob.mx/sre/acciones-y-programas/visa-de-visitante-con-permiso-para-re…Official
• miconsulado.sre.gob.mx/visasmexicanas/visa-category/empleoOfficial
• inm.gob.mx/micrositio/1/docs/ficha/01-es.pdfOfficial
• Radware Pagemiconsulado.sre.gob.mxOfficial

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