New immigration changes published… BEWARE, it is not as good as you thought!
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5763837&fecha=25/07/2025#gsc.tab=0
The Mexican Secretary of Government published changes to the immigration law, with the most important changes being the long-awaited use of the UMA index instead of the Minimum Wage index (Salarios Minimos). These take effect on August 1, 2025.
People have touted the changes as excellent and that people will qualify for visas easier. That is not the case. While the index they are using is less, the days of UMA needed have more than DOUBLED! This has kept the income or assets needed to qualify the same but will prevent future years increases from rises in the income or assets needed as we have seen in the past few years.
Current immigration requirements and amounts are as follows:
To qualify for the temporary visa you must show a monthly income of 300 times the minimum wage (for 2025 it is 278.80 pesos) or 83,640 pesos or $4,040 US dollars using an exchange rate of 20.70 to 1 (using January 10, 2025 exchange rate). This must be documented with 6 months bank statements. People who have liquid assets may qualify showing that they have maintained an average balance of 5,000 times the minimum wage (for 2025 it is 278.80 pesos) or 1,394,000 pesos or $67,343 US dollars using an exchange rate of 20.70 to 1 (using January 10, 2025 exchange rate). This must be documented with 12 months bank statements.
You may qualify for a temporary visa if you own real estate in Mexico. You need to own property that is worth 40,000 times the minimum wage (for 2025, it is 278.80 pesos) or 11,152,000 pesos or $538,743 US dollars using an exchange rate of 20.70 to 1 (using January 10, 2025 exchange rate).
To qualify for the permanent visa, they must show a monthly income of 500 times the minimum wage (for 2025, it is 278.80 pesos) or 1 or $6,734 US dollars using an exchange rate of 20.70 to 1 (using January 10, 2025 exchange rate). This must be documented with 6 months’ bank statements. People who have liquid assets may qualify by showing that they have maintained an average balance of 20,000 times the minimum wage (for 2025, it is 278.80 pesos) or 5,576,000 pesos or $269,372 US dollars using an exchange rate of 20.70 to 1 (using January 10, 2025 exchange rate). This must be documented with 12 months’ bank statements.
New immigration requirements and amounts are as follows:
To qualify for the temporary visa, you must show a monthly income of 680 times the UMA index (for 2025, it is 113.14 pesos) or 79,935 pesos or $4,145 US dollars using an exchange rate of 18.56 to 1 (using July 28, 2025 exchange rate). This must be documented with 6 months’ bank statements. People who have liquid assets may qualify by showing that they have maintained an average balance of 11,460 times the UMA index (for 2025, it is 113.14 pesos) or 1,296,584 pesos or $69,859 US dollars using an exchange rate of 18.56 to 1 (using the July 28, 2025 exchange rate). This must be documented with 12 months’ bank statements.
You may qualify for a temporary visa if you own real estate in Mexico. You need to own property that is worth 91,600 times the UMA index (for 2025 it is 113.14 pesos) or $10,363,624 pesos or $558,384 US dollars using an exchange rate of 18.56 to 1 (using July 28, 2025 exchange rate).
To qualify for the permanent visa, they must show a monthly income of 1,140 times the UMA index (for 2025, it is 113.14 pesos) or 128,980 pesos or $6,949 US dollars using an exchange rate of 18.56 to 1 (using July 28, 2025 exchange rate). This must be documented with 6 months’ bank statements. People who have liquid assets may qualify by showing that they have maintained an average balance of 45,800 times the UMA index (for 2025, it is 113.14 pesos) or 5,181,812 pesos or $279,192 US dollars using an exchange rate of 18.56 to 1 (using July 28, 2025 exchange rate). This must be documented with 12 months’ bank statements.
