Digital nomad visa in Mexico

• Mexico's 2025 visa guidelines name no digital nomad or remote-worker visa. The route remote workers use is the temporary resident visa on economic solvency (procedure 5), for stays of more than 180 days and up to four years. It needs no job offer from a Mexican employer, the guidelines list no minimum age, and you apply at a Mexican consulate before you travel.
• Visitor status lasts up to 180 days and carries no permission to earn money in Mexico, and a visitor generally cannot switch to residence from inside the country. Canada's travel advice does not address remote work, and the San Diego and New York checklists ask employees for a letter about working remotely.
• The May 2026 amendment to the guidelines leaves the solvency category as it was. If a Mexican company will employ you, the route is a job-offer visa asked for through the employer, not this one.

Sources: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores), Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, Government of Canada (travel.gc.ca), Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, Consulate General of Mexico in New York. Checked 16 October 2026.

• The income test is employment or pension income, free of tax, above 680 days of UMA a month over the last six months. At MXN 117.31 a day in 2026 that is about MXN 79,771 a month. To be safe, have more than MXN 80,000 a month.
• The savings test is an average monthly balance of 11,460 days of UMA over the last twelve months, in investment or bank accounts. That is about MXN 1,344,373. To be safe, have more than MXN 1,400,000. Both tests move each February with the UMA.
• Consulates in the United States print their own dollar amounts. Income runs from about US$4,200 a month (New York) to about US$4,600 (Las Vegas); to be safe, have more than US$4,700 a month. Savings run from about US$71,500 to US$78,000; to be safe, have more than US$79,000.
• A relative who applies on your visa shows 220 days of UMA of their own, a monthly income or twelve-month balance of about MXN 25,800. To be safe, have more than MXN 26,000 for each relative.

Sources: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores), Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), Consulate General of Mexico in New York, Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas, Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego. Checked 16 October 2026.

• San Diego asks for the application form, an original passport with a copy of the data page, one recent passport photo on a white background and, if you are not a US citizen, proof of legal entry to the US. Bank statements must be originals with the bank's official stamp or an official bank letter, showing your full name and an address that is not a PO box.
• Employees: San Diego wants a supervisor's letter on letterhead giving position, seniority, monthly salary and explicit agreement with you living in Mexico and working remotely. New York wants a letter showing permission to work from abroad plus six months of pay slips. Las Vegas accepts a business licence or 1099 forms as proof of self-employed income.
• Foreign public documents other than your passport need an apostille or consular legalisation and a Spanish translation. San Diego waives the apostille for documents issued in the United States or Mexico.

Sources: Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, Consulate General of Mexico in New York, Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas, Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores). Checked 16 October 2026.

• The visa is issued only if the consular interview goes well, and the guidelines give the consulate up to 10 working days to decide. It is valid for 180 days and one entry, and you then have 30 calendar days from arriving to apply to the National Migration Institute (INM) for your residence card.
• San Diego books appointments only through MiConsulado, charges its fee before reviewing your file whether or not the visa is approved, calls its decision final and advises against buying flights before the visa is issued. New York estimates 10 working days.
• A visa does not guarantee entry: the immigration officer at the border decides whether you are admitted.

Sources: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores), Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, Consulate General of Mexico in New York. Checked 16 October 2026.

• The law sets the consular fee for an ordinary visa in a foreign passport at MXN 990.79, collected in the currency the Finance Ministry authorises. San Diego and New York print US$56; San Diego takes cash only and does not refund it if the visa is refused.
• The residence card fee at INM depends on the years granted: up to one year MXN 11,140.74, two years MXN 16,693.36, three years MXN 21,142.58 and four years MXN 25,057.82. The law halves it only for family unity, a job offer or an invitation to unpaid activities, so not for economic solvency. Replacing a card costs MXN 1,779.93.

Sources: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores), Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, Consulate General of Mexico in New York. Checked 16 October 2026.

• Temporary residence lasts for no more than four years, the card stays valid for the time the stay was authorised, and a temporary resident may leave and re-enter Mexico as often as they like.
• Renewal pays the same fee as the first card. The pages we read do not say what proof of solvency INM asks for at renewal, so confirm it with INM before your card expires.

Sources: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores). Checked 16 October 2026.

• Permanent residence can be granted once four years have passed with a temporary residence permit, and INM's change-of-status procedure says the same. Changing status costs MXN 1,847.13 and the permanent card MXN 13,578.96.

Sources: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM). Checked 16 October 2026.

• You are a Mexican tax resident if you set up your home in Mexico. If you also keep a home abroad, residence turns on your centre of vital interests, for example when more than half your income for the year comes from Mexican sources or your main professional activities are there. Article 9 sets no day count.
• Residents pay Mexican income tax on worldwide income, whatever their nationality; non-residents pay only on Mexican-source income. An employee paid by someone who does not withhold Mexican tax, including a foreign employer, makes monthly provisional payments by the 17th. A private adviser lists 2026 resident rates rising from 1.92% to 35%. Mexico has no net wealth tax, and VAT is 16%.

Sources: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT). Checked 15 October 2026.

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1. Temporary resident visa: economic solvency (2026 checklist), Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego. Checked 16 October 2026. San Diego consular district. Income US$4,510 a month for six months or a US$75,950 average balance for twelve; fee US$56 in cash.
2. Temporary resident visa requirements (2026), Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas. Checked 4 October 2026. Las Vegas consular district. Income US$4,630 a month or balance US$78,025; accepts business licence or 1099 forms for self-employed income.
3. Status table: Apostille Convention of 5 October 1961, Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Checked 16 October 2026. In force for Mexico from 14 August 1995, the United States from 15 October 1981, Canada from 11 January 2024, Australia from 16 March 1995 and New Zealand from 22 November 2001.
4. General guidelines for issuing visas (Lineamientos generales para la expedición de visas), Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores). Checked 16 October 2026. Dated 14 July 2025. Procedure 5 (temporary residence visa), 7 (permanent residence visa), 8 (family visa asked for at the National Migration Institute), 10 and 11 (job-offer visa).
5. US citizens abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 4 October 2026.
6. Foreign earned income exclusion limit, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 4 October 2026. Tax year 2026 figure (US$132,900).
7. Foreign tax credit, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 4 October 2026.
8. Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Checked 4 October 2026.
9. US international Social Security agreements, US Social Security Administration. Checked 4 October 2026. List of agreements in force; Mexico is not listed.
10. US–Mexico income tax convention (1992), text, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 4 October 2026. Article 4 (residence) and the saving clause read; the 2002 protocol was not reviewed.
11. Temporary resident visa, Consulate General of Mexico in Vancouver. Checked 13 October 2026. Vancouver consular district. Income over CA$6,461 a month or balance CA$108,894; family member CA$2,090; page last updated 27 March 2026.
12. Visas: temporary residence, Consulate General of Mexico in Calgary. Checked 15 October 2026. Calgary consular district; page last updated 27 March 2026.
13. Tax treaties in force, Department of Finance Canada. Checked 4 October 2026. Canada–Mexico convention signed 12 September 2006.
14. Canada–Mexico social security agreement, Government of Canada. Checked 4 October 2026. In force since 1 May 1996; CPP and OAS only.
15. Leaving Canada (emigrants), Canada Revenue Agency. Checked 4 October 2026.
16. Temporary resident visa: general information (2022 sheet), Embassy of Mexico in Australia, Canberra. Checked 15 October 2026. Applicants in Australia. Dated 2022, so its solvency amounts use an older basis.
17. The UMA values from 1 February 2026 (press release 1/26), Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Checked 15 October 2026. MXN 117.31 a day from 1 February 2026.
18. Euro reference exchange rates, 2 October 2026, European Central Bank. Checked 4 October 2026. Used to turn the peso figures into Australian and New Zealand dollars.
19. Treaties in force, Australian Treasury. Checked 4 October 2026. Mexico agreement signed 9 September 2002, in force 31 December 2003.
20. Australia–Mexico tax agreement (2002), text, Embassy of Mexico in Australia (copy of the Australian Treaty Series text, [2004] ATS 4). Checked 4 October 2026. Articles 4 (residence), 14 (independent services), 15 (employment) and 23 (double tax relief) read; later changes by the Multilateral Instrument not reviewed.
21. International social security agreements (archived copy of 9 September 2026), Australian Government, Department of Social Services (Internet Archive copy). Checked 4 October 2026. Mexico is not listed.
22. Australian resident for tax purposes, Australian Taxation Office. Checked 4 October 2026. Last updated 3 June 2026.
23. Temporary resident visa (archived copy of 27 February 2026), Embassy of Mexico in New Zealand, Wellington (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Applicants served by the Wellington embassy; amounts in New Zealand dollars; page last updated in February 2025.
24. New Zealand–Mexico tax agreement, Inland Revenue (New Zealand), Tax Policy. Checked 4 October 2026. In force since 16 June 2007; signed 16 November 2006.
25. New Zealand tax residence, Inland Revenue (New Zealand). Checked 4 October 2026.
26. Social security agreements, Work and Income (Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand). Checked 4 October 2026. Mexico not listed.
27. Migration Law (Ley de Migración), articles 52 to 56, 59 and 60 (archived copy of 2 October 2026), Chamber of Deputies of Mexico (Internet Archive copy). Checked 16 October 2026. Text in force, last reform DOF 15 January 2026.
28. Mexico travel advice and advisories, Government of Canada (travel.gc.ca). Checked 16 October 2026. Written for Canadian travellers; tourist stays up to 180 days, work visa needed for paid work, remote work not addressed.
29. Temporary resident visa checklist 2026, Consulate General of Mexico in New York. Checked 16 October 2026. New York consular district; page in Spanish. Income US$4,200 a month or balance US$71,500; fee US$56 in cash.
30. Amendment to the general guidelines for issuing visas (13 May 2026), Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación and Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores). Checked 16 October 2026. Dated 13 May 2026; in force the day after publication. Changes procedures 5, 10 and 11.
31. Federal Law of Duties (Ley Federal de Derechos), articles 8, 9, 14 Bis and 22, Chamber of Deputies of Mexico. Checked 16 October 2026. Text in force, last reform DOF 7 November 2025; amounts in pesos as printed in the law.
32. Change from temporary resident to permanent resident (procedure INM-03-010-B), Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM), via gob.mx. Checked 15 October 2026.
33. Federal Tax Code (Código Fiscal de la Federación), article 9 (archived copy of 21 September 2026), Chamber of Deputies of Mexico (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026.
34. Income Tax Law (Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta), articles 1 and 96 (archived copy of 17 September 2026), Chamber of Deputies of Mexico (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Copy last reformed 1 April 2024 on the monthly payment rule; later reforms not reviewed.
35. Value added tax (IVA), Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT). Checked 30 May 2026. General rate 16%.