Posted by Larry Field on November 28, 2015, 12:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Obtaining a Residente Permanente Visa"
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As far as I know, you MUST apply in your home country for Mexican residency. The counsulate with give you a 30-day visa, not 180 day tourist visa. Within this 30-day period, you make a appointment at an INM office (Melaque in our case) for a Residente Temporal.
You cannot start with a Residente Permanante, and must hold a Residente Temporal for 4 years.
The cost is once only for a Rsidente Permanante. Residente Temporal visas must be renewed each year at an annual fee.
Benefits? If you have no intention of ever being in Mexico longer than 180 days, don't wish to earn any income, and don't intend to buy property, there are likely few benefits. This may be particularly so when one considers that you will pay over 1000 dollars over 5 years to get your Residente Permanante.
The issue of income is unclear to me. Technically, any income is income, including selling your services, and everyone who earns income is required to have a tax number and pay taxes, if applicable, on that income.In reality, I understand that the new Mexican tax structure is a mammoth undertaking that will takes years to implement and enforce,
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