If you know any foreign nationals living or working in Mexico without the corresponding immigration permit, this bulletin may interest you.

What does it deal with?
The Ministry of the Interior has published an administrative rule (the "Rule") aimed at regularizing the immigration status of Foreign Nationals, providing them with an FM3 visa as Non-Immigrants, regardless of their nationality.

Why such a Rule?
The purpose of the Rule is to protect the Foreign Nationals' legal security and family integration, and to avoid corrupt acts as well as violations of their constitutional and human rights.

What are the requirements?
In order to request the immigration regularization, it is necessary to initiate a procedure before the National Immigration Institute (the "NII"), where the Foreign National must evidence that he/she meets the following conditions:
a) Must have entered Mexico before January 1, 2002;

b) Must have had an employment opportunity, or the possibility of performing a legal, honest, and beneficial activity for the country;

c) If the second condition is not met, the Foreign National must evidence having a relationship (first degree) with a Mexican national or a foreign national with legal immigration status living in Mexico;

d) Must not have been subject to a criminal process;

e) Must not have violated national laws or have a criminal record abroad;

f) Must not have violated a final immigration restriction ruling;