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Temporary Resident Visa – highly specialised technical assistance and knowledge transfer in strategic projects

Route status

Active as of 2026-05-15[2][3]

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Status details
In force since2026-05-16 as of 2026-05-15[2]
Transitorio Primero: "El presente Acuerdo entrará en vigor al día siguiente de su publicación en el Diario Oficial de la Federación". A Tier-2 law-firm note gives the in-force date as the publication date itself (15-05-2026); the instrument’s own transitorio governs

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)Visa de Residencia Temporal – Asistencia técnica de alta especialidad y transferencia de conocimientos en proyectos estratégicos as of 2026-05-15[2][8]
Supuesto added to Lineamientos Trámite 5, requisito III, as inciso h) by the Acuerdo published DOF 15-05-2026
Official name (English)Temporary Resident Visa – highly specialised technical assistance and knowledge transfer in strategic projects as of 2026-05-15[2][3]
Translation; no official English name is published
Legal basisLey de Migración art. 52 fr. VII; Reglamento de la Ley de Migración arts. 102, 107; Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (DOF 25-07-2025), Trámite 5, requisito III, inciso h), adicionado por Acuerdo DOF 15-05-2026 as of 2026-05-15[2][4]

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this routeNot applicable
No supranational free-movement bloc applies; the route is open to all foreign nationals
Criminal-record conditionNo as of 2026-01-15[4][6]
No criminal-record certificate is required by the Ley, the Reglamento or the Lineamientos. Ley art. 43 lets the authority refuse a visa where the applicant’s antecedents in Mexico or abroad compromise national or public security, but that is a discretionary ground of refusal, not a documentary clean-record condition

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial duration1 to 4 years as of 2026-01-15[7]
Card issued with 1, 2, 3 or 4 years' validity at issuance (Reglamento art. 156); renewable up to 4 years total on the condition.
RenewableYes as of 2026-01-15[4][7]
Renewals up to 4 years total on the condition (Reglamento art. 156)
Maximum total duration4 years as of 2026-01-15[4][7]
Work rightsnone as of 2026-05-15[2]
The supuesto is expressly non-remunerated in Mexico: both the inviting Mexican entity and the foreigner must declare under oath that the participation "no constituye una relación laboral subordinada, no desplaza talento nacional, no percibirá remuneración en territorio nacional". As a residente temporal the holder could separately seek an INM work permit subject to a job offer (Ley art. 52 fr. VII), which would change the basis of stay

Permanent residence and citizenship

Permanent residence and citizenship
Counts toward permanent residenceYes as of 2026-01-15[4][7]
Time counts as residente temporal toward the four-year route to residente permanente (Ley art. 54 fr. V)

Requirements

Requirements
Job offer requiredNo as of 2026-05-15[2]
No employment offer. The trigger is a carta responsiva from a Mexican public or private legal entity requesting the expert’s presence for highly specialised technical assistance or consultancy on a project it declares strategic, which must describe the project, its objective and estimated duration, the expected contribution, the area of specialisation and the locations of the work
Labour-market testNo as of 2026-05-15[2]
No labour market test. In its place the inviting entity must declare under oath that the expert does not displace national talent and must commit expressly to "ejecutar un programa de transferencia de conocimientos y capacitación dirigido al personal de nacionalidad mexicana, con el objetivo de reducir progresivamente la dependencia de talento extranjero"
Qualification requirementdegree, equivalent experience as of 2026-05-15[2]
Employer sponsorshipYes as of 2026-05-15[2]
A Mexican persona moral must sign the carta responsiva and assume solidary responsibility for the foreigner’s maintenance in Mexico and return to the country of origin or residence. It is a sponsorship rather than an employment relationship
Paid in-countryNo as of 2026-05-15[2]
Both the inviting Mexican entity and the foreigner must declare under oath that the participation "no constituye una relación laboral subordinada, no desplaza talento nacional, no percibirá remuneración en territorio nacional".
Job-search routeNo as of 2026-05-15[2][6]
The supuesto presupposes an identified strategic project and an inviting entity

Process

Process
Where to apply fromfrom abroad only as of 2026-05-15[2][6]
Consular visa under Trámite 5; in-country change of condition to residente temporal is limited to family/humanitarian supuestos (Reglamento art. 141)
Statutory processing time10 days as of 2025-07-25[6]
"10 días hábiles" (working days) maximum for the consular decision (Trámite 5); the visa is valid 180 days for one entry, and the resident card must be requested from INM within 30 calendar days of entry
Fees
    • Kind: application
    • Amount: MXN 990.79 as of 2025-11-07[5][6]
      Consular visa fee, LFD art. 22 fr. III d)
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Kind: card
    • Amount: MXN 11,140.74 as of 2025-11-07[5]
      Residente temporal card, 1-year validity (LFD art. 8 fr. VI a), 2026); 2 yrs 16,693.36; 3 yrs 21,142.58; 4 yrs 25,057.82 MXN
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Kind: card
    • Amount: MXN 16,693.36 as of 2025-11-07[5]
      Residente temporal card (LFD art. 8 fr. VI, 2026).
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Condition: 2 years' validity
    • Kind: card
    • Amount: MXN 21,142.58 as of 2025-11-07[5]
      Residente temporal card (LFD art. 8 fr. VI, 2026).
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Condition: 3 years' validity
    • Kind: card
    • Amount: MXN 25,057.82 as of 2025-11-07[5]
      Residente temporal card (LFD art. 8 fr. VI, 2026).
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Condition: 4 years' validity
Quota
  • Quota exists: No as of 2026-05-15[2][6]
    No quota mechanism attaches to Trámite 5. The quota provision in the Lineamientos is expressly limited to visas obtained by oferta de empleo, which this supuesto is not

Physical presence

Physical presence
none statedto keep the permit as of 2026-01-15[4][7]
No minimum-presence rule stated; unlimited entries and exits (Reglamento art. 156)

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be includedYes as of 2026-01-15[4][6]
Eligible relationsspouse, unmarried partner, minor child, parent as of 2026-01-15[4][6]
Ley art. 52 fr. VII a)-d): minor children (incl. the spouse’s/partner’s minor children), children of any age under guardianship, spouse, concubine/equivalent, and the resident’s father or mother
Family may apply at the same timeYes as of 2026-01-15[4][6]
Family members' work rightsnone as of 2026-01-15[4]
Family members hold residente temporal; work only with an INM permit subject to a job offer (Ley art. 52 fr. VII, second paragraph)
Additional means per family member
    • Relation: spouse
    • Amount: 220 × Measure and Update Unit (UMA), daily value (a daily figure), assessed monthly as of 2026-06-17[1][6]
      Per family member: income >220 UMA-days/month over the last 6 months, OR an average monthly balance of 220 UMA-days over the last 12 months (Lineamientos Trámite 5, req. III e). Required on the consular unidad-familiar path; no solvency threshold is stated for the INM path (Trámite 8) or where the sponsor already holds the residence card (Trámite 5, III e.3)
    • Relation: unmarried partner
    • Amount: 220 × Measure and Update Unit (UMA), daily value (a daily figure), assessed monthly as of 2026-06-17[1][6]
      Per family member: income >220 UMA-days/month over the last 6 months, OR an average monthly balance of 220 UMA-days over the last 12 months (Lineamientos Trámite 5, req. III e). Required on the consular unidad-familiar path; no solvency threshold is stated for the INM path (Trámite 8) or where the sponsor already holds the residence card (Trámite 5, III e.3)
    • Relation: minor child
    • Amount: 220 × Measure and Update Unit (UMA), daily value (a daily figure), assessed monthly as of 2026-06-17[1][6]
      Per family member: income >220 UMA-days/month over the last 6 months, OR an average monthly balance of 220 UMA-days over the last 12 months (Lineamientos Trámite 5, req. III e). Required on the consular unidad-familiar path; no solvency threshold is stated for the INM path (Trámite 8) or where the sponsor already holds the residence card (Trámite 5, III e.3)
    • Relation: parent
    • Amount: 220 × Measure and Update Unit (UMA), daily value (a daily figure), assessed monthly as of 2026-06-17[1][6]
      Per family member: income >220 UMA-days/month over the last 6 months, OR an average monthly balance of 220 UMA-days over the last 12 months (Lineamientos Trámite 5, req. III e). Required on the consular unidad-familiar path; no solvency threshold is stated for the INM path (Trámite 8) or where the sponsor already holds the residence card (Trámite 5, III e.3)

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited8
of which official (tier 1)7
Oldest as-of date2025-07-25
Newest as-of date2026-06-17
Reviewed on2026-08-11
Schema version1.1

Sources

  1. [1] Residente temporal por unidad familiar — requisitos
    Consulado de México en Barcelona (SRE) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-17 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  2. [2] ACUERDO por el que se reforman y adicionan los Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas que emiten las secretarías de Gobernación y de Relaciones Exteriores (DOF 15-05-2026)
    Diario Oficial de la Federación (SEGOB/SRE) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  3. [3] Mexico – New Visa Requirements and New Visa Category (GMS Flash Alert 2026-166)
    KPMG International · law firm · Tier 2 · Published 2026-05-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  4. [4] Ley de Migración (texto vigente, última reforma DOF 15-01-2026)
    Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  5. [5] Ley Federal de Derechos, arts. 8 y 22 (cuotas migratorias y consulares; última reforma DOF 07-11-2025)
    Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2025-11-07 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  6. [6] Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas que emiten las secretarías de Gobernación y de Relaciones Exteriores (DOF 25-07-2025)
    Diario Oficial de la Federación (SEGOB/SRE) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-25 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy · Amended by mx-dof-reforma-lineamientos-2026
  7. [7] Reglamento de la Ley de Migración (última reforma DOF 23-05-2014)
    Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2014-05-23 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  8. [8] Acuerdo que reforma y adiciona los Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas — texto íntegro (mirror SIDOF)
    Sistema de Información del Diario Oficial de la Federación (SEGOB) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04

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