Our associate provides advice and practical tele-facilitation to help you renew your Mexico residency card.
All Temporary residency cards —and Permanent residency cards issued to minors (aged under 18 years)— have expiry dates. To keep your residency card current, you will need to apply for residency renewal within the 30-day window before the card’s expiry date.
Qualifying for renewal of a residency card
Qualification for renewal of your residency depends on the terms of your current residency card. Learn more about Mexico residency card renewals.
Four Year Rule: If you’ve held a Temporary residency card for 4 consecutive years —or two years if married to a Mexican national— our associate can assist you to exchange your temporary residency card for a Permanent residency card: read this page for details about that service.
Expired residency card: If you allowed your residency to expire, you might be able to renew in Mexico without having to start over at a Mexican consulate abroad, depending on your current situation. Read this article for details about that service.
Renewing your existing Mexico residency card
Our associates can help you when you need to renew a Temporary residency card (Residente Temporal) and/or renew a Permanent residency card (Residente Permanente) issued to minors.
- Residency card renewals must be filed by the card holder at an immigration office in Mexico; they cannot be renewed at Mexican consulates abroad and/or by proxies.
- The renewal must be filed in the 30-day window before the expiry date printed on the card. Requests cannot be filed sooner.
- If the card has expired you might be able to file for renewal in Mexico—see this page for more details.
How the Tele-Assistance facilitation service works
The tele-assistance support service offered by our associates saves you time and helps avoid common mistakes made by applicants applying to have their residency cards renewed. You can use tele-assistance regardless of what location you plan to move to (or are currently situated) in Mexico.
The service facilitates your application when you renew your existing residency card:
- An initial consultation by phone/videocall/email/chat to understand your situation and plan a workable approach for your residency renewal.
- Confirmation of the required procedures for the renewal of your existing residency card.
- Review of your supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Our associate will co-ordinate dates to file for your residency card renewal in time and book an appointment for you at the immigration office in Mexico using the INM’s online appointment system.
- Correct completion of the application forms and accompanying covering letter (in Spanish) that you’ll need to submit when you file for renewal of your Temporary Residency card in Mexico.
- Customized checklist of documents you’ll need to carry and present when you attend the immigration office in Mexico.
- Detailed instructions/guidance about where to go and what to do when you arrive at the immigration office to file for the exchange.
Get support throughout the residency card renewal procedure
The table below describes the support offered through the residency card renewal process.
| Stage | Residency card renewal support |
| Initial consultation | The service begins with a personal consultation. Our associate will consult with you to understand your situation, describe the relevant qualification criteria and application procedures, and plan your residency card renewal filing. |
| Preparatory work and documents review | To prepare for your procedure, our associate will send you a customized checklist of the documents you need to gather for your card renewal procedure, based in your individual situation.
Our associate also provides a review of your supporting documentation to cross check them for accuracy and completeness. |
| Forms and letters | You will file for your residency card renewal at an immigration office in Mexico.
Our associate will correctly complete all the application forms and write the covering letters (in Spanish) that you will need to submit when you file for your residency renewal at the immigration office. |
| Scheduling | Our associate works with you to coordinate dates for your residency card renewal and filing that are mutually convenient, and which meet the stipulated deadlines for the renewal procedure. (Renewals must be filed within the 30-day window before the card expires.)
Our associate will book an appointment for you at the Immigration Office in Mexico using the INM’s online appointment system and confirm the date/time that has been booked for you. They’ll also provide you with details of the address and opening hours of the immigration office you intend to file at in Mexico. |
| Preparing to file your application in Mexico | Our associate will brief and assist you according to your individual situation to help you fully prepare in advance of your intended filing date for the renewal of your residency card.
Our associate will email the files of the forms and letter for you to print out, sign, and take with you to the immigration office in Mexico. They’ll also send you a customized checklist of required accompanying documents you need to carry with you when you file your application. |
| Filing the application in Mexico | Our associate will give you detailed instructions and guidance about filing your renewal application at the immigration office.
They’ll email you a document with detailed guidance about what to do at the immigration office in Mexico when you arrive to file the residency renewal at your intended location. Depending on the location, you will either attend the office in person to ask for an appointment and return on that date to file, or you’ll need to line up and wait for a service token to be attended that day. When your turn is called, you hand over the docket of papers our associate prepared and wait for the immigration official to review and process the application. When it’s approved, your photograph and fingerprints will be taken digitally. Your renewed residency card might be issued that same day; otherwise, you will be given a file number and be invited to return another day to pick-up your residency card. |
| Ongoing contact and assistance | Our associate will provide you with a contact number/email in case you have questions or concerns at any time, or need to troubleshoot any issues as you work your own way through the procedures and file your application. |
| Leaving the immigration office | When you have completed filing your procedure, you can advise our associate about the outcome. They may ask you to send them a copy of your card/papers for review and ensure everything is in good order. |
This is not a line-hopping service
Our associate assists and guides you through the procedures in good time, but cannot obtain preferential treatment for any applicant, and they cannot guarantee appointment date availability or ‘fast-track’ appointments or processing time scales at the immigration office.
Residency Card Renewal Tele-Assistance Fees
Our associate’s residency card renewal tele-assistance package offers facilitation that is transparent and affordable, with fixed-fee pricing and no hidden charges. All consulting and assistance fees exclude the government fees applicants must pay to apply for residency in Mexico.
| Residency card renewal facilitation | Fees |
Residency card renewal
|
US$219 Principal applicant.+US$99 each additional applicant in the same family. |
Accompanied Option: The Residency Card Renewal service plan is also available as an Accompanied Assistance option at selected cities in Mexico. See this page for details and fees.
Questions before you request the service?
If you have a question or need guidance about how the immigration assistance service works before you make a service request, please contact us.
Make a service request for residency card renewal assistance
To hire our associate to assist you with the facilitation of your existing residency card renewal, please complete the request form below.
What happens next?
- After you complete the form, Mexperience will send you an email that confirms your request and introduces you to the associate who will assist you.
- The immigration assistance associate will respond to you directly and request payment for their service. When you’ve paid, they’ll schedule-in your initial consultation and the service will begin.
