The 80% of the Immigration documents we obtain are under the Non-Immigrant Modality
and the Visitor Immigration characteristic.

Documentation: Fm3 (photo ID)
Expiration:         1 year
Extension:         Unlimited



















MAIN Category:  Visitor

Visitor Sub-categories:












Other categories:









Obligations:  
To notify the National Institute of Immigration about any change on such status, i.e.
Change of activity, change of employer, change of marital status, nationality, etc.

Rights:
  • Multiple entries and exits from the country.
  • Right to import a foreign automobile free of permanent import tax charges.
  • Unlimited extensions.
  • If the foreign national is out of the country, he/she may request an extension
    upon his/her return regardless if the documentation has expired; therefore
    he/she shall have a sixty-day term as from his/her fm3 expiration date.
  • He/she may perform additional activities other than those expressly authorized,
    provided that he/she obtains the corresponding permit from Immigration.
  • He/she may obtain securities and fixed or variable income securities, shares and
    stocks, assets for undertaking corporate activities and the like, make bank
    deposits, acquire urban and rustic real estate with actual rights on them, as well
    as fiduciary rights, pursuant Article 27 of the Political Constitution of the United
    Mexican States, the Foreign Investment Law, and other applicable laws and
    provisions, as well as international agreements where Mexico participates, without
    a permit from Immigration.

Criteria for Filing Other Visitors.
According to that established in article 162 of the RLGP, the immigration authority shall
file the following foreign nationals as non-immigrant visitor:

  • Members of public, private or social groups who enter the country to carry out
    help or rescue actions in emergency or disaster events.
  • Drivers or load vehicles drivers who enter the country with the sole purpose of
    loading and unloading goods at the border customs facilities in the south of
    Mexico.
  • Sales representatives, models, exhibitors in congresses, expositions, fairs,
    conventions and the like who promote products and services.
  • People who are in the country or who seek to enter the country to carry out a
    profitable or non-profitable activity, lawful and honest, not found in any of the
    Visitor’s particular categories.
Results in shorter
processing times.
It refers to the immigration status of foreign nationals who enter the country with a
permit from the Government Secretary (Ministry of the Interior) in order to live or stay in  
Mexico on a temporary basis.
  1. Private Income Retiree
  2. Investor
  3. Technicians
  4. Advisors
  5. Artists        
  6. Athletes
  7. Non-union workers or employees
  8. Attendee at meetings and sessions of the board of
    directors of companies
  9. Other
FM3 Non-Immigrant (Status)
Visas & Immigration Documents
  1. Political asylees
  2. Refugees
  3. Students
  4. Distinguished visitors
  5. Local visitors
  6. Provisional visitors
  7. Journalist
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As part of our services, we will identify your current immigration status in order to offer you the best option for your Mexican visa or long term
immigration document in Mexico. Our Immigration & Naturalization Attorneys, are people with more than 10-year experience on the field,  
attaining visas and immigration documents for Foreign Nationals from all over the world under all the immigration modalities and characteristics.
Derechos Reservados, 2008. Visasmex ™  / Batres Nieto, Abogados Asociados, S.C.
* Family members in each category will be entitled to apply for an Fm3 Non-Immigrant (Photo ID) as well.
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