--- title: "Mexico Residency Cost in 2026: Every Fee, Itemised" description: "Mexican resident card fees doubled on 1 January 2026. The consular fee, every INM card fee, apostilles and translations, and what a full application really costs." url: "https://getmexicovisa.com/mexico-residency-cost" canonical: "https://getmexicovisa.com/mexico-residency-cost" og_type: "website" og_title: "Mexico Residency Cost in 2026: Every Fee, Itemised" og_description: "Mexican resident card fees doubled on 1 January 2026. The consular fee, every INM card fee, apostilles and translations, and what a full application really costs." og_image: "https://getmexicovisa.com/og-home.jpg" twitter_card: "summary_large_image" crawl_date: 2026-09-22 last_modified: 2026-09-10 language: "en-US" author: "Hassan Yassine" author_profile: "https://getmexicovisa.com/about" publisher: "GetMexicoVisa" source: "https://getmexicovisa.com, build-time prerender" --- Last updated: September 10, 2026 # What Mexican residency costs in 2026, with every fee itemised The card fees doubled on 1 January 2026 and almost nothing published in English says so. If you are budgeting from a guide written last year, the largest line is half of what it should be. Quick answer Government fees for **temporary residency** are MXN 913.15 at the consulate plus **MXN 11,140.74** for a one year card at INM, about **USD 710**. For **permanent residency**, MXN 913.15 plus **MXN 13,578.96**, about **USD 854**, paid once and never again. Every card fee **exactly doubled** on 1 January 2026. Our own fee is **USD 599, paid once**, and is never bundled with these. Written by Hassan Yassine Founder of GetMexicoVisa. Legal review by a licensed Mexican immigration lawyer is being added. Until then every regulatory figure on this page cites its primary source directly, listed at the foot of the page. ## The short answer | | Temporary, 1 year | Permanent | | --- | --- | --- | | Consular visa fee | MXN 913.15 | MXN 913.15 | | Resident card at INM | MXN 11,140.74 | MXN 13,578.96 | | Total in pesos | MXN 12,053.89 | MXN 14,492.11 | | About, in dollars | USD 710 | USD 854 | | Paid again? | At every renewal | Never | That is the whole government bill for a single applicant on the solvency or pension routes. There is no medical, no police certificate fee, no insurance requirement and no bond. Add travel to the consulate, and for family cases some apostilles and translations. ## What changed on 1 January 2026 Every resident card line in the Ley Federal de Derechos is now **exactly twice** its 2025 figure. Not roughly, not inflation adjusted. Twice. | Card | 2025 | 2026 | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Temporary, 1 year | MXN 5,570 | MXN 11,140.74 | x2.00 | | Temporary, 2 years | MXN 8,347 | MXN 16,693.36 | x2.00 | | Temporary, 3 years | MXN 10,571 | MXN 21,142.58 | x2.00 | | Temporary, 4 years | MXN 12,529 | MXN 25,057.82 | x2.00 | | Permanent | MXN 6,789 | MXN 13,578.96 | x2.00 | Mexican press reported the increase as a response to the anti gentrification protests in Mexico City in July 2025. Whatever the reason, the practical effect is that a budget built from an English language guide written in 2024 or 2025 is out by about MXN 6,000 to 7,000 on its largest line. A test for any guide you are reading If a page quotes a Mexican resident card at around **MXN 5,500 or USD 350**, it is describing 2025 and has not been updated. That is a useful signal about the rest of the page too, because the same guides usually carry pre-reform income thresholds. ## Every government fee, in full | Fee | Where | Pesos | About, in dollars | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Consular visa fee | Consulate abroad | MXN 913.15 | USD 54 | | Temporary card, 1 year | INM, in Mexico | MXN 11,140.74 | USD 656 | | Temporary card, 2 years | INM | MXN 16,693.36 | USD 984 | | Temporary card, 3 years | INM | MXN 21,142.58 | USD 1,246 | | Temporary card, 4 years | INM | MXN 25,057.82 | USD 1,476 | | Permanent card | INM | MXN 13,578.96 | USD 800 | | Change of condition to permanent | INM | MXN 1,847 | USD 109 | Two notes on that table. The consular fee is statutory in pesos and posts collect the local equivalent, which is why many of them publish it as around USD 56 rather than 54. And the change of condition line is one where INM's own table and the printed statute disagree: the statute reads MXN 1,702.39, INM collects MXN 1,847. We quote what is collected, because that is what you will pay. Card fees are paid through a bank reference generated during the INM filing rather than in cash at a counter, so budget for them at the point of the canje rather than at the consulate. ## Third party costs, and when they apply Most applicants on the solvency or pension routes pay none of these. They belong to family cases and to a few document situations. | Item | Typical cost | When you need it | | --- | --- | --- | | Passport photograph to specification | USD 10 to 20 | Always, one per applicant | | Bank statements issued and stamped | Free to about USD 25 | Always. Some banks charge for stamped originals | | Apostille on a civil document | USD 20 to 50 each | Family unity cases: marriage, birth certificates | | Sworn translation into Spanish | USD 25 to 60 a page | Family unity cases, and any Spanish-language filing | | Travel to the consulate | Varies | Always. The post with jurisdiction over where you live, not the nearest | | Courier or notary | USD 20 to 60 | Occasionally, for documents obtained remotely | The one people underestimate is travel. Consulate jurisdiction follows where you live rather than which office is closest, so an applicant may be flying to a post several states away and returning if anything is incomplete. ## What real applications total | Case | Government fees | About, in dollars | | --- | --- | --- | | One remote worker, temporary, 1 year card | MXN 12,054 | USD 710 | | Retired couple, permanent, two applications | MXN 28,984 | USD 1,708 | | Family of three, temporary, 1 year cards | MXN 36,162 | USD 2,131 | Each person is a separate application with its own consular fee and its own card, so a couple pays twice. There is no family rate. What a dependent changes is the financial threshold the principal has to show, by 220 UMA a month each, rather than the fee. Whether your figures reach the threshold at all is the prior question, and the [calculator](https://getmexicovisa.com/mexico-residency-income-calculator) answers it without an email address. ## The four year maths, which is not obvious Anyone on the temporary route eventually faces a choice about renewal length, and the numbers are lopsided. | Approach | Card fees | About, in dollars | | --- | --- | --- | | Four one year cards | MXN 44,562.96 | USD 2,625 | | One year, then a three year card | MXN 32,283.32 | USD 1,902 | | One four year card | MXN 25,057.82 | USD 1,476 | The catch is that the multi-year card is issued at INM's discretion at renewal, not chosen at the first filing, so you cannot simply opt into the cheapest column. What you can do is ask for the longest term at each renewal rather than defaulting to a year at a time. Set against that, permanent residency costs **MXN 14,492** once and never again. For anyone who clears the permanent threshold, four years of temporary cards plus the change of condition fee is the more expensive path as well as the slower one, which is the arithmetic behind the advice on the [permanent residency page](https://getmexicovisa.com/mexico-permanent-resident-visa). ## What we charge, and what it does not include **USD 599, paid once** when you sign. The same for temporary and permanent residency, per applicant. - **Included:** working out which status and route your figures actually support; building the file to your own consulate's published list; appointment strategy and interview preparation; a written entry briefing before you fly; the canje filing in Spanish within the 30 days; and someone with you at the INM office until the card is in your hand. - **Not included:** the government fees on this page, which you pay directly; apostilles and translations where a family case needs them; and your travel. Itemising the government fees rather than folding them into one number is deliberate. A single bundled figure looks simpler and makes it impossible to tell what you are paying us for. Get your Mexican residency handled end to end Full Service: **$599**, paid once when you sign, through to the resident card. Ask on WhatsAppSee what's included ## What the rest of the market charges Useful context, because almost nobody in this market publishes a price at all. The figures below come from providers who do. | Provider | Structure | All in | | --- | --- | --- | | A Mexico City facilitator | USD 150 preparation, plus USD 230 for accompaniment at INM | about USD 380 | | A national relocation service | About USD 150 assessment, USD 518 consulate stage, USD 480 INM stage | about USD 930 after their bundle discount | | GetMexicoVisa | One fee, paid once, through to the card | USD 599 | The cheaper option is genuinely cheaper and stops at the consulate door: preparation only, with nobody in Mexico. The more expensive one covers the same ground as ours in three payments you add up yourself. Firms that publish no price at all generally cite professional fee rules, which is a real constraint rather than an evasion. ## Things that are not a cost, whatever you are told - **A consulate appointment.** Booking through MiConsulado is free. A United States consulate has publicly warned about people reselling slots. We do not book, resell or secure them, and neither should anyone charging you for it. - **Health insurance.** Not a requirement for these visas at any post. You may want cover, and it is not a fee. - **A minimum bank balance held on deposit.** The savings route looks at a twelve month average in your own accounts, wherever they are. Nothing is deposited in Mexico and nothing is locked. - **A fine for spending time outside Mexico.** Neither status has a minimum presence requirement. There is one fine worth knowing about, and it is easy to avoid: failing to tell INM within 90 days of a change of address, employer, marital status or nationality carries 20 to 100 UMA, which is MXN 2,346 to MXN 11,731 in 2026. ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does Mexican residency cost in 2026? For temporary residency, MXN 913.15 at the consulate plus MXN 11,140.74 for a one year card at INM, about MXN 12,054 or USD 710 in government fees. For permanent residency, MXN 913.15 plus MXN 13,578.96, about MXN 14,492 or USD 854. Those are government fees only, and they doubled on 1 January 2026. ### Did Mexican immigration fees really double in 2026? Yes, and exactly. Every resident card line in the Ley Federal de Derechos is precisely twice its 2025 figure: the one year temporary card went from MXN 5,570 to MXN 11,140.74 and the permanent card from MXN 6,789 to MXN 13,578.96. The change took effect on 1 January 2026 under the decree published in November 2025. ### How much is the Mexican consulate visa fee? MXN 913.15 under Article 22 of the Ley Federal de Derechos, which is about USD 54 at the September 2026 exchange rate. Consulates collect the local currency equivalent, and many of them publish it as around USD 56. It is paid at the appointment, by card at most posts. ### Is it cheaper to get a four year temporary card than to renew every year? Yes, considerably. A four year card is MXN 25,057.82 against MXN 44,562.96 for four one year cards, a saving of about MXN 19,500. The catch is that the multi-year card is issued at INM's discretion at renewal rather than granted on request at the first filing, so you cannot simply choose it at the start. ### Do I have to pay anything after I get permanent residency? No. The adult permanent card is indefinite and is never renewed, so the fee is paid once. This is what makes it cheaper over time than the temporary route even though the single fee is larger: four years of temporary cards plus the change of condition fee comes to more than one permanent card. ### What does it cost to convert from temporary to permanent residency? MXN 1,847 for the change of condition, which is what INM collects in its 2026 table, plus the permanent card fee of MXN 13,578.96. About MXN 15,426 or USD 909 in total. The printed line in the Ley Federal de Derechos reads MXN 1,702.39 while INM collects 1,847, and we quote what is collected. ### Do I need apostilles and translations for a Mexican residency visa? Usually not for the solvency or pension routes. Those are decided on bank statements and an award letter, which consulates accept in English at United States and Canadian posts. Apostilles and sworn translations come into it for civil documents, mainly marriage and birth certificates on family unity applications, at roughly USD 20 to 50 per apostille and USD 25 to 60 per page translated. ### Are there any hidden fees at INM? The card fee is the fee, and it is paid through a bank reference rather than at a counter. Where extra cost creeps in is time: a document INM asks for that was not on the published list, a second trip because the first appointment was incomplete, or a photograph that has to be retaken to specification. None of those is a fee and all of them cost a day. ### Does the cost change depending on which consulate I use? No. The consular fee is set by federal statute in pesos, and posts collect the local currency equivalent at their own rate, so the figure on the page differs by a few percent while the fee does not. What genuinely varies by post is the waiting time for an appointment, which is a cost in months rather than money. ### What does GetMexicoVisa charge? USD 599, paid once when you sign, the same for temporary and permanent residency. It covers the route decision, the file, consulate preparation, the entry briefing, the canje filing in Spanish and someone with you at the INM office until the card is issued. Government fees are paid by you directly and are never bundled into ours. ## Sources Primary texts read on September 10, 2026. Where a figure could not be confirmed in a primary source, the page says so in the sentence that uses it. - [Ley Federal de Derechos, Articles 8, 9 and 22](https://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/LFD.pdf) the statutory card fees, the change of condition fee and the consular visa fee. - [Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas, DOF 25 July 2025](https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5763837&fecha=25/07/2025) the routes these fees attach to. - [Instituto Nacional de Migración, fee tables](https://www.inm.gob.mx) the amounts INM actually collects in 2026, including the change of condition line. - [INEGI, Unidad de Medida y Actualización](https://www.inegi.org.mx/temas/uma/) UMA 2026, used for the fines quoted here. - [Banco de México, FIX exchange rate](https://www.banxico.org.mx/tipcamb/tipCamMIAction.do) 16.9722 pesos to the dollar on 10 September 2026. ## Before you budget, check the threshold The fees are the same for everyone. What differs is which status your figures support, and that decides whether you pay once or every year for four years. Start here: [the income calculator](https://getmexicovisa.com/mexico-residency-income-calculator), [the temporary resident visa](https://getmexicovisa.com/mexico-temporary-resident-visa), [retiring in Mexico](https://getmexicovisa.com/retire-in-mexico-visa), or [who runs GetMexicoVisa](https://getmexicovisa.com/about). **This page is general information, not legal advice.** It explains Mexican immigration rules as they stood on the date shown, for a general audience. Reading it creates no client relationship with GetMexicoVisa, and nobody here has reviewed your situation. Rules, fees and processing times change without notice and consular practice varies by post, so verify anything you are about to rely on against the official source (the DOF, SRE or INM) or ask us before you act. [Read the terms](https://getmexicovisa.com/terms). 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