INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MIGRACION
Delegación Regional en Jalisco

Mailing Address

Telephone

Fax

Hours

Alcalde No. 500 4o. Piso
Palacio Federal
Col. Centro, C. P. 44280
Guadalajara, Jalisco

01(33) 39 42
 02 90

01(33)3 942 0290

09:00 to 13:00 hrs

Monday to Friday

REGIONAL DELEGATE IN JALISCO

LIC. JOSÉ LUIS GUTIÉRREZ MIRANDA

01(33) 39 42 02 90

EXT. 200 or 203

jlgutierrez@inami.gob.mx

He welcomes all correspondence relating to immigration matters within the State of Jalisco.
Please send your comments to jlgutierrez@inami.gob.mx. Jose Luis Gutierrez Miranda, Regional Delegate in Jalisco, responds to your messages.

PUERTO VALLARTA OFFICE

FM-3 – NO IMMIGRANTS

LIC. RAÚL
FAJARDO TRUJILLO

01(33) 39 42 02 90

EXT. 212 or 213
rtrujillo@inami.gob.mx

LIC. GUSTAVO
GONZÁLEZ MATUTE

01(33) 39 42 02 90

EXT. 210

FM-2 – IMMIGRATES & INMIGRADOS

MR. PORFIRIO
FAUSTO PERALTA

01(33) 361 45 874
01(33) 361 49 740

EXT. 211

TOURIST

LIC. ENRIQUE
RUBIO LEÓN

01(33) 39 42 02 90

EXT. 204

RELIGIOUS PERSONS

LIC. PATRICIA
LÓPEZ MEZA

01(33) 39 42 02 90

EXT. 202

LEGAL DEPARTMENT

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

INFORMATION AREA

Alcalde No. 500 4o. Piso
Palacio Federal
Col. Centro, C. P. 44280
Guadalajara, Jalisco

01(33) 39 42 02 90

EXT. 218
eroque@inami.gob.mx

09:00 to 13:00 hrs.

INTERNACIONAL AIRPORT OF GUADALAJARA

LIC. ARTURO
GONZÁLEZ OCAMPO

Aeropuerto Internacional.
"Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla"
Carretera a Chapala Km. 16
 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco

01(33) 368 85 664

agonzalez@inami.gob.mx

Mexican Immigration (INM) fees charged for FM-T (Extension of stay), FM-3 and FM-2
are reviewed every year by a federal commission
and published in the Ley Federal de Derechos, in Mexico City.

SERVICE   FEES                    Effective March 1, 2004.

FEES
In Pesos

Tourist Card. (FM-T)

No Charge

Tourist Card. (FM-T)- Extension of stay.

$ 210

Business Person Visitor- Extension of stay.

210

Application for immigration status change from Tourist to FM-3.

393

Issuance and renewal of FM-3 no-inmigrante visa.
(Without permission to work.)

1,038

Issuance and renewal of FM-3 no-inmigrante visa.
(With permission to work.)

1,686

Renewal of FM-9 Student Visa.

1,686

Issuance or renewal of Visa for member of a religious organization.

200

Inscription in the National Registry of Foreigners.

537

Issuance of FM-2 inmigrante visa. (Working or Retired)

2,246

Renewal of FM-2 inmigrante visa. (Working or Retired)

2,247

Application for change of status from FM-2 to inmigrado.

715

Issuance of inmigrado status.

2,739

Permission to marry a Mexican citizen.

2,132

Permission to divorce a Mexican citizen.

4,213

Permission to start adoption process.

1,638

Permission to change job or activity.

1,638

Permission to leave country if documents are being processed.

231

Replacement of mislaid or lost FM-3 document.

421

Replacement of mislaid or lost FM-2 inmigrante document.

674

Replacement of mislaid or lost inmigrado document.

1,011

The following will not pay application fees: - Students; Special Visitors;
Political Asylum; Non Profit Activities Visitor (Some restrictions apply.).

No Charge

All payments must be made at any financial institution using SAT 5 forms,
Key Number 400001.  Available at stationary stores –
papelerias using the key (clave) 400001.
Exception Tourist Card (FM-T) extension of stay.
For Tourist Card extension use clave 400159

If you have an FM-T, FM-3 or FM-2 and change your address you have to advise the National Immigration Institute (INM).

If photographs are required you will need: - 
4 photographs of your Front view, and 3 photographs of your Right profile, colour or black and white, with white background, 4cm x 4cm in size, without jewellery and without eyeglasses, hair off the forehead. (Instant photo machine photographs are not accepted). Photographs to have been taken within the last six months. Using pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name on the back of each photograph.

When applying for the above documents remember to photocopy every page of your passport including the covers, even if the pages are blank.

Only original copies of bank statements are acceptable for proof of income. 

Anyone, a brother cousin, or friend may undertake immigration matters on someone else's behalf.  They do not need to be a lawyer nor do they need a notarized letter of attorney (carta de poder).  A simple (carta de poder) purchased in any papeleria (stationery store) is sufficient.  It has to be signed by two witnesses, who must provide the INM with proper identifications.  The person acting on behalf of the foreigner must also bring ID.  If that person is a foreign citizen, he or she must additionally show a copy of their current, up-to-date immigration document.  Of course, there are certain times when an applicant is obliged to go to an INM office, for example when providing fingerprints or signing for the visa for the first time.  However, most of the stages involved in the immigration process can be undertaken by a representative. The INM understands this is very important for people with physical disabilities.

INM officials say the law does give them leeway if a person renewing their FM-3 or FM-2 does not have the required minimum monthly income.

Fees charged for FM-T, FM-3, FM-2 are reviewed every year by a federal commission and published in the Ley Federal de Derechos, Mexico City.

If a foreigner marries a Mexican citizen it gives them the right to legalize their immigration status if it is not in order.  After two years they have the right to take out Mexican nationality, although this is not automatically granted.

If the INM denies you a change in immigration status you have the right to file a request to have your case reviewed within 20 days of their decision. This is called “recurso de revision”.  Your case will then be sent to Mexico City and reviewed by the INM Commissioner who is responsible for deciding what action to follow.

The Lakeside Office of the INM is on the ground floor out the back of the: -
Presidencia Municipal (City Hall) in Chapala at Avenida Madero 202, one block from the pier.
Telephone (376) 765-5600.

Three INM staff will attend foreign residents on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
You should go to the Chapala City Hall at 8:00 a.m. to sign up for Information, Drop Off Documents or to Pick Up.

It is recommended you visit this office and talk to the friendly, helpful, bi-lingual staff.

1

 Official application forms, filled out correctly and signed by applicant.
 (These are available at every INM office.) 

2

 Your green FM-3 visa "booklet." 

3

4

Receipt of payment of renewal fee (derechos). This is to be paid at a bank using three correctly filled out SAT forms number five (numero cinco), available from most papelerias (stationery stores). The same fee must be paid for each dependant (spouse, child) included on the foreigner's FM-3. The form is not complicated but has to be filled in exactly as the instructions state. (Several small stores on Calle Liceo, directly behind the Federal Palace building in Guadalajara, will type out the three needed forms for a small charge.) 

5

6

Copy of proof of address in Mexico, such as telephone, water or electricity receipt (not more than 90 days old).

7

Marriage certificates of spouses and birth certificates of children who are included on the applicant's visa must also be presented. These should be translated into Spanish and notarized,
if they not Mexican in origin.

Step One: Gather all necessary documents: passport, visa book, proof of address, proof of income, property title, marriage certificates, etcetera. Make the necessary photocopies as outlined above.

Step Two: Buy three SAT forms from a stationery store.

Step Four: Go to a bank and pay the fee. Put the two stamped forms returned to you by the bank official together with rest of your documents.

Step Six: Present all documentation to the corresponding INM official. He/she will check your papers and tell you if anything is missing.

If all is correct, you will receive a printed sheet confirming your renewal application is in progress and informing you when to return and collect your FM-3 book. (Do not lose this sheet.)

Foreign residents of Mexico aged 60 years or older with FM-2 immi­gration status can apply for an INAPAM credential or card (previously known as an INS EN card), to receive discounts in hundreds of retail and service outlets in Mexico, from cinemas and drugstores to inter-city buses and airplane tickets. Now two newly added benefits (October 2004) make joining INAPAM even more worthwhile.

GIGANTE DISCOUNT CARDS

In March 2003, the lnstituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores (INAPAM) reached an agreement with the Gigante chain so that its members can obtain a five-percent discount on all purchases at Gigante super­markets.
Gigante discount cards are is­sued at the INAPAM office in the Palacio Federal, Avenida Alcalde 500 in downtown Guadalajara by showing a current INAPAM card (see story below on how to obtain an INAPAM credential). There is no charge for the Gigante cards. When making pur­chases at a Gigante store, both the INAPAM and Gigante cards must be shown. The offer applies to all goods purchased in Gigante. Third parties cannot use the cards; the cardholder must be present for the discount to be valid.

TELEPHONE HELP

And in September 2004 INAPAM launched a telephone medical as­sistance service for its affiliates known as the Servicio de Asesoria Medica por Telefono.  This is a joint program between INAPAM and Novamedic, one of 12 reg­istered "HMOs" in Mexico, which are known here as Institutos de Seguros Especializados en Salud. Novamedic employs the ser­vices of 2,000 doctors in 80 Mexican cities who are on call 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. The ser­vice allows INAPAM affiliates to talk to a doctor by calling a 1-800 number. More than anything, said Jose Dominguez Hemandez, di­rector of the program, the service is designed to give the elderly peace of mind, especially if they are suffering in any way. "Perhaps [the doctor] is only going to tell [the person] to go to sleep or take their medicine but it allows them to know there is someone looking out for them," Dominguez said. The telephone service incurs a cost of $70 pesos a year.  Home visits by a doctor, costing $150 pesos each, are also available for those registered in the program. Emergency ambulance service to IMSS, ISSSTE or other public hospitals is available to INAPAM affiliates for $250 pesos.  According to Dominguez, INAPAM hopes to sign up 10,000 people for the new service during September. For more information on an INAPAM services call (0133) 3613-0491.

HOW OVER 60’S CAN OBTAIN AN INAPAM DISCOUNT CARD

To obtain an Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores (INAPAM) card, foreign citizens aged 60 and over must go to the INAPAM of­fice in the basement of the Palacio Federal, Avenida Alcalde 500 in downtown Guadalajara. They must take with them their FM-2 books and proof of their actual address (telephone or electricity bill, etcetera.)  There is no charge for the card and a free Gigante discount card can be issued at the same time.

INAPAM was created in June 2002 under the wing of Mexico's Social Development Agency (SEDESOL).
Its forerunner was the Instituto Nacional de la Senictud (INSEN), formed in 1979 to protect, attend, assist and provide orienta­tion to people over the age of 60.  Apart from providing its members with discounts at retail outlets and for services in Mexico, INAPAM also offers medical and legal assistance and can help with finding work for senior citizens.  INAPAM oversees more than 4,000 clubs in Mexico where senior citi­zens can attend cultural and artistic classes and social events.  In September 2004 First Lady Marta Sahagun de Fox celebrated INAPAM's (and INSEN's) 25th birthday party in Mexico City, at which more than 10,000 people aged over 60 danced and sang. Said Sahagun: "The heart doesn't get old. This is a demon­stration of joy, enthusiasm and the fullness of life."