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asi va · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 19

Are any of you now or in the past on marriage based visas? I`m thinking it might be complicated to prove spouse`s income and more of a pain, but I don`t know. Any way to get a work permit tacked on to a Familiar visa rather than a separate employer sponsored FM3? The the reason that I`m considering this route (if it`s possible) is that ESL jobs don`t seem very permanent and I don`t want to find myself without a visa if I end up going through a few jobs before I find one that`s a good fit. Anything else I should consider?

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

mapache · Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 202 Location: Villahermosa

It is also expensive when you change employeers. In addition to the $1,680 (peso) fee to renew my FM3, I had to pay another $1,660 for changing employeers.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

gordogringo · Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 159 Location: Tijuana

To make life easier you would be wise to hire an attorney to take care of any issues for you.They are cheap and could probably take care of everything for $150.Find one in the city you intend to move to.Or if you live near the US/Mexico border you will see ads for attorneys everywhere as you cross.Most speak excellent English.Good luck.
Also fees paid by an attorney for your visa can be lower than the posted prices.This is I believe in part because the attorney does some of the processing that a staff person would normally do themselves.

MELEE · Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject:

No, I've never been on one. My Spouce has never had any income Shocked

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I came to Mexico before meeting my husband and I've had the same job for a long time, in Feb, it will be 9 years. Very stable.

The only people I've ever met on a spouce FM3 (spouce of a Mexican, not spouce of another foriegner) were some (trophy?) wives of fairly well off guys who worked for Multinational companies in Mexico City. The had met their husbands when the husbands were working overseas and came to Mexico when they were transferred back to Mexico. They were sitting in a Starbucks near the US Embassy, trying to decide where to go shopping that day. They invited me along, but something told me I wouldn't fit in. Laughing

asi va · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 19

Okey dokey- muchos thank yous, gang. That`s a good bit of stuff to think over. It`s nice to know that there`s a one month leeway, even if it`s expensive to take advantage of. And yes, I plan to solicite an attorney this time, but I really want to have a good idea of the situation before I put all my trust into someone else. I`ve seen my share of crooked and do-nothing immigration lawyers on this side of the river and I have no reason to think they suddenly get a lot more honest on the other side. Have a swell day, all.

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

All the foreigners I teach with are married to Mexicans. They used to have FM2 work visas rather than spousal visas but are now Mexican citizens except for one. He used to have a regular work visa but has had a permanent residency visa for several years now.