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Tretyakovskii
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
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Location: Cancun, Mexico
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Most schools I continue to communicate with in Mexico still operate under the thing that they want you to be there in Mexico to get work.
To then force people to cross the border to get a work visa sounds excessive if this is the case. |
Starting in Nov, last year, the immigration laws of Mexico were tightened up, considerably. The process of getting permission to work here is more complicated, for sure, than it was prior to that time.
The new laws are available online, and the INM website offers summaries of the requirements which track the new laws. It takes a lot of getting used to, and is all written in Spanish, but it's clear enough what they now require.
chica88, if you can avoid any gaps in your residency status you will not have to leave Mexico to take a new position, or change the nature of your work. It can all be done, in country, under the new laws. That wouldn't be the case if you were applying for the first time; nor will it be the case if you allow your residency status to lapse. |
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chica88
Joined: 28 Dec 2012
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wording and meaning may have been unclear.
and i don't want to have an argument about it.
I would never assume any circumstances about anyone on this forum.
Again, unwilling to argue the point.
Will not be commenting further on subject.
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BadBeagleBad
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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Location: 24.18105,-103.25185
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Yes, I am in a different position than everyone here and I do not have to worry.
But, I was wondering in general what the circumstances are with getting a work visa because one never knows when circumstances will change. |
Just out of curiosity, how do you know what every one�s circumstances are. Mine, for example? |
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MotherF
Joined: 07 Jun 2010
Posts: 1450
Location: 17�48'N 97�46'W
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| chica88 wrote: |
Yes, I am in a different position than everyone here and I do not have to worry.
But, I was wondering in general what the circumstances are with getting a work visa because one never knows when circumstances will change. |
Just out of curiosity, how do you know what every one�s circumstances are. Mine, for example? |
That's exactly what I was thinking. You mentioned in the General Latin American forum that your spouse in Mexican. I think that is true of about 60% of the regular posters in this forum. Some of the posters are even Mexican citizens. |
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kona
Joined: 17 Sep 2011
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Location: USA
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| Slightly off topic, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to change from a student visa to a work visa while in Mexico? I haven't found any information about this yet on the IMN site... Also, is it possible to change employers on the work visa? Or is your immigration status tied to your employer now?... |
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Tretyakovskii
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
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Location: Cancun, Mexico
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davidmsgi
Joined: 01 Feb 2011
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Location: Mexico City
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I'd be surprised if you can be "sponsored" for anything by your fiance.
Being engaged has no formal legal standing, there are no official documents that support engagement, and I would definitely check with Immigration on this issue. Once you are married, the whole process shifts in your favor - the new laws are very supportive of foreigners who are married to Mexican citizens. But I doubt that being engaged will allow your fiance to "sponsor" you for a Visa or work permit.
Unless I am mistaken, you'll have to officially tie the knot to get assistance for a Visa based on your mate's Mexican citizenship.
My wife was the "sponsor" of my Visa. I am an American citizen, she is a Mexican citizen. We definitely had to produce our marriage certificate to allow me to benefit from "familiar" status on my Visa application. Without the marriage certificate, I would have been on my own, and needing an employer as my sponsor for an FM-3. |
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Professional TEFLer
Joined: 09 May 2013
Posts: 77
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| Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Process to obtain Work Permit & LT Visa in Mexico |
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| LatAm pays garbage wages for the most part. |
One MIGHT get lucky and get a good paying gig at one of the private schools in Mexico City. I hear they can pay around 15K to 20K a month. |
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BadBeagleBad
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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Location: 24.18105,-103.25185
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I'd be surprised if you can be "sponsored" for anything by your fiance.
Being engaged has no formal legal standing, there are no official documents that support engagement, and I would definitely check with Immigration on this issue. Once you are married, the whole process shifts in your favor - the new laws are very supportive of foreigners who are married to Mexican citizens. But I doubt that being engaged will allow your fiance to "sponsor" you for a Visa or work permit.
Unless I am mistaken, you'll have to officially tie the knot to get assistance for a Visa based on your mate's Mexican citizenship.
My wife was the "sponsor" of my Visa. I am an American citizen, she is a Mexican citizen. We definitely had to produce our marriage certificate to allow me to benefit from "familiar" status on my Visa application. Without the marriage certificate, I would have been on my own, and needing an employer as my sponsor for an FM-3. |
There are two ways you can establish a family tie, (aside from having a blood relative). As this poster pointed out, being engaged has no legal standing. However, you can register a �union libre� and get a certificate that is similar to a marriage certificate, and that CAN be used at immigration. There is a form you can fill out to state that you are living as husband and wife, and have the intention of forming a family (this doesn�t mean you are going to have children, just that you are a family unit). |
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