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[Tretyakovskii]

It has occurred to me that the reason the INM may have stopped approving independent status, and the reason you may have referred to it as a "loophole," Guy, was that it was a way for a company that wished to hire foreigners to do so without having to qualify as such through the INM. No permission to hire, or at your limit of hiring if you had permission, just get some of the teachers to qualify for independent status and, problem solved.

You've seen some examples of people being recently denied independent status, but have you yet seen instances of people being told they cannot renew in this status, which would strike me as the next logical step for INM to take if they are trying to crack down on what they might see as an abusive practice. Just a thought.

None of this lightens your burden any. I've never looked into what it takes to qualify with INM for permission to hire foreigners: just how onerous is it?

[Guy Courchesne]

[inotu-unotme]

I myself have an independent working visa. It is good for something like 2 years. Almost expired now. Had to get a lot of paperwork from SAT then turned it into immigration. The SAT office and immigration worked together. They were linked in the process. It was a huge pain, stressful and I will never do it again. The paperwork was so confusing I thought I'd have to hire an immigration lawyer. The girl in the immigration in my city was totally confused and gave us a very hard time. I finally did get my visa after calling the immigration office in the DF and getting them involved. Some guy had to call the girl in my small city immigration office to tell her to give me the visa. As I said... I will never put myself through that again. Im sure they changed the rules again in the past 2 years.

[Guy Courchesne]

Thanks for sharing that...

What's your plan come renewal time?

[Tretyakovskii]

[BadBeagleBad]

Personally, I have never heard of a visa that is good for two years. Everyone I know except permanent residents, has to renew every year. What does it say on your card? Maybe there is some status that we are missing that might be helpful to someone else here.

[Phil_K]

The "Programa Temporal de Regularización Migratoria" is now issuing 4 year visas which don't need renewing until the 4 years are finished (or applying for residencia permanente). They cost less than 4 yearly renewals would, so I don't know if they are doing that for other visas. It'd be a damn good idea, pay it all now and 4 years without trips to migra.

[MotherF]

Yes, what Phil says, now you have to option of temporary work permit for one, two or four years. The cost for two years is slightly less than two one years and the four year one offers a bit more savings as well. This has been up on posters since the reform.

[Guy Courchesne]

Well now, hold the phone...I just met with a Canadian in Guadalajara that successfully moved to an independent status after having been on a residente temporal sponosred by an employer in another state in Mexico.

He chalks it up to an A1 lawyer. He needed to show registry with SAT as a persona fisica prior to the switchover in status with INM.

I don't know what to think anymore...

[bdbarnett1]

So he is still residente temporal, just on his own sponsorship?

[Guy Courchesne]

Yes, exactly. His wife also got the same status - she's Colombian. They are not tied together through any kind of spousal visa arrangement either.

[bdbarnett1]

Good to know, in case I can't manage to make an anchor baby in time to renew

[Guy Courchesne]

[bdbarnett1]

[Tretyakovskii]