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guatetaliana · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:39 am Post subject:

^ I would looove this arrangement. Anyone know how to pull this off in Monterrey?

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

No work visa will have the word "independiente" on it. People just refer to it as an independent work visa, because they can work independently without being sponsored by employers.

jfurgers, could you please share the exact wording, (in Spanish) that's in your visa? There are several readers of this forum who presently hold this same type of visa. Not all were issued in Mexico City, obviously, though both Mo39's and Notamiss's were. Geoaronsen posted previously he had one issued in Merida, etc. It would be interesting to compare the wording in yours with others.

MO39 · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject:

notamiss · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:20 am Post subject:

Here's mine, an FM2. When I got it, it was a change in status from being authorized to work for a certain specific employer:

Se autoriza cambio de actividad dentro de la calidad caractar�stica migratoria de Inmigranto T�cnico, para desarrollar actividades como Traductora de Documentos del Espa�ol al Ingl�s, en forma independiente, dej�ndose sin efecto la autorizaci�n de la p�gina 15.

Oops, I'm outed. Not a teacher. Bye.

jfurgers · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 442 Location: Mexico City

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

Please just take a moment and share what's written in your FM2. It will be useful to sort out what status you were given.

jfurgers · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 442 Location: Mexico City

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

To summarize (and for those with poor Spanish), he has the right to reside in Mexico by virtue of being married to a Mexican national, while not being financially dependent on her, and can do any legitimate and honest work, as long as he notifies migra when he gets it, and within 30 days of the authorization - i.e. he has to get work in order to keep the FM2/3.

I have to admit, this is the first of this kind I've heard of.

A tip to anyone - just make sure you are doing what you're supposed to be doing around the time of renewal, and you won't have problems.

MikeySaid · Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: Torreon, Mexico

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

Phil K: There is a work authorization that can be granted to men from, for example, Guatemala, or El Salvador, etc. that are living here and supporting Mexican wives. It is a special concession, where they must stay working at all times, but they don't have to pay the fees that other foreigners pay. This would apply to carpenters, abanils, etc. who obviously don't have credentials but have a Mexican family to support. I guess the Constitution of Mexico comes into play here. I somehow hadn't pictured a foreign teacher with credentials having to go this route. A tax accountant would be a very important of this step.