We present the minimum financial criteria for obtaining a residence permit in Mexico based on economic solvency for 2026. These requirements are used to evaluate foreigners applying for temporary or permanent residence in Mexico based on income, savings, ownership of real estate or shares in a Mexican public company.
Requirements for economic solvency — these are calculated values. They are calculated very simply.
1. Based on the criteria specified in the official Guide to the issuance of visas (Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas que emiten las secretarías de Gobernación y de Relaciones Exteriores) as amended on July 25, 2025. Here the criteria are given in UMA units — a government-established unit of account used to determine fines, fees, benefits and other administrative and social obligations.
2. The size of the UMA unit for each year is published on the website of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (INEGI). For 2026, size 1 UMA = 117.31 MXN (Mexican pesos).
3. By multiplying the number of UMA units by the size of 1 UMA, we obtain the minimum criterion for acquiring a residence permit in Mexico based on economic solvency. Basic criterion — in Mexican pesos.
4. We can then recalculate this criterion into any foreign currency.
Many Mexican consulates publish on their websites financial standards for purchasing a residence permit in pesos and dollars, but very rarely in local currency. The Mexican Consular Section in Moscow makes the minimum requirements available in rubles upon request. Consulates independently fix the exchange rate, without tying it to market fluctuations. For this reason, if your real salary or savings, when converted at a rounded down rate, are consistently above a certain amount, you may qualify for a residence permit in Mexico.
In the tables, for clarity, we added a conversion from Mexican pesos to American dollars at the conventional rate of 1 US$ = 18 MXN. However, this rate is subject to change, and we do not know what it will be at the beginning, middle and end of 2026. Therefore, the data in the USD column should be used solely as a rough estimate of your chances of acquiring residency status in Mexico and each time you request updated criteria from the specific consulate.
Criteria are applied individuallyto the one whose income or whose name the account is in,not for the family. If the main applicant is approved for a visa, family members may purchase their own visas based on their relationship.
Temporary Resident Status
| Criterion | MXN | USD |
| By income: minimum income for each of the last 6 months (680 UMA) | 79 770 | 4 432 |
| By savings: minimum bank account balance for each of the last 12 months (11460 UMA) | 1 344 373 | 74 687 |
| By property ownership in Mexico: real estate tariff (91710 UMA) | 10 758 500 | 597 694 |
| By ownership of shares in a Mexican public company: share price (45850 UMA) | 5 378 663 | 298 815 |
Permanent residence
Only for:
- official pensioners, or
- persons over 65 years of age.
| Criterion | MXN | USD |
| By income: minimum pension for each of the last 6 months (1140 UMA) | 133 733 | 7 430 |
| By savings: minimum bank account balance for each of the last 12 months (45850 UMA) | 5 378 663 | 298 815 |
Please note that the requirement «for each of the last 6/12 months» must be read literally. «Everyone» — this is everyone, not the average, but the «latest» means it is the last 6 or 12 months, ending with the previous current month. If a new month has begun, then the confirmations that you submit to the consulate for a visa are assessed to be updated.
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