Extending Visa and Financial Requirements

[micnsu]

Our family would like to stay in Mexico past our 180 day original tourist visa. It is my assumption that we can either cross the border and get a new tourist visa OR apply for an extension (using forms online, then taking them to an immigration office) and that would result in an FM3 visa. Am I correct?

If we can do the latter, ie. apply for an extension (or is it just getting the FM3?), I want to be sure we can show the correct proof of income.

For our family, we'd have 1 adult as the main applicant and 6 dependents. That seems to work out, based on current minimum wages for Jalisco, to:

60.57 pesos for the 1st applicant

30.285 pesos for each additional 6 applicants/dependents

Total: 242.28 pesos x 250 for rentista = 60,570 pesos per month or approx. $4500/mo USD (based on 13.25 exchange rate)

Is that right?

Is there another way to extend our time here? My husband seems to think he found a way to simply extend the FMM tourist visa without applying for an FM3, but I think he's mistaken.

I have tried searching for information on the forum and got nowhere. Darn search doesn't like me trying to search for FM3 and visa.

[RVGRINGO]

The FMM cannot be extended or renewed in Mexico. You must leave the country and get new FMMs when you return.

You will all have to meet the requirements for a 'No Inmigrante' visa' if you intend to stay in Mexico. Unless you plan to stay for some years, I suggest a trip to the border.

[Intercasa]

No extensions, you would need to show monthly deposits of $62,330 pesos or $4,687US approximately or 12 times that sitting in the bank which can be a stock or retirement account.

[debbiev]

Do anyone know if you go to the Guatemalan or Belize border if you have to stay 3 days, or can you come straight back in to Mexico?

Thanks

[Ajijic]

Straight back.

[debbiev]

Thanks