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by AlotOfReading 487 days ago
That salary is actually below the minimum income for permanent residency (but above the 4 yr temporary residency threshold). If you want to stay beyond 4 years, you'll need to either pony up for a sufficiently expensive house or show $300k usd in a bank account over the past year.
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jjmarr 487 days ago
Can you give an idea of how much I'd have to spend on a house? And also what I'd get for that money?
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AlotOfReading 487 days ago
Twice the amount of the bank account, ~$600k USD. Here's a reasonable selection of houses for that price marketed to foreigners: https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/mex/price-low-sort/...

Mexico's immigration policies are deliberately designed to exclude most people who aren't wealthy retirees and don't have familial ties.

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jjmarr 487 days ago
Those properties are beautiful! I can get a beachfront villa for practically nothing. In Canada something that close to the water would be several million dollars despite not even having a tropical climate.

What is Mexico's visa policy w.r.t. NAFTA/CUSMA professionals? Can I just get in temporarily as a software engineer akin to TN-1 in the USA?

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