Mexico visas, from Pakistan.

Mexico's single visitor visa, covering tourism, family visits, business meetings and trade fairs, conferences, medical treatment and courses under 180 days. It is also the visa a Pakistani traveller needs merely to change planes at a Mexican airport, because Mexico has no sterile international transit zone and issues no cheaper separate transit permit. Stays of up to 180 days per entry, at the immigration officer's discretion, with no right to paid work.

• Passport valid for the whole trip plus the SRE visa application form (solicitud de visa), completed and signed
• MEXITEL appointment at the Embassy of Mexico in Islamabad — every applicant attends in person, children included
• Original bank statements for the last 3 months, or 6 months of salary slips, showing stable income and a healthy closing balance
• Proof of ties to Pakistan: employer NOC and approved leave letter, business registration, or property and tax documents
• Return or onward flight reservation plus hotel bookings, or an invitation letter from your host with their ID and address
• For an airport connection: confirmed onward ticket and the valid visa or residence permit for your final destination

Temporary residence for courses longer than 180 days at an institution inside Mexico's national education system — degrees, master's, PhD research and specialisation programmes. Issued as a one-year visa, exchanged for a resident card in Mexico and renewed annually for the length of the programme. Language schools, summer schools and short courses under 180 days are done on the visitor visa instead, which carries no resident card.

• Acceptance letter from a public Mexican institution, or a private one holding RVOE recognition, stating the course, its duration and the tuition payable
• Proof of funds for each month of study — the consular yardstick is 100 days of Mexico's general minimum wage per month, recently in the region of USD 1,300–1,700 — or an official scholarship letter covering it
• Degree certificates and transcripts apostilled by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and translated into Spanish
• Exchange the visa for a residence card at an INM office within 30 calendar days of entering Mexico
• Work alongside study only with separate permission applied for at INM after arrival — it is not automatic and not granted at the consulate

Mexico's main employer-sponsored route, and also how intra-company transfers are handled, since Mexico issues no separate transfer permit — the Mexican subsidiary simply sponsors you here. The employer files the petition with INM inside Mexico; once it is approved you collect the visa in Islamabad. First card is normally one year, renewable up to four years in total, with permission to work for that employer.

• Written job offer from a Mexican employer holding an active Constancia de Inscripción de Empleador with INM
• INM approval notice with its NUT reference — you must attend the Islamabad embassy within 15 working days of being notified
• Degree certificates and experience letters apostilled by Pakistan's MOFA and translated into Spanish
• Passport, SRE application form and in-person MEXITEL interview at the Embassy of Mexico in Islamabad
• For a transfer within a group: documents proving the corporate link and a letter confirming your continuous service with the sending company
• Exchange the visa for a resident card at INM within 30 calendar days of entering Mexico

Visitor status carrying permission to be paid, for assignments of up to 180 days — installation and commissioning, project-based engagements, performers, technicians and visiting academics. The Mexican company or institution must obtain the INM authorisation first. Mexico's seasonal and border-worker permits are reserved for Guatemalan and Belizean nationals, so this is the only short-term paid route open to Pakistani applicants.

• INM authorisation (NUT) obtained inside Mexico by the company or institution engaging you
• Signed contract or engagement letter stating the work, the exact dates and the fee or salary
• Documentary evidence of the technical qualifications or trade credentials the assignment calls for
• Attend the Embassy of Mexico in Islamabad within 15 working days of the INM notification
• No resident card is issued and the stay is capped at 180 days, which cannot be extended in Mexico

Temporary residency granted on proven income or savings alone, with no job offer and no employer involved — the route remote workers, freelancers and self-funded movers use, since Mexico has no dedicated digital-nomad visa. Issued for one year, renewable up to four, after which permanent residency opens up.

• Six months of original bank statements or payslips showing monthly net income of 300 days of Mexico's general minimum wage — recently around USD 4,500–5,500 a month
• Or twelve months of statements with an average balance of 5,000 days of minimum wage — recently around USD 75,000–90,000
• Thresholds are re-indexed every January and each consulate publishes its own figures, so confirm the current Islamabad numbers before filing
• In-person MEXITEL interview in Islamabad — this status cannot be applied for from inside Mexico
• Apply separately to INM for work permission if you will invoice Mexican clients; income earned from clients outside Mexico does not need it

Temporary residency for those investing in Mexican company shares, fixed business assets or real estate, or running a Mexican business that employs local staff. Thresholds are set as multiples of Mexico's general minimum wage and therefore rise every January. Mexico operates no citizenship-by-investment or golden passport programme — this route buys residence, which must still be lived out before naturalisation.

• Shares or fixed business assets worth more than 20,000 days of Mexico's general minimum wage — recently on the order of MXN 5.5–6.5 million
• Or Mexican real estate with a registered value above 40,000 days of minimum wage — recently on the order of MXN 11–13 million
• Or a Mexican company you own that employs at least three workers registered with IMSS
• Notarised incorporation deeds or the registered property deed, RFC tax registration and the company's IMSS employer registration
• Documented lawful source of funds, with transfers from Pakistan sent through formal banking channels and compliant with State Bank of Pakistan rules

Permanent residency issued directly at the consulate to retirees and pensioners with substantial, provable income — indefinite stay, unrestricted work rights, no renewals and no card expiry. The financial bar sits far above the temporary-residency one and consulates apply it strictly, so most applicants under retirement age go the temporary route first.

• Six months of statements showing monthly pension or investment income of 500 days of Mexico's general minimum wage — recently around USD 7,500–9,000
• Or twelve months of statements with an average balance of 20,000 days of minimum wage — recently around USD 300,000–360,000
• Pension award letter or investment statements in your own name, with the source of the income documented
• In-person MEXITEL interview at the Embassy of Mexico in Islamabad
• Alternative route: complete four continuous years as a temporary resident in Mexico, then convert to permanent residency at INM without returning to the consulate

Spouses and recognised unmarried partners (concubinos) of Mexican citizens receive temporary residency, normally for two years, converting to permanent residency after two years in that status. Relatives of Mexican citizens can usually apply directly at the consulate rather than waiting on an INM petition. Mexico has no fiancé or fiancée visa — you must be married, or in a registered concubinato, before applying.

• Mexican marriage certificate, or the NADRA computerised nikah nama apostilled by Pakistan's MOFA and translated into Spanish
• Mexican spouse's birth or naturalisation certificate, INE voter card and proof of their address in Mexico
• Both passports, the completed SRE application form and an in-person interview at the Embassy of Mexico in Islamabad
• Evidence the relationship is genuine: dated photographs, travel stamps, message history and any joint finances or tenancy
• Exchange the visa for a resident card at INM within 30 calendar days of arriving in Mexico

For the spouse, minor or dependent children and dependent parents of someone who already holds Mexican temporary or permanent residency. The sponsor files the family-unit petition with INM inside Mexico and the dependant's card is tied to the sponsor's permit. Work permission is not included and must be requested separately from INM after arrival.

• Sponsor's valid Mexican resident card plus proof of income sufficient to support each dependant
• INM family-unit authorisation (NUT) obtained by the sponsor inside Mexico
• NADRA marriage certificate or NADRA birth certificates proving the relationship, apostilled by Pakistan's MOFA and translated into Spanish
• Attend the Embassy of Mexico in Islamabad within 15 working days of the INM notification
• Exchange each visa for a resident card at INM within 30 calendar days of entering Mexico

Parents and children of a Mexican citizen by birth are granted permanent residency outright, skipping temporary status entirely — an indefinite permit with full work rights and no renewals. It is the strongest family route Mexico offers and is normally filed directly at the consulate in Islamabad.

• Mexican relative's birth certificate showing Mexican nationality by birth, plus their INE voter card
• NADRA birth certificate proving the parent-child relationship, apostilled by Pakistan's MOFA and translated into Spanish
• Passport, SRE application form and in-person interview at the Embassy of Mexico in Islamabad
• Exchange the visa for a permanent resident card at INM within 30 calendar days of arrival