About ResidencyMexico

ResidencyMexico exists because the single most important fact about qualifying for Mexican residency — that every consulate sets its own financial requirements — is also the hardest to research. The amounts differ by up to 17% between US consulates alone, they change every year, and they're scattered across dozens of consulate websites and PDFs in two languages.

So we track them. The free calculator tells you whether you qualify at your consulate, the consulate directory shows the published 2026 amounts side by side, and the guided application walks paying customers through the entire process — documents, apostilles, translations, interview, and the canje in Mexico — with human support.

How we verify the numbers

Every consulate amount on this site is sourced from official consulate publications — the requirement sheets and PDFs consulates publish for the current year — and each consulate page shows when its data was last verified. Where a consulate hasn't published current amounts, we show an estimate computed from the federal UMA formula (the legal basis all consulates start from) and label it clearly as an estimate on the page, in the directory, and in calculator results. We'd rather show you a labeled estimate than pass one off as a published figure.

The same standard applies to the guides: the apostille directory is built from each state's official Secretary of State page, the FBI channeler list comes from the FBI's official list, and procedural details are checked against primary sources (consulate sheets, INM, the US State Department) rather than recycled from other blogs. When official guidance contradicts common forum advice, we follow the official guidance and say so.

Found a number that doesn't match what your consulate told you? Email hello@residencymexico.com — corrections make the data better for everyone, and we update quickly.

Who's behind it

ResidencyMexico is built and run by Roger Scott, an independent developer who went through the Mexican residency process himself and built the tool he wished had existed — starting with the consulate data, because that's where every application actually begins.

What we are not

We are not attorneys, and nothing on this site is legal advice. We don't take commissions from the translators, channelers, or services we list — they're included because the research supports it, and we say so when a credential couldn't be independently verified. For complex cases (criminal records, prior immigration issues, corporate structures), consult a licensed Mexican immigration attorney.