Mexico: INM appointment system digitalised with uniform online booking

Who it affects

All INM residency applicants and those renewing permanent-resident cards.

Sources

Primary: Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) ↗

Verified 2026-04-19 · methodology · report a correction

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The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, in force 2020) enters its first joint review in 2026 — determining whether the parties will extend the agreement beyond its 2036 sunset date. Immigration provisions are limited but the broader trade and investment framework affects mover-relevant employment markets (nearshoring-dependent employment, cross-border services).

Who it affects: Broader trade-and-migration environment; indirect impact on cross-border worker flows.

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Following the US Trump administration's January 2025 orders tightening US border enforcement, Mexico expanded its own asylum and transit-processing capacity at the southern border (Chiapas, Tabasco) through 2025 — expanded COMAR (refugee commission) processing, temporary migrant-transit cards, and integration programmes for those granted refugee status. Practical effect on mover-relevant immigration channels is indirect.

Who it affects: Transit migrants and asylum seekers; indirect impact on Mexican employers relying on migrant labour.

Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 1 Feb 2025

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UMA value updated for 2025 — residency income thresholds rise

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Who it affects: All residency applicants whose income-threshold tests are indexed to UMA.

Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) ↗ · Diario Oficial de la Federación ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

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Minimum wage raised 12% to MXN 278.80/day (general zone)

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Who it affects: Low-wage workers and employers in the general and northern border zones.

Diario Oficial de la Federación ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

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Sheinbaum administration inaugurated

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Who it affects: Broad policy context for future changes — particularly on migration, security, and fiscal policy.

Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores ↗ · Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

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Who it affects: Potential future remote-worker applicants; no change to existing pathways.

Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores ↗ · verified 2026-04-19