Mexico's Ministry of Interior (Secretaria de
Gobernación, SEGOB) and National Immigration Institute
(NII) (Instituto Nacional de Migración, INM)
published new governmental fees for immigration procedures related
to foreign nationals and expatriates that took effect January 1,
2019.
On December 21, 2018, the Official Gazette of the Federation
(Diario Oficial de la Federación) published the
Fifth Resolution of Modifications to the Miscellaneous Tax Rules
for fiscal year 2018 and its annex 19, through which article 7.1
establishes the implementation of the corresponding increases of
the governmental fees contemplated within the Federal Rights Law
(FRL) (Ley Federal de Derechos).
Immigration governmental fees required by the NII for different
and specific immigration procedures for foreign nationals and
expatriates with temporary or permanent residency in Mexico are
considered within the FRL. Therefore, the governmental fees have
increased as of January 1, 2019.
