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FM2 regs to be streamlined

bajajudy - 5-11-2007 at 06:56 AM

FM2 regs to be streamlined

Immigration Commissioner Cecilia Romero on Thursday said the government is streamlining procedures to help foreigners regularize their immigration status
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El Universal
Viernes 11 de mayo de 2007
Immigration Commissioner Cecilia Romero on Thursday said the government is streamlining procedures to help foreigners regularize their immigration status.

She said her office, a division of the Interior Secretariat (Segob), will simplify procedures for foreigners in Mexico seeking to establish themselves in the country permanently.

"The tradition was that to be a permanent resident of Mexico one had to be a temporary resident for five years," she said.

"But in the coming months the FM2 form (which shows proof of legal residency status in Mexico) will be granted" to those who request it and fulfill the requirements, Romero said at a meeting in Mexico City with some 70 consular representatives from different countries.

The measure will only benefit immigrants who settled in the country before Jan. 1, 2005, and who have ties to Mexicans, have a job or carry out activities that are legal, honest and beneficial for the country, Segob officials told EFE.

This new initiative is part of the government´s 2007 Immigration Regularization Program that Romero´s office, known as the INM, set in motion on Dec. 23.

Romero added that Mexican authorities are looking for ways to simplify the lives of all those who want to visit, work, invest or study in Mexico.

"We want to open the doors of the INM so that they can put their papers in order and can walk the streets with the certainty that their rights will be respected in our country," Romero told the consular representatives.

She said that currently 0.5 percent of those living within the nation´s borders are of foreign origin - roughly 5.1 million people out of a total population of 103 million.

Of these immigrants, 95 percent hail from Central America, Romero said.

The commissioner said that the INM is committed to pursuing a "comprehensive" policy that puts a priority on the dignity of all people.

She said the Calderón administration recognizes the wealth of contributions by immigrants and is committed to ensuring respect for migrants´ human rights and dignity and streamlining the INM´s procedures.

Diver - 5-11-2007 at 07:13 AM

Go Calderone !!

Kinda have to wonder who or what might take office after Calderone's term ? :?:
Hope this is a continuing sentiment in Mexico towards promoting tourism and immigration ........

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bajalou - 5-11-2007 at 07:47 AM

"Of these immigrants, 95 percent hail from Central America, Romero said."

Not sure these are tourists.

bajajudy - 5-11-2007 at 07:58 AM

Lou
That statistic caught my eye too. :wow:

wornout - 5-11-2007 at 08:17 AM

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Originally posted by bajalou
"Of these immigrants, 95 percent hail from Central America, Romero said."

Not sure these are tourists.


""The measure will only benefit immigrants who settled in the country before Jan. 1, 2005, and who have ties to Mexicans, have a job or carry out activities that are legal, honest and beneficial for the country, Segob officials told EFE"".

Hey Lou, do you think we fall in this category? In other works, is contributing to Butlerville a legal, honest and beneficial act? I guess it doesn't really matter now that we are so close to FM'NoMore' status, i.e. Imigrado.

osoflojo - 5-11-2007 at 08:27 AM

I think this movement is a good thing, I was eligable for an FM-2 10 years ago but never thought there was any advantage since I would not seek citizenship. Also I did not want to be tied down with the "days out of the country' requirement. If they change other parts of the requirements as well it may be worth revisiting.

Hook - 5-11-2007 at 11:09 AM

How many days are you allowed out of the country under the current FM2 rules?

osoflojo - 5-11-2007 at 12:15 PM

I dont remember exactly but it has been posted here before. At the time I thought it was restrictive enough to make a difference to me.

Hook - 5-11-2007 at 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by osoflojo
I dont remember exactly but it has been posted here before. At the time I thought it was restrictive enough to make a difference to me.


How ironic........limit the amount of time immigrants can spend out of the country while encouraging your own citizens to emigrate to other countries.

Actually, both ends make perfect sense from an economic standpoint for the Mexican government. :rolleyes:

DENNIS - 5-11-2007 at 01:23 PM

Why do you have to tell anybody when you're out of the country?

bajalou - 5-11-2007 at 04:58 PM

If you are immigrating, they probably expect you to live here. The local immigration has said 18 months in the 5 year time of the FM2.

Dave - 5-12-2007 at 10:20 PM

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Originally posted by bajajudy
"The tradition was that to be a permanent resident of Mexico one had to be a temporary resident for five years," she said.

"But in the coming months the FM2 form (which shows proof of legal residency status in Mexico) will be granted" to those who request it and fulfill the requirements, Romero said at a meeting in Mexico City with some 70 consular representatives from different countries.

The measure will only benefit immigrants who settled in the country before Jan. 1, 2005, and who have ties to Mexicans, have a job or carry out activities that are legal, honest and beneficial for the country, Segob officials told EFE.


Nothing new. Migra has been offering this for years. Used to be you had to invest a considerable sum to qualify. Now all you need is an attorney.