Temporary residence based on accepted income or savings; this is not a dedicated digital-nomad visa and does not itself authorise paid work for a Mexican employer.
Route overview
Temporary Resident Visa via economic solvency (used by some remote workers)
Typical timeline / duration: Consular temporary-resident visa followed by an INM card; temporary residence can run up to four years, not a four-year initial grant.
Important notes
Provide the form, valid passport and photo, plus lawful-status evidence when applying in a country other than your nationality; attend the consular interview.
Demonstrate accepted employment/pension income or investment/bank evidence over the period required by the handling consulate; a recent balance alone may not satisfy an average-balance test.
SRE's national temporary-residence visa service lists a US$56 fee for 2026. Confirm the China post's current CNY equivalent and payment instructions, and budget separately for the INM residence card after entry.
After entering with the resident visa, apply to INM for the residence card within 30 calendar days.
The national SRE-01-033 service gives the 2026 US$56 visa fee and cites the fee-calculation instruction dated 19 December 2025. The national fee does not establish China's current CNY conversion or the separate post-entry card fee.
Previously indexed China mission guidance gives US$53 (about CNY 385) and examples based on the 2024 minimum wage: CNY 525,000 average savings or CNY 31,500 monthly net income. These historic page figures cannot be relied on as the current 2026 China amounts. Current China solvency and local payment instructions still require confirmation.
Economic solvency is a residence basis, not a blanket remote-work or Mexican employment authorisation. Match any work activity to the permission issued.
Visa validity, the first card and later renewals are separate. Meeting financial requirements does not guarantee the visa or admission.
Preparation checklist
Request a dated economic-solvency checklist from the Mexican mission serving your place of residence.
Confirm the accepted currency, calculation basis and number of months of financial history.
Collect complete bank statements and the employment, pension or investment documents supporting your chosen option.
Book the personal interview, confirm the current local visa payment and check document translation or authentication instructions.
Arrange the INM card exchange after entry and retain proof that it was filed on time.
Temporary residence: investment and solvency
These routes serve a similar purpose or sit within the same visa family, so they are shown together for comparison; each has its own page.