These two words are very similar in Spanish, but mean very different things.<\/p>\n
Inmigrante <\/em>could be translated as \u2018immigrant\u2019. This is a foreigner who holds an FM2 or FM3 visa and is legally in the country with the purpose of living and working, and perhaps settling and becoming an inmigrado<\/em>.<\/p>\n Inmigrado <\/em>could be translated as \u2018immigrated\u2019. This is a foreigner who has acquired the rights of a resident of Mexico.<\/p>\n In our last article about immigration we explained the differences\u00a0between FM2 and FM3 visas<\/a>. After holding an FM2 visa for five years, an inmigrante<\/em> may apply for inmigrado<\/em> status.\u00a0We would now\u00a0like to explain the rights and obligations of the inmigrado<\/em>.<\/p>\n Rights of\u00a0an <\/strong>Inmigrado<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n And of course inmigrado <\/em>status allows them\u00a0 to purchase a car, allows them to receive social security (from Mexico), to open bank accounts in Mexico and also work for a Mexican company.<\/p>\n Obligations of an <\/strong>Inmigrado<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Yucatan Expatriate Services (YES) is available to assist you in any and all aspects related to this subject. If you are interested in getting more detailed information, please contact us at info@yucatanyes.com<\/a> . We also recommend purchasing the YES Inmigration Guide <\/a>with comprehensive information about visas, terms, costs and required documentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After living in Mexico for four years with an FM2 visa, foreigners may change their immigration status from inmigrante<\/em> to inmigrado<\/em>. If you’re not sure about the rights and obligations of an inmigrado<\/em>, read on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[137],"class_list":["post-460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-do-it-yourself","tag-do-it-yourself"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\n
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