Article 107 of the Mexican Immigration Law Regulation
The temporary residence visa, referred to in section IV of article 40 of the Law, shall be issued to the foreigner who expresses his intention to remain in the national territory for a period of more than one hundred and eighty days and up to four years. The applicant must demonstrate one of the following circumstances:
I. That he/she has sufficient economic solvency to cover the amount of lodging and living expenses during his/her stay in the national territory;
II. That it is part of a scientific research project or collection of samples in the national territory or jurisdictional waters of the country, after obtaining the corresponding authorizations from the competent national authorities;
III. That is within the hypothesis of family unity by link with Mexican, temporary or permanent resident;
IV. That he/she has an invitation from an organization or a public or private institution established in the national territory to participate in any activity for which he/she does not receive income in the national territory. The invitation must be on letterhead and state the activity to be carried out by the foreigner, the time and place, as well as the joint and several liability of the inviting party to cover his/her travel and living expenses. Otherwise, the foreigner must prove sufficient economic solvency to cover his/her living expenses during his/her stay in the national territory;
V. That it has real property in the national territory with a value equivalent to the amounts established in the general administrative provisions issued jointly by the Secretariat and the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, which will be published in the Official Gazette of the Federation; or
VI. That it has investments in the national territory consisting of:
a) Participation in the capital stock of Mexican companies in accordance with the applicable laws and other legal provisions, and that the value of the investment exceeds the amount established in the general administrative provisions issued jointly by the Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will be published in the Official Gazette of the Federation;
b) Movable property or fixed assets used for economic or business purposes in accordance with applicable laws and other legal provisions, the value of which exceeds the amount set forth in the general administrative provisions issued jointly by the Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will be published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, or
c) The development of economic or business activities in the national territory in accordance with the laws and other applicable legal provisions, which generate formal employment in terms of the general administrative provisions issued jointly by the Secretariat and the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs and which will be published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The positions held by the foreigner and his/her family members referred to in Article 111 of these Regulations will not be considered new jobs.
The temporary resident visa will be issued for one hundred and eighty calendar days with a single entry. The foreigner must apply for the residence card within thirty calendar days from the date of entry into Mexican territory.