Thread: Marrying a Mexican Citizen
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Old 3rd July 2009, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by sigler311 View Post
Hey, I have been dating my Mexican girlfriend for about a year(I actually met her while she was studying in the states) and thinking about getting married here, my question is....

Once we get married I will be issued an FM2 and will have to wait 2 years in order to apply for citizenship and the application may take up to another year to be approved. Am I right on this?

Another key question, during this two years that I am living here on my FM2, am I allowed to work freely in mexico like a mexican citizen or would I still have to find a company willing to sponsor me and have to go through the whole work visa route.

Thanks!
Unless things have changed getting married in México is a red tape nightmare. The FM2 or FM3 is also a mission impossible without a Mexican company behind you. Getting married state side is a cake walk if your girl friend has a boarded card. We were married in El Paso and with that in hand getting my wife a Green Card was easy. Nothing but nothing is easy in México. A great place to live but very difficult to find decent, good paying work.

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