Do i need a credit card or bank statements to enter mexico?

i'm planning to go to mexico to stay for about 3.5 months to study and travel. so i was doing some research and found on the mexican consulate website that the travellers need something to prove their 'economic solvency' which could be either a credit card or 3 most recent bank stantements. i dont have any credit card yet and i have just enough money in my bank account to survive for 3.5 months. would this be a big problem? anyone who've been to mexico by air, help!|||You probably won't need it. Just make sure, when you fly in, that they don't stamp your visitors visa for 30 days. So, before your hand over your passport to the guy when you get off the plane, tell him you are going to be a student for 4 months. Otherwise you get to visit Mexico city, look around for the consulates office and pay to get an extension.... a lousy use of your time. This happened to me. If you are a US citizen, you should be able to stay for up to six months. I never had to show them a single thing to prove I had sufficient funds. You probably won't either.|||I've never had to prove solvency in Mexico. That would be a big problem for a lot of retirees as well as students. If you want permanent residency you have to show at least 1,000USD a month for one person. There are credit cards you can get with a deposit of a couple of hundred dollars, I think its called Green Dot.|||even when i got my work visa, i never had to do this. mexico has a lot of rules which they can choose to enforce if they want to, but usually they don't. like someone else said, just make sure they stamp your passport for the standard 6 months...or just make sure your tourist visa is valid for that long. and truthfully, even then...i doubt it will be a problem...unless someone notices that is. it might be helpful to bring a statement from your checking account...in case they ask. i think for 3.5 months you're required to have about 3,100-3,500 USD if i remember correctly.|||They will not ask for any 'economic solvency' documents when you arrive, however, currently they are not giving visas in excess of 90 days when you enter the country by air. If you want to stay longer you will have to go to the local immigration office and request an extension which costs slightly more than 200 pesos (about $20 USD). When I got my extension they did not ask for anything to prove economic solvency but they do ask for proof of address. If you are enrolled in a school they can help you with the paperwork.


You don't need this documentation for a work visa because you get a letter from your employer but you do need to prove you have sufficient income (now over $1,000 per month) or sufficient assets to stay in Mexico to get an FM-3 visa.