Are visa-free nationals likely to receive the full 180 days stay in Mexico on arrival at the airport in Mexico City, or is it not straightforward?

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OK it's easy to get the 180 days if you know when to ask and you ask, otherwise you will get whatever number of days depending on what the officers are told to give based on whatever unknown criteria.

The very first person you see and show any paperwork to after you deboard and claim your luggage is the person to ask. They will very likely not tell you that they are going to tell you how many days. But they are the one that will first take your Mexican Tourist Card, which is the place the number of days is recorded. Not in a stamp or sticker etc in a page in your passport.

I asked the officer in my imperfect Spanish. Our dialog was pretty close to this:

Me: ¿Es Usted quien digo cuántos días quiero quedarme?
Him: Sí.
Me: Me gustaría quedarme 120 días si posible.
Him: ¿Turismo?
Me: Sí.

Other people will look at your various papers but it's the first one who makes the decision. So try to ask as you hand over your tourist card. If they're already stamping and writing it could be too late.

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I answer a little late, But the minimum Period of stay is about 30 days if you are in transit, but is up to 180 days, If you are in tourism, or business travel, You can say to the migration officer, that you want stay about 180 days, and check if he put this lapse in your FMM.

In any case that you exceed this period, you renew the stay, with a migration process of regularization of your irregular migration situation, and with this you can renew your 180 days permit, but you have to pay about 1187mxn, for the Analysis of the request, about 500 mxn for the expedition of the new permit, and about 1600 mxn to 8000mxn for penalty, it is your firs time that you exceed your stay, the penalty is low. And with this process, Mexican Migration, extend in 30 days, a new 180 days of stay in mexico for you.

Sorry for the bad English, i hope, that i can explain well.

Regards, Jesus Farrera, Lawyer specialized, in Mexican immigration law.

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