HollywoodBQ said:
I need to send somebody to do some skilled computer systems work on-site at a customer in Mexico.
I assume that an American citizen can't just pop down there and knock out a couple days worth of work. And of course I'm too lazy to figure it out on my own.
Could somebody please point me in the right direction for obtaining the legal paper work (if there is any) for an American to do skilled temporary work in Mexico.
They wouldn't be receiving payment in Mexico. Wages would be paid to the American employee in the USA. Thanks.
Hey boss, most of what I am going to tell you should be right, but don't get scared off by "Mexican Voodoo" stuff. This is a good link, in Spanish, to describe what you might need:
https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/montreal/index.php/es/enterate/7-servicios-consulares/servicios-a-extranjeros/47-de-negociosIf you are sending someone to do some work and such as installations and it can be construed as "training" or "business demonstrations" and such you will be fine with the easily accessed and handed out form FMM (Forma Multiple Migratoria).
I don't know how good your Spanish is or isn't, but that link lays it out well. Lots of technicians that would come in to service equipment and provide training obtained, without issue, the FMM form from Mexican immigration. The key, the big lynch pin deal, is to not get paid in Mexico for the work and to have whoever you send be clear that they will not be paid in Mexico. They are not working for the Mexican company or entity, they are working for your out of Mexico concern.
This is easier through the airports, as they see thousands of business travelers a month. Getting them at the bridges, they tend to ask a few more questions. If tools need to be carried, the best thing to do is ship them down there ahead of time or have them provided on site. Although lots of tech guys carry them, but they tend to have experience doing so and are not intimidated by the INM Mexican folks.
This is a copy of one of the, typically disjointed, Mexican consulate sites:
Quote:
Su estancia en Mxico no puede exceder de 180 das, y no tendr impedimiento para realizar cualquiera de las siguientes actividades de negocios:
- Explorar alternativas de inversin
- Gestionar la apertura o constitucin de una empresa si ello no implica la suscripcin de escrituras pblicas
- Participar en el Consejo de Administracin
- Acudir a la empresa en calidad de personal tcnico
- Realizar una inversin directa o supervisarla
- Representar a la empresa extranjera
- Realizar transacciones comerciales
- Formalizar contratos de negocios
- Realizar actividades gerenciales, ejecutivas o de administracin, si los sueldos u honorarios sern pagados por la empresa localizada en el extranjero
In bold are what I hope you can say your guy can do. I hope this helps.
