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Border Worker Visitor Card — TVTF

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for Guatemalan or Belizean nationals whose job is located in one of Mexico's southern border states: Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco or Quintana Roo.

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  • gob.mx, TVTF, intro
    ¿Eres guatemalteco o beliceño y deseas trabajar en México?
  • gob.mx, TVTF, intro
    Si tienes alguna oferta para trabajar en México, el Instituto Nacional de Migración pone a tu disposición la Tarjeta de Visitante Trabajador Fronterizo (TVTF), la cual te permitirá laborar en los estados de la frontera sur: Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco y Quintana Roo.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The employer (or its legal representative) must provide a freely drafted, signed job-offer letter.

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  • gob.mx, TVTF, Requisitos
    Pasaporte o documento de identidad y viaje. Oferta de empleo en escrito libre, elaborado y firmado por el empleador o su representante legal Comprobante de pago de derechos correspondiente a $581 pesos mexicanos , de acuerdo con lo establecido en la Ley Federal de Derechos para 2026. Consultar cada año la tarifa actualizada.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The official source does not state an occupation, qualification, experience or skill-level requirement. What makes the pathway distinctive is that it is for Guatemalan or Belizean nationals with a job offer in the southern border states of Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco or Quintana Roo. The only pay-related condition stated is that, if the applicant proves the income from the work is equivalent to the general minimum wage in force in the zone where the service is provided, the card has no cost.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no occupation, qualification, experience, skill level or labour-market condition.
  • The minimum-wage provision is stated as a fee waiver, not as an eligibility threshold.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The card allows multiple entries and exits and paid work within the four named southern-border states. Minors need certified parental or guardian authorisation to work under local labour law. The official source does not state whether family may accompany the holder.

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  • gob.mx, TVTF, Beneficios
    Entradas y salidas múltiples en los estados de la frontera sur. Podrás realizar actividades remuneradas en los estados mencionados. Tiene 1 año de vigencia.
  • gob.mx, TVTF, Requisitos
    En el caso de menores de edad, presentar documento certificado donde los padres o tutor le autorice trabajar en México, de acuerdo con la legislación laboral.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The card is valid for 1 year. It has no renewal; once it expires, the worker must apply for a new TVTF to keep working in Mexico. It is not stated as a pathway to any longer-term status.

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  • gob.mx, TVTF, Procedimiento
    Es importante saber que este trámite no tiene renovación y al término de la vigencia tendrás que volver a solicitar una TVTF si deseas continuar trabajando en México.
  • gob.mx, TVTF, Beneficios
    Entradas y salidas múltiples en los estados de la frontera sur. Podrás realizar actividades remuneradas en los estados mencionados. Tiene 1 año de vigencia.
  • gob.mx, TVTF, Requisitos
    En el caso de menores de edad, presentar documento certificado donde los padres o tutor le autorice trabajar en México, de acuerdo con la legislación laboral.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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