Mexican Social Security Institutions, such as the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Service Workers (ISSSTE), the Security Institute of the Mexican Armed Forces (ISFAM) and the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) among others , ask their pensioners who have their residence outside national territory to carry out this accreditation.
Previously it was necessary to appear before a Mexican consular office and obtain the document called “survival magazine”, however this part of the process was expedited and can now be obtained online.
General requirements
1. Submit the application form duly filled out. The form can be downloaded at https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/espana/images/solpensionistas.pdf .
2. Original and a simple copy of a valid official identification. Mexican people, regardless of whether they have another nationality, must present a Mexican passport, voter identification card or consular registration). Spanish people or people of another nationality must present a passport or ID.
3. Present the documentation that allows you to prove the situation that corresponds to you, whether you are pensioned by the IMSS, the ISSSTE, ISSFAM or another.
Procedure for submitting the application
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it must be sent by email (it depends on the corresponding consular office. The directory is available at https://portales.sre.gob.mx/directorio/consulados-de-mexico-en-el-exterior ) the next documentation: