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106C H A P T E R V IThe foreign children and siblings of immigrants, permanent resident aliens, orMexicans may only be admitted under this category when they are minors, unlessthey can show they have an impediment to working or that they are fulltime students;h) Artists and athletes. These are foreigners who enter the country to engage in artistic,athletic, or similar activities. They may enter, provided that in the judgment ofthe Ministry such activities are beneficial for the country;i) Assimilated persons. These are foreigners entering the country legally to engage inany lawful and honest activity who have been assimilated into the national environmentor have had or have a Mexican spouse or Mexican child and who do notfall under the category any of the other types of visas.The children or siblings of the petitioners may only be admitted on this visawhen they are minors, unless they can show they are unable to work or are fulltimestudents.3. Foreigners Working in MexicoForeigners who wish to or must work in Mexico may request entry as either Non-Immigrantsor Immigrants.Foreigners should choose between the two categories depending on their intentionsfor coming to Mexico. If they are coming only to work for the company that wishes tocontract their services, and once the contract is terminated they will return to their countryof origin, we recommend requesting the category of Non-Immigrant. If they are comingto work in Mexico and wish to establish their permanent residency in Mexico, werecommend requesting the category of Immigrant.The National Immigration Institute, when authorizing a foreigner to be admittedunder the immigration category of Non-Immigrant, will grant him/her a visa documentcalled an FM-3; in order to be admitted under the immigration category of Immigrant, itwill grant a visa document called an FM-2.Below are the requirements for requesting the FM-3 and FM-2 visa documents beforethe National Immigration Institute.3.1. Requirements for Obtaining the Desired Immigration StatusThere are two forms by which the status of Non-Immigrant (FM-3) or Immigrant (FM-2)can be requested:a) By visa obtained from abroad. The request for entry is filed in Mexico, before theNational Immigration Institute and, once obtained, the Ministry of Foreign Relations(Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, SRE) sends the ruling of authorization to