1. Real Property Acquisition
  2. Foreign buyer (individual or company)
  3. Real properties located in border or coastal zones
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Obtain authorization to create a real property trust
(last modified: 12/04/2022)

To carry out this procedure, contact the fiduciary area of a Mexican bank.

The bank, through the fiduciary delegate, will apply for a permit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

You can apply for this step online

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Contact details

Entity in charge

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Plaza Juárez 20 Col. Centro (entrance by Avenida Independencia), Colonia Centro, Ciudad de México 06010
Website: artículo27@sre.gob.mx

Unit in charge

Directorate General of Legal Affairs (Permit to set up a trust)

Mon: 09:00 - 18:00
Tue: 09:00 - 18:00
Wed: 09:00 - 18:00
Thu: 09:00 - 18:00
Fri: 09:00 - 18:00
Website: https://sipac27.sre.gob.mx/login

Person in charge

Marcelino Miranda Aceves

Coordinator of Liaison and Follow-up on Procedures
Tel: +52 (55) 3686-5100, Ext.6431, 6423, 5234
Email: articulo27@sre.gob.mx

Expected results

Permit to set up a trust Permit to set up a trust

Requirements

Application via SIPAC27
1. The application for permits to incorporate trusts in the restricted zone
The application for permits to incorporate trusts in the restricted zone

must only be submitted through electronic means, via SIPAC27
Documents
1. Notice of payment of duties (article 25 of the Federal Duties Law
Notice of payment of duties (article 25 of the Federal Duties Law

Payment entered electronically at certified credit institutions
2. Proof of payment of duties
Proof of payment of duties (original)
Information
1. Name and nationality of trustor
Name and nationality of trustor
2. Name of the credit institution (bank) acting as the fiduciary
Name of the credit institution (bank) acting as the fiduciary
3. Name and nationality of trustee
Name and nationality of trustee
4. Name and nationality of second trustee, if any
Name and nationality of second trustee, if any
5. Name and nationality of substitute trustees, if any
Name and nationality of substitute trustees, if any
6. Duration of the trust
Duration of the trust
7. Intended use of the real property
Intended use of the real property
8. Description, location, metes and bounds, and total surface of the real property Purpose of the trust
Description, location, metes and bounds, and total surface of the real property Purpose of the trust
9. Distance of the real property from the border or the Federal Maritime Land Zone
Distance of the real property from the border or the Federal Maritime Land Zone

Cost: MXN 17,745

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MXN 17,745
Payment methods: Payment shall be entered electronically at certified credit institutions.
(The amount of payment is based on article 25 of the Federal Duties Law)

Time frame

The authority has 5 business days to issue a resolution. Within this same term, it may issue a requirement to the entity. If, upon the 5 business days, no requirement is issued, the proceeding shall be considered filed correctly.

Legal justification

1. Ley de Inversión Extranjera
Foreign Investment Law
Art: 11, 13 and 14
2. Reglamento de la Ley de Inversión Extranjera y del Registro Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras
Regulation for the Foreign Investment Law and the National Foreign Investment Registry
Art: 11
3. Ley Federal de Procedimiento Administrativo
Federal Administrative-Law Procedural Rules Law
Art: 14 and 17
4. Ley Federal de Derechos
Federal Law of Rights
Art: 25
5. Acuerdo por erl que se establece el mecanismo mediante el cual los delegados fiduciarios....DOF del 16 de marzo de 2012
Agreement that establishes the mechanism by which the trust delegates....DOF of March 16, 2012. AGREEMENT to establish the mechanism through which the fiduciary delegates of credit institutions must submit applications to obtain from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the permits for setting up trusts that allow foreigners the use and enjoyment of real properties located within the restricted zone.

Additional information

This proceeding may only be performed by the fiduciary delegates of a Mexican bank acting as a fiduciary institution. 

Fiduciary delegates must perform the proceeding through the Integrated System for Article 27 of the Constitution (SIPAC27), which they may access through the link.

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