By federal decree, Mexicans repatriated by the United States will have access to health and maternity insurance during the first three months of their entry into Mexico, for humanitarian reasons.
Luis Gerardo Lerma Salcido, head of Affiliation and Collection of the delegation of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Baja California, confirmed that repatriated persons and their legal beneficiaries will receive this benefit from their entry into the country.
This is based on the decree published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on January 24, which incorporates into the IMSS exclusively Mexican persons who are repatriated from the United States, which will be in effect until December 31, 2025.
Therefore, the interviewee explained, to register the benefit, an administrative procedure is required with the support of the National Migration Institute (INM), which has the repatriation letters that confirm whether the person can access the benefit.