Residency Information

Thanks to an agreement between the Confraternidad Evangelica de Honduras (Evangelical Fraternity of Honduras) and Honduras' Secretary of the Interior, obtaining temporary residency for missionaries is now a much simpler, faster, and less expensive process.  As Honduran Fellowship is a member of the Confraternidad Evangelica, we can now provide this legal service for our members.

 

Under this agreement, the legal process can be done without hiring a lawyer.  Missionaries who become members of the Honduran Fellowship of Missionaries and Ministries receive the benefit of a member of our staff walking an applicant through the process and spending the necessary time communicating with immigration on behalf of the missionary.

 

• There is an administrative fee of $1000, (per residency file, not per person), and covers the necessary paperwork we obtain on our end and general fees.   

• If the couple has children, an extra charge of $125 per child is collected for the translation of documents and authentications. 

• A fee of $101 per person per year of residency requested is paid to the Department of Immigration. (Missionary residency can be from 1-5 years.) You can request from 1 to 5 years of residency, but no more.  After those 5 years, you will have to switch to a permanent residency.

• To keep your visa valid, you need to get an extension stamp added to your passport at Immigration.  This has a cost of $25 per passport per month extension. Up to 60 days can be requested at a time.

• This fee is approximately $55 per person and is charged by the Department of Immigration when you enroll at the National Registry of Foreigners. 

 

* All fees are to be paid up-front to HFMM. Click here to see an estimate of expected Residency fees​​

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The cost to renew your card is $25 per card per year, paid at the Immigration office.  Current law states that with a missionary residency, regardless of how many years are purchased (usually 5 is the best), a constancia ($45 per card) must be presented each year at the time of renewal from the NGO serving as the covering for that missionary.  Honduran Fellowship can provide this documentation for our members.

 

If you would like more information concerning the residency process through Honduran Fellowship, please contact John Mattica.  If you would like to pursue membership through Honduran Fellowship, fill out the application form to become a Residential Member.