Senior Citizen Discount Card (INAPAM)

While some people dread the march of advancing years, people in Mexico actually have something to look forward to when they turn sixty years old… the INAPAM Card! Once you become a card-carrying person of the tercer edad (third age), you are entitled to many privileges and discounts. And you don’t have to be a Mexican citizen to get one!

How To Get Your INAPAM Card

Here is how to get your INAPAM card in Merida, Yucatan.

First of all, the main requirement for the INAPAM card is that you must be 60 years old. To prove that you comply with this basic requirement, you must show the appropriate authorities the following documents:

• Your passport
• Your FM3, FM2 or certificate of naturalization (Mexican citizenship)
• Comprabante or proof of address. This can be any of the following, and do NOT have to be in your name. The document just has to show your address:
  • CFE (electricity) bill
  • JAPAY (water) bill
  • Telmex (telephone) bill
  • Gas bill
  • Predial (property tax receipt)
  • A bank statement with your address
• Two color front-facing photos, infant size or infantil (2.5 cm by 3 cm)

Make two copies of each document. You are required to bring one copy and the original, but in our experience, it is best to bring two copies of each document. If there is an unforeseen requirement for another copy, you will not be forced to lose your place in the process and leave to get a copy.

INAPAM Office in Merida

Bring your original documents and the copies to the INAPAM offices which are located on Calle 59 S/N (that means sin nombre, without a number), between Avenida Itzaes and Calle 90. This is a yellow building located to the north of Parque de la Paz, the park across from the Centennial Zoo.

INAPAM offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and most certainly they are closed on all national holidays. The phone number is 999-923-9600.

When you enter the office, you will have to get at the end of the waiting line. When it is your turn, the officer will request to see your original documents and will keep the copies that you provide him or her. If your documents are complete and valid, the officer will create your card and you will get the card on the same day. If the office is not crowded, the entire process will only take about one hour.

Benefits of the INAPAM Card

With your INAPAM card, you can look forward to discounts of 5 to 50% in many places. You can expect to find discounts at hotels, restaurants, drugstores, travel agencies, doctors, medical services, buses and other transportation, furniture stores and much more. According to the INAPAM website, you can even get 15% discount on Aeromexico and 20% discount on Interjet airline tickets.

Getting your INAPAM card is easy if you speak or understand a little bit of Spanish. But if you would like assistance, Yucatan Expatriate Services is always here to help! Contact us at info@yucatanyes.com.

For more information (in Spanish), you can visit the INAPAM website.