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GENERAL  INFORMATION

 

Before applying for a visa, please read this important information:

  • Visitors of any nationality holding a valid US, Shengen or Canadian Visa, whose purpose of travel is tourism, business or transit DO NOT need to obtain a Mexican visa. The immigration authorities at the point of entry in Mexico (airport -border - port) will verify the validity of the US visa (or flight ticket USA-Mexico) and the passport presented, and thereafter will grant entry to Mexican territory. The US Visa, Shengen Visa or Canadian Visa should be valid after the date intended for your trip to end.
  • Visitors of any nationality whose purpose of traveling to Mexico is tourism, business or transit and have a legal permanent resident in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan or the Schengen Countries are EXEMPTED in applying for a Mexican visa. The visitor has to prove permanent residency before the immigration authorities at the point of entry in Mexico (airport -border - port).
  • Visitors holding an ABTC card issued by APEC are EXEMPTED in applying for Mexican visa.
  • Visitors from the following countries that want to visit Mexico as tourists, in transit, for business, technical activities, as journalist or for studies, FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 180 DAYS, and who will not receive any remuneration at all in Mexican territory, DO NOT require a visa:Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, , France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela.

IMPORTANT

  • Visa applicants must complete their visa application process individually and in person.  Each person who needs a visa must submit a separate application. 
  • Documents requested must be authentic. According to Mexican Law, presenting modified, altered or false documents for official purposes is a crime. In such cases applicants will be registered permanently and will not be eligible to obtain a Mexican visa.
  • Documents in Arabic must be translated into Spanish by an official translator. Official documents issued in English are accepted. 
  • All applicants have to send via email the required documents to Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.. Once they are approved, the applicant will be given an appointment for a consular interview and will have to provide the original documents personally.
  • All applicants must undertake a consular interview where biometrics will be taken (digital photo and fingerprints). The issuing of a visa is subject to the outcome of the consular interview. If everything is in order, the same day they will receive their visa.
  • According to the Mexican law, obtaining a Mexican visa only allows its holder to arrive at the international transit point to request for permission to enter Mexico at the Mexican immigration filter. The visa does not guarantee the entrance to Mexican territory; the entrance depends on the final approval granted by the Mexican immigration officer at the point of entry.
  • Mexican authorities do not require a minimum period of validity of the passport; nevertheless, the passport or travel document must be valid at the time of entry and during the stay.
  • Migratory authorities at the port of entry may request documents proving the purpose of your trip, depending on the activity you will undertake in Mexico: tourism (hotel reservation, itinerary of your return or departure); business (letter in Spanish from the company indicating that you are an employee of the company and that the services you will provide in Mexico will be paid for by that company, or a letter of invitation from a public or private institution to perform non-remunerated activities in Mexico, indicating the purpose of the trip, estimated time of stay and taking responsibility for your travel and lodging costs); technicians (a copy of the contract for the transfer of technology, patents and brands, purchase of machinery and equipment, technical training of personnel, or any other related to the production process of a company established in Mexico); student (letter of invitation or acceptance from any institution pertaining to the National Educational System to take courses, conduct a research project or undertake academic training for a maximum period of 180 days.

1.Visitor visa without permission to conduct remunerated activities

  • Valid Passport 
  • Two pictures, passport size (2” x 2”), white background, with no glasses, head uncovered.
  • Payment of the correspondent fee
  • Economic solvency of the applicant or ties to the country

* Sponsorship can only be provided for relatives (spouses, children and parents, with an official translation of the birth or marriage certificate).

To prove Economic Solvency, you have to provide the following two documents:

  1. Original and a photocopy of a letter issued by the employer of the applicant stating that the applicant has a stable employment for a minimum period of one year (or a pension) with the name as it is written in the passport, including the salary (monthly) which has to be equivalent to $7,304.00 Mexican peso (MXN). A photocopy of the ID of the person that signs the letter, and 
  2. 2. Original and a photocopy of bank account statements or investment receipts on the name of the applicant (exactly as it appears on their passport), during the past three months, showing an average monthly balance of over $21,912.00 Mexican peso (MXN). 

To prove ties to the country, you have to provide only one of the following:

  1.  Original and a photocopy of the deed to real estate duly registered under the name of the applicant and proof of stable employment, in both cases for a minimum period of two years.
  2. Original and a photocopy of the deed to real estate duly registered under the name of the applicant and a document proving ownership or shares in business, issued by the competent authorities of each country, in both cases for a minimum period of two years.

 

2. Minors travelling to Mexico

  • For minors travelling to Mexico, both parents will have to submit personally the visa application.
  • In case one of the parents is not able to submit personally the application, the other parent has to submit a notarized authorization or document issued by local authorities, in which the absent parent consents his child to obtain a Mexican visa.
  • In the case of minors whose parental authority only corresponds to one of the parents by judicial sentence, a certified copy of the official document will have to be submitted. 

 

3.Specific requisites for business or attending meetings or conferences

- Letter of employment stating position, salary and length of employment.

- Original and authentic letter of invitation and commitment issued by a public or private institution. The letter shall include (letter without this information will NOT be accepted):

  • Letterhead paper.
  • Name of the applicant and nationality,
  • Name of the inviting institution,
  • Registry number of the institution and its purpose,
  • Complete address and contact information of the institution,
  • Information about the programmed activities during the visit to Mexico (activities must be related to the inviting institution’s purpose),
  • Duration of the programmed activities and;
  • Compromise of covering expenses of the applicant while in Mexico and compromise of ensuring return of the applicant to his/her country of residence or origin.
  • Copy of a valid official identification of the person who signs the invitation/commitment letter. 

- Detailed bank account statement or investments of the inviting institution for a period of twelve months. 

 

- Diplomas, certificates or other documentation proving that the applicant has the abilities, experience or knowledge required to carry on the programmed activities.

 

4.Visa with permission to conduct remunerated activities

Foreigners who wish to travel to Mexico with the intent to conduct remunerated activities must invariably have an offer of employment.

The Mexican institution or person who intends to hire the foreigner must submit the visa application directly to the National Migration Institute in Mexico.

The visa can only be issued if it has been authorized by the Institute.

Once the foreigner has the corresponding authorization, he must send an email to Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo. with the following documentation:

1. Photocopy of the authorization from the National Migration Institute.

2. Passport or valid travel and identity document, original and a photocopy of the page containing the photograph and personal data.

3. Original and a photocopy of the migratory document accrediting your legal stay in Palestine (only for applicants who are not Palestinian citizens).

 

 Once the documents have been approved you will get an appointment, where you will have to:

 

4. Fill in and sign the visa application form.

5. Bring one photograph size 3.9 cm x 3.1 cm, face uncovered, no eyeglasses, frontal view, in color and with white background.

6. make the payment of fees in cash for the issuance of the visa. When the period of stay is less than 180 days, the applicant must also pay the migratory fees.

Important notice:

  • For foreigners who obtain a valid single entry visa, once they enter Mexican territory they must, within the first 30 calendar days, apply to the National Migration Institute for the residence card that accredits their legal stay in the country and allows them to remain in Mexico for a period greater than 180 days.
  • A visa does not guarantee entry into Mexico. Immigration authorities may decide to refuse the request to enter the country if the applicant is subject to criminal process or has been convicted of a serious crime as defined by national laws on criminal matters or provisions in international treaties or conventions that the Mexican State is party to, or if the applicant’s background in Mexico or abroad could compromise national or public security, in accordance with Article 43 of the Migration Law.

 

5.Temporary Resident Visa (Students)

Foreigners who wish to remain in Mexico for a period greater than 180 days to attend courses, pursue studies, or conduct research projects at an educational institution belonging to the National Educational System in Mexico, must apply in person for a Student Temporary Resident Visa.

 Requirements:

  1. Visa application form printed on one page, double sided, properly completed and signed.
  2. Passport or valid travel and identity document, original and a photocopy of the page containing the photograph and personal data.
  3. Original and a photocopy of the migratory document accrediting your legal stay in Palestine (only for applicants who are not Palestinian citizens).
  4. One photograph measuring 3.9 cm x 3.1 cm, face uncovered, no eyeglasses, frontal view, in color and with white background.
  5. Payment of fees in cash for the issuance of the visa.
  6. Original and a photocopy of the letter of acceptance from the institution where the applicant intends to study. This letter must include:

  • Full name of applicant.

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    Level, grade and area of study to be performed.

  • Name of the course that the applicant was accepted in.

     

  • Date of start and completion of the course.

     

  • Cost of tuition

     

  • Information of the educational institution.

       7. Proof of economic solvency, original and a photocopy, which could be:

  • Original and a photocopy of the documents showing that the applicant has a job, pension or scholarship (original letter from the educational institution proving the awarding of the scholarship.
  • Original and a photocopy of the bank account statement showing sufficient resources to support the applicant in Mexico, from the interested party or his/her parents in the case of applicants under the age of 25. 

Students receiving a scholarship from the Mexican government do not need to prove economic solvency. The Consular Office can issue the corresponding visa upon receiving authorization from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.