BUSINESS FACILITATION MEASURES
Visa
Requirements for Business Travelers in the Americas
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Mexico
(Destination)
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Short-term Business Visit
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Visitor Visa
Requirements
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Citizens (including business persons) of the following FTAA countries
require a visitor visa for admission and transit to Mexico:
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uruguay
- U.S.A.
- Venezuela
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Citizens (including business persons) of the following FTAA countries
do not require a visitor visa for admission to Mexico:
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Documentation
Required for
Application for
a Visitor Visa
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Citizens from all the countries listed above that are not required to issue a visa, are eligible for tourist cards that can be issued by any Mexican Consulate, on board the plain or at the point of entry in Mexico. A tourist card is free of and available only to people entering Mexico on Holiday, for
health reasons or to engage in scientific, artistic or sporting activities which are neither remunerative nor lucrative.
Any visitor seeking entry to Mexico is required to establish to the satisfaction of the immigration officer identity and purpose of entry.
All persons require a passport to enter Mexico. Only citizens from U.S.A. and
Canada will be able to prove their nationality with a copy or certified copy of birth certificate,
vote card or other official ID. In the case of presenting a document without photograph, an official ID in force, with photo and signature must be presented.
- A valid passport (recommend a minimum of six months validity beyond intended stay)
- Visa application forms
- 2 Passport-sized photographs
- A covering letter giving dates of entry and departure
- Return and onward ticket
- And proof of sufficient funds
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Method of
Lodgement
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Application for a visitor visa must be made at a Consulate prior to seeking entry to Mexico.
Applicants are required to lodge their visa applications personally. In some cases an application by mail may be available for which purpose a postal application must be accompany by a stamped, self addressed envelope.
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Processing time
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2 days (in person); 1 week (by post). Applications should not be made more than 3 months before date of departure.
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Multiple Entry
Visa
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The Mexican consulate issues Single and Multiple-Entry visas for persons visiting more than 30 days.
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Validity/Extension
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If the visitor wishes to extend his stay in Mexico or modify the conditions of his authorization, he should go to the closest migration office to request an extension, and FM3 (business Traditional) according to the
General Population Law, visitors are allowed to request only four extensions one each year.
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Cost of Visa Application
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A charge of
approximately US$28. Citizens
from Argentina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay, U.S.A. and
Venezuela are free of charge.
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Accompanying dependants
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Family members accompanying a visitor to Mexico must also meet all requirements for temporary entry.
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Documentation Required for
Application for a
Short Term Business Visitor Visa
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Migratory Form 3 (FM3)
Business visitors entitled for of this form are
visitors who wish to enter Mexican territory with the purpose of
engaging in different alternatives of investment, to engage in a
direct or supervised investment transaction or to make a commercial
transaction. The
information presented here should be verified with the Embassy or
the Consulate in the country in which the trip originates given that
the information is subject to changes and adjustments in the Federal
Law of Rights or to changes in agreements with the countries.
It is important to note that any business person that whishes
to enter as professional will not have any authorization to engage
in any activity without previously obtaining a professional card
issued by the Direccion
General de Profesiones in the Ministry of Education.
Citizens
from the following countries are required to issue an FM3:
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uruguay
- U.S.A.
- Venezuela
Business
visitors must apply in person prior to departure at the Consulate.
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A valid passport
(recommend a minimum of six months validity beyond intended
stay)
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2
front view passport-sized photographs
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Approval
from the counterpart of the Mexican Business Counsel for Intentional
Affairs (CEMAI)
or from The Foreign Trade Bank (Bancomex)
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Document
showing that the condition of businessperson is fully accredited and
that the information provided and the activity to perform is
authentic.
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A
letter or a bank statement certifying that the person traveling will
count, monthly during a year, with sufficient monetary funds of five
hundred times the present general minimum wage in the Federal
District or a letter from the company proving economic solvency for
the term of stay.
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A
document or credential to certify the condition of the visitor as a
business person and that the information provided is authentic.
The cost for this Form is US$81 and the validity is for up to 1 year.
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Documentation Required for
Application for a
Short Term Business Visitor Visa
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Migratory
Forms for tourist, transmigrate, business visitor or a consultant
The
information presented here should be verified with the Embassy or
the Consulate in the country in which the trip originates given that
the information is subject to changes and adjustments in the Federal
Law of Rights or to changes in agreements with the countries.
It is important to note that any business person that whishes
to enter as professional will not have any authorization to engage
in any activity without previously obtaining a professional card
issued by the Direccion
General de Profesiones in the Ministry of Education.
In
the framework of the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA):
Countries of the FTAA to which this form apply:
The
validity of this form is 30 days.
Single
and Multiple entries are issued.
If the visitor whishes an extension or a change of status it
is necessary to request it in person in the closes Immigration
Office and in case of change to an FM-3 for Business (traditional)
in conformity with the General Law of Population.
Visitors can request 4 extensions of one year each, with a
charge of 755.00 Mexican pesos for each extension (until December
31, 1999).
For trips that involve a contract the visitor must issue a
FM-3.
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Specific Requirements
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Supplementary
procedures:
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Valid
passport proving their nationality and, if it is the case, their
legal residence in the U.S or Canada.
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Invitation
letter of the corporation, association or business Mexican, foreign
or bi-national chamber or a Mexican trade council accredited in
Mexico detailing the reason of the internship, activities to perform
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In
the case of personnel transfer, a letter from the company, in
Spanish, should be presented to indicate that the foreigner is an
employee of that company and that the payment for the services
developed in Mexico will be covered by such company.
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In
the case of consultants, the visitor should present a copy of the
contract.
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Economic
solvency of the interested
The cost of the visa is approximately US$15 and
the payment can be made when purchasing the airplane ticket.
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In case of entering by
land base means
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The costs, fixed in Article 8 of the Federal Law
of Rights, will be made through banks.
For this purpose the foreigner should present proof of
payment as a requisite to have entry authorization.
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Further
Information
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Mexico, Information: Consult
the closest Embassy or Consulate.
http://www.quicklink.com/mexico/
(General Consulate of Mexico in New York).
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