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the Consul General in Austin Texas.
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September 1996 - Austin, Texas - Year IV, Number 25

General Information to Travel to Mexico as a Tourist


US citizens do not require a visa to visit Mexico for up to 180 days. They require a Tourist Card that can be obtained upon presentation of proof of citizenship (I.E. passport, birth certificate, Affidavit of citizenship or citizenship card, plus a picture ID).

All other nationalities, while legal permanent residents of the United States, will have to exhibit legal permanent residency papers at port of entry.

The Mexican tourist card can be issued by any of consulate of Mexico, the Mexican tourism offices, some travel agencies, the airline company or at the port of entry.

The Mexican consular offices in the United States will continue documenting foreigners, not including the above.

Minors going to Mexico alone or accompained by just one parent are subject to notarized permission from both parents or the absent parent.

No vaccinations are required to enter Mexico.

Requirements for each Nationality:

COUNTRIESNEED OF VISAOTHER REQUIREMENTS
AFGHANISTANYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
ALBANIAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
ALGERIAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
ANDORRAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
ANGOLAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
ANTIGUA Y BARBUDAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
ARGENTINANO
ARMENIAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
ARUBANO
AUSTRALIANO
AUSTRIANO
AZERBAIJANYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
BAHAMASNO
BAHRAINYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
BANGLADESHYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
BARBADOSYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
BELARUSYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
BELGIUMNO
BELIZENO
BENINYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
BERMUDASNO
BHUTANYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
BOLIVIAYESFREE
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
BOTSWANAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
BRAZILYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
BULGARIAYES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
BURKINA FASOYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
BURUNDIYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
CAIMAN ISLANDSYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
CAMBODIAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
CAMEROONYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
CANADANO
CAPE VERDEYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.YESPAY CONSULAR FEE
CHADYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
CHILENO
CHINAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
COLOMBIAYESFREE
COMOROSYES PAY CONSULAR FEE
CONGOYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
COSTA RICANO
COTE D'IVOIREYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
CROATIAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
CUBAYESFREE
CURAZAOYES PAY CONSULAR FEE
CYPRUSYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
CZECH REPUBLICYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
DEM. PEOPLE'S R. KOREAYESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
DENMARKNO
DJIBOUTIYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
DOMINICAYES FREE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC YESFREE
ECUADORFMT STAMPED BY CONSUL
EGYPT YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
EL SALVADORFMT STAMPED BY CONSUL
EQUATORIAL GUINEA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
ESTONIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
ETHIOPIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
FIJI YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
FINLAND NO
FRANCE NO
FRENCH GUYANA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
GABON YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
GAMBIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
GEORGIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
GERMANY NO
GHANA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
GREECE NO
GRENADA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
GUADALUPEYES PAY CONSULAR FEE
GUATEMALA YES FREE
GUINEA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
GUINEA-BISSAU YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
GUYANA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
HAITI YES FREE, 3 PHOTOS
HONDURAS YES FREE
HUNGARY YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
HONG KONG YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
ICELAND NO
INDIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
INDONESIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
IRAN YES TO APPLY THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM MEXICO, PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
IRAQ YES TO APPLY THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM MEXICO, PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
IRELAND NO
ISRAEL NO
ITALY NO
JAMAICA FMT STAMPED BY CONSUL
JAPAN NO
JORDAN YESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
KASAKSTAN YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
KENYA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS,
KUWAIT YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
KYRGYZTAN YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
LAO YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
LATVIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
LEBANON YES TO APPLY THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM MEXICO, PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
LESOTHO YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
LIBERIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
LIBYAN YES TO APPLY THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM MEXICO, PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
LIECHTENSTEIN NO
LITHUANIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
LUXEMBOURG NO
MADAGASCAR YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MALAWI YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MALAYSIA YES FREE, 3 PHOTOS
MALDIVES YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MALI YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MALTA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
MARTINICA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MAURITANIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
MAURITIUS YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
MICRONESIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MONACO NO
MONGOLIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MONSERRAT YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MOROCCO YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
MOZAMBIQUE YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
MYANMAR YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
NAMIBIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
NEPAL YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
NETHERLANDS NO
NETHERLANDS ANITLLESYESPAY CONSULAR FEE
NEW ZEALAND NO
NICARAGUA YES FREE
NIGER YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
NIGERIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
NORWAY NO
OMAN YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
PAKISTAN YES TO APPLY THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM MEXICO, PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
PANAMA YES FREE
PARAGUAY YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
PERU YES FREE
PHILIPPINES YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
POLAND YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
PORTUGAL NO
QATAR YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
REPUBLIC OF KOREA NO
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
REP. OF MACEDONIA 3 PHOTOS
ROMANIA YES FREE, 3 PHOTOS
RUSSIAN FEDERATION YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
RWANDA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SAINT LUCIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SAINT VICENT AND THE G. YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SAMOA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SAN MARINO NO
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SAUDI ARABIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SENEGAL YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SEYCHELLES YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SIERRA LEONE YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SINGAPORE NO
SLOVAKIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SLOVENIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SOMALIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SOUTH AFRICA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SPAIN NO
SRI LANKA YESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SUDAN YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SURINAM YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
SWAZILAND YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
SWEDEN NO
SWITZERLANDNO
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC YES TO APPLY THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM MEXICO, PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
TAIWAN YESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
TAJIKISTAN YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
THAILAND YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
TANZANIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
TOGO YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
TUNISIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
TURKEY YESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
TURKMENISTAN YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
UGANDA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
UKRAINE YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
UNITED KINGDOM NO
UNITED STATES NO
URUGUAY NO
UZBEKISTAN YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
VANUATU YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
VENEZUELA NO
VIETNAM YESPAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS
VIRGIN ISLANDS (USA)YESPAY CONSULATE FEE
VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)YESPAY CONSULAR FEE
YEMEN YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
YUGOSLAVIA FMT STAMPED BY CONSUL3 PHOTOS
ZAIRE YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
ZAMBIA YES PAY CONSULAR FEE
ZIMBABWE YES PAY CONSULAR FEE, 3 PHOTOS


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