IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INDIAN NATIONALS TRAVELLING TO MEXICO
Since July 1, 2016, the Indian nationals holding valid and in force visa/ residence permit
for Canada, USA, Japan, UK, any member states of Schengen Area are allowed to enter
into Mexican territory without requiring a separate Mexican visa for visits up to a
maximum period of 180 calendar days.
In recent period, some of the Indian nationals traveling to Mexico, on the basis of the
above mentioned visa/ residence permit, have not been allowed entry into the country by
the Mexican immigration authorities at the airport, as they did not fulfill all the
requirements.
To avoid such inconvenience, the following points may be noted for strict compliance:-
(i) The visit with exemption from Mexican visa is allowed only for the purposes of transit,
tourism, a short business visit, short term education/ training and voluntary work.
(ii) The visitors are not allowed or permitted to carry out any remunerative activities or
take up any gainful employment in Mexico.
(iii) In addition to the valid passport and visa/ residence permit of the specified
countries, the following documents are also required to be carried by the visitor(s) and
presented to the Mexican immigration authorities at the airport:-
: 1 :
VISITORS TO MEXICO MUST CARRY HARD COPIES OF THE
FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO AVOID
INCONVENIENCE/DEPORTATION. [
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
MEXICAN IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES WANT TO SEE HARD
COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AND NOT SOFT COPIES STORED IN
MOBILE PHONE AS VISITORS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE
THEIR MOBILE PHONES DURING IMMIGRATION CHECK
]
Invitation letter of Govt./Agencies/Universities/
Companies/Appointment letters with details of salary terms and
conditions [For employment visa].
Name and contact No. of person(s) in Mexico.
Visiting family/friends must keep their contact details [With
Addresses of both office and residence, profession etc.] and mobile
numbers in neatly typed paper.
Students coming under exchange programme or on Mexican
Scholarship should carry hard copies of host University letters
with duration of course with other terms and conditions.