Visa to Mexico for the residents of Russia

All people going for one reason or another to visit Mexico - a country located at the crossroads of the two Americas - are interested in the question of how to obtain a visa. In Mexico, for the purpose of tourism, business trip, transit, you can enter once without this document, but only for thirty days and only if there is an electronic permit. By the way, it is completely free. Do you need a visa for those in Mexico who plan to stay longer in the country for more than a month? Of course, yes. About how to get a permit or a consular visa, and what documents will be required for this, we'll talk in the article.

Rules for issuing and using electronic authorization

The document is issued to Russian citizens in the presence of a foreign passport, which after the end of the trip must be valid for at least another six months. You can use the services of absolutely any airline to fly to Mexico, but be sure to check beforehand whether the chosen air carrier participates in the SIR scheme. It should be noted that the electronic authorization is applied only in case of arrival in the country by air.

Do I need a visa for people in Mexico who have decided to travel on land or sea? Of course. It should be received at the embassy. In the Mexican embassy, you will also have to apply if the permit has been refused for some reason. In this case, you will need a visa to Mexico. The deadline for processing the document can be found there, as a rule, the process takes no more than seven working days.

Getting electronic permission

On the website of the Mexican Embassy in Moscow, you need to fill in the questionnaire yourself online. It should specify your personal data, including nationality, citizenship, date of birth, religion, number and date of issuance of the passport. And also the date of entry and the planned date of stay in the country, the purpose of the trip. As a rule, a positive answer comes within five minutes.

We draw your attention to the fact that the received electronic permission should not contain any mistakes, inaccuracies, because it is fraught with problems on arrival in Mexico - you can even be deported from the country. Now there is a practice when people with very common surnames, such as Ivanov, Petrov and so on, are denied an electronic permission. If you have suffered such a failure, there is nothing to be done - it is necessary to find out what visa is needed in Mexico, and formalize it in the established order through the Embassy.

Rules for entry into the country

If there are no problems, and the electronic permission has been received, you can (attention!) Fly to destination in Mexico. But this does not guarantee that you will be allowed to enter the country. At home, do not forget to print out the permit - you will need to provide it at the front desk on the day of departure. And already upon arrival in Mexico during the passage of the border control, the migration service officer will check the electronic agreement and your valid passport. If all the data is correct, you will be issued an entry permit.

For children under the age of eighteen

Traveling underage children (without parents or with one of the parents) require additional documents to enter and leave Mexico's territory: originals of consent to leave the child and birth certificates, certified translations of these documents by the notary to the Spanish language. In case of inability to produce the above-mentioned papers at the entrance / exit will be denied.

Migration card

Before passing control (upon arrival in Mexico) it is necessary to fill out the migration card and the customs declaration (one declaration is filled in the family). At the control point, one part of the card will be taken away from you, and the second you will have to keep it until the end of the trip - it will be required when you leave the country. The loss of the migration card is fraught with a fine. Usually, the cards are filled in the airplane in order to speed up the process of passing the border control. Stewardesses give them to passengers, and also help in filling out. But this does not always happen, so if you did not fill out the migration card during the flight, do not forget to take it on the counter at the airport. Write in this document should be in Latin capital letters in black or blue ink. It is necessary to fill out a card for every person who enters, that is, for a child, too.

Who does not need a visa to Mexico?

Citizens of Russia, who in all categories have a valid US visa or are permanent residents of the Schengen states, as well as Japan, the United States, Canada, do not need a visa to Mexico. E-permission for these categories of citizens, too, do not need to receive.

Consular Visa

Such an authorization document is multiple and issued by the consular department of the Mexican Embassy in Moscow for a period of six months (one hundred and eighty days) to ten years. The visa requirements for Mexico depend on the purpose of the trip. If you are going to visit the country as a tourist, you need a tourist visa, go to work - working, visiting or on business - guest or business. The cost of each document is different, we'll talk about it later.

First step

So, first, you need to register on the website of the Mexican Embassy, because the form for requesting the issuance of an authorization document is electronic. A visa to Mexico is made within five to ten working days. At the specified email address after registration, a password will be sent providing access to the questionnaire. Please note that it only takes ten minutes to complete it, so prepare all the required data in advance, including the phone number, address and name of the hotel (or other place) where you will stay. Visa application form for Mexico is filled with Latin letters (this is a mandatory condition). After all the data is entered, click the "Send" button, then print out the questionnaire form.

After the request is sent, an email will be sent to the e-mail indicating the date from which you can apply to the consulate for entering the passport of the visa. Please note that the date of treatment is indicated by the time of Mexico (with the difference in Moscow - eight hours), so add another day to it. In addition, it is recommended to call the consulate after completing the questionnaire and to determine whether it is exactly in the system.

Second phase

Next, you need to directly apply to the consulate and hand over the necessary package of documents and fingerprints, as well as pay the consular fee. It should be noted that a visa to Mexico for six months and for ten years is drawn up in different ways.

Documents for obtaining a visa for six months

1. The original of the current passport and a copy of its first page.

2. Two 3x4 photographs meeting the following requirements:

• Must be made no earlier than six months before the request is made;
• The image should occupy about seventy percent of the image, be colored on a white background;
• Photographic paper - matte;
• Frames, ovals, corners in the photo should not be;
• In sunglasses, a headdress is forbidden to be photographed, except for situations when it is necessary for religious reasons.

3. People who are not citizens of the Russian Federation, but who apply for a visa in Russia, are required to provide the original and a copy of the document, which confirms the lawful stay on the territory of the country.

4. Documents that confirm your solvency:

• Bank account statement (original and copy) for the last six months (in the absence of a certificate from work, it is desirable that the amount is from 2400 dollars, which is equal to the minimum wage in Mexico City for five hundred days);
• A certificate of wages (original and copy) for the last six months (it is desirable that the monthly salary is from 715 dollars, which is equivalent to the minimum wage in Mexico City for one hundred and fifty days);
• For students - a certificate of scholarship, allowance or salary, a certificate from the place of training (original), a certificate from the workplace of the person who sponsors the trip, and his application;
• For schoolchildren - a certificate from the workplace of the person who sponsors the trip, and his application, certificate from the school;
• For non-working pensioners - a pension certificate (copy), a certificate from the workplace of the person who sponsors the trip, and his application;
• Documents on the availability of registered immovable and movable property (if any);
• Documents that confirm the ownership of business or partnership in business (if any).

Documents for obtaining a visa for ten years

The list of documents is the same, but it is desirable that in the certificate of salary for the past six months, the monthly amount was from 1,400 dollars, which is equal to the minimum wage in Mexico City for three hundred days. It is also required to make copies of the pages of the passport containing the seal of the migration service and valid visas. If we are talking about athletes, scientists, artists, journalists, they need to provide papers confirming achievements, international or popular recognition. People who are related to Mexican citizens should submit documents that support it (birth certificate, marriage certificate).

If you are invited to Mexico by the company with which your work is related, you also need to submit an invitation letter, indicating the name, registration number, address of the company and information about the work you will be doing on the territory of the country.

Fingerprints and consular fees

After acquaintance with the package of documents, the consular officer scans all applicants (regardless of their age) fingerprints. Then you can pay the consular fee. Despite the fact that it is set in US dollars, payment is made in rubles at a fixed rate. Tourist visa to Mexico will cost you $ 36, guest or business - at 134 dollars, and a worker - at $ 195.