Mexico Visa?

[xash]

I’d like to travel to Mexico in December on vacation.

Do I need a visa to travel to Mexico? I am an Indian national with an Indian passport currently in the US (California). If Yes, what paperwork do I need?

The Mexico Consulate phone numbers have been extremely unhelpful in answering this basic question.

Thanks!

[friedo]

As a US citizen, I’ve found that the best source for foreign travel information and visa regulations and whatnot is the US Dept of State website. Perhaps you could try the site for the equivalent Indian office.

[Duckster]

I am a citizen of another country and I want to visit Mexico. Where and how can I get a tourist visa to visit Mexico?

You need to go to a Mexican consulate abroad to ask about the requirements and to take the necessary steps to get your visa. The requirements differ from country to country.

If you are a citizen of Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Island, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay or Venezuela, you don’t need a visa to enter Mexico, although you must present a valid passport and fill out an immigration form for tourists and business trips, which can be obtained in travel agencies, airlines or at the point where you enter Mexico.

The immigration officer at your point of entry into Mexico can also request that you demonstrate that you have sufficient funds and a return ticket to your country.

If you are a citizen of any other country, you need to go to a Mexican consulate to request a visa. If you have a family member, friend or acquaintance in Mexico, he or she can do this at the INM.

Consult the requirements or go to any of the INM delegations throughout Mexico for detailed information about requesting a visa.

Source: Mexican Embassy Web Site

The above link lists Consulates all across the US.

[Santo_Rugger]

It is mandatory for passengers from various countries, including India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, intending to attend a conference, to study, or to visit Mexico with business or leisure purposes, to obtain a VISA.

http://portal.sre.gob.mx/indiaeng/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=54&op=page&SubMenu=

Wow, that took some serious google fu! I think you may have to contact the Mexican embassy in India. Some visa applications force you to apply in person. It claims to take about a month, so you may have to pay for an expedited service.

The US embassy says:

If you are a citizen of any other country [i.e. India], you need to go to a Mexican consulate to request a visa. If you have a family member, friend or acquaintance in Mexico, he or she can do this at the INM.

[JillGat]

@xash

I’d like to travel to Mexico in December on vacation.

Do I need a visa to travel to Mexico? I am an Indian national with an Indian passport currently in the US (California). If Yes, what paperwork do I need?

The Mexico Consulate phone numbers have been extremely unhelpful in answering this basic question.

Thanks!

Are you flying or driving? If you’re driving, you’ll probably need to take the title to your car, too. And Mexican insurance. You can get info. on that from AAA. In fact, they might be able to answer your visa questions, too (tho, not positive about that if you’re not an American citizen.)

[Danimal]

You’re going to need a Mexican visitor visa.

If you’ve got a valid U.S. visa in your Indian passport, you should be able to get a Mexican visitor visa from the consulate in your jurisdiction. They’ll probably ask you for proof of financial support, your air travel itinerary, your destination in Mexico, and a notarized affidavit from the person(s) you’re staying with that they’ll put you up. I forget the other requirements. They can get pretty persnickety.

My family went to Mexico eight months ago; I and my son are U.S. citizens and thus didn’t need visas, but my wife and daughter have foreign passports and had to jump through all the hoops to get visitor visas.