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Visas to the U.S.
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Visa Services
How To Apply
| January 22, 2010- We are aware that our system is experiencing technical difficulties at times with the online application form DS-160. While we work on the system, we encourage applicants to log onto the Internet at varying times of the day to avoid peak periods and complete the form DS-160. We appreciate your patience. |
NEW APPLICATION FORM – Effective January 20, 2010, individuals applying for a non-immigrant visa at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City will be required to submit a new electronic application form, known as the DS-160 Non-Immigrant Visa Electronic Application.
For more information on the DS-160 application form, please go to:
To complete the electronic application Form DS-160, please click here: https://ceac.state.gov/genniv
Please refer to the “Documentation” link on the left side menu and follow the instructions. |
Today, as in the past, most
travelers to the U.S. must obtain a visa. The process still includes
application forms and interviews as well as the collection and cross-checking
of names in a highly sophisticated U.S. Government database. As a visa
applicant today, it is important that you recognize that these name-checking
and registration processes are necessary and crucial elements helping
to protect our citizens and our visitors. Because of this process, many
visas take at least several weeks to process. Therefore, please allow
sufficient time to apply for and receive your visa. While individual
experience may differ, here are the basic steps you should follow and
what you can expect throughout the process.
Visa Appointments
in Mexico:
- Click here for Average
Appointment Wait Times to learn how long you will have to wait between
your telephone call and the actual appointment.
All applicants should be
aware that the times given above are AVERAGES, and that the processing
time of a specific case can vary due to individual circumstances and
other special requirements.
Getting
an Appointment
Make an appointment to visit the Visa Section well ahead of your planned
travel (keeping in mind the above-mentioned appointment wait and delivery
times, that the visa section is closed on holidays
and demand is higher during the months preceding Christmas, Easter and
summer holidays).
Or, if you prefer,
you can use the telephone system that has been in operation for the
last several years. Please call:
Phone
no: 01-900-849-4949
From anywhere in Mexico, including Mexico City
[a charge will appear on your telephone bill] |
Phone
no: (01-477) 788-7070
[you will be charged a service fee, plus a long-distance fee through
your credit card] |
Phone
no: 01-800-112-8500
[provided you have bought a PIN at Banamex
More information] |
Complaints:
01-800-719-2525 (Toll-free call) |
To make an appointment from
the U.S., please call:
Phone
no: 011-52-477-788-7070
Your telephone company will bill you for the
long-distance call and a service charge will be
billed through your credit card |
Call
Center Hours of Operation (Central Time): |
Operators
are available: |
• Monday through
Friday |
from 7 A.M. to 9
P.M. |
• Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays |
from 9 A.M. to 3
P.M. |
The caller must have information from the applicant’s passport available,
as the appointment service operator will ask for the full name and number
in the passport.
Visa Fees
Each applicant for a visitor visa must pay a non-refundable application
fee paid in PESOS of $131 US.The fee can be paid at
any
BANAMEX branch prior to the appointment. You will be asked to present
the receipt during the processing and at the interview window.
All Mexican citizens under age 15, who are applying for a B-1/B-2 Border
Crossing Card (BBBCC), if a parent or legal guardian has or is applying
for a BBBCC or has a Machine Readable multiple-entry B-1/B-2 visa, may
pay the peso equivalent of $13.00 US to apply for a
laser visa that expires in ten years or on the child’s 15th birthday,
whichever comes first. If the full fee is paid ($131 US), the child
may apply for a visa valid for ten years.
For more information on visa fees please go to the Department
of State web site.
Please be sure to consult the Visa
Reciprocity Tables to find out if you must pay a visa issuance reciprocity
fee. Reciprocity fees must be paid at the Visa Section on the day of
your interview. These fees apply to various categories of visas and
differ by nationality and the number of years the visa is valid for.
They may be paid in dollars, pesos or with a credit card.
Prepare your application form(s) at least 48 hours before your appointment date.
You will not be allowed in if your application forms are not filled out in full.
| January 22, 2010- We are aware that our system is experiencing technical difficulties at times with the online application form DS-160. While we work on the system, we encourage applicants to log onto the Internet at varying times of the day to avoid peak periods and complete the form DS-160. We appreciate your patience. |
NEW APPLICATION FORM
Effective January 20, 2010, individuals applying for a non-immigrant visa at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City will be required to submit a new electronic application form, known as the DS-160 Non-Immigrant Visa Electronic Application.
For more information on the DS-160 application form, please go to:
To complete the electronic application Form DS-160, please click here: https://ceac.state.gov/genniv
Please refer to the “Documentation” link on the left side menu and follow the instructions.
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Delivery:
once approved, most visas are delivered to your house by a delivery
service.You will also save time at the Visa Section by filling
out the form online by following the instructions in the "documentation"
page.
Arrive on time to
your VISA interview.
Only visa applicants applying
for a visa are allowed into the Visa Section. Minors (up to 20 years
of age), elderly and handicapped applicants can be escorted.
Please note that you will
not be allowed to enter more than 30 minutes prior to the time of your
appointment so there is no advantage to arriving at the Visa Section
too early.
Have your passport, application,
and supporting documents ready for your interview with the visa officer.
Plan on waiting 2-4 hours
while your information is processed.
For reasons of security, please be advised that no food or drink will
be allowed into the Visa Section.
A visa allows a foreign citizen
to travel to the United States port-of entry, and request permission
from the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection,
U.S. immigration inspector to enter the United States. A visa
does not guarantee entry into the United States.
The Department of
State must periodically adjust fees, whether for visas or other services
provided, to comply with United States federal legislation requiring
it to recuperate the costs of services through fees charged directly
to the users of those services. Advances in security, information processing
systems and inflation have increased processing costs for both immigrant
and non-immigrant visas, as well as for certain services provided to
U.S. citizens.
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Important notice to visa applicants — |
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WARNING
In
order to maintain a visa process that is fair and equitable
to all applicants, the Fraud Prevention Unit would like you
to know the following facts:
A computer record of previous visa applications and detentions
by U.S. border authorities or law enforcement officers is available
to all consular officers at the time of your visa application
and to all U.S. immigration officers. Attempts to conceal such
records can lead to visa ineligibility and/or denial of admission
to the United States.
Presenting false or altered documents, or someone else’s documents
as your own, could result in a permanent denial of visas to
yourself and possibly your family.
Visa application fees can only be processed through Banamex.
Visa appointments can only be made via the website or the telephones
listed in the middle section of this page.
There is no fee for:
- the application form
- requesting a specific appointment date or time
- holding your place in line or allowing you into the line.
Only persons applying for visas, or individuals accompanying
children, elderly or handicapped applicants, are allowed into
the visa pavilion.
You can help keep our process fair and equitable to all people
by reporting any violations to this policy that may happen to
you personally, or that you may witness occurring to someone
else.
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PLEASE
REPORT VIOLATIONS TO:
Telephone (in Mexico City) 5080-2000 ext. 4875 (only
violations)
or send a message to
mexicocityf@state.gov
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Other
visa-related e-mail
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How
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