Important Information

In this section you can consult the Migration Act, its Regulations and immigration Guidelines, find out the location and opening hours of the immigrationOffices as well as which passport holders of countries or regions who must or must not obtain visa to travel to Mexico.

  • Past


    In this section you will be able to see the advantages of the implementation of the New NMI Procedures Model.

    • Mexico is your home, Regularize your Immigration Situation

      Derived from the implementation of the new model of migratory procedures, foreigners from the five continents of the world have benefited.

  • Legal Framework

    Set of provisions on migration.

    Number Name Download
    1. Migration Act | D.O.F. 25-05-2011 Last amendment D.O.F. 29-04-2022
    2. Regulations of the Migration Act | D.O.F. 28-09-2012 Last amendment D.O.F. 23-05-2014
    3. Guidelines for immigration applications and procedures | D.O.F. 08-11-2012 Last reform D.O.F. 30-12-2019
    4. General guidelines for the issuance of visas issued by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | D.O.F. 10-10-2014

  • Location and opening hours of the INM Offices

    • The INM has 32 Offices located throughout Mexico, where you can carry out your immigration procedures.

    • It is reminded that migration procedures must be lodged at the INM office that corresponds to the address of the interested party, or to the address of his or her work when these do not coincide in the same territorial circumscription of a migration office.

    • In the case that the location of the INM Office that corresponds to you is far away, it is suggested that you contact that office by telephone to request information on the office closest to your address.

    Name Representative Office in Detail
    1. Aguascalientes
    2. Baja California
    3. Baja California Sur
    4. Campeche
    5. Chiapas
    6. Chihuahua
    7. Ciudad de México
    8. Coahuila
    9. Colima
    10. Durango
    11. Estado de México
    12. Guanajuato
    13. Guerrero
    14. Hidalgo
    15. Jalisco
    16. Michoacán
    17. Morelos
    18. Nayarit
    19. Nuevo León
    20. Oaxaca
    21. Puebla
    22. Querétaro
    23. Quintana Roo
    24. San Luis Potosí
    25. Sinaloa
    26. Sonora
    27. Tabasco
    28. Tamaulipas
    29. Tlaxcala
    30. Veracruz
    31. Yucatán
    32. Zacatecas

  • Passports holders of countries and regions that DO require Visa to travel to Mexico

    • Passport holders from the following countries or regions DO require a visa to travel to Mexico.

    • For recreational purposes, business or any unpaid activity in Mexico that does not exceed 180 days, they must apply at a Mexican consulate for a visitor visa without permission to carry out paid activities.

  • Passport holders of countries and regions that do NOT require a Visa to travel to Mexico

    Passport holders from the following countries or regions DO NOT require visa to travel to Mexico as visitors without permission to carry out paid activities.

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