MexicoVisa Application Process

Consulate of Mexico

1100-833 4 Avenue SW,

Calgary, AB T2P 3T5

Telephone:403-264-1259
Fax:403-284-1527
E-Mail:
Website:

Executive Officer: Mr. Francisco LopezMena,Consul of Mexico

Office hours:Monday – Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Jurisdiction:Province ofAlberta

Processing: Usually two weeks for Canadian citizens andupon issue will be valid for 90 days. For non-Canadian citizens the processing time is 4-6 weeks.

Once your application is processed students must pick up their documents in person.

Documents required for a Student Visa:

  1. Visa application form.
  2. Valid passport (the passport should be valid for at least six months after you return from Mexico).
  3. Non-Canadian citizens must show proof of their study permit for Canada and Canadian visa must be for multiple entries.
  4. Acceptance letter from Universidad Panamericana.
  5. Acceptance letter from the University of Lethbridge.
  6. Two recent color photos, 1.5 sq. inches (white background, no eyeglasses).
  7. Bank statement or letter from the student's parent, sponsor or legal guardian certifying that he/she will receive at least US$300.00 or its equivalent in Canadian dollars, per month. This document must be notarized and authenticated.
  8. Student Visas are free for Canadian citizens and therefore no payment is required.For those students who are not Canadian citizens you are advised to contact the Consular office for confirmation of fees.

The application package must be sent to The Consular Office of Mexico in CalgaryONLY by express-post envelope from Canada Post.

Registration

Within 30 days of arrival in Mexico the student must register at the National Registry of Foreign Citizens, National Institute of Immigration of the Ministry of the Interior (Instituto Nacional de Migración, Secretaría de Gobernación), in Mexico City at

Homero 1832

Col. Chapultepec Polanco

Del. Miguel Hidalgo

CP 11570

México D.F.

To register outside of Mexico City, please contact the regional offices of the Ministry of the Interior. Please consider that you may need six (6) frontal and (5) right profile photographs, 2"x 2", white background, no eyeglasses for your registration.

Suggestions:

“We have handed in our documents to register at the immigration office. We have to go back Sept 1st to receive our visa. It cost 535 pesos or $60 Cdn to register but there is also the cost of getting one of the documents typed on a typewriter, copies of everything, and the 8 photos in total that you need. There are places to do all of this is right around the corner from the immigration office and costs 75 pesos ($8.50) for the photos, 30 pesos ($3.50) for the typing, and 1 peso for each copy that you make. They speak very good English there and know the registration process very well.

It would be good to tell the outgoing students to bring a copy of their passport; I mean every single page of it, because there is always a line at immigration for the photocopier. Note: At Immigration no one speaks much English. Also Immigration is only open 9am to 1pm Mon-Fri. That's all I can think of right now. It is a very difficult process to try and figure out on your own so expect to have to return more than twice and get there early. Luckily, us 4 ran into a Calgarian there who explained everything to us.”

This information has been taken from the web from the Embassy of Mexico in Ottawa – 08/08/2008. Some additions have been made by the University of Lethbridge, International Programs based on a conversation with a representative from the Consular Office of Mexico in Calgary on 23/07/2007.