Mexico: Information on whether Salvadoran citizens can apply and receive a Mexican visitor's visa at the Mexican Embassy in Guatemala City or whether they must apply at the Mexican Embassy in El Salvador, and on whether the fact that they held a valid American or Canadian visitor's visa at the time would make a difference
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX28039.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: Information on whether Salvadoran citizens can apply and receive a Mexican visitor's visa at the Mexican Embassy in Guatemala City or whether they must apply at the Mexican Embassy in El Salvador, and on whether the fact that they held a valid American or Canadian visitor's visa at the time would make a difference, 1 November 1997, MEX28039.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac0c38.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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The following information was provided to the Research Directorate on 31 October 1997 by a Legal and Consular Affairs representative from the Embassy of Mexico in Ottawa.
According to the rules established by the Mexican Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Interior, consular offices in all Central American countries are authorized to issue visitor's visas only to nationals and permanent residents of their respective "consular circumscription." The fact that a Central American has a valid American or Canadian visitor's visa is irrelevant as to whether he/she would be granted a Mexican visitor's visa at the Mexican Embassy in Guatemala.
Consequently, a Salvadoran citizen can only obtain a Mexican visitor's visa at the consular office in Guatemala if he/she is a permanent resident there. If the Salvadoran citizen is not a permanent resident in Guatemala, then he/she would have to apply for a Mexican visitor's visa at the Mexican Embassy in El Salvador.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Embassy of Mexico, Ottawa. 31 October 1997. Letter sent by fax by a Legal and Consular Affairs representative.
