{"id":53,"date":"2008-08-05T13:32:17","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T06:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2008-12-06T23:49:04","modified_gmt":"2008-12-06T16:49:04","slug":"what-documents-are-needed-when-travelling-to-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/what-documents-are-needed-when-travelling-to-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"What Documents are Needed When Travelling to Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Cancun%20Airport\/airplane15-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mexico Real Estate Tourist card\" width=\"303\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Travelling to Mexico can be very memorable, exciting, and adventurous  But let the adventures start in Mexico and not at the border by informing yourself of the correct documentation and procedures beforehand.<\/p>\n<h2>DOCUMENTS NEEDED WHEN ENTERING INTO MEXICO<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mexico government requires proof of citizenship and a photo i.d. for visitors into Mexico  A <a title=\"Mexico Passport\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Passport\" target=\"_blank\">passport<\/a> is the recommended ID but other <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">documents such as a certified copy of a birth certificate, a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, a Naturalization Certificate,  or a <a title=\"Mexico real estate citizenship\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/portal\/site\/uscis\/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a\/?vgnextoid=a936cac09aa5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD\" target=\"_blank\">Certificate of Citizenship <\/a>will also be allowed by Mexico immigration <strong>Canadian<\/strong> versions of these documents are as well required by Mexico; notarized affidavits must be executed in Canada . The &#8220;Canadian Identification Card&#8221; is accepted by Mexico as proof of citizenship document as well  Bring the originals and practice keeping copies on hand  A <a title=\"Mexico Real Estate FM3 and FMT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/faq-general.php#Q4\" target=\"_blank\">tourist card <\/a>issued by Mexico, better known as the FMT, is the third document needed to travel and visit within Mexico. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS IN THE FUTURE <\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mexico does not require a passport, but USA citizens do require this document on re-entry since January of 2007This applies only to Americans returning to the states by Air  For those returning to the states by land, this passport requirement does not start until June of 2009<\/p>\n<h2>HOW TO GET A MEXICO TOURIST CARD<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can obtain a FMT document from Mexican consulates, Mexican border crossing points and from most Mexican tourism officesIf travelling by air, the airlines usually hand these formats out during the flight  This is basically a document where the traveller states his\/her purpose of visit to Mexico being as a tourist  You can request that the quantity of days allowed for the visit to be for a maximum of 180 days  For those who are planning to travel or work in Mexico for periods longer than 180 days, link here to review the <a title=\"Mexico REal Estate definition of FMT FM2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/faq-general.php#Q4\" target=\"_blank\">FM3 and FM2 <\/a>visas.<\/p>\n<h2>SAVE YOUR MEXICO TOURIST CARD<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Always keep your FMT card well filed while you are travelling in Mexico  This simple ticket proves your legal presence in Mexico for any type of circumstance and is required when exiting the country  If you are travelling to Mexico to <a title=\"Mexico Real Estate Purchasing Process\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/10\/how-to-buy-mexico-real-estate-the-purchasing-process\/\" target=\"_blank\">purchase real estate<\/a>, the FMT is required when signing any legal documents to prove legal status of a party within the country when entering into contract  Such contract can be the Promissory Contract or the Purchase Sales agreementA good tip is to keep it filed with your passport, or with your other original legal identification documents  Once you have your documentation in order, then you can prepare for the items you plan to take with you into Mexico, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a title=\"Mexico Trip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/07\/what-items-am-i-allowed-to-take-with-me-on-my-trip-to-mexico\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/span> to see what you need to declare and what you are allowed to take with you  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"> Thomas Lloyd  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.TOPmexicorealestate.com\">www.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span>mexicorealestate.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.copyscape.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Do not copy content from the page. 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DOCUMENTS NEEDED WHEN ENTERING INTO MEXICO The Mexico government requires proof of citizenship and a photo i.d. for visitors into Mexico A passport [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[78,77,135,277,79,13,280],"tags":[1529,1528,90,97,91,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-53","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-how-to-buy-property-in-mexico","8":"category-how-to-buy-real-estate-in-mexico","9":"category-living-in-mexico","10":"category-mexico-permits-living-in-mexico-2","11":"category-mexico-property-tips","12":"category-mexico-real-estate-tips","13":"category-mexico-residential-permits","14":"tag-how-to-buy-property-in-mexico","15":"tag-how-to-buy-real-estate-in-mexico","16":"tag-mexico-lawyer","17":"tag-mexico-notary-public","18":"tag-mexico-real-estate-contract","19":"tag-mexico-real-estate-purchasing-process","20":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}