Embajada de México en Emiratos Árabes Unidos

1. Valid Passport, with a minimum expiry date of 6 months from the date of your entry into Mexico;
2. Visa, if the applicant requires one (please, check this link for information about countries and territories that require a visa and exceptions that might apply);
3. Immigration Form (Forma Migratoria Múltiple or FMM by its Spanish acronym), if arriving by land;
4. Proof of the purpose of your trip. The Immigration Authorities at the port of entry may request certain documents to prove the visitor’s purpose depending on the activities planned in Mexico. For instance:
   • Tourism: Hotel reservation, itinerary, and return tickets.
   • Business: 1) Letter in Spanish from the foreign company indicating the visitor is an employee and that the company will pay for the services the visitor will provide in Mexico and that the visitor will not receive any payment or salary from a company in Mexico, or 2) a letter of invitation from a public or private institution to perform non-remunerated activities in Mexico, indicating the purpose of the trip, estimated time of stay and taking responsibility for your travel and lodging costs (check non lucrative visitor visa for more information);
   • Short studies: Letter of invitation or acceptance from any institution within the National Educational System to take courses, enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate studies or to conduct a research project or undertake academic training for up to 180 days (check non lucrative visitor visa for more information). For any of the before mentioned academic activities longer than 180 days, please check Visa for temporary residents – students for more information.
   • Work: Please check information for Work Visa (NUT) below.
5. Proof of financial solvency according with the visitor’s purpose of his/her trip.

Please, be aware that Immigration authorities might ask for additional information, or documents.

Emirati passport holders, and those others from the countries or territories mentioned in the list published by the Migration National Institute, do not require a visa to travel to Mexico as non-lucrative visitors up to 180 days.

• All visa applications require an appointment. Appointments are personal and non-transferable.
• Make travel arraignments taking into consideration that appointments availability is scarce, and Immigration Authorities might take up to 1 to 10 working days for approval. It is advisable not to book or buy flight tickets to Mexico if you have not been notified about the issuance of your visa.
• Please note that we do not work with intermediaries for priority appointments or to expedite the issuance of visas. The Embassy of Mexico is the only entity authorized to issue Mexican visas in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, and all visa services take place at our facilities in Abu Dhabi.
• Bank statements and other evidence of financial solvency must be under the applicant’s name. Bank statements under a third party’s name or under a company’s name are not accepted, even if the applicant owns that company.
• Visa application processing fees are payable in cash at the Embassy, on the appointment’s date, and they are non-refundable.

• Put together all the documents required,

• Make an appointment online,
• On the appointment’s date:
  • bring all original documents and a copy of each of them,
  • present all documents to the consular officer and pay the processing fees,
  • have a consular interview, and
  • Wait for the application approval according to the consular officer’s indications.

• There are no urgent visa applications.
• Applicants who appeared without all the necessary requirements will need to make a new appointment.
• Appointments are made online at our webpage, but the Embassy has no control on the system. Therefore, consular officers cannot cancel or re-schedule appointments.
• When accessing the visa appointment system, if “Office Abu Dhabi” does not appear on the list of Offices, it means all appointments for the given month are booked and the calendar is closed.
• The visa calendar for appointments opens on the last business day of each month.
• Please book your appointment correctly. Appointments for any other consular services are not convertible to visa appointments.
• Access to the Consular Section will be given exclusively to the applicant.
• Foreign national applicants for family reunification visas without NUT processing number, must appear with the Mexican national to whom they are related to.
• Under aged applicants must be accompanied by both of their parents during the application process.

Click here to make a visa appointment.

1. A passport with at least 6 months of validity at the time of entry into Mexico.
2. Proof of residency if you are not an Emirati citizen (Emirates ID and visa).
3. One of the following documents:
   1. Certificate of employment – in original letterhead paper from the company, describing how long the applicant has been working for the employer, position, and monthly salary, or
   2. Official letter from a school, indicating that the applicant is a full-time student in the UAE and the period of the studies.
4. Proof of economic solvency with the last 3 monthly bank account statements, under the applicant’s name.
5. Application form duly completed.
6. One color photograph (passport size, face uncovered and white background).
7. Acceptance letter from an institution within the National Educational System to take courses, studies, do research or investigation projects, on a letterhead stationery with the following requisites:
   • Applicant’s full name.
   • The name of the program the applicant is enrolled to, level of studies, and area in which the applicant pretends to study or do research.
   • Starting date, as well as the date of termination of the studies or research.
   • Tuition fees, and
   • Relevant registration (RVOE) of the Mexican educational institution.

The applicant must provide evidence of funds enough to cover the fees of the studies, housing, and all his/her needs during the length of time of stay in Mexico with the any of following documentation:

• Work certification stating a stable employment with indications of labor seniority, and monthly income.
• Applicant’s bank accounts statements of the last three months.
•  For applicants under 25 years of age, the requirements on economic solvency could be accredited by one or both of parents, responsive letter, and a copy of the parents’ identification and applicant’s birth certificate.