Recently, we were surprised to learn that some citizens of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central Asian republics are convinced that if they have resident status in Russia, they can obtain an electronic permit to enter Mexico. Then they are not put on the Turkish Airlines flight, but some get through, and then upon arrival they are not allowed in by the Mexican immigration service. The desire to enter Mexico with an electronic permit by citizens of countries that are not entitled to such a permit — These are far from isolated cases.
Let us remind you that an electronic permit to enter Mexico replaces a visa and gives the right to enter the country to citizens of only three countries: Ukraine, Russia and Turkey. The government website for obtaining an electronic permit to Mexico makes it possible for anyone to obtain such a permit, as long as their state of citizenship corresponds to one of the three. For example, if you indicate that «nationality» — Russian Federation, it is allowed to select any place of birth and enter any set of characters instead of the passport number — electronic permission will be provided in all circumstances.
Visa criteria always apply to citizenship and not to migration status. «Nationality» in the application means the country of which you are a citizen and which issued your passport. «Nationality» has nothing to do with ethnicity or residence permit. And therefore, citizens of other countries legally residing in Russia do not have the right to purchase an electronic permit to Mexico.
Citizens of these countries, except Ukraine, Russia and Turkey, to enter Mexico will need to obtain a Mexican visa or a visa from one of the states that also allows entry into Mexico. This is a visa from the USA, Canada, Japan, Great Britain or the Schengen countries.
Here you must evaluate for yourself which country’s visa is easier for you to obtain. It is appreciated that the submission of documents forMexico visa— most often, only personal, which is associated with the need to submit fingerprints. If possible, you will have to go to Kyiv, Moscow, Istanbul or Tehran for a visa — There are no other Mexican consulates in the region. Moreover, there must also be a reason for applying for a visa to a specific Mexican consulate. This is either residential status in the country of this consulate, or a more serious purpose of travel, for example, for treatment. If the purpose of obtaining a Mexico visa is — tourism is allowed, you will have to go to Tehran. But we understand perfectly well that if the documentation for a Mexican visa was accepted at the consulate, this does not mean that they will issue a visa.
Just because you have received an electronic permit for Mexico does not mean that you will be allowed to enter the country. Electronic permission — just a PDF file that is generated by the server. The correctness of the data entered in the permit is checked by people — first by the airline when boarding a flight to Mexico, then by the immigration service upon arrival. Inaccurate or incorrect data will usually result in denial of entry. What can we say, if even with a correctly issued electronic permit, entry into the country may not be allowed.
A consular visa has one advantage over an electronic permit: its holder has already passed a financial solvency check upon receipt, and therefore has a greater chance of getting into Mexico on a visa. But even in the case of a visa, the final decision whether to be allowed into the country or not is made by the migration officer upon arrival. And then it is essential to prove thattargetyour visit to Mexico is exactly what you call it.