tropical jungle full of unseen colors, which flit between vines exotic birds.Mysterious graffiti ancient pyramids in the abandoned cities of the ancient civilizations of the Maya and Aztecs.Foam disco Acapulco from dusk until dawn, where dancing till you drop, and do not have time to try all sorts of authentic tequila and mezcal.And surfing the azure waters of the ocean or dive into underwater caves that serve as a refuge for thousands of small and large fish, such bright, as if painted children's felt-tip pen.Here God, as if in anticipation of the influx of fans is impressive recreation, created kilometers of white beaches, swaying tree-fresh breeze from the trees.On the beach, in the lush tropical landscape, hiding the body and bungalows luxurious hotels.All this is Mexico.Do I need a visa for Russians to get into this fantastic country?Read about it in our article.
How to get there?
long flight and its high cost - that's the only drawback holiday in Mexico.The rest of the country is simply impeccable.To little to reduce travel time, choose flights directly at the following resorts.From Moscow company "Aeroflot" on Thursdays and Sundays, and aerokontsern "Transaero" on Wednesdays and Saturdays allowed the planes to Cancun.Thirteen hours - and you're at the resort.If for you the determining factor is the price, then choose Lufthansa with a transfer in Frankfurt, Iberia, Air France or KLM flight via Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam respectively.Save a little (30%) will buy tickets early - two months before departure.What we refer to the flight if the subject of the article focuses on how to get a visa to Mexico?The fact that no airline will not sell you a ticket, unless you will demonstrate the presence of your passport permission to enter the country.Therefore, the first step is to attend the opening of a visa.
What is SAE?
for Russians and Ukrainians have the opportunity to get a coveted permit to enter, without leaving home.For this purpose only necessary that the access to the Internet.Electronic authorization system (the Mexican border guards call it SAE) was launched in 2010 and since then it heard only rave reviews.Citizens of Ukraine need to go to the website of the Embassy of Mexico in Kiev and fill quite a simple online application.It is enough to enter personal data (passport at the same time must have a shelf life in excess of the estimated time of your return home for six months).You also need to indicate the absence of a criminal record and the date of travel.Electronic visa to Mexico for the Russians opened the same way.For this category of tourists have even two options: go to the website embassy in Moscow or to the page of the National Institute of Migration.In a few minutes you come to e-mail solution with a unique code.It must print and present the airline when buying a ticket, as well as border guards.
Pros and cons of SAE
electronic authorization system is useful in many ways.It's free, with no need to go to Moscow.Getting SAE saves the page in the passport.This visa can be opened, even if you're not in Russia and abroad.With this entry clearance you have the right to be in a tropical country up to 180 days.But this system has some drawbacks.Perhaps the most significant of these is that SAE can use only those Russian citizens who were born in this country, regardless of whether it was the Soviet Union or the Russian Federation already.In the box online form should clearly indicate the city was born.If it is, for example, the area of Arkalyk / USSR, the system will automatically discard your application, because now this territory belongs to Kazakhstan.Visa to Mexico for the Russians, who were born not in Russia, opened only after the personal visit of the applicant in the Embassy of Mexico in Moscow.The procedure for opening entry permit in this case is quite different.Since the international community has not recognized annexation of the Crimea to the Russian citizens living there and take citizenship of the Russian Federation, sent for a visa at the Mexican Embassy in Kiev.
Other cons SAE
According to the system of electronic authorization, you must come to the country only by air.That is, try one fell swoop the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Mexico will not work, unless you will use all the aircraft.If you arrive by ferry or try to pass the land border from Guatemala and Belize have also deported.By e-visa you are required to enter Mexico for thirty days after the authorization.This means that early booking flights to commit will fail.After all, the airline sells only with a visa.Next, SAE entitles only edinokratnogo entry.And finally, even a small criminal record (for the accident, for example) throws you out of the electronic system.Of course, the majority of Russians and Ukrainians, it's best to get permission to enter online.But it is better to know the exceptions to the general rule and pre-apply to the Embassy of Mexico for a visa.All the more so since there are queues commissioning SAE was observed.
Visa to Mexico through the Consulate of the country
If it happened that you, for some reason, refused to electronic permission to enter the pleasant land, do not worry.The procedure for the visa at the consulate, though fraught with certain financial outlay, but has several advantages.In just thirty-six dollars you can open multivezd ten years.Just imagine: for such ridiculous money you are entitled to stay in the country 180 days a year, to enter and leave the state of any mode of transport!During this decade, you can try all the resorts in the Caribbean coast of Playa del Carmen on the Riviera Maya, Cancun and Cozumel, as well as swimming in the waves of the Pacific Ocean in these wonderful places like Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.And finally, to travel around the country's big cities - Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puebla, Monterrey, Merida.Get a visa to Mexico is quite simple - it takes only a minimum set of documents.What is it?
package of documents to the Embassy of Mexico
First, you must register online at the consular section and fill out the online questionnaire.When all the possible graphs will be written to print all pages of the document (on both sides).Next you need to put in the appropriate box prints of two index fingers dipped them - it is necessary - in blue ink.Further, blue or purple pen is necessary to put the autograph in the "Signature of the person concerned."Forms need to be completed and for the children.For the child signed by both parents.Fingerprints do not have to be greased in order to clearly could see the papillary lines.What else do you need besides the existing profiles and at least another seven months of the passport to the visa to Mexico for the Russians was opened?Two recent color photographs (3 x 4) on a white background with a completely open person.A copy of the front page (personal data) passport.It is also advisable to make a photocopy of Mexican visa, if you were outdated documents.
confirmation solvency
Visa in Mexico requires the presentation of two important documents, namely the statement of earnings for the last six months (so-called Form 2-PIT) and a letter from the employer on letterhead and seal.In this latest piece of paper must contain your title, phone number, salary, date of admission to the institution.It should be borne in mind that the applicants, who are paid about $ 1,500 a month, open a visa for 10 years without any problems.But those who work for $ 700, is an entry permit may be granted for a period of 6 months.What to do if you - a modest rentier?Will bank statement for the last six months with a round seal of the financial institution (the monthly balance when it should be more than $ 2400).If you want to take those on your dependent, the amount of your monthly income should increase by 25% per person.Students need a photocopy of the ticket and a certificate from the university, and pensioners - a certificate.
Traveling with kids (registration at the consulate)
How to get a visa to Mexico for those tourists who want to take with them across the ocean of their minor offspring?If you go on a journey both parents of the child, the problems should arise.Especially if you register through the SAE.If you want to get for yourself and your child's long-term multi-entry, you need to package documents kid we add copies of internal passports mom and dad.Photocopying also needed a birth certificate.If the child is old enough, needed his own passport and a certificate from the school.
different legal nuances
How to get a visa to Mexico for the Russians, who have not yet reached the age of majority, but independent enough to travel without an adult family member or want to go on holiday as part of a children's group?Or indirect relatives?Or, with one of the parents?If the child does not accompany a trip neither the father nor the mother, one must have a notarized consent of both parents on the trip.The same applies if the child is traveling with the grandparents.But if the minor is visiting a tropical country with a parent, you need to add to the package the following documents: a photocopy of the first page of the internal passport of the person who stays in Russia, as well as a notarized authorization for removal of the child.
Registration through firms
To save time and nerves, can ask for help in obtaining permission to enter the country for various companies, including tourism.But then a visa to Mexico for the Russians will cost money, even if it is - Electronic SAE.If you bother yourself logged in the National Migration Institute, to you will not remove a penny.Mediator you will have to pay for the services of about 20 dollars.Visa through the consulate for various periods (6 months or 10 years) does not differ in price.It is $ 55 per person, including for the child.
In some cases, a visa is not required?
As you can see, if you open a long-term entry permit through the Embassy, it is necessary to collect documents about how to travel to the United States or the countries of the Schengen Agreement.So, according to the current legislation in Mexico, a person holding a valid visa to the United States, do not need any other piece of paper to enter the territory of the southern neighbor of a great power.And to travel to the beaches of Cancun did not need to first fly to the United States, and then you enter Mexico.You can make a direct flight from Moscow even though from any airport in the Old World.I do not need a visa to Mexico also for the Russians, who have permanent residence permits in the European Union, Canada and Japan.
