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Mexican tourist visa for Colombians resident in the US

The question has come up on this forum from time to time whether Colombians who are permanent residents of the US can visit Mexico as tourists without a visa. My wife has visited the Mexian border towns without a visa but a Mexican tourist visa or tourist card is required for journeys further inland. I came across this page from the Mexican embassy's web site that indicates a Colombian with a green card in the US can travel to Mexico without a visa just like a US citizen can:

"TOURISTS AND SHORT STAY BUSINESS VISITORS

february 8,2005

The nationalities listed below traveling to Mexico as tourists or on business for short stays, can easily obtain a tourist card (valid for 180 days) or an FMN (for up to 30 days) at the port of entry or directly from the airline:

Canadian and US citizens must submit proof of citizenship, such as birth certificate, (some airlines will require a birth certificate with a “raised seal” to make sure it is a certified copy), valid passport, naturalization certificate, or voter registration card; as well as a valid picture id card. Business travelers must carry with them a letter from their company stating the purpose of their business visit and who will defray expenses.

All those nationals of European countries that make up the European Union plus, Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Chile, Island, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Uruguay and all US permanent residents regardless of their nationality.

These applicants must submit a valid passport and, if it is the case, their legal permanent residence card."

Taken from http://portal.sre.gob.mx/was_eng/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=54&op=page&SubMenu=

By utopiacowboy on Jan 14, 2007, 19:57 in Visa & paperwork.

Crazy4Cali says on Jan 18, 2007, 19:45:

Same goes for Canada if you're heading in the other direction.

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