VISA information

Citizens of these countries DO NOT require visa to visit Mexico (Extracted from the Mexican Inmigration Autority page):

Andorra
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Greece
Hong Kong*
Hungary
Ireland
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway

Panama
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
San Marino
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Uruguay
United States of America
Venezuela

*Chinese citizens with passports issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Permanent residents in Canada, Japan, The United Kingdom (Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK), The United States of America or the Schengen countries wishing to travel to Mexico do not require a visa to enter the country as a tourists and business visitors for a 180-day stay and as a visitors in transit for a 30-day stay. Immigration authorities in Mexico will ask for proof of permanent residence and a valid passport (valid for at least six months) on arrival.

According to new regulations, from the 1st of May 2010 it is not necessary to apply for a tourist Mexican visa if you hold a VALID VISA for the United States of America -regardless the nationality- . Immigration authorities in Mexico will ask for your US visa and a valid passport (valid for at least six months) on arrival.

Citizens of other countries require visa. For more information, please contact the nearest Mexican Consulateor Embassy.

For those participants, and any accompanying person, needing visa, the organizing committee of ReConFig will provide support. If you require VISA please contact us inmediatly.

If you require a letter confirming that your paper has been accepted we can provide this for you. Note that Visa letters will be only be issued to

• People the committee knows
• Speakers/Presenters
• Committee members

Visa letters will state only the facts:
• Conference title, dates and location
• If they are either a committee member, speaker, presenter, or attendee