Need online entry visa?

[webbah]

I thought I remember applying online for and receiving an entry visa before our last trip to Cozumel in March 2021. Is that still a thing? I can't seem to find definitive information on this. Does United Airlines still supply all of the necessary forms before we land? If I need to do something online before we go - what is the website?

Thanks!

 

[mediumone]

The airlines might have an adequate supply of the forms on hand, but they may not. I always fill in & print out prior departure.

Immigration: https://www.inm.gob.mx/fmme/publico/en/solicitud.html
Customs: Inicio


Edit to add:
Customs form can't be filled out more than 3 days prior to arrival.
Don't know what the time frame is for immigration, but believe that it's at least a week

 

[DandyDon]

Don't know what the time frame is for immigration, but believe that it's at least a week

A month. Go to that site and try it. It's easy. Print it out after completion and take it with you. WARNING: You'll receive part of it back at Immigration. Don't lose it. You'll need it when you leave.

 

[mediumone]

Don't lose it. You'll need it when you leave.

If you do lose it, you'll have to talk to an immigration officer in the airport and give him/her $638.00 for a replacement.

 

[DandyDon]

If you do lose it, you'll have to talk to an immigration officer in the airport and give him/her $638.00 for a replacement.

$638 MXN? About $32 USD? I had to do that once years ago. I don't think there was a charge then. I'm sure there is now, but do specify currency.

I photograph my passport information page and tourist card to keep on my phone, carry and store my PP and tourist card in a ziplock so the card won't fall out, and keep a photograph of my passport information page and a spare PP photo in a ziplock in a separate bag just in case I have to replace the PP. That helped a lot when my granddaughter lost her PP in China. You can't board a train or get a room without a PP over there.

 

[mediumone]

but do specify currency.

Really? I'm talking about a cash remittance to a Mexican Government entity, and as you're aware, the legal tender in Mexico is the Mexican Peso.

 

[ggunn]

Really? I'm talking about a cash remittance to a Mexican Government entity, and as you're aware, the legal tender in Mexico is the Mexican Peso.

But to most of us in here $ usually means US$. The numbers usually make it obvious, though.

 

[DandyDon]

I try to be specific in my discussions that could involve different currencies, but I guess that's me.

 

[Grateful head]

If you do lose it, you'll have to talk to an immigration officer in the airport and give him/her $638.00 for a replacement.

This happened to me last December, what a pain in the ass, not only the cost factor but also the wait factor. The immigration officer was in no hurry to re-issue my lost paper. Never again!

 

[judydivescoz]

This happened to me last December, what a pain in the ass, not only the cost factor but also the wait factor. The immigration officer was in no hurry to re-issue my lost paper. Never again!

I am a Mexican Resident and have to go the the immigration office every time I fly. They are never in a hurry. It’s far worse when there is an incoming flight. The officer who works at the window is also handling that flight as well. They peek in once in a while to it’s see if anyone is waiting! I now check flight schedules so my visit to immigration does not conflict with incoming flights. Gets me in and out faster.