The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico would like to advise all U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Mexico to please refer to our COVID-19 Information page for the latest country-specific information and entry and exit requirements – https://mx.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/covid-19-information/ (Original date: May 13, 2020)
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Updated: April 30, 2021 (Original date: May 28, 2020) U.S. citizens in need of 24/7 emergency assistance should call 55-8526-2561 from Mexico or 1 (844) 528-6611 from the United States. Appointment availability is very limited due to physical distancing requirements in our offices and public waiting rooms. Each applicant requires their own appointment. The number of …
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Location: Mexico Event: Mexico COVID-19 Update (April 30, 2021) COVID-19 cases and hospital occupancy in Mexico continue to decrease after peaking in the first week of January 2021 with one of the lowest levels of transmission recorded in a year. As of April 26, Chihuahua, Mexico City, and Mexico State have reported the highest number of active cases. As of April 26, Chihuahua and Tabasco are the only states reporting hospital occupancy rates above 30 percent for regular COVID-19 beds. On April 26, Mexican health authorities informed that …
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Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Mexico City, Mexico (November 13, 2020) Location: Mexico Event: Mexico COVID-19 Update (November 13, 2020) The number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases reached its peak nationwide by mid-July and began a decrease that continued for eight weeks. This decline stopped by the second week of September and plateaued for four weeks. …
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Location: Mexico Event: Mexico COVID-19 Update (October 22, 2020) The number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases reached its peak nationwide by mid-July and began a decrease that continued for nine weeks. This decline stopped by the second week of September and has plateaued or increased slightly ever since. In many states, there has been …
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Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Mexico City, Mexico (October 8, 2020) Location: Mexico Event: Mexico COVID-19 Update (October 8, 2020) The number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases has been decreasing in Mexico in the last 9 weeks. However, cases continue increasing daily in several regions of Mexico. Mexico City, Nuevo Leon, Mexico State, Jalisco, …
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Weather Alert – U.S. Consulate General Merida, Mexico (October 6, 2020) – 19:00 CDT Location: Mexican States of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán Event: Hurricane Delta has strengthened into a category four hurricane and is forecast to remain extremely dangerous when it approaches the Yucatán Peninsula the evening of October 6. Mexico has issued hurricane warnings for Delta …
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Tropical Storm Gamma – U.S. Consulate General Merida (October 3, 2020) Location: Yucatan Peninsula (Mexican states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo) Event: Mexico has issued a hurricane warning for the Yucatan Peninsula from north of Punta Allen to Cancun, including Cozumel, and a tropical storm warning from Punta Herrero to Punta Allen and north and west …
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Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Mexico City, Mexico (September 24, 2020) Location: Mexico Event: Mexico COVID-19 Update (September 24, 2020) The number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases is still increasing daily in several regions of Mexico. Mexico City, Nuevo Leon, Mexico State, Guanajuato, and Jalisco currently report the highest number of active cases for the preceding two-week period. The states …
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Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Mexico City, Mexico (September 11, 2020) Location: Mexico Event: Mexico COVID-19 Update (September 11, 2020) The number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases is still increasing daily in several regions of Mexico. Mexico City, Guanajuato, Nuevo Leon, Mexico State, and Jalisco currently report the highest number of active cases for …
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Subject: Mexico Travel Advisory – Level 3: Reconsider Travel – U.S. Embassy Mexico City (September 8, 2020) Location: Mexico The U.S. Department of State updated the Travel Advisory for Mexico on September 8, 2020. Reconsider travel to Mexico due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Mexico due to crime and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read …
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Location: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Event: Tropical Depression Fourteen is expected to strengthen to a hurricane as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula Saturday, August 22, producing winds of up to 70 miles per hour. A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning are in effect for the Yucatan Peninsula. Local authorities have issued storm watch alerts, advised …
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Location: Mexican State of Baja California Sur Event: Mexico issued a Hurricane Watch in Baja California Sur from Los Barriles to Todos Santos. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the southern portion of the Baja peninsula from Los Barriles to Puerto Cortes on the west coast. A Tropical Storm Watch is also in …
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Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Mexico City, Mexico (April 21, 2020) Location: Mexico Event: Mexico COVID-19 Update (April 21, 2020) International commercial flight options currently exist in Mexico. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements as soon as possible unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. The U.S. government does not …
Read More» Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Mexico City – COVID-19 Update (April 8, 2020) Location: Mexico Event: Mexico COVID-19 Update (April 8, 2020) International commercial flight options currently exist in Mexico. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements as soon as possible unless they are prepared to remain abroad for …
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Monterrey, NL March 30, 2020 — The U.S. Consulate General in Monterrey provides the following information for U.S. citizens: Authorities of the state of Nuevo Leon are conducting mandatory health screenings of travelers arriving from the United States. Currently, this affects primarily passenger buses but could be expanded to other modes of transport. U.S. travelers should …
Read More» Location: Mexico Event: Joint Statement on US-Mexico Joint Initiative to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic The United States and Mexico agree on the need for a dedicated joint effort to prevent spread of the COVID-19 virus and address the economic effects resulting from reduced mobility along our shared border. The U.S. and Mexican governments further recognize …
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Location: Southwestern Coast of Mexico Event: The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that swells generated by Tropical Storm Xavier, currently located approximately 300 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, has potential to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along portions of the southwestern coast beginning tonight and Sunday. The storm is expected to weaken …
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Location: Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Durango, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Colima and Baja California. Event: The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens that Hurricane Willa made landfall near Escuinapa, Sinaloa and will continue to move in a north/northeast direction. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for San Blas to Mazatlan while a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect …
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Location: Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Durango, Coahuila, Chihuahua. Event: The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens that Hurricane Willa is located southwest of Puerto Vallarta and moving in a north/northeast direction with an expected landfall around 1900 on Tuesday, October 23. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for San Blas to Mazatlan while a Tropical Storm …
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Location: Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Durango, Coahuila, Chihuahua. Event: The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens that Hurricane Willa is located less than 100 miles southwest of Puerto Vallarta and moving in a northerly direction. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for San Blas to Mazatlán while a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect from Playa …
Read More» Location: Coast of Southwestern Mexico and Baja California Sur Event: The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens that Tropical Storm Rosa is likely to become a hurricane later today and a major hurricane on Thursday, September 27. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center. Swells generated by Rosa will affect …
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Weather Alert – U.S. Consulate General Hermosillo, U.S. Consulate General Nogales, and U.S. Consulate General Tijuana, Mexico (September 19, 2018) Location: Baja California Sur Peninsula, Sonora, and Sinaloa Event: The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens that Tropical Depression Nineteen-E is moving northward over the southern Gulf of California today. The storm is expected to …
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The U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana cautions U.S. citizens that, as of 7:00 a.m Pacific Time, the National Hurricane Center is extending advisories for Tropical Storm Norma. There are no coastal watches in effect as of this time, but interests in Baja California Sur should monitor the progress of the storm. Swells generated by Norma …
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The U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana cautions U.S. citizens that as of 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time the National Hurricane Center is extending advisories for a potential tropical storm. Strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and the system could become a hurricane by Thursday or Friday. The disturbance is expected to become a tropical …
Read More» August 8, 2017 The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that Tropical Storm Franklin is expected to strengthen during the evening of Tuesday, August 8 through Wednesday, August 9 as the storm leaves the Yucatan peninsula and moves over the Bay of Campeche. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) along with the Mexican Metrological Service have …
Read More» August 7, 2017 The U.S. Consulate General in Merida continues to monitor Tropical Storm Franklin (Tropical Cyclone 7) and cautions U.S. citizens that the storm is expected to strengthen and should move over the Yucatan Peninsula this evening, Monday, August 7. The Government of Mexico has issued a Hurricane Watch from Chetumal north to Punta Allen …
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Mexico City, May 25, 2017 – Coordinators from Mexico, the United States, and Canada met today at the annual tri-national Amber Alert forum. The Amber Alert is an emergency response system that disseminates information about missing children. Their goal: to establish stronger mechanisms for the international coordination of Amber Alerts. The new mechanisms proposed at the forum …
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Be Prepared U.S. citizens planning to visit places that are vulnerable to hurricanes should be aware of the chance of storms and make a plan in case of emergency. Even inland areas far from the coast can experience destructive winds, tornadoes, and floods from tropical storms and hurricanes. In the event of a tropical …
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