North Carolina, Charlotte – The passport is an essential document for Mexicans living in the United States, because whether or not they have legal documents in this country, it is necessary to have it to be able to prove their identity and nationality at a given time.
Because it is the largest group of migrants and because it is a neighboring country, Mexico has the largest network of consulates in the world in another country. There are currently 51 consulates in the United States, helping their compatriots with a wide range of services.
The electronic passport began to be issued at the end of September 2021. It includes an electronic chip with the bearer's information, as well as biographical and biometric data on a polycarbonate sheet.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of the Government of Mexico increased the fees to process the passport at the United States consulates for 2022.
How much does it cost?
- One-year Mexican passport (for children under three years old or in case of consular protection): $38 dollars
- 3 years old: $88
- Passport for 6 years: $120
- 10 years old: $181
The SRE grants 50% discounts on the Mexican passport fee for adults over 60 years of age, agricultural workers and people with disabilities. When applying the discount, the prices would be the following:
- One-year passport (for children under three years old or in case of consular protection): $19 dollars
- Passport for 3 years: $44
- 6 years old: $60
- Passport for 10 years: $90.50
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emergency passport
People who need to advance their appointment to process the emergency passport will have to pay 30% more than the normal rate.
To request this service, you must verify the reasons why the process had to be advanced. The prices for the emergency passport would be the following:
- One-year passport (for children under three years old or in case of consular protection): $49 dollars
- Passport for 3 years: $114
- 6 years old: $156
- 10 years old: $235
How to get an appointment to process the Mexican passport in the United States?
One of these services is the processing of the passport, whether for the first time, for renewal or replacement. But in order to process it, and to know, you must first make an appointment, and there are two ways to make it through the free MEXITEL service: online or through a toll-free telephone line.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico, it is easier to make the appointment online on the MEXITEL Internet portal, which operates 24 hours a day, at the following link: https://mexitel.sre .gob.mx/
Steps to make an appointment online
It should be noted that on the page there is a video tutorial to make the appointment, which begins by giving instructions to create an email address, for those who do not have one.
- Create an account to log in via email
- Set a password
- Read the terms and conditions and mark “read”
Once the account is created, you will receive an email to activate it, log in and follow four steps to make the appointment.
In Step 1 (personal data): The Unique Population Registration Code (CURP) must be entered. If you do not know this information, you can search by entering your personal data in the following link: https://www.gob.mx/curp/
After you have obtained the CURP, enter it and a “data confirmation” message will appear and click “accept”.
All required information must be filled out to advance in each step. At the end of this article we leave you a tutorial to make your consular appointment.
Steps to make an appointment by phone from the United States
To make an appointment by phone, dial the toll-free number: 1-877-MEXITE L (1-877-639-4835).
MEXITEL schedules are from 9: 00 am to 10: 00 pm from Monday to Friday, and from 11: 00 am to 7: 00 pm Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Other ways to obtain the Mexican passport in the USA
1.In case of proven emergency: You can go without an appointment to the nearest Consulate General from Monday to Friday, between 8:00 and 1:00 pm or from 3:00 to 6:45 pm (Documents that support the emergency must be presented).
2.Consulates on wheels
You can also process the Mexican passport at the Consulates on Wheels located at the nearest consulate. To attend it is necessary to schedule an appointment. Appointments can also be obtained by calling 1-877-639-4835 (MEXITEL).
What are the requirements to obtain a Mexican passport in the United States?
To process the Mexican passport in the USA, a series of specific requirements are needed, among which are:
- Nationality accreditation
- Identity accreditation
- Photograph.
- Payment
- Incorporation of spouse's last name
- Reassignment for sex-gender concordance or gender identity
If you want more detailed information, you can visit the page: https://www.gob.mx/tramites/ficha/pasaporte-ordinario-para-personas-mayores-de-edad/SRE112
*The passport is delivered the same day of the appointment
Updated: As of March 1, 2022, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs changed the appointment system for the 57 Mexican Consulates in the United States; It stopped being Mexitel and is currently MyConsulate . For more information about how to access the new site and what consular procedures you can carry out, you can consult this article from Enlace Latino NC.
To know the 2022 requirements to process your Mexican passport renewal in the USA, You can check this article.
Consulate Directory
You can consult a directory of consular offices in the United States provided by the SRE by clicking here.
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Hello, I want to process my Mexican passport, but no phone answers, the one from 1877 is confused.
I need help with this procedure.
Thank you
Hello, we have been trying to process the Mexican passport for my sister at the consulate in Dallas, TX for 2 years, but each visit is more exhausting when we think we have all the documentation for the process, they reject us again because at the consulate each consul asks for different requirements and We meet what one asks of us but we don't get the same consul and for him what the last consul had asked for is not enough, it's something so ridiculous but true.