How to book Mexico visa appointment – A step-by-step guide

There was a time you could walk into a Mexican embassy or consulate and submit your visa application. But that’s not the case anymore. You will have to book Mexico visa appointment to submit your visa application at the consulate.

Not only do you have to schedule an appointment, but you also have to wait for appointments as they are scarce these days.

The appointments are based on first-come come first-served. There is no option to hold a booking. You can always cancel an existing booking and rebook if ever your plans change.

Though a lot of visa-required nationals travel to Mexico using a US visa or a similar visa, there may be some of you who need a Mexican visa. In this guide, I will walk you through the process of booking a Mexican visa appointment at the nearest embassy or consulate.

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Steps to book Mexico visa appointment

User registration

Go to the official MiConsulado appointment website.

The website will be in Spanish by default.

From the language options dropdown, change the language from “Español” (meaning, Spanish) to “Inglés” (meaning, English).

The built-in translation may or may not work. But don’t worry, I have provided translations wherever necessary to guide you through the process.

Select “Correo electrónico y contraseña” (meaning, email and password). This will show the login screen.

Click on “Create account” to create a new account.

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Create new account

Enter the following information.

• Services [Instruction: Select “Oficinas consulares”, meaning “Consular Offices”]
• Country [Instruction: Select the country where you will be scheduling your appointment]
• State [Instruction: Select the state where you will be scheduling your appointment]
• Default office [Instruction: This will be the city of the Mexican embassy or consulate where you will apply for your visa]
• Country of birth [Instruction: Enter your country of birth as per your passport]
• Nationality [Instruction: Enter your nationality as per your passport]
• Name [Instruction: Enter your given name or first name as per your passport. If you have a middle name, enter it followed by your first name, separated by a space. ]
• Father’s last name [Instruction: Enter your surname or last name as per your passport]
• Mother’s last name [Instruction: You can skip this. Mexicans, Latin Americans, Spanish and some Filipinos have two last names.]
• Primary telephone number [Instruction: Enter your mobile phone number]
• Alternate telephone number [Instruction: You can skip this]
• Email address [Instruction: Enter your email address]
• Set up a password [Instruction: Enter a password]
• Confirm password [Instruction: Confirm the password by reentering it here]

Email address: For email, only Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Live, Outlook or iCloud emails are accepted

Click on the “Register” button.

You will be taken to the appointments dashboard.

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Appointments dashboard

Click on the “Schedule” button to schedule a new appointment.

You will be taken to the 5-step appointment booking process.

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Step 1: Place

Section: Place selection

The following information is automatically populated based on your account and/or location. But you can change this information if necessary.

• Country [Instruction: Select the country where you are scheduling your appointment]
• Province [Instruction: Select the state or province where you are scheduling your appointment]
• Consular Office [Instruction: Select the Mexican embassy or consulate. If you see “no office found”, then there are no available appointments.]

Once you select the consular office, it will show the embassy or consulate’s address and appointment availability.

• Choose your office to continue [Instruction: If you’re ok with this consulate and appointment availability, click on the “Select” button]

Once you click the “Select” button, the “Applicant’s information” section will be displayed.

You will see a box to enter CURP, which is for residents and citizens of Mexico.

Since you are a tourist and obviously a non-Mexican citizen or resident, you will have to click on the “Add manually” link.

This will show the form for tourists.

Section: Applicant’s information

• First Name [Instruction: Enter your given name or first name as per your passport]
• Last Name [Instruction: Enter your surname or last name as per your passport]
• Second surname [Instruction: If you have a middle name in your passport, you can enter it here]
• Date of birth [Instruction: Enter your date of birth as per your passport]
• Gender [Instruction: Enter your gender as per your passport from the options]
  • [OPTIONS]
  • Feminino (Translation: Female)
  • Masculino (Translation: Male)
  • X
• Nationality [Instruction: Select your country of nationality as per your passport]
• Marital Status [Instruction: Select your marital status from the options]
  • [OPTIONS]
  • Soltero(a) (Translation: Single)
  • Casado(a) (Translation: Married)
  • Concubinato (Translation: Living Together)
• Do you want your spouse’s last name to be printed on your document? [Instruction: This question pops up only if you have selected married in the last question. You can select No to keep it simple, but if you prefer, you can select Yes and enter your spouse’s last name.]

Second surname: If you have a middle name in your passport (ex, Filipino passport), you can enter it here in the second surname field. This is the instruction provided by the Mexican embassy in Manila, Philippines.

Section: Place of birth

• Country [Instruction: Enter your country of birth as per your passport]
• Province [Instruction: Enter the state or province of your birth]
• City [Instruction: Enter the city of your birth]

Has the applicant already obtained a passport and/or consular registration previously? [Instruction: Select “No”. This question is not relevant for tourists. ]

Click on the “Verify” button.

Then, click on the “Continue” button.

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Step 2: Services

Section: Procedure alternatives

Under “Choose one”, select the box for “Visas” and click on the “Add” button.

A new section called “Procedure visas” will be displayed below.

Section: Procedure visas

• Procedure type [Instruction: For tourism, select “Sin permiso del INM” from the options]
• Sub-procedure [Instruction: For tourism, select “Visitante sin permiso para realizar actividades reuneradas” from the options]

Click on the “Continue” button.

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Step 3: Documents

Section: Datos adicionales [Translation: Additional Data]

• ¿El solicitante es naturalizado? [Instruction: This question is not relevant to tourists. Just select “No”.]
• Select if the person with a disability requires the assistance of a guardian or relative to express their will in the application for the passport process [Instruction: This question is also not relevant to tourists. Just select “No”.]

Section: Documento probatorio de identidad [Translation: Proof of Identity]

• Documento [Translation: Document] [Instruction: select “Documento de identidad nacional (DNI)”, which means “National ID” but you will have to enter your passport details here.]
• Número [Translation: Number] [Instruction: Enter your Passport number]
• Fecha de expedición [Translation: Date of issue] [Instruction: Enter your Passport date of issue]
• Fecha de vencimiento [Translation: Date of expiry] [Instruction: Enter your Passport date of expiration]
• País de expedición [Translation: Country of issue] [Instruction: Enter your Passport country of issue]

Click on the “Continue” button.

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Step 4: Contact

Section: Address

• Country [Instruction: Enter your current country of residence]
• Province [Instruction: Enter the state or province]
• Direction [Translation: Address] [Instruction: Enter your address]

Section: Emergency contact

• First Name [Instruction: Enter your emergency contact’s first name]
• Last Name [Instruction: Enter your emergency contact’s surname or last name]
• Second surname [Instruction: You can skip this one. Mexicans, Spanish, Latin Americans and some Filipinos have two last names.]
• Email [Instruction: Non-mandatory field, you can skip it if necessary]
• Phone [Instruction: Enter your emergency contact’s phone number]
• Movil [Translation: Mobile phone] [Instruction: Non-mandatory field, you can skip it if necessary]
• Is the same address [Instruction: Select “Yes” if your emergency contact’s address is the same as yours. If not, select “No” and enter their address.]

Click on the “Continue” button.

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Step 5: Calendar

In the calendar, the available appointment dates are shown in blue.

Select the date, then a preferred time on the right side and click on the “Book” button.

An appointment confirmation pop-up is displayed.

You can click on the “Download” link to download your appointment confirmation. You need to carry a printout of your appointment confirmation on the day of your appointment.

You can click on the “Finish” button to close the pop-up and go back to the dashboard.

In the dashboard, you will see the current appointment. You can view, download or cancel the appointment from here.

You will also receive an email with your appointment confirmation as an attachment.

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How to cancel Mexico visa appointment

You can simply delete the existing booking in your dashboard to cancel it. In order to cancel the booking, follow the steps below.

• Go to the official Mexican MiConsulado visa appointment portal.
• Select “Correo electrónico y contraseña”.
• Enter your email and password, check the box for terms and conditions, then click on the “Start” button to log into your account.

In your appointments dashboard, under actions for your current booking, click on the “trash can” icon to cancel your current booking.

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How to reschedule Mexico visa appointment

You cannot reschedule a booking. Instead, you will have to cancel the current one and book a new one.

Log in to your account and delete your current booking from your appointments dashboard.

Then, click on the “Schedule” button to schedule a new appointment.

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I’m temporarily blocked. What can I do?

If the appointment system detects any unusual activity, it will block your account temporarily for up to 24 hours. This is to avoid bots and automated scripts searching, holding or booking appointments. If the system suspects bot-like activity, it will freeze the account for 24 hours. If the activity persists, it will permanently freeze the account.

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Can I expedite my appointment?

No. The MiConsulado website does not offer expedited appointments. The Mexican embassy or consulate does not entertain appointment booking or expediting requests directly. You also can’t show up at the embassy/consulate without an appointment. So, you have no choice but to use MiConsulado and book the earliest available appointment.