Embassy closes, again... (Too many holidays in Mexico?)

The US Embassy and Consulates around the country will be closed this Monday in celebration of the May 5th holiday....They will re-open on Tuesday May 6th.

Embassy closed

The US Embassy and Consulates around the country will be closed this Thursday in celebration of the May 1st holiday....They will re-open on Friday May 2d.

US Government issued a new travel alert for Mexico....

US State Department issued a new travel warning for Americans traveling to Mexico. The US Government is especially concerned about the violence at the border region...

April 14, 2008

This Travel Alert updates information for U.S. citizens on security situations in Mexico that may affect their activities while in that country. This supersedes the Travel Alert for Mexico dated October 24, 2007, and expires on October 15, 2008.

Violence Along The U.S.-Mexico Border
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Violent criminal activity fueled by a war between criminal organizations struggling for control of the lucrative narcotics trade continues along the U.S.-Mexico border. Attacks are aimed primarily at members of drug trafficking organizations, Mexican police forces, criminal justice officials, and journalists. However, foreign visitors and residents, including Americans, have been among the victims of homicides and kidnappings in the border region. In its effort to combat violence, the government of Mexico has deployed military troops in various parts of the country. U.S. citizens are urged to cooperate with official checkpoints when traveling on Mexican highways.

Recent Mexican army and police force conflicts with heavily-armed narcotics cartels have escalated to levels equivalent to military small-unit combat and have included use of machine guns and fragmentation grenades. Confrontations have taken place in numerous towns and cities in northern Mexico, including Tijuana in the Mexican state of Baja California, and Chihuahua City and Ciudad Juarez in the state of Chihuahua. The situation in northern Mexico remains very fluid; the location and timing of future armed engagements there cannot be predicted.

Armed robberies and carjackings, apparently unconnected to the narcotics-related violence, have increased in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez. Dozens of U.S. citizens were kidnapped and/or murdered in Tijuana in 2007. Public shootouts have occurred during daylight hours near shopping areas. To read the rest of Travel Warning, click here

Survey for Canadian and US Citizens Living in Mexico

The Ministry of Finance is doing an anonymous survey of Canadian and US citizens living in Mexico. The information obtained will be used to address the difficulties faced by foreigners who live and work in Mexico. It should not take you more then ten minutes to answer. Click Here to answer survey.