Congress 11

April 22 - 26, 2012 in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

Departure / Tourist Card Your opportunity to earn 32 CEUs!

A tourist card, or FMT, is a tourist permit required for travelers to Mexico who will be staying longer than 72 hours, or traveling outside the United States-Mexico border zone.

There is a fee of about $23USD for a tourist card. If you are traveling by air, the fee for your tourist card is included in the cost of your trip, and you will be given the card to fill out. If you are traveling over land you can pick up a tourist card at your point of entry or from a Mexican consulate before your departure. In this case you will need to make the payment for your tourist card at a bank after your arrival in Mexico.

Upon arrival in Mexico you will present the filled-in tourist card to the immigration official who will stamp it and write in the number of days that you are allowed to stay in the country. The maximum is 180 days, or 6 months, but the time actually given is at the discretion of the immigration official (often only 30 to 60 days are granted initially).

You should keep your tourist card in a safe place, for example, tucked into the pages of your passport. Upon leaving the country you must surrender your tourist card to immigration officials.

If you do not have your tourist card, or if your tourist card is expired, you may be fined.