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Mexican Embassy in New Delhi

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Overview

The Mexican Embassy in New Delhi operates from Anand Niketan in south-west Delhi and covers India plus Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and the Maldives by concurrent accreditation. For Indian travellers the decisive fact is a rule set by Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Migración: a visitor holding a valid visa of the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom or a Schengen country — or permanent residence in any of them — enters Mexico without a Mexican visa for a stay of up to 180 days, which keeps a large share of Indian tourist and business travel away from the visa counter altogether.

Visa Services

Indian passport holders need a Mexican visa unless they hold a document that Mexico's migration institute accepts in its place. Under the Instituto Nacional de Migración's rules a foreign visitor who holds a valid, current visa of Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom or any Schengen-area country, or a document proving permanent residence in one of those countries, may enter Mexico as a visitor without permission to carry out remunerated activities — tourism, business visits, transit — for a stay that cannot exceed 180 days; the migration officer at the port of entry sets the actual length. Indian travellers without such a document apply to this Embassy for a Mexican visa. Categories handled include visitor without permission for remunerated activity, student with admission proofs from Mexican universities, and the visitor and resident categories that require prior authorisation from the Instituto Nacional de Migración (work, family unity); the consular section coordinates the document checklist by email at contactoconind@sre.gob.mx ahead of the in-person appointment. Indian residents in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal or the Maldives apply through this Delhi post unless they hold a qualifying document.

Consular Services

Mexican citizens resident in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal or the Maldives are served for passport renewal and re-issue, lost-passport replacement, civil registration of births, marriages and deaths, voter registration for Mexican elections abroad, document apostille, and the standard Servicios al Mexicano en el Exterior bundle. Emergency cases route through the dedicated emergency line +91 97177 20003; standard cases use the contactoconind email channel and the 09:00–17:00 weekday window.

Trade & Export Support

India–Mexico trade is the second-largest bilateral relationship for India in Latin America after Brazil. Mexican exports to India are dominated by crude petroleum, mineral fuels and automotive parts, copper and copper ores, agrochemicals, and tequila and mezcal under the protected designation framework; Indian exports to Mexico include automotive components (with Indian-owned production in Mexico's automotive belt around Querétaro and San Luis Potosí driving substantial intra-firm trade), pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals, polyester yarn, two-wheelers and engineering goods. The bilateral flow has been growing at roughly 10–12% annually over the past decade and represents one of the most balanced commercial relationships India runs in the Americas.

Investment Opportunities

Mexican inbound investment promotion through this Embassy targets sectors where Indian capital is most active: automotive components manufacturing in the Querétaro–San Luis Potosí–Guanajuato corridor (where Indian-owned plants have expanded substantially since the 2010s), pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution, IT services and back-office partnerships leveraging Mexican bilingual technical talent, and renewable energy projects. Indian institutional investors and conglomerates considering Mexican exposure engage the Embassy for briefings with Mexico's investment promotion bodies and federal-state introductions.

Business Support

The Embassy maintains operational contact with the Cámara de Comercio México-India and with Indian counterpart chambers (CII, FICCI) for trade-fair coordination, B2B matchmaking, sector delegations and the bilateral commercial calendar. The Mexican automotive industry's deep integration with Indian component suppliers and the growing pharmaceutical-manufacturing footprint generate consistent day-to-day commercial flow.

Cultural & Educational Programs

Cultural and educational programming includes presentations of Mexican folk music (Mariachi, Son Jarocho), cycles of Mexican cinema at Indian film festivals, the literary heritage of Octavio Paz — Mexican ambassador to India in the 1960s and a Nobel laureate whose writing on India remains widely read by Indian Spanish-language students — Spanish-language teaching cooperation with Indian universities, postgraduate scholarship programmes at Mexican universities for Indian students under the AMEXCID exchange framework, and academic exchange agreements with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

Service Area

Republic of India (primary host), Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, People's Republic of Bangladesh, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, and Republic of Maldives. Mexican residents and visa applicants across the five countries route through this Delhi post.

Appointment Information

Visa applications coordinate by email at contactoconind@sre.gob.mx for the category-specific document checklist before an in-person appointment at the Anand Niketan embassy. Consular services for Mexican citizens are attended during the 09:00–17:00 window Monday to Friday. Travellers who hold a valid US, Canadian, Japanese, UK or Schengen visa or permanent residence in one of those countries do not need a visa appointment for a visit without remunerated activity; applicants for work, study or residence do.

Special Notes

Indian passport holders with a valid US, Canadian, Japanese, UK or Schengen visa, or permanent residence in one of those countries, enter Mexico as visitors without a Mexican visa for up to 180 days under the Instituto Nacional de Migración's rules; the exemption covers visits without remunerated activity, not work, study or residence. Four-country concurrent accreditation: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and the Maldives in addition to India. Emergency line for Mexican citizens: +91 97177 20003.

Frequently asked questions

Do Indian passport holders need a visa for Mexico?

Not if they hold a qualifying document. Under the Instituto Nacional de Migración's rules, a visitor with a valid, current visa of the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom or a Schengen country, or permanent residence in one of them, enters Mexico without a Mexican visa for a stay of up to 180 days as a visitor without permission for remunerated activity — tourism, business visits, transit. Indian travellers without such a document apply for a Mexican visa at this Embassy following an email-first then in-person appointment process. Work, study and residence always require the Mexican process regardless.

Does the Delhi Embassy cover Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal or the Maldives?

Yes. The Mexican Embassy in New Delhi has concurrent accreditation to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal and the Republic of Maldives in addition to the host country India. Residents of any of these four countries — both visa applicants and Mexican citizens needing consular services — route through this single Delhi post.

I have a valid US visa — can I really skip the Mexican visa application?

Yes, for a visit. Mexico's migration institute accepts a valid, current US visa (and equally a Canadian, Japanese, UK or Schengen visa, or permanent residence in any of those countries) in place of a Mexican visa for entry as a visitor without permission for remunerated activity. The stay cannot exceed 180 days and its actual length is set by the migration officer at the port of entry. Check the visa's validity dates before travel; the exemption does not cover work, study or residence, which require a Mexican visa application.

How does the email-first visa application process work?

Indian visa applicants without a qualifying third-country document coordinate by email with the consular section at contactoconind@sre.gob.mx. The consular team reviews the category-specific document checklist by mail and schedules an in-person appointment for original-document submission once the file is verified. Walk-in attempts without prior verification are typically turned away; the model rewards prepared applicants.

Is there a Mexican consulate in Mumbai or elsewhere in India?

The Embassy in New Delhi is Mexico's career post for India and the four concurrent countries; visa applications and consular acts are processed there. Residents elsewhere in India coordinate by email before travelling to Delhi for the in-person step.

I am a Mexican citizen living in India — what services does the Embassy provide?

Mexican citizens resident in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal or the Maldives are served for passport renewal and re-issue, lost-passport replacement, civil registration of births, marriages and deaths, voter registration for Mexican elections abroad, document apostille, and the standard Servicios al Mexicano en el Exterior bundle. Consular services are attended Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00; emergencies route through +91 97177 20003.

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