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Passport requirements for Mexico

Whether you’re arriving by airplane, by cruise ship, or over land at a border crossing, all US citizens must present a valid passport to enter Mexico. This is true of both adults and children. Check the expiration date on your passport before leaving for your trip. You’ll want to be sure your passport is valid for at least 6 months after your arrival date and has a blank page available for stamping.

Americans can also use a passport card to enter the country via land or sea, but keep in mind that it’s only valid for land and sea travel between the US, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda, whereas a regular passport book is valid around the world. Note that a passport card is not valid for air travel.

You’ll want to keep a close eye on your passport throughout your trip. After all, you’ll need it to return to the United States. If you end up being delayed due to a lost or stolen passport, you’ll be glad you had travel insurance with trip interruption coverage, which may protect you from the financial burdens of being delayed in Mexico while your travel documents are replaced.

Visa requirements for Americans visiting Mexico

For travel to Mexico by Americans, no tourist visa is required, assuming your stay is for less than 180 days. When you arrive in Mexico, you’ll fill out a Mexico Visitor’s Permit. This is your documentation of your arrival date in the country, and you’ll need to present it to the local authorities when you are leaving Mexico.

Health requirements for traveling to Mexico

No vaccination records are required to enter Mexico. And unlike many other countries, Mexico does not require a negative COVID-19 test to enter the country. However, many resorts in popular tourist destinations like Baja, California, Puerto Vallarta, and Playa del Carmen require guests to complete a health questionnaire upon check-in. These guidelines can change quickly, so be sure you have the latest information on travel restrictions before you depart for Mexico.

Most US travelers entering Mexico arrive via a commercial flight or a port of entry as a passenger on a cruise ship. Mexico remains open to vacation travel via both of these avenues, with no quarantine required. However, it’s important to note that the land border between the United States and Mexico remains closed to non-essential travel until November 2021.https://latest%20information%20on%20travel%20restrictions/

It’s important to note that while you won’t need to show a negative COVID-19 test result to arrive in Mexico, you’ll need one to be admitted back into the United States. Air passengers returning from international travel to the United States must show a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three calendar days of departing the country they were visiting. Your test result will be reviewed by your airline upon arrival at the airport.

Traveling with kids with Mexico

The requirements for children visiting Mexico are slightly different than they are for adults. All children arriving by air require a passport, just like adults do. However, if children under 16 arrive in Mexico by land or sea from the United States, they may present a birth certificate, consular report of birth abroad, or naturalization certificate.

Unless a child is accompanied by both parents, the child must have a notarized letter from the other parent, or signed by both parents, acknowledging that the child is traveling outside of the country. This is a safeguard against international parental child abduction and to ensure the absent parents knows where the child is. Be prepared to show any documentation to Mexican immigration authorities upon arrival.

Remember, travel advisories and entry requirements change all the time, so be sure to check the latest requirements every time you start planning a trip to Mexico.

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FRAUD WARNING STATEMENT

FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED BELOW: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison.

ALASKA: A person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive an insurance company files a claim containing false, incomplete, or misleading information may be prosecuted under state law.

ARIZONA: For your protection Arizona law requires the following statement to appear on this form. Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss is subject to criminal and civil penalties.

CALIFORNIA: For your protection California law requires the following to appear on this form: Any person who knowingly presents false or fraudulent information to obtain or amend insurance coverage or to make a claim for the payment of a loss is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in state prison. 

COLORADO:  It is unlawful to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading facts or information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the company. Penalties may include imprisonment, fines, denial of insurance and civil damages. Any insurance company or agent of an insurance company who knowingly provides false, incomplete, or misleading facts or information to a policyholder or claimant for the purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the policyholder or claimant with regard to a settlement or award payable from insurance proceeds shall be reported to the Colorado division of insurance within the department of regulatory agencies.

DELAWARE: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, files a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete or misleading information is guilty of a felony.

FLORIDA:  Any person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer files a statement of claim or an application containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is guilty of a felony of the third degree.

IDAHO: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to defraud or deceive any insurance company, files a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is guilty of a felony.

INDIANA: A person who knowingly and with intent to defraud an insurer files a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information commits a felony.

KANSAS: A “fraudulent insurance act” means an act committed by any person who, knowingly and with intent to defraud, presents, causes to be presented or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to or by an insurer, purported insurer, broker or any agent thereof, any written, electronic, electronic impulse, facsimile, magnetic, oral, or telephonic communication or statement as part of, or in support of, an application for the issuance of, or the rating of an insurance policy for personal or commercial insurance, or a claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy for commercial or personal insurance which such person knows to contain materially false information concerning any fact material thereto; or conceals, for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto.

KENTUCKY: 

Application: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance containing any materially false information or conceals, for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime.

Claim Form: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files a statement of claim containing any materially false information or conceals, for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime.

MAINE: It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties may include imprisonment, fines or a denial of insurance benefits.

MARYLAND:  Any person who knowingly or willfully presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or who knowingly or willfully presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison.

MINNESOTA:  A person who files a claim with intent to defraud or helps commit a fraud against an insurer is guilty of a crime.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Any person who, with a purpose to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurance company, files a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is subject to prosecution and punishment for insurance fraud, as provided in RSA 638:20.

NEW JERSEY:

Application: Any person who includes any false or misleading information on an application for an insurance policy is subject to criminal and civil penalties.

Claim Form: Any person who knowingly files a statement of claim containing any false or misleading information is subject to criminal and civil penalties.

PENNSYLVANIA: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime and subjects such person to criminal and civil penalties.

NEW MEXICO: ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY PRESENTS A FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF A LOSS OR BENEFIT OR KNOWINGLY PRESENTS FALSE INFORMATION IN AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE IS GUILTY OF A CRIME AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL FINES AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

OHIO: Any person who, with intent to defraud or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud against an insurer, submits an application or files a claim containing a false or deceptive statement is guilty of insurance fraud.

OKLAHOMA: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, makes any claim for the proceeds of an insurance policy containing any false, incomplete or misleading information is guilty of a felony.

OREGON: IMPORTANT NOTE: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance may be guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison.

TENNESSEE: It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties include imprisonment, fines and denial of insurance benefit.

TEXAS: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in state prison. 

VIRGINIA: It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties include imprisonment, fines and denial of insurance benefits. 

WASHINGTON: It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties include imprisonment, fines and denial of insurance benefits.

NEW YORK*:  Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false information, or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime, and shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars and the stated value of the claim for each such violation.