U.S. Consulate to accept visa applications in Mexicali

Courtesy of: UT San Diego Written by: Sandra Dibble

Starting next month, Mexicali residents will no longer have to drive across Baja California when applying for a U.S. visa. The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday announced the opening of a new branch office in the Baja California state capital. The move responds to petitions from business and political leaders, and addresses concerns about “the inconvenience that stems from the need to have to travel to Tijuana” for visa-related transactions, according to a statement from the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana. The new Mexicali office, called Centro de Atencion a Solicitantes—Center for Attention to Applicants—will be administered by a contractor who will take fingerprints and photographs and pass on visa applications directly to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana. Those Mexicali applicants who do require an interview would still have come in person to the consulate in Tijuana. All decisions related to the granting or denial of visas will continue to be made out of the Tijuana consulate.

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