(from a Warden message I received. A meeting with a presentation for Mexican citizens about "...new visa form that will soon be required for all nonimmigrant visa applicants. Nonimmigrant visas are for Mexican citizens who wish to travel to the U.S. on brief pleasure or business trips...") "Dear U.S. citizens: On Monday, December 14 at 7:45pm a consular officer from Merida will hold a U.S. Citizen Town Hall Meeting in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. This meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Chetumal – Puerta Maya, Salón Salvador, Avenida Heroes 171, Col. Centro, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, 77000, telephone 983-835-0400. U.S. citizens are welcome to attend the meeting with any questions or concerns. Please be prepared with photocopies of documentation related to any case you wish to present to the consular officer for possible action or follow-up. This meeting will be preceded by a presentation to Mexican citizens regarding a new visa form that will soon be required for all nonimmigrant visa applicants. Nonimmigrant visas are for Mexican citizens who wish to travel to the U.S. on brief pleasure or business trips. U.S. citizens are welcome to attend this presentation as well, which will start at 7:00pm in the same location. Please note this presentation will be in Spanish. For more information on the new visa form you may also visit Consulate Merida’s website at http://merida.usconsulate.gov/visas.html. If you plan to attend the meeting if you could please reply to this message with your full name. An RSVP is not required, but we would like to get an idea of how many U.S. citizens will attend. If you know an American who has not registered with the Consulate please encourage them to do so (see instructions below) in order for us to include their email on our distribution list. We look forward to meeting you! For the latest security information, Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the State Department's Internet web site at www.travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, Travel Warnings and Public Announcements can be found. Up to date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States, or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). The State Department’s main line can be reached at 1-202-647-4000. American citizens traveling or residing overseas are encouraged to register with the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate on the State Department's travel registration website at www.travelregistration.state.gov. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Consulate in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, has responsibility for the Mexican States of Quintana Roo, Yucatan, and Campeche. The Consulate can be reached during its regular business hours (M-F, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) by telephone at 999-942-5700; by fax at 999-942-5777; and by email at consularmerida@state.gov. After hours, for emergencies involving U.S. citizens, call the Consulate’s main number and follow instructions to be connected to the Merida duty officer. There are Consular Agencies located in Cancun, Cozumel and Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Consular Agencies handle routine and emergency U.S. citizen cases only. Please note they do not process visas and cannot answer questions about visas. CONSULATE MERIDA (Calle 60 No. 338-K x 29 y 31, Colonia Alcala Martin, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico) Main switchboard dialing from the US: 011-52-999-942-5700 Main switchboard dialing from outside Merida but within Mexico: 01-999-942-5700 After-hours duty officer dialing from the US (Nextel): 011-52-999-305-1417 After-hours duty officer dialing from outside Merida but within Mexico (Nextel): 045-999-305-1417 CONSULAR AGENCY CANCUN (Plaza Caracol , second level, no. 320-323, Boulevard Kukulcan, km. 8.5, Zona Hotelera, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico) Office dialing from the US: 011-52-998-883-0272 Office dialing from outside Cancun but within Mexico: 01-998-883-0272 CONSULAR AGENCY COZUMEL (Plaza Villa Mar en el Centro, Plaza Principal, (Parque Juárez between Melgar and 5th Avenue) 2nd floor, locales #8 and 9, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico) Office dialing from the US: 011-52-987-872-4574 Office dialing from outside Cozumel but within Mexico: 01-987-872-4574 CONSULAR AGENCY PLAYA DEL CARMEN ("The Palapa," Calle 1 Sur, between Avenida 15 and Avenida 20, Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico) Office dialing from the US: 011-52-984-873-0303 Office dialing from outside Playa Del Carmen but within Mexico: 01-984-873-0303"
