Philippine Passport with US Tourist Visa can enter Mexico

[Bill Oxner 18]

8 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Visajourney has vast thread on travel with extension letters and more counter examples than I can count. Our own experiences were that we were always successful but it is tiresome to spend hours at the check in desk arguing until we win the argument.

Dang

Never had to deal with any stuff like that, My wife finally had to go to USCIS office and get one of those I-551 stamps since her extension letter ran out for travel.  She used that for travel back to Philippines from what I can remember.

 

 

[Bill Oxner 18]

1 minute ago, top_secret said:

 

 

Of course she started in the Philippines.  She was arriving on a flight from Frankfurt Germany and was deported back to Germany.  This was during COVID travel bans in 2020 and at the time Mexico was about the only country open for business and actively soliciting tourists so Cancun seemed like a nice place to meet. 

 

Upon further research of what went wrong, we found Mexico is notorious for refusing entry to persons with valid visas or travel documents of various other latin American and MENA nationalities.  It doesn't much affect English speaking countries but it it is well known and has a huge amount of media attention in South America.

 

As I said, a US B2 Visa is a valid substitute visa for Mexico and she would probably be fine.   But there are also many exceptions and Mexico very much means it when they say a valid visa does not guarantee entry.

Interesting story for sure.  That's a major bummer she had to get denied entry into Mexico. I am still kinda shocked she got turned out in Cancun since it's a major tourist airport for people all over the world,  It seems that would only happen like a smaller less traveled airport in Mexico. 

 

We were hitting Mexico pretty hard during the panedemic like you said it was one of the few places open for tourism, and the all inclusive hotels were dirt cheap back then in Cancun and the resorts had very few people, it was pretty cool.   I can hop a plane and be in Cancun in 2 hours. 

 

[top_secret 2,417]

26 minutes ago, Bill Oxner said:

Interesting story for sure.  That's a major bummer she had to get denied entry into Mexico. I am still kinda shocked she got turned out in Cancun since it's a major tourist airport for people all over the world,  It seems that would only happen like a smaller less traveled airport in Mexico. 

It doesn't affect English speaking countries that much or get much attention in English media but if you google it in Spanish https://www.google.com/search?q=cancun+extranjeros+rechazados you will find dozens of news stories and kinds of controversy on the topic of being refused entry to Mexico.  Colombians, Peruvians, Venezuelans and other latin American nationalities seem to get the worst of it but as we discovered a Filipina can easily get included in that group.  

[JeanneAdil 6,494]

On 3/14/2023 at 10:26 AM, Bill Oxner said:

Please don't believe everything you read on the internet

 

I will rely on the official US Government and follow their rules

B-1 or B-2 Visas:  During your visit to the United States, you may visit Canada or Mexico for up to 30 days and re-enter the United State, if you re-enter within the timeframe indicated on the Form I-94 that you received when you first entered.

Traveling to other countries while in the United States on a B1 or B2 visa (cbp.gov)

 

 

Yeah,  i am talking about some airline people who don't seem to know

my german and fillipino wife both had US visas as he worked and owned a house here

but it was Southeastern air that said she couldn't travel (atlanta to Mexico) without a mexican visa 

 

so,  print out that page and take it to airline registration

[Bill Oxner 18]

35 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

Yeah,  i am talking about some airline people who don't seem to know

my german and fillipino wife both had US visas as he worked and owned a house here

but it was Southeastern air that said she couldn't travel (atlanta to Mexico) without a mexican visa 

 

so,  print out that page and take it to airline registration

👍

 

I am flying American Airlines,  Based in my home city. I think AA is the largest airline in the world based in the 3rd largest airport in the world, and they consume a lot of DFW airport, and in Cancun they have lots of check in agents, I am sure they know the rules and it not like it's there first time to fly to Cancun, Last I checked American Airlines had 8 non stop flight per day to Cancun, it's just a 2 hour flight from wheels up in Dallas to Cancun. I have made countless trips to Cancun, it too easy and quick to get to not to go.

[top_secret 2,417]

The biggest hurdle to overcome of course is getting the B2 visa.  It can be done, but is far from a sure thing in the Philippines.  Mexico ought to be easy in comparison.

[Bill Oxner 18]

3 hours ago, top_secret said:

The biggest hurdle to overcome of course is getting the B2 visa.  It can be done, but is far from a sure thing in the Philippines.  Mexico ought to be easy in comparison.

It shouldn't be an problem, she has already had about 3 of her sisters get US tourist visa in the past

We have a handful of Fil-Am couples we hang out with and all their parents were approved

 

Mother in law should be a slam dunk,  She is over 60, has land and property,  Bank Accounts, and travel history, and ties back to Philippines with husband and 3 more daughters, and my wife is US Citizen, her husband is retired with pension in Philippines for a US owned company.

[OldUser 6,636]

1 minute ago, Bill Oxner said:

Mother in law should be a slam dunk,  She is over 60, has land and property,  Bank Accounts, and travel history, and ties back to Philippines with husband and 3 more daughters, and my wife is US Citizen

Exactly this is going to make obtaining visa for your mother in law harder. It's because your wife can easily sponsor her mother for Green Card.

[Bill Oxner 18]

5 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Exactly this is going to make obtaining visa for your mother in law harder. It's because your wife can easily sponsor her mother for Green Card.

Why would my wife want to sponsor her mother for greencard? Her mother has no desire to live in USA. She has her life in Philippines. My wife has been in USA 9 years now. 

 

If and when I die, my wife would move back to Philippines where all her family is.

 

Plus regarding my mother in law, She is married forever, all of her family is in Philippines, her 3 other daughters live in Philippines, if she came to USA to live she would only have my wife, it wouldn't be a good fit for her, plus when people get old they don't want to move

 

 

[OldUser 6,636]

2 minutes ago, Bill Oxner said:

Why would my wife want to sponsor her mother for greencard? Her mother has no desire to live in USA. She has her life in Philippines. My wife has been in USA 9 years now. 

Because US consular officer always assumes immigrant intent for anybody who gets any visa by default. It would be easy for your mother in law to get GC once in the states with immediate relative US citizrn. That's why getting B2 would be potentially more difficult. 

Edited March 16, 2023 by OldUser

[Bill Oxner 18]

14 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Because US consular officer always assumes immigrant intent for anybody who gets any visa by default. It would be easy for your mother in law to get GC once in the states with immediate relative US citizrn. That's why getting B2 would be potentially more difficult. 

Nah

 

Seen too many Fil-Am friends get parents gets tourist visa

 

The unwritten rule for tourist visa from Philippines is the "Old' and "Rich" easily get them, she checks the boxes on both

 

 

Edited March 16, 2023 by Bill Oxner