Hermosillo Sonora
Mexico Travel
Hermosillo is the largest city and
capital of the Mexican state of
Sonora, and is located in the center
of the state, 167 miles from the
border with the United States.
Hermosillo is known for its extreme
hot weather because it is located in
the Sonoran desert. For three months
in the year Hermosillo has an average
of 40 °C or more, making it one of the
hottest cities in Mexico.
Hermosillo is centrally located within
the state of Sonora, within
several hundred miles of several other
major Mexican cities, such as Tijuana
and Mexicali, and U.S. cities such as
Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.
Industry is an important part of the
city's economy. 114 companies have
plants in the city, employing
thousands of workers. Ford Motor
Company has a plant there, assembling
the Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ, and the
Mercury Milan.[citation needed] A
major expansion of the plant was
recently completed. This plant had
formerly built the Ford Escort,
Mercury Tracer, and other models.
Commerce in Hermosillo is in bloom,
with nearly a dozen of medium-sized
commercial areas.
The main highway serving Hermosillo is
Mexican Federal Highway 15. Another
important route is Sonora State
Highway 100. General Ignacio Pesqueira
Garcia International Airport provides
domestic and international service to
the United States.
* Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM),
Campus Sonora Norte
* Universidad de Sonora
* Universidad de Hermosillo
* Instituto Tecnológico de Hermosillo
* Universidad Tecnológica de
Hermosillo (UTH)
* Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos (CETEC)
* Instituto de Ciencias y Educación
Superior
* Universidad del Valle de México
(formerly Universidad del Noroeste)
* Universidad Kino
* Centro de Estudios Superiores del
Estado de Sonora (CESUES)
* Universidad del Noroeste
* El Colegio de Sonora
* Universidad TecMilenio, Campus
Hermosillo
* Centro de Investigación en Alimentos
y Desarrollo (CIAD)
* Instituto de Capacitación para el
Trabajo de Sonora (ICATSON)
* Colegio Nacional de Capacitación
Intensiva (CNCI)
* Senda 2000
* Universidad del Desarrollo
Profesional (UNIDEP)
* Escuela Normal del Estado "Profr.
Jesús Manuel Bustamante Mungarro"
* Colegio Nacional de Educación
Profesional Técnica (CONALEP)
Hermosillo Baseball Sports -
The city's baseball team is the
Naranjeros de Hermosillo. The city had
an American Basketball Association
team, the Hermosillo Seris. On January
26, 2007 the Naranjeros won their 14th
title in history, the team with the
most titles in the Mexican Pacific
League (LMP). .
Sonora
Hermosillo Travel Sonora Mexico
Proof of
citizenship and photo identification are required for entry to
Mexico by all U.S. citizens. A passport and visa are not
required for a tourist/transit stay of up to 180 days. A
tourist card, issued by Mexican consulates, most airlines
serving Mexico and at Mexican Customs is required. Minors
require notarized consent from parent(s) if traveling alone,
with one parent, or in someone else's custody.
Foreign visitors are required to pay a $237 pesos fee if they
travel beyond 15 miles from the border and longer than three
days in Mexico. The fee is payable at any Mexican bank and the
receipt of payment must be shown to immigration officials upon
exiting the country. The permit, which is modeled on the U.S.
I-94 permit, is valid for six months and for multiple entries.
Certain categories of visitors are exempt from paying this
fee. Examples include residents of Mexico with valid FM
residency documents, visitors within the border zone, as well
as visitors to certain tourist destinations such as Puerto
Peñasco. Please check with Mexican Immigration officials for
more information about exemptions. Also note that this is a
pilot program and a final decision has yet to be made whether
Mexican Immigration will continue with it in the future.
Mexican regulations limit the value of goods brought into
Mexico by U.S. citizens arriving by air or sea to $300 per
person and by land to $75 per person. Amounts exceeding the
duty-free limit are subject to a 20.58 percent tax. U.S.
citizens planning on working or living in Mexico should apply
for the appropriate Mexican visa (FM-2 or FM-3).
Customs
Tourists should enter Mexico with only the items needed for
their trip. A tourist entering with large quantities of an
item not normally expected, particularly expensive appliances,
such as televisions, stereos, or other items, may lead to
suspicion of smuggling and possible confiscation of the items
and arrest of the individual.
Mexican regulations limit the value of goods brought into
Mexico by U.S. citizens arriving by air or sea to $300 U.S.
per person and by land to $75 U.S. per person. Other travel
related items may also be brought in duty-free. Amounts
exceeding the duty-free limit are subject to a 20.58 percent
tax to verify this information, please write: asisnet@shcp.gob.mx
Unless you prepare ahead, tourists may have difficulty
bringing computers or other expensive electronic equipment
into Mexico for their personal use. To prevent yourself from
being charged an import tax, write a statement about your
intention to use the equipment for personal use and to remove
it from Mexico when you leave. Have this statement signed and
certified at a Mexican consulate in the United States and
present it to Mexican Customs as you enter Mexico.
Land travelers should verify from Mexican customs at the
border that all items in their possession may be legally
brought into Mexico. At the crossing point, Mexican Customs
has two different lanes. One is designated for people who have
no items to declare and who are within the $75 dollar
duty-free limit while the other lane is designated for people
who are bringing in items which exceed the $75 dollar
duty-free limit and have paid the corresponding tax. Make sure
you choose the correct lane before you enter. You will be
subject to a second immigration and customs inspection south
of the Mexican border where unlawful items may be seized and
you could be prosecuted regardless of whether or not the items
passed through the initial customs inspection. Guns and
ammunition cannot be brought into Mexico without a permit from
a Mexican Consulate in the United States. American Citizens
found in the illegal possession of firearms are subject to
Mexican law and face imprisonment.
Information
for Travelers - Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
Land and Sea Phase of WHTI Takes Effect June 1, 2009
Mexico City, May 18, 2009 – The U.S. Embassy would like to
remind the public that the land and sea portion of the Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will go in effect on June
1, 2009. WHTI requires all travelers to present a passport or
other approved secure document denoting citizenship and
identity for all land and sea travel into the United States.
WHTI applies to all who were previously exempt, including
citizens of the U.S., Canada and Bermuda.
The U.S. Embassy strongly urges all U.S. citizens currently in
Mexico who do not have a passport or WHTI-compliant documents
such as a passport card or a Trusted Traveler Card (NEXUS,
SENTRI and FAST) or Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL) to apply
for a passport before June 1 as they will need one to enter or
re-enter the United States after that date.
Standardized, secure and reliable documentation will enable
Customs and Border Protection officers to quickly and
accurately identify travelers at land and sea ports of entry,
resulting in a more secure and efficient border. WHTI went
into effect for air travel in 2004.
Document requirements for Mexican citizens are not impacted by
WHTI. All Mexican nationals, including children, are currently
required to present a passport with a nonimmigrant visa or a
laser visa Border Crossing Card to cross the U.S. border. This
requirement applies to SENTRI program members as well.
Passport
Services - U.S. passports are available only to American
citizens who are residents in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa.
American citizens in Arizona should go to their local post
office or passport agency. In Pima County, Arizona, please
call (520)-740-8333 for regular information or call (520)
740-3210 for passport problems (expediting, etc.).
U.S. Passport Requirements - Effective February 1, 2009
U.S. citizens can apply for a passport card which will
facilitate entry and expedite document processing at land and
sea ports of entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the
Caribbean, and Bermuda. The card may not be used when
traveling by air. For more information on passport cards
please go to http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html
To obtain a U.S. passport, bring proof of citizenship such as
a previously issued passport, certified and sealed copy of
your birth certificate, citizenship certificate, or
naturalization certificate. You must also have a valid photo
ID. Cost is U.S. $85 for minors, U.S. $75 for renewals for
adults, U.S. $100 for first-time applicants age 16 and over,
and U.S. $100 for replacements for lost/stolen passports for
applicant’s age 16 and over. Fees may be paid in cash in U.S.
dollars, or the Peso equivalent, or with a credit card (Visa/Mastercard/Amex).
Two photographs taken within the last six months measuring 2”
x 2” (or 5 cm x 5 cm), color or black and white with light
background are required. The photograph must be clear with a
full front view of your face.
Since September 11, the State Department stopped printing
passports at posts overseas. The passport application is now
electronically transmitted to the U.S. and the printed
passport is delivered to the Consulate within two weeks.
Guidance about what photographs are acceptable for passport
applications:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/guide/quality/quality_879.html
Information about digital photographs:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/guide/digital/digital_880.html
To download passport applications:
http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/passport.asp
Nonimmigrant visas - Nonimmigrant
visas are for non-U.S. citizens,
coming to the United States
temporarily. This visa allows you to
travel to a U.S. port-of-entry,
whether by air, see or land, to
request permission of a Customs and
Border Protection officer to enter the
United States. Being a visa holder
does not guarantee entrance into the
United States.
International travelers come to the
United States for a wide variety of
reasons, including tourism, business,
medical treatment and certain types of
temporary work. The type of visa
needed is defined by immigration law,
and relates to the principal purpose
of your travel. While in the United
States, temporary visitors are
restricted to the activity or reason
for which their nonimmigrant visa was
issued.
The Laser Visa is a combination of a
tourist/business visa and a Border
Crossing Card and is available for
Mexican citizens only at certain
consulates in Mexico (Ciudad Juarez,
Hermosillo, Matamoros, Monterrey,
Nogales, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana).
Throughout the world the visa
interview fee is $131.00 US dollars.
For Mexican citizens, under the age of
15 the interview fee is $13.00 US
dollars, as long as at least one of
the parents has a visa or is applying
with the minor. If not, normal fee
will be applied ($131.00 US dollars).
* All non-immigrant visa applications
required a valid passport.
* If you are renewing, you must bring
all your prior visas along with your
valid passport.
* If you are going to travel by air or
sea from Mexico to the United States,
you must have a valid passport along
with your valid visa (Nationals of
countries in the Visa Waiver program
must have a valid passport from their
country).
* For replacement of lost or stolen
visas, the applicant should present a
police report from the law enforcement
authorities where the passport or
Laser Visa were .
• We encourage and welcome travelers
to visit the United States! When
dealing with visa applications we
apply strict and equitable criteria in
order to protect the United States in
the best possible way. At the same
time, we act with transparency that
has always characterized the United
States.
• Under U.S. Immigration law, all
applicants for nonimmigrant visas are
presumed to be intending immigrants.
In order to be approved for a visa,
applicants must satisfy the
interviewing Officer that they are
entitled to the type of Visa for which
they are applying and that they will
depart the United States at the end of
their authorized temporary stay. This
means, that before a visa can be
issued, applicants must demonstrate
strong social, familial and/or
economic ties outside the United
States.
• The Consular Officer may ask for
documentation that supports your visa
application. It is highly recommended
to bring original documents. Those
documents must provide recent
information of your current
employment, previous employers, the
purpose of your trip and your current
economic situation.
• PLEASE DO NOT buy a non-refundable
ticket until you physically receive
your visa.
• You are responsible for the
information in your application, even
if someone else fill it out for you
(partially or in total).
• Submitting false information or
documentation to support your or
someone else visa application may
result in a permanent ineligibility
and may also be prosecuted by local
and/or international authorities.
Your Arrival at the US Consulate
General
• Only the applicant(s) may enter the
visa process. However, minors
(individuals up to 20 years), elderly
and differently able applicants may be
accompanied.
• You will not be allowed to start
your visa application process until 15
minutes prior your schedule
appointment. It is unnecessary and
inconvenient for you to arrive earlier
to the Consulate General.
• Please have your unexpired passport,
interview fee receipt from Banamex,
application(s) and supplemental
documentation proving your ties
outside the U.S. ready for your
interview with the Consular Officer.
• Please be advised that the process
may take up to 2 hours once you enter
the Consulate General.
• Visa applicants will only be allowed
to enter the Consulate General
compound with documentation for their
visa process.
• Please do not bring cell phones or
any other electronic devices, such as
Blackberries, iPods, or PDAs as these
are not allowed on the premises of the
Consulate General.
• Please do not bring big bags, such
as backpacks, briefcases or packages,
to the interview since most of those
bags will not be allowed on the
premises of the Consulate General.
