Ciudad Juarez Operations During H1N1 Flu Outbreak

AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 09042970 (posted Apr. 29, 2009)

In accordance with measures announced by the Government of Mexico to limit the congregation of large crowds to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez advise that most consular services are being suspended. The dates listed below may change. The Embassy and Consulate General will monitor the H1N1 situation continuously during the week and will update information on our website if the dates of the suspension of service change.

Immigrant Visa operations in Ciudad Juarez have been suspended from April 30 to May 8. Immigrant visa and waiver applicants who have April 29 appointments should proceed to the Consulate. The panel physicians are closed. Those applicants who have consular immigrant visa appointments after May 8 and have not yet obtained their medical exams should not come to Juarez until the panel physicians have re-opened.

All non-immigrant visas operations in Mexico have been suspended until May 6.

Consular services for U.S. citizens throughout Mexico will be limited to emergency assistance and to citizenship applications (passports and consular reports of birth abroad, or CRBA). Anyone with passport or CRBA appointments are encouraged but not required to reschedule to a later date. For more complete information on consular operations during the flu outbreak, as well as the latest travel advisory and warden messages, visit the Ciudad Juarez website at http://ciudadjuarez.usconsulate.gov/h1n1.html.

For more information on Mexico-wide operations, visit the U.S. Embassy website at http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/main.html.

Sincerely,

The United States Consulate General, Ciudad Juarez