Whether for academic reasons, a reunion with a relative after many years or a long-awaited family trip, the desperation of many Peruvians to obtain a visa to enter Mexico is increasing. Every day, they go to the headquarters of the embassy of that country, in the district of San Isidrohoping to obtain it so as not to see his plans frustrated.
The Gómez family is one of the many waiting outside the Mexican diplomatic headquarters to find some solution. They planned, for a long time, to visit the paradise Cancun beachbut this currently looks like it won’t be possible.
“We don’t have an appointment. I already took out my visa two months ago, but she (his wife) has not been able to arrive. So, we wanted to reschedule the appointment, but it was not possible. The page has been blocked. The last date there was, June 1, was not opened either and the process was not completed,” Mr. Gómez told the newscast. 24 hours.
According to the father of the family, in the Mexico’s embassy They told him that he must wait until the end of June, but he emphasizes that his trip is the July 2nd, so he fears losing his plane tickets and all his reservations in Cancun.
“What they tell me is to wait until the end of June, but if July 2 is my trip, obviously I won’t be able to,” he lamented.
another citizen peruvianfrom outside the diplomatic headquarters, also complained that she fears the reunion with her cousins, with whom she has not had contact for a long time, will be frustrated.
“When they gave the decree I started to collect my documents and when I wanted to go in to make an appointment there was no longer an appointment. They have blocked me several times, and several times I have re-entered with another email and nothing,” he commented.
He added that his trip is of a family nature and is scheduled for Wednesday the 26th of this month, but they have told him that on Friday the 28th appointments will only reopen at the Mexico’s embassy.
“It seems that I will no longer be able to travel, appointments open after my trip. Imagine,” the woman reproached.
A similar situation is going through Esmeralda, a compatriot who made an effort to obtain a vacancy in an international congress to be held in mexican lands.
“Since May 31 and June 1 I have been trying to get an appointment, but I have not been able to. When I enter the page I get blocked, which is unusual behavior and, then, you have to keep updating,” she said.
Esmeralda explained that her trip is still in August, but she needs to confirm her presence to the organizers at the latest. Sunday June 30.
“I have an academic stay in Mexico and I participate in an international conference there. So, I have to confirm my presence much sooner,” the young woman remarked.
Adolfo Zepeda, spokesman for the Mexico’s embassyexplained that the consular section is opening the appointment calendar to the public every month.
“That is, every end of the month we open a certain number of appointments that the public can access. This does not mean that the platform is saturated, blocked or not working. There are simply no appointments available, at this time, for people,” he stated.
From that diplomatic headquarters, the Peruvian community was recommended to first obtain a visa before scheduling any trip to Mexican lands.
