RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTS
(Bring them with you)
■ Covid Vaccination Certificate (Now Required for Air Travel)
■ Tourist Visa (required to enter and exit the country)
■ Passport (give a photocopy to fellow travelers and relatives at home)
■ Birth Certificate (plastic-wallet size)(photocopy not valid in Mexico)
■ Drivers License (for picture ID, car rentals & changing money)
■ Marriage License (emergency proof of spousal identity)
■ Travel Insurance documents
■ Medical Insurance documents (travel extended medical)
■ Travelers Checks (plus serial number list)(Not used often anymore)
■ Credit Card (plus telephone number of Credit card company)
■ Interac Bank Card (contact your bank to confirm card will work in Mexico)
■ Cash Money (take only Peso's)(Exchange rate better in Mexico)
■ Transportation/Airline Tickets (always know where they are)
■ Trip Itineraries (provided by Travel Agent and/or Tour company)
■ List of all your valuables (better yet - don't take any)
■ Important Phone Numbers, Internet E-mail addresses & web urls
■ Telephone Calling Card
■ Personal or Business Cards (for introductions)
■ Postcards/photos from Home (Mexicans love children & family)
■ Student Identity/Youth Card
■ Waterproof pouch (for important papers)
■ Maps (to cover your itinerary)
■ Eyeglass Prescription (in case you break or loose you glasses), or extra set of contact lenses or eyeglasses.
TIP: Make photocopies of all important documents. Leave a set with someone at home who you can contact by telephone and take one with you.