Argentina Consulate General Mexico City

Before your visit

• Location: The consulate general is in the Cuauhtémoc neighbourhood of Mexico City, less than 1 km in a straight line from the Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución); the nearest international airport is Mexico City International Airport (MEX), about 7 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap)

About the Consulate General of Argentina in Mexico City

The consul general is Carlos Enrique Catella, according to the SRE list. It is one of 2 career consular posts of Argentina in Mexico listed in the SRE list. According to the Argentine foreign ministry, its consular district covers Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico City, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, State of Mexico, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Zacatecas. The telephone numbers shown first are taken from the Argentine foreign ministry’s website; the SRE list gives +52 55 5540 3660 ext. 115.

Which Argentine office is responsible for me?

Sources: Consulate General of Argentina in Mexico City – consular district, Consulate of Argentina in Playa del Carmen – consular district.

Documents checklist

What Argentine citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Argentine government information:

Argentine passport (application abroad)

• Only Argentines resident in the consulate’s jurisdiction can apply for the ordinary (RENAPER) passport there
• Book an appointment and attend in person – biometric data are taken
• An up-to-date DNI (original)
• Your previous passport, or a police report if it was lost or stolen
• The passport is printed in Argentina and sent to the consulate, where you collect it; express passports are not available abroad
• For an urgent return: a provisional passport valid for 60 days, only for travel to Argentina

Sources: Government of Argentina (argentina.gob.ar) – applying for an Argentine passport abroad (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate general.

Other consulates in Mexico City

115 other countries are represented in Mexico City, among them: Argentina (embassy), Armenia (embassy), Australia (embassy), Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Bahamas (honorary), Bangladesh (embassy), Belgium (embassy), Belize (embassy), Bolivia (embassy), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Botswana (honorary), Brazil (consulate general), Brazil (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), Burkina Faso (honorary), Canada (embassy), Chile (consulate general), Chile (embassy), China (embassy). The full list of all 116 missions is on the overview page for Mexico.

Closing days

Under Article 74 of Mexico’s Federal Labour Law, the mandatory rest days are 1 January, the first Monday of February (Constitution Day), the third Monday of March (Benito Juárez’s birthday), 1 May, 16 September, the third Monday of November (Revolution Day) and 25 December, plus 1 October every six years when a new president takes office (next in 2030). The consulate general may also close on public holidays of Argentina.

Emergency assistance

For emergencies, Argentine citizens can call +52 55 8556 0472, the number given in the SRE list. In Mexico, dial 911 for the police, an ambulance or the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice). Mexican citizens who need consular help in Argentina can contact the Embassy of Mexico in Argentina, according to the SRE’s directory of Mexican missions abroad.

Diplomatic missions of Argentina in Mexico

Argentina in Mexico

The nearest other Argentine office is the Embassy in Mexico City, in the same city. Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Mexico City.

• Mexico City (same city) – Embassy of Argentina in Mexico
• Mexico City – Consulate General (this page)
• Playa del Carmen (1,270 km) – Consulate (Quintana Roo)