Kuwait Embassy Mexico City

Before your visit

• Location: The embassy is in the Lomas de Chapultepec neighbourhood of Mexico City, about 10 km in a straight line from the Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución); the nearest international airport is Mexico City International Airport (MEX), about 16 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap)

About the Embassy of Kuwait in Mexico

The ambassador is Salah S A Y Alhaddad, who presented the credentials on 23 September 2022, according to the SRE list. The SRE list of accredited missions gives the postal code as “1100”; the SRE travel guide for Kuwait gives 11000, which is used here. The SRE list also names the embassy’s tourism office. The SRE list names no consulates of Kuwait elsewhere in Mexico.

Do Kuwaiti citizens need a visa for Mexico?

Citizens of Kuwait appear on the list of nationalities that need a visa to travel to Mexico, published by Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM). According to the same page, a valid visa, or permanent residence, of Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom or a Schengen country can replace the Mexican visa for tourism, business or transit.

Other embassies in Mexico City

115 other countries are represented in Mexico City, among them: Latvia (honorary), Lebanon (embassy), Libya (embassy), Lithuania (honorary), Malaysia (embassy), Monaco (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Morocco (embassy), Netherlands (embassy), New Zealand (embassy), Nicaragua (embassy), Nigeria (embassy), Norway (embassy), Oman (honorary), Pakistan (embassy), Panama (embassy), Paraguay (embassy), Peru (consulate general), Peru (embassy), State of Palestine (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 embassy may also close on public holidays of Kuwait.

Emergency assistance

For emergencies, Kuwaiti citizens can call +52 55 3966 0840, 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 Kuwait can contact the Embassy of Mexico in Kuwait, according to the SRE’s directory of Mexican missions abroad.