Russia Embassy Mexico City

About the Embassy of Russia in Mexico

The ambassador is Nikolay Sofinskiy, who presented the credentials on 25 May 2023, according to the SRE list. The embassy’s consular section is located at Carlos B. Zetina 12-A, Colonia Hipódromo Condesa, Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Mexico City; telephone +52 55 5271 4856; hours Monday to Friday 09:30–12:30, according to the SRE list. The SRE list also names the embassy’s commercial section (Corregidores 226, Col. Lomas Virreyes, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, 11000 Mexico City) and military attaché’s office (Antonio de Mendoza 110, Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, 11000 Mexico City). The SRE list names 3 honorary consular posts of Russia: Guadalajara, Mérida and Puebla.

Do Russian citizens need a visa for Mexico?

Citizens of Russia 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.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Russian authorities ask for:

Russian passport for travel abroad (zagranpasport)

• Application form prepared online: zp.midpass.ru (biometric 10-year passport) or passportzu.kdmid.ru (5-year passport)
• Photo 35 × 45 mm attached to the application (one extra photo for the non-biometric passport)
• Your current Russian passport for travel abroad – or a valid internal passport if it has expired, is unusable or was never issued
• If the name has changed: marriage or name-change certificate; foreign documents need an apostille and a notarised Russian translation
• If the old passport was lost: a written statement about the loss
• Most consulates work by appointment only (electronic queue)

Sources: Consular Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry – documents for passports (kdmid.ru) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Other embassies in Mexico City

115 other countries are represented in Mexico City, among them: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (embassy), San Marino (honorary), Saudi Arabia (embassy), Serbia (embassy), Singapore (embassy), Singapore (honorary), Slovakia (embassy), Slovenia (honorary), South Africa (embassy), Spain (embassy), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (embassy), Switzerland (embassy), Thailand (embassy), Türkiye (embassy), Ukraine (embassy), United Arab Emirates (embassy), United Kingdom (consulate general), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (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 Russia.

Emergency assistance

In Mexico, dial 911 for the police, an ambulance or the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice). Mexican citizens who need consular help in Russia can contact the Embassy of Mexico in Moscow, according to the SRE’s directory of Mexican missions abroad.

Diplomatic missions of Russia in Mexico

Russia in Mexico

Measured in a straight line from Mexico City, the nearest other Russian office is the Honorary Consulate (Puebla) in Puebla (about 110 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Mexico City.

• Mexico City – Embassy of Russia in Mexico (this page)
• Guadalajara (460 km) – Honorary Consulate (Jalisco)
• Mérida (1,010 km) – Honorary Consulate (Yucatán)
• Puebla (110 km) – Honorary Consulate (Puebla)