U.S. Citizen Services

Welcome to the web page for the American Citizen Services (ACS) section of the U.S. Consulate General in Monterrey, Mexico.

Our staff provides a range of emergency and non-emergency services to U.S. citizens visiting or living in the following Mexican states:

• Nuevo Leon
• Zacatecas
• Durango
• San Luis Potosi
• Coahuila (Except the municipalities of  Ciudad Acuña, Allende, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jiménez, Morelos, Nava, Piedras Negras, Villa Union and Zaragoza)

The information on these pages is designed to help you understand the types of assistance we offer and provide some useful information which may help you during your stay in Mexico.  Detailed information about our services can be found by clicking on the links on the directory on the left.

If after reviewing the information on the website you still have questions, you may contact us in person by visiting the Consulate General, by telephone or e-mail.  Our public hours for handling information requests are between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm during regular business days, excluding the first business day of the month.  The links below detail how you can contact our office in Monterrey or, if you are outside of our consular district, any of the other U.S. consular offices in Mexico.

U.S. Consulate General in Monterrey

U.S. Embassy in Mexico City

U.S. Consulates and Consular Agencies in Mexico

We urge all Americans who will be in the Monterrey Consular District for any length of time to register online.  The information you provide will allow us to notify you and provide information and assistance in the event of a disaster or crisis.  Any information you give us is completely confidential and will only be released with your consent.

More information about living and traveling in Mexico can be found by reading the Department of State’s most recent Country Specific Information document for the country.  We also encourage you to visit the travel.state.gov website for general information on traveling and living abroad, and for information on other countries you may wish to visit.

Updated: January 14, 2008