New Zealand Embassy Mexico City

04-10-11
Important change to visa processing effective 24 October 2011

As of Monday 24 October, the New Zealand Embassy in Mexico City will no longer process any visa applications.  From this date, applications from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela will be processed by the New Zealand Embassy in Washington.  Applications from Cuba will be processed by the New Zealand High Commission in Ottawa.

17-08-11
Rugby World Cup 2011 to be held in New Zealand

This year, New Zealand plays host to the Rugby World Cup 2011, bringing together 20 nations from around the world.  The Rugby World Cup 2011 will run from 9 September - 24 October across New Zealand. 48 matches will be played all over New Zealand, from Whangarei in the north to Invercargill in the very south.  More than 85,000 visitors are expected for the event, including over 2,000 of the world’s media, and the worldwide television audience is estimated at four billion viewers. 

28-04-11
ANZAC Day - Ambassador Christine Bogle's address

ANZAC DAY SPEECH: 25 April 2011
HE Christine Bogle

Welcoming remarks

Tena koutou katoa, buenos dias, and welcome to the 2011 ANZAC Day commemoration and dawn service.

It is good to see so many fellow New Zealanders and Australians here so early in the morning, as well as Mexican and diplomatic colleagues. Thank you all for coming.

31-03-11
Working Holiday Scheme - Mexico

The places available for 2011 have now been filled.  The next quota will open in March 2012.

Please visit www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/workingholiday/mexico for further information.

23-02-11
Christchurch Earthquake

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred near the city of Christchurch in Canterbury, New Zealand, on 22 February 2011.

Updates on the earthquake are available on the Canterbury Earthquake website (http://canterburyearthquake.org.nz/).

More information can be found on the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management website (www.civildefence.govt.nz).

10-02-11
Visit to Mexico by the Minister of Trade and for Climate Change Issues, 2-6 November 2010

In early November, Minister Tim Groser visited Mexico to participate in a climate change meeting.

08-12-10
Christmas processing times for visa applications

The New Zealand Embassy in Mexico will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Saturday 25 December to Sunday 2 January, reopening on Monday 3 January. Due to this closure and the high number of visa applications during this period, please remember to apply for your visa with plenty of time.

Visitor and transit visas:
For processing by Friday 24 December, applications for visitor and transit visas must be received by this Friday 10 December. Applications received after this date will not be processed until after the Embassy reopens in January 2011.

Student and work visas:
Processing for these visas before the Christmas period has now closed. Applications received between now and Christmas will not be processed until January 2011. Processing times of 15 working days for student visas and 20 working days for work visas apply.

24-11-10
New Immigration Act

The Immigration Act 2009 comes into effect from 29 November 2010. It does not make major changes to the criteria under which people apply to travel to and stay in New Zealand.

Immigration New Zealand's forms and guides have been updated in line with the Immigration Act 2009. The forms and guides are available to download now, but can only be used for applications lodged on and after 29 November 2010.

29-09-10
MEXICO: Landslide in the state of Oaxaca

A landslide occurred on 29 September at 0400 in the town of Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The landslide has caused considerable damage to the town. Roads in the surrounding area are badly damaged and subject to frequent slips.

22-06-10
ANZAC Day service, 25 April 2010

ANZAC Day commemorates the landing on 25 April 1915 of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - ANZAC - on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey during World War I.  It is a day when Australians and New Zealanders remember those who died and those who served at Gallipoli and in subsequent military campaigns.  The service commemorates their courage, mateship, endurance and sacrifice - the spirit of the ANZAC tradition.

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