United States Consulate General
Monterrey, NL – Mexico

NEW CONSULATE COMPOUND
JULY 2014

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he United States Consulate General in Monterrey plans to move to a new building in Santa Catarina,
Nuevo Leon in the summer of 2014. The construction of this new facility reflects the importance
of the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and is a step forward in the cooperation
and partnership of the two countries - a partnership founded on common interests, mutual respect and
responsibility.

 Construction began in 2010 and
concluded in 2014.

 The consular campus is located on

Prolongación Ave. Alfonso Reyes
#150 Col. Valle Poniente Sta. Catarina,
N.L. 66196 (near the University of
Monterrey UDEM and the American
School ASFM).

 The project consists of a consular

building, controlled access zones,
parking, recreational areas, vehicle
maintenance center and an enclosure
to monitor and filter the consular
correspondence. The main building
consists of a two-story structure that
houses the consular services (visas
and services for U.S. citizens) and a 5level building with other consular
sections.

 As part of the transition to our new

Consulate, we also welcome the
arrival of our Marine Security Guard
Detachment. The primary mission of
the Marine Security Guard (MSG) is to
provide internal security at
designated U.S. diplomatic and
consular facilities in order to prevent
the compromise of classified material
vital to the national security of the
United States.

 The new campus will provide a

convenient and functional
environment for more than 200
employees working at the U.S
Consulate Monterrey. This building
will replace the property currently
occupied by the U.S. Government since
1969 in downtown Monterrey.

 The new campus will help the

consulate keep up with a growing
demand for visas. Monterrey was the
fifth-largest visa processing post in
the world in 2013. We processed
more than 400,000 visas in 2013.

 We also processed the highest number
of temporary work visas (H-type) in
the world, receiving requests from all
over Mexico. In 2013 we processed
over 70,000 H-visas in Monterrey,
placing at number 1 worldwide.

 After the move, we hope to increase

the number of visas processed as we

U.S. Consulate General – Press Office (PAS)
Monterrey, NL Mexico Tel: (81) 8047-3302

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 will have 42 windows for visa
services (currently we only have 26
windows).

 In addition, we will have 9 windows
for American citizens (currently we
only have 4). In 2013, we process
4,068 U.S. passports, 363 reports of
birth abroad, and we attended 300
emergency cases in our consular
district (consisting of 5 states), in
which we estimate 112,000
American citizens reside.

 The Consulate in Monterrey serves 5
Mexican states: Coahuila, Durango,
Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi and
Zacatecas.

 We have an Embassy in Mexico City

and 9 Consulates: Ciudad Juarez,
Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros,
Merida, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo
Laredo and Tijuana.

Other sections in the Monterrey Consulate
offering services to the community are:

 Agro-Commercial Office (U.S.

Department of Agriculture) serves as a
sales promotional center and a point
of contact for Mexican importers who
wish to buy food and other
agricultural products from the U.S.

 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services reviews cases of foreign
nationals seeking to enter or reside
permanently in the U.S.; investigates
and prosecutes violators of U.S.
immigration laws; prevents illegal
entry into the U.S.

 Office of International Narcotics

and Law Enforcement Affairs
coordinates projects within the
Merida Initiative; provides equipment,
technical assistance and training to
Mexican law enforcement and judicial
personnel.

Video (Spanish) with more details about the
new consular compound
http://youtu.be/dWtXbj-pC4s

 Public Affairs Section is responsible

for relationships with the media and
cultural institutions; informs and
explains U.S. government and
Monterrey Consulate policies;
administers professional and
academic exchanges, holds
conferences and trainings on bilateral
US-Mexico issues.

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 Commercial Section (U.S.

Department of Commerce) supports
Mexican and U.S. companies in the
development of bilateral commercial
ties.

U.S. Consulate General – Press Office (PAS)
Monterrey, NL Mexico Tel: (81) 8047-3302

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