Anyone travelling to Mexico must have a tourist or student visa. Evidence of nationality is required in the form of passport or birth certificate.
To obtain information on complete requirements check with Mexican Embassy, Consulate or Tourist Office near you before leaving. These offices can also provide you with valuable general tourist information. Normally on tourist card an individual is given permission for a 90 days stay. And extension of up to an additional 90 n days is possible without leaving the country.
To obtain this extension it is necessary to go to the office Servicios Migratorios en Cuernavaca.
AVE. PLAN DE AYALA NO. 501
PLAZA LOS ARCOS LOCALES 13 A 16
COLONIA TEOPANZOLCO, C.P. 62350 CUERNAVACA, MORELOS
Phones: (777) 316-2170 and (777) 316-6371
Office hours 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS
We strongly suggest that you adquirare accident and medical insurance to protect you during your stay abroad. This should be obtained prior to your arrival in Cuernavaca.
ARRIVAL IN MEXICO
Students travelling from Mexico City to Cuernavaca may take a cab from the airport or train station to the bus station CENTRAL DE AUTOBUSES DEL SUR, which is opposite the TasqueÑa metro station. A ticket valid for the taxi can be purchase at the airport. At the bus station purchase a ticket for PULLMAN DE MORELOS bus line to Cuernavaca´s CENTRO terminal .Be alert since there are two terminals in Cuernavaca. The other is the CASINO DE LA SELVA. Buses run about every 15 to 20 minutes from 6 am to 9 pm There is also opportunity to take the bus (Pullman de Morelos) from airport EXIT D to Cuernavaca directly.
The ticket cost about 15 US $ and it takes you about two hours. Cab service directly from the airport to Cuernavaca is also available, but costly. Arrangements for the direct service are Tourist Information in the airport.The price is about 80 to 90 US $.If you come with someone else, be careful as you should be charged this price per vehicle and not per person.
IDEL offers the transfer from Mexico City airport to Cuernavaca ( milage 80 ) for 100 USD.
Please let us know the flight details such: date and arrival time, flight number, carrier and itinerary. Please look for flash card IDEL.
ARRIVAL IN CUERNAVACA
Upon arriving in Cuernavaca take a taxi to IDEL Calzada de los
Actores No. 112, Col. Atzingo. It is near the Baseball Stadium (cerca del estadio de Baseball ).Once at the language school, housing arrangements can be verified and a time set for the entrance test. New students are tested on Fridays or on monday mornings before classes start.