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U.S. Consulate in Matamoros

Matamoros

The United States Consulate in Matamoros, Mexico is America's oldest continuously active consular post. One of nine U.S. Consulates in Mexico, it serves a consular district comprised of the state of Tamaulipas, with the exception of a small portion northwest of the Rio Salado ( U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo's district ) and the municipalities of Tampico, Cd. Madero, and Altamira ( which are in U.S. Embassy Mexico district ).

A busy post with significant homeland security responsibilities, the Consulate's main functions are American Citizen Services, non-immigrant visa adjudication, logistical services and diplomatic representation. 

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For information on travel in México, including documentation needed by American citizens to enter México, please read the Consular Information Sheet for México. For information on importing humanitarian goods to México for transshipment to Central America, please read our guidance for Transmigrantes.