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Consular Tourist Visa

HondurasShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A visa issued by the Honduran diplomatic or consular officer without requiring authorisation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provided that office verifies and validates all the requirements it asks for.

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Limits of the record
  • No nationality matrix on the page; which nationalities need this visa is not stated.
  • In the render this definition sits under a heading 'Exento de Visa' immediately before the 'VISA CONSULAR' heading; the wording matches a consular (non-consulted) visa, so the heading alignment of the capture is doubtful.
  • chars 831-1071
    Aquellas extendidas por el funcionario diplomático o consular hondureño, sin requerir autorización de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, siempre y cuando se verifiquen y validen todos los requisitos que dicha Oficina Consular solicite.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The route covers tourism: the official page presents its requirements as those for travelling to Honduras as a tourist. The official source does not list other permitted purposes or prohibitions.

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Limits of the record
  • Purposes are not enumerated; the page only frames the requirements as for tourist travel.
  • chars 229-333
    Entre los requisitos para viajar a Honduras como turista, se deben considerar los siguientes documentos:

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Tourists may stay a maximum of 90 days, extendable by a further 30 days by requesting an extension at the National Migration Institute (INM). The official source does not state visa validity or the number of entries.

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Limits of the record
  • Stated for tourists in general, not specifically for holders of the consular visa.
  • The fee table lists a single visa (30 days) and a multiple visa (90 days) on separate lines not cited here; the page does not say whether those days are validity or permitted stay.
  • chars 7020-7187
    Se puede permanecer como turista un máximo de 90 días, prorrogables por 30 días más, solicitando una extensión en el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) de Honduras.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The consular application requires a copy of a valid passport; a bank letter showing the applicant is a bank customer (the spouse's if the applicant does not work); an employment letter (the spouse's if not working); a notarised invitation letter; and a copy of any foreign residence permit held. The official source does not state insurance or onward-travel evidence.

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Limits of the record
  • These are the consular application documents; the page does not list evidence checked at the border.
  • Passport validity of at least 6 months for non-CA-4 nationals is stated in a separate sentence not cited here.
  • chars 1151-1485
    03. Fotocopia del pasaporte vigente. 04. Constancia bancaria que acredite que es cliente de un banco. Si usted no trabaja, constancia bancaria del cónyuge. 05. Constancia de trabajo, si usted no trabaja, constancia de trabajo del cónyuge. 06. Carta de invitación notariada 07. Fotocopia de residencia extranjera, en caso de tener una.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The visa is placed in the passport and handed over on the day of the appointment; the procedure is personal and in person. A tourist stay of a maximum of 90 days is extendable by a further 30 days by requesting an extension at the National Migration Institute (INM).

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Limits of the record
  • The 30-day extension at the INM is in the sentence cited under R3 (one citation cannot sustain two answers).
  • The page adds that a visa does not guarantee admission and that the migration officer at the port of entry takes the final decision (separate sentence, not cited).
  • chars 1683-1788
    El visado se coloca en su pasaporte y se entrega el día de la cita. El trámite es personal y presencial.
  • chars 7020-7187
    Se puede permanecer como turista un máximo de 90 días, prorrogables por 30 días más, solicitando una extensión en el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) de Honduras.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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