Mexican Arrivals to Interior Only
Total Mexican arrivals on this page reflect only those Mexican
visitors who fill out the INS Form I-94. Essentially this is limited
to those visiting the U.S. interior, beyond the 40 kilometer (25
miles) U.S. border zone. This encompasses all air travelers to the
United States. Mexican visitors who stay within the border zone
and travel with border crossing permits (INS Form SW-444) are not
included in these tabulations. They were included in INS visitor
counts before 1983 Because of this change, it is estimated that
the Mexican arrivals count in the monthly report only represents
about 15 - 20% of the total visitation from Mexico.
The Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) relies on Banco de
Mexico to report total Mexican arrivals on an annual basis as reported
in the on the web site TInet (http://tinet.ita.doc.gov).
See our Latest Statistics/Outreach: Inbound Travel to the U.S. section
of the web site. It is located on the main page on the lower left hand
side. Once you click on this link, scroll down until you see the Inbound
Overview link. Click on it, and you will see several tables on this page
that will provide the total travel figure for Mexico.
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