Tourism Minister Gloria Guevara has confirmed that she plans to ask Congress to raise the fee for non-immigration permits (tourist cards or visas) to $30. Currently it is $20. She also wants all funds collected to be used for promoting travel to Mexico. Currently the money is divided with the Immigration Service. A major complaint among arriving air passengers is the long wait (up to an hour in some cases) before an immigration inspector becomes available. The Immigration Service maintains that it needs its budget increased so that it can hire more people. Gloria Guevara has said higher fees would pay for additional promotion in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Currently, more than eight out of 10 foreign tourists come from the United States and Canada.
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Jimm Budd
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