PUERTO VALLARTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ELIMINATES THE MULTIPLE IMMIGRATION FORMAT (FMM)

This program aims to reduce the waiting time in the migratory process.

The Puerto Vallarta International Airport eliminates the Multiple Immigration Format (FMM), which will benefit all international tourists who arrive in the city, reducing the time of entry, avoiding a procedure that was using up considerable amounts of time for visitors from other countries.

As part of the strategies implemented by the National Migration Institute (INM), the Puerto Vallarta International Airport decided to eliminate this format for international travelers as of the 1st of August, which aims to reduce waiting times at the airport and generate greater convenience for users.

With this program, tourists who arrive in Puerto Vallarta will no longer have to present a printed or digital immigration form, allowing their passports to be stamped through a much more agile process, and passing through immigration in just 10 minutes on average, however, with the goal of that time gradually decreasing.

Currently, Puerto Vallarta International Airport has around 20 migration agents and 14 kiosks, which speeds up the process with this new format implemented in the airport.

So far in 2022, Puerto Vallarta has received an average of 1,106,550 passengers from international markets, which speaks about the diversity in travelers from other countries, and the importance of generating strategies that speed up their arrival and entrance to the destination.

The International Airport of Puerto Vallarta, of the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), has established itself as one of the air terminals with the greatest infrastructure at the national level. It should be noted that the new Terminal 2 is currently being built, which will be a NET Zero (Zero Emissions) smart building with energy savings of 40.78% and drinking water savings of 58.3% in which each baggage system will have two tomography inspection stations for greater security.