Checklist

✔ Before coming

Apply for a Mexican student visa at the nearest embassy or consulate if required. You will need UDEM’s official acceptance letter. For furhter information on the visa process you can contact our Immigration Adviser Ana de la Cruz ana.delacruzp@udem.edu.mx
Speak to your academic advisor about credit transfer requirements. Get your learning agreement approved by your home university and consider alternate courses in case you need to change them upon arrival.
Send your class request (courses you would like to register) to your UDEM advisor and make sure you receive your registration confirmation.
Book your flight and check any particular visa requirement if you are traveling through the U.S. to get to Mexico. Remember orientation sessions are mandatory.
Acquire a health insurance that covers you during your entire stay in Mexico. Send the information to your UDEM advisor.
Notify your I-Buddy about your arrival information. If you have not been contacted by your I -Buddy, please e-mail your UDEM advisor.
Make copies of important documents (passport, visa, credit card) send them to your email address and keep a second copy in your carry-on.
Make sure you have the complete address of where you are arriving in Monterrey (UDEM, hostel, hotel) and your IBuddy’s mobile.
Bring your airline customer service telephone with you in case of lost luggage and the information of your flight/baggage.

Attend orientation sessions.
Buy a Mexican mobile number.
Complete DIPI directory.
Deliver your health insurance confirmation.
Check your Spanish placement and go to your advisor in case you want to make changes in your schedule.
Make sure teachers have your name on their rosters.
Get your UDEM student ID (you will be notified when to go and get it).

Check your “Portal UDEM” to see if all your classes and marks are uploaded.
Take care of anything you may have left unpaid at UDEM (library, residences, etc.)
Gather the documents that your university will ask you for upon arrival (academic contract, documents for a scholarship, etc.).

Almost everything you will need during your stay can be acquired upon arrival at supermarkets and shopping malls.

However, there are some things you may consider bringing from home:

Stock up any prescription drugs or antibiotics you must take. In Mexico, these cannot be bought at drugstores without a prescription.
Contact lenses if needed. Bring a copy of your eye prescription in case you need to get replacements.
Power adapter or voltage converter. Depending on your host country you may need both a plug adapter as well as a voltage converter. Voltage in Mexico is 110 v.
Bring clothes according to the weather, be prepared for climate conditions.

You don't need to bring:

Personal hygiene products unless you need to use any particular brand or item.
Linens and towels. Some housing options provide these and if they don't you can buy some at the supermarket at very reasonable prices.