🇲🇽 Mexico: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Mexico allows visa-free tourism for many passports, and travelers who already hold a valid US, Canadian, UK, Japanese or Schengen visa can often enter without a Mexican one. Confirm your case below before booking.
A Mexico passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 172 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Currency
- Mexican peso
- Languages
- Spanish
- Region
- North America
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 180 days)
63 passports enter Mexico visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 180 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 180 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 180 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 180 days |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 180 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 180 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 180 days |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 180 days |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 180 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 180 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 180 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 180 days |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 180 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 180 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 180 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 180 days |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 180 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 180 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 180 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 180 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 180 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 180 days |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 180 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 180 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 180 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 180 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 180 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 180 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 180 days |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 180 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 180 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 180 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 180 days |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 180 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 180 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 180 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 180 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 180 days |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 180 days |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 180 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 180 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 180 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 180 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 180 days |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | 180 days |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 180 days |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 180 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 180 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 180 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 180 days |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 180 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 180 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 180 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 180 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 180 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 180 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 180 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 180 days |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 180 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 180 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 180 days |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 180 days |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 180 days |
eTA (electronic authorization)
3 passports need an electronic travel authorization (not a visa).
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Russia | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | – |
Visa required
132 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | – |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇨🇳 China | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | – |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | – |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | – |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Mexico?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa-free (up to 180 days), 180 days; United Kingdom: visa-free (up to 180 days), 180 days; Germany: visa-free (up to 180 days), 180 days; Canada: visa-free (up to 180 days), 180 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Mexico?
Mexican peso.
What language is spoken in Mexico?
Spanish.
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free (up to 180 days) | 180 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free (up to 180 days) | 180 days |
| Germany | Visa-free (up to 180 days) | 180 days |
| Canada | Visa-free (up to 180 days) | 180 days |
| Australia | Visa-free (up to 180 days) | 180 days |
| India | Visa required | - |
| Russia | eTA (electronic authorization) | - |
| China | Visa required | - |
| France | Visa-free (up to 180 days) | 180 days |
| Japan | Visa-free (up to 180 days) | 180 days |
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This page is for general information only and is not legal advice. Visa rules change often, so always confirm entry requirements with the official government source before you travel.