🇲🇽 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
63 passports enter Mexico visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | – |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | – |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | – |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | – |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | – |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | – |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | – |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | – |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | – |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | – |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | – |
| 🇫🇷 France | – |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | – |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | – |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | – |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | – |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | – |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | – |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | – |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | – |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | – |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | – |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | – |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | – |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | – |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | – |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | – |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | – |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | – |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | – |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | – |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | – |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | – |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | – |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | – |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | – |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | – |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | – |
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; United Kingdom: visa-free; Germany: visa-free; Canada: visa-free. 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 | - |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | - |
| Germany | Visa-free | - |
| Canada | Visa-free | - |
| Australia | Visa-free | - |
| India | Visa required | - |
| Russia | eTA (electronic authorization) | - |
| China | Visa required | - |
| France | Visa-free | - |
| Japan | Visa-free | - |
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