VISAS
- Emirati citizens do not require VISA for traveling to Mexico
- Having a visa is just ONE of the entry requirements to Mexico. Immigration officers at the point of entry will ultimately decide if you will be allowed into the country.
- We do not provide visa information or appointments over the phone or to walk in visitors at the Embassy, so please carefully read the following information:
- Valid Passport, with a minimum expiry date of 6 months from the date of your entry into Mexico;
- Visa, if the applicant requires one (please, check this link for information about countries and territories that require a visa and exceptions that might apply);
- Immigration Form (Forma Migratoria Múltiple or FMM by its Spanish acronym), if arriving by land;
- Proof of the purpose of your trip. The Immigration Authorities at the port of entry may request certain documents to prove the visitor’s purpose depending on the activities planned in Mexico. For instance:
- Tourism: Hotel reservation, itinerary, and return tickets.
- Business: 1) Letter in Spanish from the foreign company indicating the visitor is an employee and that the company will pay for the services the visitor will provide in Mexico and that the visitor will not receive any payment or salary from a company in Mexico, or 2) a letter of invitation from a public or private institution to perform non-remunerated activities in Mexico, indicating the purpose of the trip, estimated time of stay and taking responsibility for your travel and lodging costs (check non lucrative visitor visa for more information);
- Short studies: Letter of invitation or acceptance from any institution within the National Educational System to take courses, enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate studies or to conduct a research project or undertake academic training for up to 180 days (check non lucrative visitor visa for more information). For any of the before mentioned academic activities longer than 180 days, please check Visa for temporary residents – students for more information.
- Work: Please check information for Work Visa (NUT) below.
- Proof of financial solvency according with the visitor’s purpose of his/her trip.
Please, be aware that Immigration authorities might ask for additional information, or documents.
Emirati passport holders, and those others from the countries or territories mentioned in the list published by the Migration National Institute, do not require a visa to travel to Mexico as non-lucrative visitors up to 180 days.
- All visa applications require an appointment. Appointments are personal and non-transferable.
- Make travel arraignments taking into consideration that appointments availability is scarce, and Immigration Authorities might take up to 1 to 10 working days for approval. It is advisable not to book or buy flight tickets to Mexico if you have not been notified about the issuance of your visa.
- Please note that we do not work with intermediaries for priority appointments or to expedite the issuance of visas. The Embassy of Mexico is the only entity authorized to issue Mexican visas in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, and all visa services take place at our facilities in Abu Dhabi.
- Bank statements and other evidence of financial solvency must be under the applicant’s name. Bank statements under a third party’s name or under a company’s name are not accepted, even if the applicant owns that company.
- Visa application processing fees are payable in cash at the Embassy, on the appointment’s date, and they are non-refundable.
- Put together all the documents required,
- Fill in the visa application form
- Make an appointment online,
- On the appointment’s date:
- bring all original documents and a copy of each of them,
- present all documents to the consular officer and pay the processing fees,
- have a consular interview, and
- Wait for the application approval according to the consular officer’s indications.
Please read this section, and that for the specific visa requirements below, before making an appointment
- There are no urgent visa applications.
- Applicants who appeared without all the necessary requirements will need to make a new appointment.
- Appointments are made online at our webpage, but the Embassy has no control on the system. Therefore, consular officers cannot cancel or re-schedule appointments.
- When accessing the visa appointment system, if “Office Abu Dhabi” does not appear on the list of Offices, it means all appointments for the given month are booked and the calendar is closed.
- The visa calendar for appointments opens on the last business day of each month.
- Please book your appointment correctly. Appointments for any other consular services are not convertible to visa appointments.
- Access to the Consular Section will be given exclusively to the applicant.
- Foreign national applicants for family reunification visas without NUT processing number, must appear with the Mexican national to whom they are related to.
- Under aged applicants must be accompanied by both of their parents during the application process.
Click here to make a visa appointment.
VISA INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS
Please click on the visa you are interested to apply for requirements and other information:
Visa for non-lucrative visitors
This visa is for persons who will engage in the following activities while visiting Mexico: tourism, business meetings, job interviews, international travelers in transit to other destinations, journalism, short term studies, patients attending medical appointments or treatment, sports persons participating in tournaments or competitions, and to any other similar activities that do not imply receiving a salary, or any other personal fees for commercial or professional services.
Please, click here to check if your nationality requires a visa.
- A passport with at least 6 months of validity at the time of entry into Mexico.
- Proof of residency if you are not an Emirati citizen (Emirates ID and visa).
- One of the following documents:
- Certificate of employment – in original letterhead paper from the company, describing how long the applicant has been working for the employer, position, and monthly salary, or
- Official letter from a school, indicating that the applicant is a full-time student in the UAE and the period of the studies.
- Proof of economic solvency with the last 3 monthly bank account statements, under the applicant’s name.
- One color photograph (passport size, face uncovered and white background).
- Application form duly completed
For underage applicants
For underage applicants
The presence of both of their parents to give their authorization. Absent parents must give a power of attorney to the other parent, or to a third person, to apply on behalf of the under aged applicant and to sign the application.
For short term studies
For short term studies
Applicants must present an acceptance letter from an institution within the National Educational System to take courses, studies, do research or investigation projects up to 180 days, on a letterhead paper with the following requisites:
- Original acceptance letter of an Institution that within the National Educational System, in which is stated the applicant is due to start his/her studies and it must specify:
- Full name of the applicant
- The qualification, level of studies, and area in which the applicant pretends to study or do research.
- Name of the qualification or course or research in which the applicant has been accepted.
- Starting date, as well as the date of termination of the studies or research.
- Tuition fees, and
- Relevant registration (RVOE) of the Mexican educational institution.
- The applicant must provide evidence of funds enough to cover the fees of the studies, housing, and all his/her needs during the length of time of stay in Mexico with the any of following documentation:
- Work certification stating a stable employment with indications of labor seniority, and monthly income.
- Bank accounts statements of the last three months.
- For applicants under 25 years of age, the requirements on economic solvency could be accredited by one of the parents or by the person exercising parental authority or guardianship by presenting the documentation indicated above, responsive letter, and a copy of his/her identification and applicant’s birth certificate.
For patients attending medical appointments or treatment
For patients attending medical appointments or treatment
In addition to general requirements (items 1 to 6), they must provide:
- Original letter from the treating Doctor, including:
- Doctor’s address, and telephone number,
- Doctor’s professional registration number, if applicable,
- Patient’s full name, age, nationality, and passport number,
- Patient’s diagnostic, and approval for traveling in his/her current condition,
- Copy of the Doctor’s picture ID.
- Original admission letter from the Hospital in Mexico, including:
- Treating Doctor’s address, and telephone number in Mexico,
- Doctor’s professional registration number,
- Patient’s full name, age, nationality, and passport number,
- All the relevant medical information about the patient’s treatment in Mexico, and the cost of them,
- Approximately length of time the patient will under treatment in Mexico,
- Copy of the Doctor’s picture ID.
- The applicant, the applicant’s parents or legal guardians must prove they have enough funds to cover the medical and hospital fees, housing expenses (if applicable), and all the applicant’s needs during the length of time of stay in Mexico.
For visitors invited by Mexican organizations or public institutions
For visitors invited by Mexican organizations or public institutions
Item number 4 of the above requirements could be substituted by a letter of invitation with the following requisites:
- Original letter with the name of the organization or public institution who is making the invitation,
- Address, telephone number and contact person’s name,
- Indication of commercial or institutional activities,
- Full name, nationality and passport number of the visitor invited,
- Information about the activities the visitor would be undertaking in Mexico. Those activities must be related with the commercial or institutional activities of the organization or public institution inviting the visitor,
- Approximately length of time the visitor will stay in Mexico,
- Commitment of the organization or institution to be responsible for all the visitor’s expenses during his/her stay in Mexico,
- Copy of the signatory person’s picture ID, with his/her signature,
- Attachment with copies of the last 12 monthly bank statements of the organization or institution. Educational institutions within the National Educational System do not require demonstrating economic solvency.
For participants in events foster or patronize by agencies of the Mexican Federal Government or autonomous governmental institutions
For participants in events foster or patronize by agencies of the Mexican Federal Government or autonomous governmental institutions
In addition to requirements 1 to 3, they must present:
- Official letter from the Government Agency or autonomous institution inviting the foreign national to participate in and event derived from international agreements with:
- Applicant’s full name, and nationality,
- Name of the Government Agency or autonomous institution,
- Information about the event the applicant will be attending,
- Length of time and date of the event, and
- Signature, name, and position of the public officer responsible of the event’s coordination, and an
- Official letter from the Foreign Government Agency sending the applicant to the event, indicating the purpose of the applicant’s trip to Mexico.
Visa for temporary residents
This visa is for foreign aliens who intend to move to Mexico for a length of time longer than 180 days but shorter than 4 years. Residents who enter Mexico under this condition are not allowed to work, and they mut prove a foreign income.
- A passport with at least 6 months of validity at the time of entry into Mexico.
- Proof of residency if you are not an Emirati citizen (Emirates ID and visa).
- Proof of economic solvency. Please, provide just one of the following options:
- Bank accounts or investment monthly statements, under the applicant’s name, for the last 12 months, if the applicant is not working, or
- Certificate of employment in original letterhead paper from his company or employer, describing how long the applicant has been working for them, that the applicant will be working for the company remotely from Mexico, and description of the applicant’s position. Please attach to this letter the last 6 bank account monthly statements. The bank statements should be under the applicant’s name.
- Application form duly completed (click here for the application).
- One color photograph (passport size, face uncovered and white background).
For owners of real state in Mexico
For owners of real state in Mexico
As a proof of economic solvency, please submit the title deeds granted before a Mexican Notary Public certifying the applicant is the owner of real estate. The price of the real state should be clearly express in the title deed.
For investors
For investors
As a proof of economic solvency, applicants must submit one of these three options:
- Deed of the Mexican legal person granted before a Notary Public, or a document duly certified by the administration body or competent official thereof, stating that the foreign person participates in the capital stock of said Mexican legal person. The amount of applicant’s investment has to be clearly stated, and may be accredited, but not limited to, by means of an original and copy of contract for the sale of shares or social parts, contract of transmission of goods or rights in favor of the Mexican legal entity or document issued by the latter that proves the amount contributed in the capital stock; or
- Original document that certifies the ownership of movable property or fixed assets in favor of the foreign entity, used for economic or business purposes. The value of that property should be clearly stated; or
- Original documentation that proves the development of economic or business activities in Mexico, which may be accredited, including but not limited to, with contracts, service orders, invoices, receipts, business plans, licenses or permits, or proof issued by the Institute Mexican Social Security document certifying that the foreign legal entity is the employer of at least three workers.
Visa for temporary residents – students
- A passport with at least 6 months of validity at the time of entry into Mexico.
- Proof of residency if you are not an Emirati citizen (Emirates ID and visa).
- One of the following documents:
- Certificate of employment – in original letterhead paper from the company, describing how long the applicant has been working for the employer, position, and monthly salary, or
- Official letter from a school, indicating that the applicant is a full-time student in the UAE and the period of the studies.
- Proof of economic solvency with the last 3 monthly bank account statements, under the applicant’s name.
- Application form duly completed.
- One color photograph (passport size, face uncovered and white background).
- Acceptance letter from an institution within the National Educational System to take courses, studies, do research or investigation projects, on a letterhead stationery with the following requisites:
- Applicant’s full name.
- The name of the program the applicant is enrolled to, level of studies, and area in which the applicant pretends to study or do research.
- Starting date, as well as the date of termination of the studies or research.
- Tuition fees, and
- Relevant registration (RVOE) of the Mexican educational institution.
The applicant must provide evidence of funds enough to cover the fees of the studies, housing, and all his/her needs during the length of time of stay in Mexico with the any of following documentation:
- Work certification stating a stable employment with indications of labor seniority, and monthly income.
- Applicant’s bank accounts statements of the last three months.
- For applicants under 25 years of age, the requirements on economic solvency could be accredited by one or both of parents, responsive letter, and a copy of the parents’ identification and applicant’s birth certificate.
Work Visa (NUT)
For foreign nationals who plan to enter Mexico to perform lucrative activities, the application for the entry permit is made directly before the Migration National Institute (INM) by the Mexican party (company) interested in the stay of the foreign national.
For more information about requirements and the process to obtain the entry permit (known as NUT) on the following link of the INM: Autorización de visa por Oferta de Empleo.
- A passport with at least 6 months of validity at the time of entry into Mexico.
- Proof of residency if you are not an Emirati citizen (Emirates ID and visa
- Application form duly completed.
- One color photograph (passport size, face uncovered and white background).
- Copy of the official letter (NUT) of the INM that authorises the work permit or entry permit.