Travel Facilitation and Countries and Territories that Require a Visa to Visit Mexico
Nationals of the following countries or regions must obtain a visa to enter Mexico. They must apply for a visitor's visa at a Mexican consulate for recreation, business, or other unremunerated activities in Mexico that do not exceed 180 days.
A Mexican visa is not required for foreigners who present one of the following documents
(a) Document accrediting permanent residence in Canada, the United States of America, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, any of the countries that make up the Schengen Area, as well as the member countries of the Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia and Peru).
- b) A valid and current visa issued by Canada, the United States of America, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or any of the countries of the Schengen Area.
- c) APEC Business Traveler Card (ABTC) approved by Mexico.
- d) Certificate accrediting him/her as a member of the crew of the aircraft on which he/she is arriving.
e) The seaman's book, if he/she is a member of the crew of the ship arriving in a Mexican port on an international voyage. If the crew member arrives by air to embark on a ship that will call at a national port, he/she must present, in addition to the seaman's book, a document certifying his/her enrollment, the data of the ship and the Mexican port where it is located.
