TOURIST VISA

TOURIST VISA

Norwegian citizens DO NOT need a Tourist Visa to enter Mexico for tourism, business or any unpaid activity in Mexico as long as the visit does not exceed 180 days.

If you are not traveling with Norwegian passport you can check if you are required to get a visa to Mexico before traveling.

For a list of countries that require visa to Mexico.

https://www.inm.gob.mx/gobmx/word/index.php/paises-requieren-visa-para-mexico/

For a list of countries that don’t require visa to Mexico.

https://www.inm.gob.mx/gobmx/word/index.php/paises-no-requieren-visa-para-mexico/

IMPORTANT NOTES

Please note that regardless of nationality, any foreigner holding any of the following documents will not require a Mexican visa:

Document proving permanent residence in Canada, the United States of America, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, any Schengen Country (including Norway), and the countries of the Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia and Peru). The residence card should state explicitly "permanent residence".
Valid Visa to Canada, the United States of America, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or any of Schengen Country. (The Norwegian temporary resident card does not count as valid visa).
Card APEC Business Traveller (ABTC) adopted by Mexico.

TOURIST VISA REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS

Tourist VISA requirements and Process

This visa allows you to visit Mexico for activities that do not involve receiving any kind of remuneration as tourism, transit through Mexico, businesses (such as attending meetings, supervisory visits, training or consultancies in Mexico), activities related to the exercise of ministers worship, technical jobs in companies (without pay in Mexico), philanthropic activities, sporting goods transport, medical treatments, attending fairs and / or conferences as well as any kind of studies of less than 180 days.

The application process consists of two stages. First, the applicant should send all required documents by email in one single email to Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.

Upon reception and verification, the Embassy will provide the applicant with a link to schedule an appointment for an interview in person at the Embassy.

All visas require the physical presence of the applicant in person at the Embassy.

If the visa application is successful, the visa will be stamped in the passport or travel document the same day of the interview in most cases.

In case of a visa for a child, both parents or legal guardians should be present as well in the interview or alternatively must grant their permission for the visa to be obtained through a power of attorney.

REQUIREMENTS

Application Form (available here)
Valid passport

Residency status: Resident card or documents proving legal stay in Norway

Financial Solvency: Official documents proving your financial solvency. Any of the following:

Monthly pay slips (employment or pension) that show that you have had a monthly net income equivalent to at least 100 days of the 2025 minimum wage in Mexico City ($27,880.00 Mexican pesos approximately 15,639.20 NOK* after tax) for the previous three months AND letter of employer or contract proving at least one year of employment.
For over 18-years-old full-time students, the minimum monthly net income is lower, equivalent to 60 days of the 2025 minimum wage in Mexico City ($16,728.00 Mexican pesos approximately 9,383.52 NOK* after tax). Applicants under these circumstances must demonstrate they are currently enrolled in a full-time educational programme providing a certificate of studies or letter from the college or university and pay slips or pension or grant/scholarship statement with the required amount.

Or,

Bank statements of the last three months with a monthly average balance equivalent to at least 300 days of the 2025 minimum wage in Mexico City ($83,640.00 Mexican pesos approximately 46,917.60 NOK*).

*This amount is subject to change according to exchange rates set every month.

Invitation letter: only for cases where the applicant has been invited by an organization, public or private institution to participate in an event in Mexico.

On the day of the appointment, the applicant must present all documents previously sent by email in original form (printed application, passport, residency card, pay slips or bank statements as well as any other documents if required by the consular officers). Also, applicant must bring one passport size photograph (recent, color photo measuring 3.0 x 3.5 cm, front view, with white background, without glasses and/or piercing). Homemade photos will NOT be accepted.

There is a consular fee that must be paid on the day of the interview for the visa application to be processed. The fee is 54 USD to be paid in NOK directly at the Embassy on the day of the appointment, according to the current exchange rate. In January 2025, the amount in NOK is 614 NOK. Please note that the Embassy can only take payment in Norwegian debit cards.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa:

https://www.inm.gob.mx/gobmx/word/index.php/paises-no-requieren-visa-para-mexico/

Holding a visa allows you to travel to a port of entry and request permission to enter the country. The official from the Immigration Institute of Mexico (INM) at the point of entry has the ultimate decision on admission of travellers. Holding a visa does not guarantee entry to Mexico.

In addition to a valid passport or travel document and visa, if applicable, immigration officials may ask for documents proving the duration and purpose of your trip, for example:

Return airplane tickets and accommodation bookings,
Travel itinerary in Mexico or purpose of the trip
Financial means to cover travel expenses during the stay in Mexico