Mexico
Visitor visa for Mexico: documents, fees and steps
Tourism (short stay) · 134 nationalities · any residence · ordinary passport
Stay of up to 180 days · Verified on 7 October 2026
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Documents requested
Passport or valid identity and travel document, original and currently validConditions and details
Original of a passport or identity and travel document valid under international law and currently valid. The Mexican Embassy in Spain additionally requests a simple copy of the data page (photo and personal information) and of the following page.Visa application form duly completedConditions and details
Visa application form completed, by hand or on a computer, and submitted complete on the day of the appointment. The central "Visas para Extranjeros" page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes available the "Solicitud de visa / Visa Application Form". The page of the consular representation in Petén does not cite the form in its list.One recent colour passport-size photograph on a white backgroundConditions and details
According to the embassy in Spain: photograph less than 30 days old, in colour, passport size, white background, front-facing, face visible and without glasses, measuring at least 32 × 26 mm and at most 39 × 31 mm. The Ministry page devoted to the long-validity visitor visa also cites "una fotografía"; the Petén page does not mention one.Documents establishing one of the admitted cases, most often economic solvencyConditions and details
The application is accompanied by documents establishing one of the provided cases: ties ("arraigo"), economic solvency, invitation from a public or private organisation or institution, humanitarian cause, scientific research, studies, participation in an event sponsored by the federal public administration, or transport of goods. For a tourism trip, the embassy in Spain requests proof of economic solvency (see the recommendation on thresholds) and refers the other, less frequent cases to a page it does not detail. Each post specifies the documents it accepts.Payment of the fees for receipt, examination and, where applicable, authorisation of the visaConditions and details
Fees are due for the receipt, examination and, where applicable, authorisation of the visa. The page of the consular representation in Petén displays 54.00 USD. The embassy in Spain has these fees paid on the day of the appointment, preferably by bank card, and refers for the amount to a fee schedule.
Depending on your situation
Document proving legal stay in the country where the application is filed, if one does not hold its nationalityConditions and details
Required only if the applicant does not hold the nationality of the country where the application is filed: original of the document proving legal stay (the embassy in Spain also requests a simple copy of the visa or residence card). For a person residing outside Spain or Andorra, this embassy requests a copy of the passport page bearing the entry stamp, showing that the person is within the legal stay period. The questionnaire does not state in which country the application will be filed: the condition is not automated.
Official fees
- Fees for receipt, examination and authorisation of the visa, amount displayed by the consular representation in Petén (page updated on 11/08/2025) 54 USD
Steps
- Verify on the National Migration Institute (INM) list that the nationality is subject to the visa and that none of the documents admitted in place of the Mexican visa (permanent residence or valid visa of certain countries) is held.
- Gather the documents required by the embassy or consulate of Mexico where the application will be filed.
- Make an appointment on the MiConsulado portal by choosing the requested service and the embassy or consulate of Mexico where one will appear.
- Appear in person at the appointment to submit the documents, undergo the consular interview and pay the fees.
- Provide, where applicable, the additional information requested by the consul.
- Receive the decision and the passport bearing the visa; according to the embassy in Spain, the maximum time limit is 10 working days for a complete file.
- On arrival, present to the migration control the passport, the visa and, for a land entry only, the completed Forma Migratoria Múltiple (FMM).
Where to apply
- Embassy or consulate of Mexico abroad, where the application for a visitor visa without permission for remunerated activities is filed.
- MiConsulado portal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (miconsulado.sre.gob.mx): sections "Visas", "Agenda tu cita" and "Ubica tu consulado".
Good to know
Documents admitted in place of the Mexican visaConditions and details
According to the INM, the following may be presented in place of the visa: a permanent residence document of Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, a country of the Schengen area or a country of the Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia, Peru); a valid, unexpired visa of Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom or a country of the Schengen area; an APEC card approved by Mexico (business travel only); crew documents. The questionnaire does not collect this information: verify it before applying for the visa.The visa does not guarantee entryConditions and details
The visa only allows one to present oneself at a point of entry to request entry. Entry depends on the health and migration authorities at the point of entry, who may ask for proof of the purpose of the trip: hotel reservation, return tickets, excursion tickets (itinerary), address and duration of stay, planned activities, means of transport to leave the country. According to this page, proof of means of subsistence is not requested from holders of a Mexican visa.Duration of stay set at entryConditions and details
At air points of entry, federal migration officers stamp the passport and write on it the expected exit date according to the duration granted. The person may then download their digital Forma Migratoria Múltiple (FMMd) only once during the duration granted; no paper FMM is handed out on arrival by air.- Validity of the visa issued (embassy in Spain)The Mexican Embassy in Spain states that the visa issued is valid for 180 days and allows multiple entries.
Economic solvency thresholds (embassy in Spain)Conditions and details
Only one of the options suffices, over the last three months: a) employment or pension with net monthly income greater than the equivalent of 220 days of UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización) and stable employment for at least one year; b) investments or bank accounts with an average monthly balance equivalent to 680 days of UMA; c) for higher-education students, proof of studies and income from employment, pension or scholarship equivalent to 130 days of UMA. Bank statements for each month with original bank stamp; consolidated statements are not sufficient. The embassy gives approximate equivalents in euros.Cases exempt from proof of solvency (embassy in Spain)Conditions and details
According to the embassy in Spain, the following do not have to prove their solvency: the person over 65 years of age who establishes that they are coming to Mexico for tourism purposes, and the spouse, common-law partner or first-degree relative dependent on a holder of a valid Mexican visitor visa, who proves only the family relationship.No plane ticket to be provided for the applicationConditions and details
Plane tickets and travel packages are not part of the visa application documents and determine neither the decision nor the processing time. The embassy in Spain advises against buying a flight or package before having the migration document allowing travel.File the application near one's homeConditions and details
The regulations do not prevent filing the application at a post located outside one's country of residence, but the embassy in Spain advises addressing the Mexican post closest to one's home, since examination of the file requires more elements otherwise. In Spain, the application falls to the consular section of the embassy or to the consulate in Barcelona depending on the autonomous community of the home.Foreign documents legalised and translated (embassy in Spain)Conditions and details
The embassy in Spain requires that any document not issued by the Spanish or Mexican authorities be apostilled or legalised and, where applicable, accompanied by a simple translation into Spanish. Submitted documents are not returned, whether the visa is granted or not.Electronic visa (SAE) for Russian and Ukrainian nationalsConditions and details
The Ministry states that the electronic visa (SAE) is currently open to nationals of Russia and Ukraine, for an entry by air as a visitor without remunerated activity: online application, authorisation to be printed, airline participating in the system. It is valid for 30 days from its issuance, for a single entry, and does not apply to a land entry. This procedure is not described here.
Nationalities covered
This procedure applies to 134 nationalities.
- 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
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- 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
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- 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
- Russia
- 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
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Official links
- Visa de Visitante sin permiso para realizar actividades remuneradas (new tab) consulmex.sre.gob.mx
- Visa de visitante sin permiso para realizar actividades remuneradas hasta por 180 días (turismo). (new tab) embamex.sre.gob.mx
- Países y regiones que requieren visa para viajar a México | Instituto Nacional de Migración | Gobierno | gob.mx (new tab) www.gob.mx
- Forma Migratoria Múltiple Digital (FMMd) | Instituto Nacional de Migración | Gobierno | gob.mx (new tab) www.gob.mx
- Visa Electrónica (SAE) | Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores | Gobierno | gob.mx (new tab) www.gob.mx
- Visas para Extranjeros | Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores | Gobierno | gob.mx (new tab) www.gob.mx
- Mi Consulado (new tab) www.miconsulado.sre.gob.mx
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