Mexico will require visas for some foreigners transiting the country

People walking through CDMX airport corridor
Some foreigners must have a visa to travel through Mexico. Photo: Cuartoscuro

That Secretary of Foreign Relations (SRE) is called foreigners in Mexico so that they carry the appropriate visa, if their nationality requires this document, to travel through the country.

In a statement, SRE detailed this to date Sunday 22 October These requirements must be met to overcome this any flight to Mexico.

This provision also applies to foreigners who wish to transit through Mexico’s international airports, who must have a “visitor without permission to carry out paid activities” visa.

“Starting October 22, 2023, foreigners wishing to transit and connect through Mexican airports must carry the appropriate visa before departure in their home country, in order to board any flight to Mexico.”

SRE.

That chancellery determine that They do not need a Mexican visa foreigners who travel to Mexican territory under the protection of the immigration facilitation measures provided for in article 26 of the Guidelines for current immigration procedures and procedures.

Those who do not need a Mexican visa are people who prove their permanent residence in the following countries:

  • Canada
  • United States of America
  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
  • Northern Ireland
  • 27 member countries Schengen Area.
  • Pacific Alliance countries: Chile, Colombia and Peru

People who have valid and current visa For Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, or any country that falls within the Schengen Area, they do not require a Mexico visa to travel through those countries.

According to the National Institute of Migration (INM), people from the following countries or regions You must obtain a visa to travel to Mexico:

Image: INM

For the purpose of recreation, business or any unpaid activity in Mexico which does not exceed 180 days, citizens of these countries must apply for a visitor visa at the Mexican consulate without permission to carry out paid activities.

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