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Visa-Free Countries for Mexico Passport Holders (2026)

Mexico passport holders can visit 169 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 129 visa-free, 12 with an electronic travel authorization and 28 with a visa on arrival. 38 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 35 require a visa before travel. That puts the Mexico passport at #22 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 129
  • ETA 12
  • On arrival 28
  • E-visa 38
  • Visa 35
  • Special 4
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Visa-free access

169

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#22 of 208

E-visa online

38

Visa required

35

Visa-free for Mexico passport holders

129 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAngola30 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda180 daysArgentina90 daysAruba90 daysAustria90 daysBahamas90 daysBarbados28 daysBelarus30 daysBelgium90 daysBelize30 daysBermuda180 daysBolivia180 daysBonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBulgaria90 daysCayman Islands180 daysChile90 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatia90 daysCuraçao90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica180 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador180 daysEstonia90 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFiji120 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysFrench Guiana90 daysFrench Polynesia90 daysGeorgia360 daysGermany90 daysGibraltar180 daysGreece90 daysGreenland90 daysGrenada90 daysGuadeloupe90 daysGuatemala90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIran15 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica90 daysJapan90 daysJeju Island90 daysKazakhstan30 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacau90 daysMalta90 daysMartinique90 daysMauritius180 daysMayotte90 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat180 daysMorocco90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Caledonia90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorway90 daysOman14 daysPalestinePanama90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru183 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysRéunion90 daysRomania90 daysSaba90 daysSaint Barthélemy90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSaint Martin90 daysSaint Pierre and Miquelon90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore30 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSpain90 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTajikistan30 daysTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysUnited Arab Emirates180 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan30 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysWallis and Futuna90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Mexico passport holders

12 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysIsrael90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia30 daysNew Zealand90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand60 daysUnited Kingdom180 days

Visa on arrival for Mexico passport holders

28 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Armenia120 daysBahrain90 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEgypt30 daysEthiopia90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysIndonesia30 daysJordan90 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMozambique30 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysPalau30 daysQatar30 daysRwanda30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for Mexico passport holders

38 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Ascension Island90 daysAustraliaAzerbaijan30 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysBurkina Faso30 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaIndia180 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMongolia30 daysMyanmar28 daysNigeria90 daysPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysRussia30 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSierra Leone30 daysSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanTogo90 daysTurkey30 daysUganda90 daysUkraine30 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for Mexico passport holders

35 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaBangladeshBruneiCanadaCentral African RepublicChinaEritreaEswatiniFalkland IslandsGambiaGhanaGuamKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitMaliNauruNigerNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsRepublic of the CongoSaudi ArabiaSenegalSolomon IslandsSomalilandSouth OssetiaSudanTaiwanTokelauTongaTurkmenistanUnited StatesUS Virgin IslandsYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

4 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

AbkhaziaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenWestern Sahara

Home: Mexico. Mexico passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter Mexico.

Mexico passport: common questions

How many countries can Mexico passport holders visit without a visa?

169 destinations: 129 visa-free, 12 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 28 with a visa on arrival. Another 38 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Mexico passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Mexico passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Mexico passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

No visa, but Mexico passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (UK ETA, GBP 20 (from 2026-04-08)) before they travel to the United Kingdom, for stays of up to 180 days.

Do Mexico passport holders need a visa for France?

No. Mexico passport holders can visit France visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Mexico passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. Mexico passport holders can visit Italy visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Mexico passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. Mexico passport holders can visit Spain visa-free for up to 90 days.

Which countries need an ETA for Mexico passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Kingdom. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Mexico passport holders?

35 destinations, including Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Eritrea and Eswatini. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Barbados#20 · 175 destinationsIsrael#20 · 175 destinationsBahamas#21 · 170 destinationsSaint Kitts and Nevis#22 · 169 destinationsSeychelles#22 · 169 destinationsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines#23 · 167 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.