The Mexican Tourist Visa for your Holiday or Visiting a Family
Applying for a Mexican Tourist visa is necessary when visiting on vacation trip or to meet a relative residing in Mexico.
Generally, a visitor can apply for the necessary Mexican tourist visa online/ at the nearest Mexican consulate in the country where you live, for a stay in Mexico of up to 3 months.
General Visa Requirements and Validity Period of Mexican Tourist Visa
Before applying for a tourist visa for Mexico, it is recommended you check whether you meet all the Mexican visa requirements.
A brief summary of the most important requirements and conditions when obtaining the tourist visa for Mexico:
- You do not expect to perform voluntary job that would otherwise be carried out by a paid staff in Mexico.
- You do not intend to participate in a work relationship in Mexico.
- You do not mean to give services to Mexican organisations (this is allowed with a Mexican work visa or business visa).
- You do not mean to offer or market services or products to consumers in Mexico.
- You and your relative are not in debt to the Mexico Government.
- You do not pose a risk to the health or safety and security of residents of Mexico.
- You are able to demonstrate that you have adequate funds to pay for your stay and return from Mexico.
Do you need a Mexican tourist visa?
It depends on your nationality as well as the type of travel document you are using to take a trip to Mexico.Please visit here to verify if you need a Mexican visa.
Who can request a Mexican tourist visa?
Anybody wishing to go on holiday to Mexico can request a Mexican tourist visa.
There are several types of visa for Mexico which you can use as a visitor to Mexico. If you are not exactly sure which type of Mexican tourist visa you require to apply, please speak to the closest Mexican visa office to get additional information as aim of this web page is to provide you general overview when applying for Mexican tourist visa.
What type of Mexican visa do I require?
This depends upon three things:
- The citizenship according to your passport – If the nationality according to the passport is from a country that is on visa free travel to Mexico or eligible to get a visa on arrival in Mexico, then you may not require to obtain a Mexican tourist visa before departure from your home country. Please go here to check if you require a Mexican visa.
- The length of your visit in Mexico – If you wish to remain in Mexico for a much shorter period less than 90 days, then you can request the Mexican tourist visa. If you want to stay much longer, then get in touch with the local Mexican visa office to obtain the suitable visa for your trip.
- The activities you hope to perform in Mexico – If your main reason of taking a trip is for holiday, then you can make an application for all kinds of Mexican tourist visas discussed on this page.
General Visa Application Requirements to Make An Application For Mexican Traveller Visa
- Traveler visa application form for Mexico – Completed Mexican visa application form.
- Original and signed passport – The passport must be valid for at the very least six months before going into Mexico and 3 months after leaving Mexico. It needs to contain at the very least 2 extra visa pages and can not be older than 10 years.
- Passport type photo – Photo must be no older than six months and must be 35 x 40mm in size.
- Previous passport – Supply a previous passport if you had any.
- Previous visas – Copies of previous Mexican visas details if you had any.
- Flight tickets to Mexico – Reservation of return or round trip flight tickets. In some instances the Mexican visa office may request for prepaid air travel tickets to Mexico.
- Travel insurance policy – Evidence of travel insurance with a minimum cover set by the Mexican consular office provided with the Certification of Insurance coverage and the table of benefits. The travel insurance coverage should cover the expense of repatriation for medical reasons and the Certificate of Currency need to be issued by an insurance provider. If you are considering using your credit card travel insurance for your travel to Mexico, please contact Mexican consular office to learn more and travel insurance policy requirements for the Mexican visa.
- Original bank declarations – Original bank statements for the last 3 months revealing enough funds to cover your visit in Mexico. If statements are printed online then it needs to be Authenticated (stamped) by the financial institution representatives.
- Hotel Reservations in Mexico – Copy of confirmed hotel reservations including name of the applicant, name and address of the hotel, time-span of stay. In many circumstances, only bookings which are partly or completely pre-paid can be accepted.
- Work letter – This letter should be: original and signed letter from employer written on company letter head paper, confirming your ongoing employment, the status of employment, monthly income and annual leave. Additionally, please provide your three newest pay slips. If you are self-employed: provide certified copies of company registration, tax return.
- For students. Please provide the following:
- Proof of present student status: Certificate of Enrollment.
- Original and signed letter from university written on university letter head paper, affirming ongoing enrolment, verifying the payment of tuition fees or any type of scholarships, and confirming term break.
- Insurance from Organisation/University – Offer a letter from the University stating the purpose, duration of travel and confirmation that you will be covered by the insurance for the whole journey in addition to the Certificate of Currency and summary of benefits.
In general, visa applications for Mexican visa need to be submitted for a maximum of 6 months, and no later than 15 days, before the trip.