Visa requirements for Mexican citizens

Visa requirements for Mexican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Mexico

As of 2024, Mexican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 161 countries and territories, ranking the Mexican passport 23rd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa not required[5]	90 days
Angola	Visa not required[6]	30 days
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[7]	1 month
Argentina	Visa not required[8]	90 days
Armenia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[9]	120 days
Australia and territories	Online Visa required[10][11]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). Fee 135 AUD. Transit visa is not required. Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Austria	Visa not required[14]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Azerbaijan	eVisa[15][16]	30 days
Bahamas	Visa not required[17]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[18]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa required[19]		Visa on arrival available to business travelers if they are holding a letter of invitation issued by an accredited organization in Bangladesh that has notified the Immigration authorities prior to arrival.
Barbados	Visa not required[20]	28 days
Belarus	Visa not required[21]	30 days	Must arrive and depart via Minsk National Airport.
Belgium	Visa not required[22]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Belize	Visa not required[23]	1 month
Benin	eVisa[24][25]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[26][27]
Bolivia	Visa not required[28]	180 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[29]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Botswana	Visa not required[30]	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required[31]	90 days
Brunei	Visa required[32]		Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC).[12][13]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[33]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Burkina Faso	eVisa[34][35]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[36]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[37][38]	30 days	Visa is also obtainable online. Fee 37 USD.
Cameroon	eVisa[39][40]
Canada	Visa required[41]		Citizens of Mexico who have held a Canadian visa within the past 10 years or who currently hold a valid non-immigrant U.S. visa can apply for an eTA when arriving by air only (a Canadian visa is required if arriving to Canada via-land from the United States or on a ship).[42]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[43]
Central African Republic	Visa required[44]
Chad	Visa required[45]
Chile	Visa not required[46]	90 days
China	Visa required[47]		Exempt for business stays of up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC).[12][13] 24-hour visa-free transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou, Huangshan, Mudanjiang, or Yanji). 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an.[48] Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies.
Colombia	Visa not required[49]	90 days	90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
Comoros	Visa on arrival[50]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[51]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[52][53]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required[54]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[55][56]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[57]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Cuba	Tourist card required[58]	90 days	90 days purchasing Tourist Card.
Cyprus	Visa not required[59]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Czech Republic	Visa not required[60]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Denmark	Visa not required[61]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Djibouti	eVisa[62][63]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[64]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[65]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[66]	90 days
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival[67][68]	30 days	On-arrival visa costs 25 USD.
El Salvador	Visa not required[69]	3 months	10 USD Tourist Card must be purchased upon arrival.
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[70][71]
Eritrea	Visa required[72]
Estonia	Visa not required[73]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Eswatini	Visa required[74]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[75]	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[76] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[77]
Fiji	Visa not required[78]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[79]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
France	Visa not required[80]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Gabon	eVisa[81][82]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[83]
Georgia	Visa not required[84]	1 year
Germany	Visa not required[85]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Ghana	Visa required[86]
Greece	Visa not required[87]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Grenada	Visa not required[88]	90 days
Guatemala	Visa not required[89]	90 days
Guinea	eVisa[90][91]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[92]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[93]		Exempt from obtaining a visa for stays of up to 90 days if they hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state [94]
Haiti	Visa not required[95]	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required[96]	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required[97]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Iceland	Visa not required[98]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
India	eVisa[99]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][100] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[101] Since 2017 the Indian government has added to the list of eVisa entry points reaching a total of 28 Airports and 5 Seaports. e-Visa allows for 2 entries during the 6 month issue period. Fee is 80 USD.[102]
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival[103]	30 days[104]	Exempt for business stays of up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Iran	Visa not required[105][106]	15 days	Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp or other countries' border crossing points with Israel (see Israeli stamps).[107]
Iraq	Visa required[108]		The government of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has introduced a new e-visa process.[109][110] Holders of a Mexican passport may receive an e-visa for 30 days for US$72.26,[111] which is valid for travel in the KRI only.
Ireland	Visa not required[112]	90 days
Israel	Visa not required[113]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required[114]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Jamaica	Visa not required[115]	6 months	90 days (business), 6 months (tourist).
Japan	Visa not required[116]	180 days	90 days, extendable up to 180 days.[117]
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[118][119]		Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[120]	30 days
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[121][122]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[123]	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
North Korea	Visa required[124]
South Korea	Electronic Travel Authorization[125][126]	3 months	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[127]
Kuwait	Visa required[128]		Eligible for an e-Visa if holding a valid residence permit of no less than 6 months in a GCC country.[129] Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp (see Israeli stamps).[130]
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[131]	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[132][133]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[134] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[135] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][134] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[136]
Latvia	Visa not required[137]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival[138]	1 month	Extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	eVisa[139][140]
Liberia	Visa required[141]
Libya	eVisa[142][143]		Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp or visa (see Israeli stamps).[144]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[145]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lithuania	Visa not required[146]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Luxembourg	Visa not required[147]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[148]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[149][150]	3 months
Malaysia	Visa not required[151]	30 days	Up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[152]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[153]
Malta	Visa not required[154]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[155]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[156]
Mauritius	Visa not required[157]	90 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[158]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[159]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco	Visa not required[160]	90 days
Mongolia	eVisa[161][162]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa not required[163]	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required[164]	3 months
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[165][166]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[167][168]	28 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa is available for tourism only.
Namibia	Visa on arrival[169]	3 months	Available at Hosea Kutako International Airport.
Nauru	Visa required[170]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[171]	90 days[172]
Netherlands	Visa not required[173]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority[174]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[175] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[176] Such travelers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[175]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[177]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[178]
Nigeria	eVisa[179][180]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa not required[181]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required[182]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[183][184]	14 days / 30 days	Eligible for eVisa if holding a valid Schengen Visa, or a valid visa or residence permit from Australia, Canada, UK or USA.
Pakistan	ETA / Online Visa[185][186]	30 days / 3 months	Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.[187] Online Visa eligible.[188]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[189]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[190]	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[191][192]	60 days	Exempt for stays of up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12]
Paraguay	Visa not required[193]	90 days
Peru	Visa not required[194][195]	183 days
Philippines	Visa not required[196]	30 days	Up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Poland	Visa not required[197]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Portugal	Visa not required[198]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Qatar	Visa not required[199]	30 days
Romania	Visa not required[200]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Russia	eVisa[201][202]	16 days	Up to 6 months with a hotel booking confirmation ("touristic voucher").[203][204] Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of a non-virtual APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[205][206]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[207]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[208]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[209]	3 month
Samoa	Visa not required[210]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[211]	90 days
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[212][213]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[214]		Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp, visa or if the holder also has Israeli citizenship (see Israeli stamps).[215] Eligible for an e-Visa, visa on arrival or transit visa if holding a valid Schengen, USA or UK visa (used at last once) or a permanent residence visa in the European Union, UK or USA.[216] Eligible for an e-Visa or transit visa if holding a valid residence permit of no less than 3 months in a GCC country.[216]
Senegal	Visa required[217]
Serbia	Visa not required[218]	90 days
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[219][220]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa[221][222]	3 months
Singapore	Visa not required[223]	30 days	Up to 60 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Slovakia	Visa not required[224]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Slovenia	Visa not required[225]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Solomon Islands	Free Visitor's permit on arrival[226]	3 months
Somalia	Visa on arrival[227]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	eVisa[228][229]		Currently, South African Embassy in Mexico warns against applying for an e-Visa on their website or using any other website.[230]
South Sudan	eVisa[231][232]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa not required[233]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[234][235]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6 month period.[236] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required[237]
Suriname	Visa not required[238][239]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[240] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[241]
Sweden	Visa not required[242]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Switzerland	Visa not required[243]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Syria	Visa required[244]		Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp.[245]
Tajikistan	Visa not required[246]	30 days	Visa also available online.[247]
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[248][249]	90 days
Thailand	Visa on arrival[250]	15 days	Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[251]	30 days
Togo	eVisa[252][253]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[254]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[255]	90 days
Tunisia	Visa not required[256]	90 days
Turkey	eVisa[257][258]	30 days	Issued free of charge.
Turkmenistan	Visa required[259]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[260]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[261][262]	3 months	Fee is 50 USD.
Ukraine	Visa required[263][264]		e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[265]	180 days
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa not required[266]	6 months
United States	Visa required[267]		Visa not required for holders of Diplomatic and government official passports for stays of up to six months. Visa not required for members of the Kickapoo native american tribes of Texas and Oklahoma for stays of up six months, provided they hold an I-872 form or an American Indian card. Border crossing card can be used for land border crossing, a border crossing card must be obtained from a United States diplomatic mission in Mexico and has similar application requirements to a B category visa.
Uruguay	Visa not required[268]	3 months
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[269]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa not required[270]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required[271]
Venezuela	Visa not required[272]	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa[273][274]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Exempt for business stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Yemen	Visa required[275]		Visa or entry may be refused if the passport contains an Israeli stamp or if the holder was born in Israel (see Israeli stamps).[276]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[277][278]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[279]	30 days	30 days for visits on business, 3 months for tourists.

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[280]
Kosovo	Visa not required[281]	90 days
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[282]	up to 90 days
Palestine	Visa not required[283]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[284]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival.[285][286]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[287][288]
Taiwan	Visa required[289]	Exempt for stays of up to 90 days for holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) with local pre-clearence.[12][13]
Transnistria	Visa not required[290]	Registration required after 24 hours.[291][292]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory		Conditions of access	Notes
Hong Kong		Visa not required[293]	90 days
Macau		Visa not required[294]	90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands		Visa not required[295]
Greenland		Visa not required[295]
France
Clipperton Island		Special permit required[296]
French Guiana		Visa not required[297]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
French Polynesia		Visa not required[298]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Guadeloupe		Visa not required[297]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Martinique		Visa not required[297]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Saint Barthélemy		Visa not required[299]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Saint Martin		Visa not required[299]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Mayotte		Visa not required[300]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
New Caledonia		Visa not required[301]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Réunion		Visa not required[297]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon		Visa not required[297]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Wallis and Futuna		Visa not required[302]	Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory.
Netherlands
Aruba		Visa not required[303]	up to 90 days for each territory
Bonaire		Visa not required[303]	up to 90 days for each territory
Sint Eustatius		Visa not required	up to 90 days for each territory
Saba		Visa not required	up to 90 days for each territory
Curaçao		Visa not required[303]	up to 90 days for each territory
Sint Maarten		Visa not required[303]	up to 90 days for each territory
New Zealand
Cook Islands		Visa not required[304]	31 days
Niue		Visa not required[305]	30 days
Tokelau		Permit required[306]
Norway
Jan Mayen		Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[307] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[308]
Svalbard		Visa not required	Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty[309] but it's practically impossible to board a flight/ferry to Svalbard without entering Norway. Hence double entry Schengen visa would be required to go and come back from Svalbard to mainland Norway.
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia		Visa not required[310]
Anguilla		Visa not required[311][312]	3 months
Bermuda		Visa not required[313]	up to 6 months, decided on arrival
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required[314]
British Virgin Islands		Visa not required[315]	up to 6 months
Cayman Islands		Visa not required[316]	6 months
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)		Visa required[317]
Gibraltar		Visa not required[318]
Montserrat		Visa not required[319]	6 months
Pitcairn Islands		Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[320][321][322]
Saint Helena		eVisa[323][324]
Ascension Island		eVisa[325][326]	3 months within any year period.
Tristan da Cunha		Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[327]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[328][329]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Visa not required[330]	90 days[331]
United States
American Samoa		Entry permit required[332]
Guam		Visa required[333]
Northern Mariana Islands		Visa required[334]
Puerto Rico		Visa required[335]
U.S. Virgin Islands		Visa required[336]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[337][338][339][340][341][342][343][344][345][346][347][348]

Other territories

•  Australia. Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Special authorisation required.^[349]
•  Belarus. Brest and Grodno - Visa-free for 10 days^[350]
•  China. Hainan - Visa on arrival for 15 days.^[351] Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Visa not required for 21 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (2 or more people)^[352]
•  China. Tibet Autonomous Region - Tibet Travel Permit required (10 USD).^[353]
•  Colombia. San Andrés and Leticia - Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
•  Ecuador. Galápagos - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.^[354]
•  Eritrea outside Asmara – To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).^[355]
•  Fiji. Lau Province - Special permission required.^[356]
•  Greece Mount Athos - Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.^[357][358]
•  India. Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.^{[359][360][361][362][363][364]}
•  Iran. Kish Island - Visa not required.^[365]
•  Kazakhstan. Closed cities - Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.^[366]
•  North Korea outside Pyongyang - Special permit required. People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
•  Malaysia. Sabah and Sarawak - Visa not required. These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.^[367]
•  Maldives outside Malé - Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.^[368]
•  Russia. Several closed cities and regions in Russia - Special authorization required.^[369]
•  Saudi Arabia Mecca and Medina - Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
•  Sudan. Darfur - Separate travel permit is required.^[370]
•  Sudan outside Khartoum - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
•  Tajikistan. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.^[371][372]
•  Turkmenistan. Closed cities - A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.^[373]
•  United States. Closed city of Mercury, Nevada, United States - Special authorization is required for entry into Mercury.
•  United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.^{[374][375][376][377][378][379][380]}
•  Venezuela. Margarita Island - Visa not required. All visitors are fingerprinted.^[381]
•  Vietnam. Phú Quốc - Visa not required for 30 days.^[382]
•  Yemen outside Sana'a or Aden - Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden.^[383]
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus - Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.^[384]
• Korean Demilitarized Zone - Restricted area.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar - Restricted area.

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:^[12]

Australia1  Brunei1  Chile1  China3  Hong Kong3  Indonesia3  Japan1  Malaysia1  New Zealand1

Papua New Guinea3  Peru1  Philippines3  Russia2  Singapore3  South Korea1  Taiwan1  Thailand1  Vietnam3

_{1 - Up to 90 days
2 - Up to 90 days in a period of 180 days
3 - Up to 60 days}

The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:^[385]

• No need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by Canada and United States)
• Undertake legitimate business in participating economies
• Expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members

Non-visa restrictions

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.^[386] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year^[387] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.^[388]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[389][390]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens^[391][392] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).^[393]

Some countries, such as Japan,^[394] Ireland and the United Kingdom,^[395] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,^[396] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,^[397] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,^[398] Philippines,^[399] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.^[400]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives^[401] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,^[402] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.^[403]

Israeli stamps

Kuwait,^[404] Lebanon,^[405] Libya,^[406] Syria,^[407] and Yemen^[408] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017^[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[citation needed]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.^[409]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,^[410][411] Argentina,^[412] Brunei, Cambodia,^[413] China,^[414] Ethiopia,^[415] Ghana, Guinea,^[416] India, Japan,^[417][418] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),^[419] Malaysia upon entry and departure,^[420] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,^[421] Singapore, South Korea,^[422] Taiwan, Thailand,^[423] Uganda,^[424] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),^{[425][426][427]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.^[428]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports^[429] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.^[430][431] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders.^[432] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.^[433][434]

See also

• Visa policy of Mexico
• Mexican passport

References and Notes

References

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