China entry requirements for Mexican citizens
Short answerMexican citizens need a visa to visit China. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- Passport valid 6+ months with blank visa pages
- Online COVA visa application form
- White-background color photo
- Proof of legal residence in Mexico
- Itinerary: round-trip flight reservation and hotel booking (or invitation letter)
- Good to know
- Mexican ordinary-passport holders are not on China's unilateral visa-free list and require an L (tourist) visa; only Mexican diplomatic/official passport holders get visa-free entry (up to 90 days). Since 30 September 2025, applications go through the new online system before in-person passport submission at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Mexico City or Tijuana. Standard processing is about 4 business days.
Source Embajada de la República Popular China en México — Requisitos de solicitud de visa (actualizado a partir de septiembre de 2025)Checked against the source on 2026-10-19
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China for other passports
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Australiavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa-free short stay
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Francevisa-free short stay
- Germanyvisa-free short stay
- Indiavisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Italyvisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Netherlandsvisa-free short stay
- New Zealandvisa-free short stay
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Koreavisa-free short stay
- Spainvisa-free short stay
- Ukrainevisa required
- United Kingdomvisa-free short stay
- United Statesvisa required
Other destinations for Mexican citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Cyprusvisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa-free short stay
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa required
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa required
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa required
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa required
- Turkeyvisa required
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Zambiavisa on arrival
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history