Travelling to Mexico
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Australia: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Brazil: visa required
- Canada: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Chile: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- China: visa required
- France: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Germany: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- India: visa required
- Israel: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Italy: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Japan: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Malaysia: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Netherlands: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- New Zealand: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Singapore: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- South Korea: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Spain: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- Ukraine: visa required
- United Kingdom: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
- United States: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — Adults (18+) may bring up to 3 liters of spirits/liquor plus 6 liters of wine duty-free as part of personal baggage; alcoholic beverages cannot be counted toward the separate USD 500 general merchandise franchise.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: allowed, must be declared — Must file a declaration (form for “Declaración de Internación o Extracción de Cantidades en Efectivo o Documentos por Cobrar”) when carrying cash, domestic/foreign checks, payment orders, or other negotiable documents exceeding USD 10,000 or its equivalent into or out of Mexico.Detailscompare everywhere →
- CBD & cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Controlled medication: depends on specifics — ANAM's personal-baggage guidance states that for psychotropic substances ('Tratándose de sustancias psicotrópicas deberá mostrarse la receta médica correspondiente') the traveler must show the corresponding medical prescription — no separate advance import permit is described for personal-use quantities of psychotropics. Under Mexico's Ley General de Salud, 'sustancias psicotrópicas' is the class that covers common controlled stimulants (e.g. amphetamine/Adderall, methylphenidate/Ritalin, lisdexamfetamine/Vyvanse) and benzodiazepines (e.g. alprazolam/Xanax, diazepam/Valium, clonazepam/Klonopin), so a doctor's prescription for these should be sufficient for personal-use quantities at the border.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: depends on specifics — "El registro de la información del RPAS debe llevarse a cabo antes de iniciar su operación correspondiente" (RPAS registration must be completed before beginning operation) — Mexico's Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) requires every drone to be registered under standard NOM-107-SCT3-2019 before it can legally fly, via the Apéndice K registration form (proof of ownership/possession plus identification), submitted by email to rpas@afac.gob.mx. A registration folio is issued within 10 business days.Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Meat & animal products: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Fresh produce & plants: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Injectable medication: allowed, within limits — ANAM's personal-baggage rule explicitly permits travelers to carry 'a device for measuring blood pressure and one for measuring glucose or a combined device, and their reagents, as well as medications for personal use' without describing this as needing a special permit. Insulin and GLP-1 medications (semaglutide/Ozempic/Wegovy, tirzepatide/Mounjaro/Zepbound) are not psychotropic substances, so ANAM's prescription-only requirement (which applies specifically to 'sustancias psicotrópicas') does not apply to them; they fall under this general personal-use medication allowance instead.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Medication: allowed, within limits — Personal-use medications (medicamentos de uso personal) are allowed in personal baggage. For psychotropic/controlled substances, a medical prescription must be presented; quantities should be consistent with a personal treatment course.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: allowed, within limits — Adults (18+) may bring up to 20 packs of cigarettes, or 25 cigars, or 200 grams of tobacco duty-free as part of personal baggage; tobacco products cannot be counted toward the separate USD 500 general merchandise franchise.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Weapons: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
From the blog
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-12. Official source