United States entry requirements for Mexican citizens
Short answerMexican citizens need a visa to visit the United States. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- A B-1/B-2 visa and passport, or a Border Crossing Card (Form DSP-150, B-1/B-2 Visa and Border Crossing Card)
- With a Border Crossing Card: a passport as well, unless you arrive at a land port of entry or by pleasure vessel or ferry
- Good to know
- Under 8 CFR 212.1(c), a Mexican national visiting for business or pleasure needs no separate visa or passport at a land port of entry, or arriving by pleasure vessel or ferry, if they hold a Form DSP-150 (B-1/B-2 Visa and Border Crossing Card) with a machine-readable biometric identifier. Arriving any other way (for example by air), the Border Crossing Card replaces the visa but a passport is also required.
Source 8 CFR §212.1(c) — documentary requirements for Mexican nationals (eCFR, current)Checked against the source on 2026-10-19
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United States for other passports
- Argentinavisa required
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Brazilvisa required
- Chileelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chinavisa required
- Franceelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Germanyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indiavisa required
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Italyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Japanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysiavisa required
- Netherlandselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporeelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Spainelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Ukrainevisa required
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) 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
- Chinavisa required
- 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
- 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