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A Mexican passport. Visa requirements for Mexican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Mexico.. As of 2025, Mexican citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 158 countries and territories, ranking the Mexican passport 21st in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.
Note: temporary residence permits on a stand-alone paper or card from any of the above countries are NOT accepted (such as temporary residency card from an EU country, U.S. I-20, Canadian work permit). Only visas physically stamped in the passport or permanent residence cards are recognized for substituting Mexican visas.
Mexicans by naturalization are: [4] those who obtain from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs a letter of naturalization and; an individual married to a Mexican national residing in Mexico who fulfills the requirements set forth in the Mexican nationality law: to have lived with the spouse for two years immediately prior to the date of the application.
The law also expedites the permanent resident application process for retirees and other foreigners. For granting permanent residency, the law proposes using a point system based on factors such as level of education, employment experience, and scientific and technological knowledge. [23]
The Programa Temporal de Regularización Migratoria (PTRM) published on 12 January 2015 in the Diario Oficial de la Federación, is aimed at those foreigners who have made their permanent residence in Mexico but due to 'diverse circumstances' did not regularize their stay in the country and find themselves turning to 'third parties' to perform various procedures, including finding employment.
The program is targeted at Mexican citizens, as well as U.S. or Canadian citizens who are members of the Global Entry or NEXUS program and are lawful permanent residents of Mexico, [3] membership is valid for five years. [2] Applying for Programa Viajero Confiable comprises the following steps: [2]
The Institute for Mexicans Abroad (Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, IME) is a Mexican government agency that supports Mexican citizens and others of Mexican descent who live and work in other countries. Its primary focus is Mexican immigrants going to the United States. Founded in 2003, IME is run by an council called the CC-IME.
The intention to seek permanent residence may be evidenced by the individual's filing of a Form I-485, or, in certain cases, by the filing of a Form I-140 petition by a U.S. employer or a Form I-130 petition by a spouse who is a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident.