What the Mexico visa rules mean for Sri Lanka travellers
Sri Lanka citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Mexico. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Visitor Visa Without Permission to Work (Visa de Visitante).
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Mexico applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: INM requires a passport or identity and travel document that is valid (vigente) at the immigration check; it states no minimum validity period.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Mexico.
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. INM says the immigration authority may ask you to prove the purpose of your trip, for example with a hotel reservation, return tickets …
- Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount. INM says the immigration authority may ask about your means of subsistence during your stay (except holders of a Mexican visa), your addres…
Mexico entry rules compared
Mexico lets 63 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 1 and requires an embassy visa from 131. Sri Lanka citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Brunei. Overall the Sri Lanka passport ranks #174 in the world with 19 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Sri Lanka passport you can also visit 7 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Venezuela.
In the other direction, Mexico citizens need eta to visit Sri Lanka.