Entry and Exit to the Country
Entry, exit and visa requirements
A valid passport book is required to enter Mexico by air.
INM may allow tourists to enter for up to 180 days without a visa, or limit their stays to shorter periods as they see fit. Visitors should verify the duration of their stay as indicated on the entry permit (FMM). Mexican immigration officials have the authority to ask for your passport and entry permit at any time. Failure to provide these documents or evidence of legal status in Mexico could lead to detention while they review your immigration status. Additionally, those who have overstayed their authorized stay are subject to the same review.
Immigration check points are common in the interior of Mexico, including in popular tourist areas far from the border.
Mexican law permits Mexican immigration authorities to refuse entry to foreign nationals if they have been charged with or found guilty of a serious crime in Mexico or any other country.
What can I take on my trip to Mexico?
Medicine
For your trip to Mexico, you may take any medication or psychotropic substance with you, including cannabis, as long as:
• have a medical prescription that prescribes its consumption;
• enter only the dose you need during your stay, and
• Have the professional license number or some contact information for your doctor.
Tobacco
If you are over eighteen years of age, you may transport tobacco in any of the following ways and not to exceed the amounts of:
• ten packs of cigarettes;
• twenty-five cigars, or
• two hundred grams of tobacco.
Alcohol
If you are over eighteen years of age, you may transport alcohol not to exceed the amounts of:
• six liters of wine, and
• three liters of alcoholic beverages.
Money
When entering or leaving Mexico, it is mandatory to report the possesion of cash, notes receivable, or a combination thereof, equating to or surpassing ten thousand US dollars. Failure to declare this amount will result in a fine.