Entry rules · Sri Lanka passport
Do Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for Mexico?
Yes. Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for Mexico, applied for before travel.
Checked against official sources on 31 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa required. Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.
- Under conditions
- Visa-free (up to 180 days) with a valid visa of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, a Schengen country or the United States
- Status
- Verified 31 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM)
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Sri Lanka passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa required
Somalia Sri Lanka Sudáfrica
Las personas nacionales de los siguientes países o regiones bajo cualquier condición de ingreso, deben obtener una visa para viajar a México
En el caso de la comparecencia personal será necesario que toda persona solicitante de visa se presente a una entrevista consular.
More quotes (6)
La visa se tramitará y se obtendrá de forma personal en cualquier oficina consular, o bien, por medios y registros electrónicos, cuando resulte aplicable.
PAÍSES Y REGIONES QUE SÍ REQUIEREN VISA
Sri Lanka Sudáfrica Sudán
Deberán solicitar en algún consulado mexicano la visa correspondiente a su ingreso. En el caso de turismo, negocios o actividades no remuneradas; deberá aplicar a una visa de visitante sin permiso para realizar actividades remuneradas.
OCTAVO. La visa se tramitará y se obtendrá de forma personal en cualquier oficina consular, o bien, por medios y registros electrónicos, cuando resulte aplicable. En el caso de la comparecencia personal será necesario que toda persona solicitante de visa se presente a una entrevista consular.
II. Permitir la toma de datos biométricos que incluyen fotografía del rostro, iris y huellas dactilares, a través de medios electrónicos.
Mexico for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 180 days
- Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
- Visa-freeUp to 180 daysPublic data
- Hong Kong
- Visa required
- Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 31 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Mexico, chiefly Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM). Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: visa required. The official source shows: visa required, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Mexico
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all but essential travel to some areas
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Mexico as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Sri Lanka passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Mexico visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Sri Lanka passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Sri Lanka passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Mexico.