Mexico visa for Filipino citizens
Visa required
🇵🇭 Filipino passport → 🇲🇽 Mexico: yes — a visa arranged in advance.
How it works
You'll need a visa arranged in advance through the embassy or consulate (or an authorised visa centre): application form, passport photos, fee, and often proof of funds, accommodation and onward travel. Start early — processing can take weeks.
Heads-up: Mexico commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in and on arrival).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Beyond Mexico: the Philippines passport
The 🇵🇭 Philippines passport ranks #131 of 199 worldwide, entering 66 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the Philippines passport: 🇧🇷 Brazil (90 days), 🇵🇪 Peru (180 days), 🇧🇧 Barbados (90 days) — all 66 open destinations.
Going the other way? Mexican citizens visiting the Philippines need no visa — visa-free for up to 30 days.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when Mexico changes its entry rules for Filipino passports.
Capital Mexico City · Currency Mexican peso ($) · Dialling +52
Before you travel
Sorting your Mexico trip on the Philippines passport:
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