Do Mexicans need a visa for Japan?

What the Japanese foreign ministry lists for Mexico.

Short-stay visa

Not needed

Visa-free stay

90 days

Japanese missions

2

Visa for a short stay

Not required

Longest stay granted

90 days

Passport

Valid ordinary passport

What a short stay covers

Tourism, business, visiting friends or relatives. No paid work.

Group on the ministry's list

Latin America and the Caribbean

List last revised

1 September 2025

Other passports from Latin America and the Caribbean

A valid passport is the starting point for every traveller.

You must hold a valid passport to enter Japan (Immigration Control Act, Article 3).

The foreign ministry's list attaches no extra passport condition to Mexico.

Visa-free entry covers short stays only.

Paid work is outside a short stay. To work for pay, or to stay more than 90 days, you need a visa. The foreign ministry says to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from the Immigration Services Agency first, in principle.

Under the bilateral arrangement with Mexico, stays of up to 6 months are possible. To stay beyond 90 days, apply for an extension at a Regional Immigration Bureau in Japan before your permitted stay runs out.

MOFA: note 8 to the list

For nationals of those countries with visa exemptions permitting stays of up to 6 months under the bilateral visa exemption arrangements, those who wish to stay in Japan for more than 90 days are required to apply for an extension of the period of stay to the Ministry of Justice (Regional Immigration Bureau) before the period of permitted stay is to expire.

Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay)

Digital nomad status

Mexico is on the Immigration Services Agency's list for Japan's digital nomad status: remote work from Japan for up to 6 months, with no extension.

• Digital nomad visaEligible countries and requirements

The same steps apply to every foreign visitor.

On arrival you complete the Disembarkation Card for Foreigner (online through Visit Japan Web, or on paper), give your fingerprints and a facial photograph, and an immigration officer decides whether you can land.

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• What you cannot bring into JapanMeat, fruit, medicine and more
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• Tax-free shopping in JapanThe refund system from 1 November 2026

Not yet. JESTA is the electronic travel authorisation Japan is creating for visa-exempt visitors. The Immigration Services Agency gives its start only as a date set by Cabinet Order, no later than 31 March 2029.

• JESTA: what is decided so farDates, who it covers, what is not yet set

Visa applications go by where you live, not only by nationality.

You can apply at the Japanese embassy or consulate in your own country or in the country where you live. You cannot apply while travelling in a third country.

The foreign ministry's eVISA list does not include residents of Mexico, so applications go to the embassy or consulate, or to the channel it names.

What the Embassy of Japan in Mexico says

• Applications are submitted at the mission's consular section. No appointment is needed. Source
• Applications are submitted at the consulate-general for the area where you live. Source

Visa fees at the Embassy of Japan in Mexico

200,395 visitors from Mexico came to Japan in 2025, 20th among the markets JNTO counts separately. That was up 32.0% on 2024.

The missions the foreign ministry lists for Mexico. The rules on this page can change, so confirm with the mission before you book.

• Embassy of Japan in MexicoOfficial website
• Consulate-General in LeonOfficial website

This page is compiled from the official pages below and was last checked on 5 October 2026. It is not legal advice. The embassy or consulate has the final word on your case.