Mexico Visa Cost Calculator

Most leisure travellers need only Mexico's single-entry tourist visa — the $36 baseline everything else is measured against. At $54, the multi-entry option suits anyone whose Mexico trip is really two trips — one border hop in the middle changes the math fast. Work-adjacent travel — meetings, contract negotiation, site visits — falls under the business visa, priced at $90 for Mexico and documented with a host letter.

A $11 transit endorsement legalises a short Mexico layover — typically 24–72 hours — without a full application behind it. Whichever channel processes your Mexico application, the multiplier math above holds — only the payment logistics change.

The document set for Mexico is short but strict — valid passport, photo, where you are staying, and proof of funds for the stay. Submission is portal-first for Mexico: create the account, upload each document in the requested format, and keep every confirmation screenshot. Payment timing varies by channel: online by card for the Mexico eVisa/ETA, or at application time by card or money order where a consulate handles the file.

No interview is needed for most tourist applications to Mexico — the file speaks for itself unless something in it is missing. File 4–6 weeks out for Mexico; express handling rescues late plans at +50%, which the calculator above prices for your group size.

Check the passport before anything else: under six months' validity or a full page count and Mexico returns the application unprocessed. Mexico's photo rule is the standard white-background print; bring a spare, because the application keeps the one you hand over. Three months of statements demonstrating $50–100 per day is the funds benchmark for Mexico; scrub nothing, redact nothing.

Hotel bookings and the return ticket close the loop; Mexico cross-checks the dates across all of them. Whatever the category, one extra document defines it for Mexico: invitation letter (business) or onward ticket (transit).

Standard processing for Mexico runs 5–15 business days for tourist files, stretching toward three weeks for multi-entry and business categories in busy seasons. The express lane at Mexico costs half the base fee extra and returns decisions in 1–3 business days. Incomplete files, not bad histories, cause the bulk of Mexico rejections — one missing night of lodging is enough.

A refusal is not terminal: fix the named defect and reapply — Mexico does not penalise a corrected second application. With no walk-in option, timing is everything for Mexico: file early, because the express surcharge is the only lever once you are inside three weeks.