Mexico to China visa requirements

Mexican ordinary passport holders need a visa for ordinary mainland China trips; 240-hour visa-free transit, Hainan 30-day entry, and limited group-tour rules are separate exceptions. Mexican ordinary passport holders are not on China's current unilateral 30-day visa-free list, so ordinary tourism, business, family visits, work, study, journalism, or long-stay travel to mainland China requires the matching Chinese visa. The Embassy of China in Mexico separately states that Mexican diplomatic or official passport holders may enter China visa-free for up to 90 consecutive days, and Mexican passports are visa-free for Hong Kong and Macao for up to 90 days. For mainland China, Mexican citizens can still use limited exceptions when the itinerary qualifies: 24-hour direct transit, 240-hour visa-free transit through designated ports when continuing to a third country or region, Hainan's 30-day regional visa-free policy, and some organized cruise/Hong Kong-Macao tour-group routes. Mexico City CVASC regular service is listed as 4 working days and express as 3 working days; Tijuana submissions are about 10-15 working days because files are sent to Mexico City. A visa application requires a passport valid for more than 6 months with two consecutive blank visa pages. Short-term visa applicants with stays under 180 days are exempt from fingerprinting through 31 December 2026, but long-term D, J1, Q1, S1, X1, and Z applicants still give fingerprints and must handle residence-permit steps after arrival.