Vietnam to Mexico visa requirements

Vietnamese ordinary passport holders need a Mexican visitor visa for tourism unless they hold a qualifying substitute document, such as a valid visa from the US, Canada, Japan, the UK, or a Schengen country, or permanent residence in those places or in Chile, Colombia, or Peru. Vietnam is listed by Mexico's SRE and INM as requiring a visa for the visitor-without-permission-to-perform-remunerated-activities category, which covers tourism, transit, business, study, religious-minister, and correspondent trips under 180 days when the activity is not paid in Mexico. A Vietnamese ordinary passport holder who is not exempt must apply in person through a Mexican embassy or consulate, such as the Embassy of Mexico in Hanoi; Mexico does not offer visa on arrival to Vietnamese citizens. Vietnam is not eligible for INM's SAE electronic authorization, whose current official metadata lists Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine, and the SRE visitor eVisa category is for Brazil only. Mexico's substitute-document rule still exempts travelers who hold a valid visa from Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, or any Schengen country, or permanent residence in Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, any Schengen country, or a Pacific Alliance member country (Chile, Colombia, or Peru). An ABTC approved by Mexico is only an alternative for business travel by air. The maximum visitor stay is up to 180 days as authorized by INM at entry.