Do Djibouti citizens need a visa for Mexico?

Visa required: Djibouti passport holders need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Mexico.

Mexico visa requirements for Djibouti citizens

Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset

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Visa required

Yes — Djibouti citizens need a visa for Mexico.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

Mexico admits Djibouti citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:

Visa-free · 180 days

🇩🇯 Djibouti passport＋🇺🇸 US visa (B1/B2 etc.) or 7 more→🇲🇽 Mexico: visa-free · 180d

Mexico admits any traveler holding a valid visa or permanent residence of the US, Canada, the UK, Japan or a Schengen country — visa-free for up to 180 days.

Qualifying documents: US visa (B1/B2 etc.), US Green Card, UK visa, Canadian visa

Conditions: visa must be valid; residence must be permanent

Source: INM / gob.mx · verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Holders of a Djibouti passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Mexico. The Djibouti passport currently ranks #177 of 199 worldwide, with 47 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Mexico is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 66 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #53 with 137 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Mexico citizens enter Djibouti more easily (visa on arrival).

In the opposite direction, Mexico citizens travelling to Djibouti face: visa on arrival.