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Mexico visa requirements for São Tomé & Príncipe citizens

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

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Visa required
Yes — São Tomé & Príncipe citizens need a visa for Mexico.

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Mexico admits São Tomé & Príncipe citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:

Visa-free · 180 days
🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe 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.

Conditions: visa must be valid; residence must be permanent
Source: INM / gob.mx · verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Travelling to Mexico on a São Tomé & Príncipe passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The São Tomé & Príncipe passport currently ranks #142 of 199 worldwide, with 61 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Mexico is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 66 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #53 with 137 open destinations. Interestingly Mexico citizens have the better deal, facing only e-visa required in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, Mexico citizens travelling to São Tomé & Príncipe face: e-visa required.

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