Mexico visa requirements for São Tomé & Príncipe citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document
Mexico admits São Tomé & Príncipe citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:
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.
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.