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Mexico visa rules for South Africa passport holders

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The answer

No. South Africa passport holders need a visa to visit Mexico.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

gob.mxSecretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Dirección General de Servicios ConsularesChecked 26 Oct 2026

SOUTH AFRICA REQUIERE VISA (G)

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • The visitor visa is issued free of charge.
  • A valid visa from Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom or a Schengen country, or permanent residence in one of those countries or in Chile, Colombia or Peru, can be shown instead of a Mexican visa.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Mexico passport holders need to visit South Africa.

Visa-free nearby

Other places South Africa passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Mexico City, nearest first.

  1. GuatemalaGuatemala City, about 1,060 km from Mexico CityVisa-free · 90 days
  2. BelizeBelmopan, about 1,120 km from Mexico CityVisa-free · 30 days
  3. El SalvadorSan Salvador, about 1,240 km from Mexico CityVisa-free · 90 days
  4. HondurasTegucigalpa, about 1,400 km from Mexico CityVisa-free · 90 days
  5. NicaraguaManagua, about 1,600 km from Mexico CityVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Mexico City

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Mexico City, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 22.2°CLow 8.1°CRain 7 mm
  2. FebHigh 24.6°CLow 9.8°CRain 3 mm
  3. MarHigh 26.2°CLow 11.2°CRain 19 mm
  4. AprHigh 27.8°CLow 13.4°CRain 27 mm
  5. MayHigh 27.5°CLow 14.0°CRain 62 mm
  6. JunHigh 25.7°CLow 13.9°CRain 133 mm
  7. JulHigh 25.3°CLow 13.0°CRain 166 mm
  8. AugHigh 24.9°CLow 13.4°CRain 180 mm
  9. SepHigh 24.0°CLow 13.3°CRain 147 mm
  10. OctHigh 23.5°CLow 11.9°CRain 75 mm
  11. NovHigh 22.7°CLow 9.9°CRain 13 mm
  12. DecHigh 22.8°CLow 8.8°CRain 8 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 11 to 26 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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