Mexico•North America1 day
Free
Duration of diplomatic assignment
Renewable
Renewal
Renewable
Family
Dependents allowed
PR Pathway
None
Sponsor
No job offer needed
Work
Remote not required
Fee-exempt Vienna Convention visa for accredited diplomats, ambassadors, chargés d'affaires, and dependents assigned to Mexico; fast 1–5 business-day processing.
The Diplomatic Visa (Visa Diplomática) is Mexico's visa for accredited foreign diplomats, ambassadors, and chargés d'affaires assigned to Mexico. Issued by the SRE under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, it requires a formal diplomatic note from the sending state and a diplomatic passport. The visa operates outside standard work and residency processes.
Processing takes up to 1 business day. The visa is free under reciprocity principles and renewable for the assignment's duration. Dependents may accompany the principal if registered with SRE and hold non-ordinary passports. Spouses have no automatic work authorization.
This visa is ideal for ambassadors, chargés d'affaires, and diplomats with formal accreditation from their home government to represent their state's interests at diplomatic missions or international organizations in Mexico.
| Status type | Tied to program duration |
Accreditation by sending state
Diplomatic note from sending embassy to SRE
Diplomatic passport
SRE approval
Dependents must be registered with SRE
Original and copy of valid diplomatic passport or Laissez-Passer.
Completed visa application form.
One recent color passport-sized photograph (white background, no glasses).
Original Verbal Note specifying the purpose of the trip, duration, and rank/position of the traveler.
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