TRAVEL UPDATE: There has been a major change to the Mexican Tourist Visa process when you are arriving via plane at the Cancun International Airport. A test project has been put in place to drop the FMM or Forma Multipla Migratoria for tourists entering Mexico.

Effective now tourists no longer need to fill out an FMM visa application. You may remember in the past you had to complete a form when you arrived at the airport. Half of that form was given to immigration, the other half was stamped and you had to hold onto it and give it to Mexican immigration when you left the country. If you lost it you would have to pay a fine to get a new one.

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Now in a pilot project introduced on August 19, 2022, all that is disappearing at a chosen few airports in Mexico. Cancun is one of those airports. Now you just have to show your passport, and for most countries including the United States and Canada, you will be given a stamp in your passport which is good for a stay of up to 180 days. The length of stay is only 30 days for people from Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Brazil. All other countries are automatically given a 180-day visa.

This project is being tested at a handful of airports throughout Mexico, so if you are not flying into Cancun, be sure to check If this applies to the airport you are arriving at. Currently, it does not apply to Merida or Cozumel.

This also applies to permanent and temporary residents. However, FMMs will also stay in place in special cases, such as work visas, exchange of visas, or student visas.

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Make sure you take note of your passport page that was stamped as you will need to show it when you leave. You may also have to show your boarding pass to the immigration officer, so have it standing by.

This change is being made in an attempt to speed up the immigration lines at the airport. They are also hiring more immigration staff at Cancun airport for the busy season ahead.

It should not be necessary, but if you wish to check your status with Immigration, you can register and check here.

Let’s hope it works! We are all about getting through the airport and onto the beach as quickly as possible!

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