MEXICO CITY, Aug. 19 (RHC) On Thursday, August 18, Mexico added Brazil to the list of countries whose citizens require visas to enter its territory, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry reported.
This temporary measure is intended to respond to the migratory pressures that Mexico has suffered recently due to the influx of migrants transiting the country with the intention of reaching the United States.
For entry into Mexico, the countries of the Latin American region whose citizens require a visa are Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Venezuela, in addition to the recent incorporation of Brazil.
Citizens of the region who are exempt from this requirement are nationals of Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Panama, Belize, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. (Source/RT)