Mexico

Generally open

NORTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

Felon entry rules

GENERALLY OPEN — No formal criminal background check for tourist entry (FMM tourist permit).
Mexico's General Law of Population, Art. 37, authorizes denial to persons who represent a risk to public security, but this is rarely invoked for standard tourist entries.
Discretionary: Border agents can deny entry at will with no explanation required. Violent felony convictions, drug trafficking, and serious crimes create elevated risk.
Drug trafficking or human trafficking convictions: elevated denial risk; Mexico-U.S. law enforcement cooperation is significant.
No standard record check at tourist entry points.

No specific RSO statutory bar for tourist entry.
IML notification may prompt inspection. Passport identifier (if present) can result in questioning.
Mexico does not have a public sex offender registry equivalent to SORNA.
Discretionary denial possible but no formal published mechanism targeting RSOs specifically.

21-day advance notice applies for covered registered persons.

Yes — 21-day advance notice (IML, 34 U.S.C. § 20914).

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