Mexico moves to raise its tourist entry fee for 2027
A committee in Mexico's lower house has approved a higher entry fee for most foreign tourists who visit the country in 2027. The fee would rise from 983 pesos to 1,158 pesos, a smaller jump than the government first proposed. The bill still needs more votes before it can take effect.
Foreign tourists may soon pay more to visit Mexico, Noticias Cancún and Riviera Maya News reported on Tuesday.
The Finance and Public Credit Committee of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the national legislature, approved a bill on Monday that raises the country's Non-Resident Fee for 2027. The fee is paid by foreign visitors who enter Mexico without permission to work. That covers most international tourists.
Under the committee's approved bill, published in the chamber's official Gazette on Tuesday, the fee would be 1,158 pesos. The bill says that is a nominal increase of 17.8%. The fee is now 983 pesos, both outlets reported.
The government had first proposed a fee of 1,334.80 pesos, a rise of about 35%, according to the committee's bill. The committee lowered it after the head of the committee, Carol Antonio Altamirano, proposed a change.
The bill also changes where the money goes. It says 57% would go to the Defense Ministry, 15% to the National Migration Institute and 28% to the Treasury. The Defense Ministry share goes to a trust that runs the Tren Maya train line and the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, La Jornada reported, according to Riviera Maya News.
For people who fly in, the fee is usually built into the price of the plane ticket, Noticias Cancún reported. People who live in Mexico, including foreigners with a residency card, do not pay it.
The bill is not final. It still needs a vote in the full Chamber of Deputies and then in the upper house, and the amount could change along the way, Noticias Cancún reported.
What we know: A committee approved raising Mexico's tourist fee to 1,158 pesos in 2027.
What we don't: Whether lawmakers will pass the fee at that level.
Where outlets agree Noticias Cancún and Riviera Maya News both report that a Chamber of Deputies committee approved raising Mexico's Non-Resident Fee from 983 pesos to 1,158 pesos for 2027.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.