Mexico → Portugal
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Mexico
- To
- Portugal
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population
People born in Mexico who live in Portugal: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 62 |
| 1995 | 134 |
| 2000 | 212 |
| 2005 | 243 |
| 2010 | 234 |
| 2015 | 264 |
| 2020 | 301 |
| 2024 | 339 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 339
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.03%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 71
- Counted by
- country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Portugal's consulates in Mexico
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Portugal's consulates located in Mexico.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63 | 57 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 112 | 103 | 9 | 8.0% |
| 2022 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2019 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 6.2% |
| 2017 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 2.7% |
| 2015 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 5.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | 27 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 63.6% |
| 2010 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 38.9% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 22 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2012 | 29 |
| 2013 | 33 |
| 2014 | 28 |
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2016 | 37 |
| 2017 | 40 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2023 | 112 |
| 2024 | 63 |
Residence permits in Portugal
First residence permits issued by Portugal to citizens of Mexico (Eurostat).
- Work326
- Family88
- Other reasons56
- Education32
| Year | First permits | EU Blue Cards | Citizenships acquired | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 502 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 222 | 0 | 54 | 120 |
| 2023 | 221 | 1 | 52 | 121 |
| 2022 | 208 | 0 | 39 | 115 |
| 2021 | 148 | 2 | 39 | 109 |
| 2020 | 106 | 0 | 32 | 104 |
| 2019 | 125 | 0 | 15 | 80 |
| 2018 | 94 | 0 | 13 | 77 |
| 2017 | 84 | 0 | 14 | 63 |
| 2016 | 81 | 0 | 16 | 55 |
| 2015 | 130 | 0 | 11 | 47 |
| 2014 | 124 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
| 2013 | 136 | 0 | 16 | 38 |
| 2012 | 110 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 82 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
- Other paid activities307
- Highly skilled workers (national schemes)17
- Researchers2
- Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
- 1,506
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Portugal in Mexico, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Mexico City | mexico.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt |
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023.
- United States190,560
- Spain9,597
- Canada5,735
- Germany4,902
- Japan1,052
- Netherlands985
- France942
- Chile832
- Italy638
- Switzerland636
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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