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Mexico → Switzerland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Mexico
To
Switzerland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
636
Change since 2018
+24.7%
Share of all arrivals in Switzerland, 2023
0.36%
Inflow 2023636OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Mexico to Switzerland

Inflows of nationals of Mexico recorded by Switzerland; stock of nationals of Mexico living there; and acquisitions of Switzerland's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

318636201020132016201920222023
318636201020132016201920222023
Data table
2010629
2011599
2012556
2013510
2014494
2015494
2016499
2017533
2018510
2019549
2020501
2021587
2022552
2023636
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—3,780—
20236363,57382
20225523,475104
20215873,26191
20205013,08883
20195492,963107
20185102,922126
20175332,845125
20164992,782112
20154942,720120
20144942,67383
20135102,653—
20125562,559—
20115992,559—
2010629——
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Switzerland's consulates in Mexico

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Switzerland's consulates located in Mexico.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202411711165.1%
20231351201511.1%
202211110921.8%
2021292613.4%
2020111019.1%
2019787179.0%
2018767333.9%
2017817811.2%
201671710—
20151191190—
201413713610.7%
20131511490—
20122072070—
20111321320—
201014514053.4%
20091019655.0%

Applications by year

1042072009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
104207200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009101
2010145
2011132
2012207
2013151
2014137
2015119
201671
201781
201876
201978
202011
202129
2022111
2023135
2024117
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Switzerland

First residence permits issued by Switzerland to citizens of Mexico (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education500
  2. Family242
  3. Work139
  4. Other reasons34
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025915000
2024799092348
2023932083340
20228740105368
2021844090348
20200081330
201900108298
20186800121288
20176610129297
20166400121304
20155620121304
2014509083300
2013725085303
201271907748
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities139
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
4,172
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
3
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Switzerland in Mexico, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyMexico Cityeda.admin.ch
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Switzerland, 2023; Mexico ranks 39.

Inflows to Switzerland, 2023
  1. Germany26,211
  2. France19,955
  3. Italy19,497
  4. Portugal12,750
  5. Spain8,964
  6. Poland7,576
  7. Romania7,520
  8. Hungary4,175
  9. Türkiye3,788
  10. China3,526
  11. India3,514
  12. Afghanistan3,466
Other destinations for people from Mexico, 2023
  1. United States190,560
  2. Spain9,597
  3. Canada5,735
  4. Germany4,902
  5. Japan1,052
  6. Netherlands985
  7. France942
  8. Chile832
  9. Italy638
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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