Ley Federal de Derechos
Mexican federal law setting fees for government services.
Mexico's 2027 amendments to the Ley Federal de Derechos, sent to deputies on 8 September, would raise the charge every tourist pays on entry by roughly 36%, to 1,334.80 pesos; committees aim to vote by 15 October.
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The Ley Federal de Derechos is the Mexican federal statute that sets the fees, known as derechos, charged for federal government services. Its schedule covers the charges foreigners meet first: the non-resident fee paid on entry and the price of visitor visas.
The government changes those tariffs through the annual revenue package, so each budget year can reprice entry to Mexico. The Reform for 2027, delivered to the Chamber of Deputies on 8 September 2026, would raise the tourist fee to 1,334.80 pesos from about 983 and lift long-stay visitor visas 153%.
The law also decides which agencies the visitor economy funds. The 2027 text gives 26% of the tourist fee to the Instituto Nacional de Migración and cuts the Defence share from 67% to 50%.
Visitor charges face a 36% rise
On 8 September the federal government sent the Chamber of Deputies its 2027 amendments to the Ley Federal de Derechos. The non-resident charge paid by every tourist would climb from 983 to 1,334.80 pesos, an increase of about 36%. Deputies' committees have set 15 October as their target for passing the revenue bills.
The amendments also change WHO receives the money. Under the text, the Instituto Nacional de Migración would receive 26% of the tourist charge to buy border-security technology, and the Defence share would fall from 67% to 50%. Long-stay visitor visas without work rights would rise 153% and ordinary visas 66%, both to 1,639.80 pesos, so the law's 2027 schedule prices residence as well as entry.
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