During his visit to the State of Quintana Roo after making the first trip of the Mayan Train from Chiapas to the tourist destination of CancunThe President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was intercepted by a group of citizens who immediately questioned him about his position regarding the government of canada I'm going to start asking Visa once again at Mexicans.

Since 2016, the said country has authorized the entry of Mexican tourists by presenting only a valid passport; However, it was mentioned that in order to stop the migratory flowthe American authorities have asked their neighboring country to restore this measure because it is on the southern border between Canada and the country governed by Joe Biden that we are seeing an increase in migrants.

It was last Wednesday, February 28, when Canadian media reported that authorities could announce that Mexicans will once again need a visa to enter; After that, the president announced that before giving his position, he would inquire about this situation to give more details.

As he had warned, during the conference known as La Mañanera, the president expressed his position, which is why he emphasized that the decision of the Government of Canada will be respected, although he said that 'it was better to wait until there was a official position of the Prime Minister despite the fact that a statement has already been published outlining who are the citizens who must present this document.

“It is a modality, they tell me, where it can only affect 40 percent of those who go to Canada, it is good that they have moderated it, in any case we consider that other options could have been researched; However, they made this decision, we respect what other governments decide because they are independent, free and sovereign governments and we will look for options, alternatives, we cannot break relations with Canada or with other governments.

After giving this answer, the president emphasized that a large number of Mexicans travel to this country not only for tourism, but also for work, which is why he announced that I would act with caution and serenity.

“On the contrary, a little fraternal reproachrespectful towards the Prime Minister because we helped them and he knows it so that it was accepted that Canada participate in the Free trade treaty because President Trump didn't want it, because of differences that are natural in politics, because of disagreements with Prime Minister Trudeau, they didn't get along well, he didn't want Canada included, he wanted a bilateral treaty and I insisted with President Trump and convinced him,” he said.

According to preliminary information, the Mexican citizens who would be affected by this new measure would be those who, in the the last 10 years They would not have set foot on American or Canadian soil. In your case it would be necessary to process the visa provided that it is requested again, in addition to having a valid passport and the electronic travel authorization (ETA for its acronyms in English).