Mexico appears in Table C of the Home Office's Service Supplier guidance, which sets where the business of a CPTPP Service Supplier must be located. The guidance page shows an update date of 1 September 2026.
Key facts
- Who: Service Supplier (Global Business Mobility) applicants and sponsors using the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- From: The guidance does not state an in-force date for this addition. Its page is marked "Updated 1 September 2026".
- Source: Service Supplier visa: eligible trade agreements and sectors
Table C of the Home Office guidance Service Supplier visa: eligible trade agreements and sectors is headed "location of the business". It now includes Mexico.
Table C lists ten countries: Japan, New Zealand, Vietnam, Chile, Malaysia, Brunei, Peru, Australia, Mexico and Canada. The guidance describes these as countries that have ratified the United Kingdom's accession to the CPTPP.
For Service Suppliers sponsored under the CPTPP, the guidance sets requirements in addition to working in a sector listed in Table A (employees of overseas service providers, or "contractual service suppliers") or Table B (self-employed service providers, or "independent professionals"):
- The Service Supplier must work for a business located in a Table C country, or operate as an Independent Professional in a Table C country.
- The Service Supplier must be a national of a country that has ratified the UK's accession to the CPTPP. These countries are listed in Table C.
With Mexico in Table C, a business located in Mexico meets the location test, and a Mexican national meets the nationality test.
The guidance also says permanent residents of New Zealand or Australia are "also eligible to apply from 24th Dec". The source does not give a year for that date.
The guidance states that the worker's service must be in a sector listed in the tables. Where the sector is not listed, the worker cannot be sponsored on the Service Supplier route. Where the sector is listed, a "Yes" in the relevant column shows a commitment.
What this means for applicants
Sponsors and applicants relying on the CPTPP can treat Mexico as a country where the overseas business is located, or where an Independent Professional operates. A Mexican national meets the CPTPP nationality requirement.
The sector must still be covered for the CPTPP in Table A (employees) or Table B (independent professionals). A worker whose sector is not listed cannot be sponsored on this route.
Related guide
Sources
- Service Supplier visa: eligible trade agreements and sectors, Home Office guidance, GOV.UK