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🇲🇽 Mexico Number Porting Guide

Port your local or toll-free Mexican number to CloudTalk

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Written by Valeriia Volobrinskaia
Updated over 2 weeks ago

This guide outlines the supported number types, required documents, hosting rules, and porting timelines for Mexican numbers.

Initial Overview

1. Supported Number Types

Number Type

Example Prefixes

Notes

Geographic (Local) Numbers

+52 2–9, +5255 (Mexico City), +5233 (Guadalajara), +5281 (Monterrey),+52664 (Tijuana), +52222 (Puebla), +52477 (León), +52656 (Juárez)

Must be a fixed landline or VoIP number. Mobile number porting is not supported.

Toll-Free Numbers

2. Submit Your Request

You can request number porting using the International Porting Form.

Looking to port numbers from other countries? See Global Porting Coverage.

3. Download LOA Template

You’ll need to submit a signed Letter of Authorization - LOA Template is added as a .zip at the end of this guide.

(Other document requirements listed below.)

4. Timelines & Pricing

Number Type

Estimated Duration

Pricing

Local

12 business days

€30.00 per request, €5.00 per number

Toll-Free

12–20 business days

€30.00 per request, €21.00 per number

⚠️ Timelines may vary if submitted details do not match your current provider’s records.


Required Documents for Number Porting

All templates and English Guides attached at the bottom of this guide as a .zip.

✅ Local (Geographic) Numbers

  • Signed LOA

  • Porting Annex

  • Signed Porting Power of Attorney

  • Transfer letter

  • Most Recent Invoice or Proof of Ownership

  • Business registration in Mexico

  • National ID Card or Passport of the authorized person

Other Compliance Requirements

  • Business Registration in Mexico

  • Proof of Address in the Same City as the Number (Required if the business registration does not include the full address)

  • Acceptable documents include:

    • Government-issued documents

    • Recent official government correspondence

    • Utility bill (electricity, water, telecom, etc.)

You can find a list of Mexican local number prefixes and their corresponding cities here.

If your business is not based in Mexico, please contact our Porting team, as we may be able to port your number to a back-up operator

✅ Toll-free Numbers

  • Latest Invoice of the Current Service Provider

  • LOA - attached at the bottom of this guide as a .zip

  • Copy of legal representative's photo ID

  • Copy of power of attorney


Porting Process Overview

  1. Submit Your Porting Request
    Send your request to the CloudTalk Porting Team to begin the process.

  2. Initial Review
    Cloudtalk team'll verify number portability and confirm the next steps.

  3. Documentation Collection
    Complete and sign the LOA (Letter of Authorization), and provide a recent invoice from your current telecom provider.

  4. Submission to Carrier
    CloudTalk submits your request to our partner carrier, who then forwards it to your current provider.

  5. Approval or Rejection

    • If approved, Cloudtalk team will confirm the porting date (typically 2–4 business days in advance).

    • If rejected, Cloudtalk team will share the reason and guide you on how to correct and resubmit the request.


Common Rejection Reasons

Issue

What It Means

How to Fix It

Mismatched address

The LOA address doesn’t match the current provider’s records

Confirm the registered address with your current provider

Incomplete range

The number is part of a range and can’t be ported individually

Ask your provider whether the range can be split

Inactive number

The number is suspended or inactive

Ask the provider to reactivate the number before porting

Outdated invoice

Invoice is older than 30 days

Provide a more recent invoice from your current carrier


On Porting Day

  • Your number is activated in CloudTalk

  • Your previous provider deactivates the number

  • CloudTalk billing begins the same day


Need Help?

For further assistance, please refer to:

Have more porting questions? Contact our Porting team. We're always happy to help!

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