Visa trouble has struck GodLike Esports once again. Flirt announced on November 3 that his visa for Mexico has been rejected, along with those of teammates Viper and SkullG, which rules him out of the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2026 Finals.
The news lands almost exactly a year after visa refusals derailed GodLike’s trip to the 2025 World Championship in Poland. It also leaves India’s second seed with barely a month to sort out its lineup before the Finals begin in Mexico City on December 4.
Flirt says his month of Worlds preparation has gone to waste
In his post, Flirt wrote that it had always been his dream to play for a top-tier organisation like GodLike and to represent India on the international stage. He added that the dream was not only his own but also his parents’, which made the news even harder to take.
He also said the team’s practice had been going well and that the squad was improving all the time. According to Flirt, he had worked very hard over the past month to get ready for Worlds, but “it all seems to have gone to waste.”
Despite the setback, Flirt ended his post on a gracious note by wishing his teammates the best of luck. He also confirmed that he will stream from the GodLike bootcamp one final time on November 4.
Viper’s rejection adds a painful twist to his September saga
Viper’s name on the list makes the situation even more striking. GodLike dropped him on September 21, and coach Learn pointed to preparation, college commitments and uncertainty over the Mexico visa process as reasons behind the decision, as we reported at the time.
Learn even said he would not have made the change without the visa situation. Two days later, however, he announced that Viper was back in the team and that both sides had agreed on terms moving forward.
Now Viper is one of the three players who cannot travel. He reacted on X with a touch of dark humour, suggesting that the only option left might be to host the World Championship in India.
Visa trouble has hit GodLike’s CODM team three years in a row
This is far from the first time travel paperwork has cost GodLike on the international stage. In April 2024, the team withdrew from the Snapdragon Pro Series COD Mobile Masters in São Paulo after Brazilian visas for its players were not processed in time.
Then in November 2025, several GodLike players were refused visas for the World Championship in Katowice. In response, co-owner Amar Chandgude announced that GodLike would leave CODM esports, criticising Activision for offering little more than an invitation letter to help Indian teams.
GodLike came back for the 2026 season anyway and put together one of its strongest campaigns. The team won the India Points Major in July without dropping a series, topped the India Circuit Points standings and booked India’s second World Championship slot in September.
That came even after a 4-0 loss to Galorys in the India Regional Finals, which sent Galorys to Mexico as the top seed. GodLike also has real pedigree at this event, having finished runner-up to Wolves at the 2023 World Championship in the United States.
Mexico’s visa rules leave Indian players with few shortcuts
Indian passport holders need a visa to enter Mexico. According to an advisory from the Embassy of India in Mexico, the main exemption covers travellers who already hold a valid US, Canadian, Japanese or Schengen visa, or permanent residence in one of those countries.
Players without one of those documents have to apply for a Mexican visa directly. On top of that, the same advisory warns that even a valid visa does not guarantee entry, because immigration officers at the airport make the final decision.
GodLike now needs five players who can travel to Mexico City
Activision’s World Championship format is built around five-player teams, with only one optional substitute allowed. With three players unable to travel, GodLike will need to find enough eligible players to field a full lineup, and the organisation has not yet announced how it plans to do that.
The stakes are high as well, since the Finals bring together 16 teams from eight regions for a $500,000 prize pool in Mexico City, which Activision announced as the host in July.
Across the Indian CODM community, the reaction has been more frustration than surprise. Several fans replying to Flirt said the same visa problem comes back every year, while another reply said it was always going to be inevitable for some players.
Viper’s suggestion to host Worlds in India captured that mood perfectly. Once again, an Indian team that earned its place through a full season of results is spending the final weeks before the World Championship dealing with visa paperwork instead of preparing for its opponents.
