U.S. birth certificate
Long form, certified by the state registrar, with an official seal. Apostilled when the registration is done inside Mexico.
- Hospital certificates don't work
- Photocopies don't work
- Watch out for very old issues
If you were born in the United States and your father or mother is Mexican by birth, the Constitution already recognises you as Mexican. We handle the registration, the apostille, the translation and everything that comes after: certificate, CURP, passport, INE and RFC.
You keep your U.S. citizenship · Handled from the U.S. or from Mexico
Most people arrive thinking they are asking for a favour or applying to join something. They are not. Article 30 of the Mexican Constitution states that those born abroad to a Mexican father or mother who is Mexican by birth are Mexican by birth. It is a blood right and it does not lapse: it makes no difference whether you are five or sixty.
What is missing is not the right, it is the document. Without the registration that right cannot be exercised: there is no Mexican certificate, and without it there is no CURP, no passport, no INE, no RFC, no public school enrolment, and no buying coastal property without a bank trust. One filing unlocks all of it.
Nine out of ten failed filings fail on a badly prepared document, not on the merits. Here is what is needed and where it goes wrong:
Long form, certified by the state registrar, with an official seal. Apostilled when the registration is done inside Mexico.
A recent certified copy. If it is damaged or very old, a new one has to be pulled from the Mexican Civil Registry.
For the person being registered and for the parents: passport, driver's licence, INE or consular ID, all currently valid.
A statement that no Mexican birth registration already exists. We prepare it with your details.
| Mexican consulate in the U.S. | Civil Registry in Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | The consulate with jurisdiction over your address | A state Civil Registry office |
| Apostille | Often not required | Normally mandatory |
| Translation | Usually not needed | By a court-certified translator |
| Appointments | Through the SRE booking system, with waits that vary by consulate | Faster, especially during state campaigns |
| Better if... | You live in the U.S. and aren't travelling | You're in Mexico or have family who can attend |
The Mexican birth certificate is the key. With it we handle everything else, which is exactly where most document services leave you on your own:
Send a photo of your U.S. certificate and of your Mexican parent's. Within 24 hours we tell you whether it qualifies and what is missing.
We obtain the apostille from the right state and the certified translation. This is the slow part and we manage it.
We file at the consulate or the Civil Registry and obtain your first certified copy of the Mexican birth certificate.
CURP, passport, INE and RFC. And if you plan to live or invoice in Mexico, we get you straight with the SAT.
Under article 30 of the Mexican Constitution, anyone born abroad to a Mexican father or mother who was Mexican by birth is themselves Mexican by birth. It is a blood right, not a naturalisation and not a favour, and it does not expire with age. One Mexican parent is enough.
No. The United States permits dual nationality, and Mexico has done so since the 1998 reform. Registering as Mexican does not affect your U.S. passport, your rights or your benefits. You are adding a nationality, not swapping one.
It depends on where you are and how quickly you need it. At a Mexican consulate in the United States the process is usually simpler and in many cases they do not require an apostille. At a Civil Registry office inside Mexico they normally do require the U.S. certificate apostilled and translated by a court-certified translator. We tell you which route is cheaper and faster for your specific state and documents.
Your U.S. birth certificate in the long form, certified by the state registrar with an official seal — hospital certificates, baptism records and photocopies are not accepted — apostilled where required; your Mexican parent's Mexican birth certificate; valid photo ID; and a declaration that no prior Mexican birth registration exists.
The registration itself is inexpensive, and some Mexican states periodically run free campaigns for people born abroad. The real costs are the extras: the apostille from the relevant Secretary of State, the certified translation, international courier and certified copies, which together typically run 2,500 to 4,000 Mexican pesos. Our handling fee is quoted separately and as a flat amount from the start.
The slow part is almost never Mexico — it is the apostille. California can turn it around in days; Texas and New York have taken six weeks or more in cases we have handled. Once the documents are apostilled and translated, the registration itself is a matter of weeks.
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons a file is rejected. Suffixes like Jr., II, III and IV do not exist in the Mexican surname system and interfere with establishing filiation to the parents' surnames. The U.S. certificate usually has to be amended first. We catch this in the first review, not after you have lost an appointment.
A Mexican birth certificate, CURP, a Mexican passport, an INE voter ID, an RFC tax ID, access to public education and healthcare, and the ability to buy property in the restricted coastal and border zones without a bank trust. It also means you enter and leave Mexico as a Mexican, which is how you are legally required to do it once registered.
A photo of your U.S. birth certificate and one of your Mexican parent's. That is enough to know whether you qualify and which route suits you.
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