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Benefits
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Mexican passport
Mexican nationals can get a Mexican passport as proof of nationality and identity.
Mexican consulates can issue passports abroad for a fee and can also provide consular registration documents.
Live in Mexico for life
Mexican nationals can enter and leave Mexico and live there indefinitely without renewing their nationality.
They can use public services on the same basic legal footing as other Mexican nationals.
Study in Mexico
Mexican nationals can study in Mexico on the same basic legal footing as other Mexican nationals.
Work in Mexico
Mexican nationals can work in Mexico on the same basic legal footing as other Mexican nationals.
Bring your siblings
Your siblings who are minors, unmarried or under legal representation can join you in Mexico, whatever their citizenship.
They must prove the relationship and complete immigration formalities.
Get consular help
Mexican consulates can offer protection and help abroad, whatever your immigration status there, if you request or accept it.
They can help with local authorities, legal referrals, family contact, emergencies, medical information and returning an ill person or remains to Mexico.
Rent or buy housing
Mexican nationals can rent or buy housing in Mexico on the same basic legal footing as other Mexican nationals.
Vote and run for office
Mexican nationals aged 18 or over who have an honest way of living can vote and take part peacefully in politics.
They can run for office, petition authorities and hold public jobs if they meet the relevant requirements.
With a voter credential and overseas voter registration, they can vote abroad for president and senators, and in state races where state rules allow.
How to apply
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Find an office
You are already Mexican by birth and do not need to apply for nationality. These steps are only for a special declaration if you are an adult with full civil rights and voluntarily acquired another nationality before 20 March 1998; if so, choose an SRE public service office in Mexico.
Find an officeGet the application form
Get the free SRE-02-012 form for the declaration.
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Fill in the form
Type the form or fill it in by hand in blue ink using clear block letters. Sign it, including at the bottom right of pages 1 and 2.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the office.
See required documentsPay the fee
Pay the fee at a bank before handing in your application, using a separate bank transaction for each application. The fee is 1,590 Mexican pesos in 2026; keep the bank receipt with its digital stamp.
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Book an appointment
Book an appointment at the SRE public service office you chose.
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Go to your appointment
Go in person to your chosen office and hand in your completed form, required documents and payment receipt. You cannot send someone else in your place.
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Wait for a response
Watch the email address you put on your application. If your application can proceed, SRE will send you an appointment for your biometric information.
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Give your biometrics
Go to the appointment SRE sends you and provide your biometric information.
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Wait for the decision
Watch your email for the decision and respond to any request to correct your application. If SRE asks you to fix a problem, you have 20 working days to do so or your application will be treated as withdrawn.
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Wait for your declaration
If your application is approved, wait for SRE to issue your declaration. It records your Mexican nationality by birth.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Parents’ marriage certificate *
Your consulate may ask for your parents’ marriage certificate as part of your application. Ask the consulate what copy it accepts.
* Only if your birth was registered late and your consulate asks for it.
Considerations
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Limits for dual nationals
Mexican nationals by birth cannot claim another government’s protection for certain legal acts in Mexico or involving Mexican companies or property abroad.
Some public offices require a Mexican national by birth with no other nationality; an officeholder who takes another nationality immediately loses the office.
Military service for men
Military service generally begins at 18 for Mexican men, whether nationals by birth or naturalization.
Exceptions include disability, being over 40 without a prior service card, certain dual-nationality situations, religious ministers and Mennonites.
Military-age Mexican nationals abroad who want a released service card generally register between 2 January and 31 December.
Citizenship can be lost
Naturalized Mexican nationals can lose nationality after a hearing for voluntarily taking another, using a foreign passport, claiming foreign status in a public document, or accepting or using titles pledging foreign loyalty.
Nationality by birth cannot be taken away; family members do not automatically lose theirs.
Political citizenship can be lost for accepting or using foreign-government titles of nobility or officially serving a foreign government without required permission.
Discuss
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