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Were you adopted by a Mexican citizen before you turned 18?
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
Applying at an officeApplying at an office
Find an office
Choose an office where you or your child will apply. You can use the central office in Mexico City or an available public service office inside a passport office.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the documents required for your or your child's application.
See required documentsPreregister online
Enter your details or your child's details in SINNA and choose the office where the application will start and finish.
Preregister onlineDownload the application form
Download the DNN-3 application form from SINNA after preregistering.
Download the formFill in the form
If you are applying for a child, the adoptive parent or person with parental authority fills in and signs the form. If you are applying as an adult, fill it in and sign it yourself.
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Pay the fee
Pay the fee for each application by electronic transfer to an authorised bank or at a bank counter using the payment sheet. Keep the original receipt and a copy to bring to the appointment.
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Book an appointment
Use SINNA to choose a day and time at your chosen office for you or your child. Keep the email confirmation and reference number for the appointment.
Book an appointmentGo to your appointment
Bring the signed form, required documents, payment receipt, email confirmation and reference number to your chosen office. If applying for a child, the child attends with their parents and the person with parental authority presents the application; if applying as an adult, attend in person.
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Wait for the decision
Use the login details sent after registration to follow your or your child's application in SINNA, and respond to any requests from the office. If approved, the naturalization takes effect the day after the certificate is issued.
Follow your applicationDocuments needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates
Bring the original and a copy of your birth certificate from the office that issued it. If you were adopted, or the usual records do not show who has parental responsibility for you, add a certified copy of the final court decision. If you are recognised as a refugee in Mexico, check the special document exception.
Parent's citizenship records
Bring proof that your Mexican parent who has parental responsibility for you, or who adopted you, is Mexican. Bring either a certified copy of their Mexican birth certificate, their original Mexican citizenship certificate, or their original naturalisation certificate, with two photocopies.
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.
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