Registering a birth in Mexico

I see nobody has answered. Well you probably have already registered but I'll answer anyway. Either mother or father can register although it's always better if both can be available.It does,nt take long less than an hour.
Yes you must register with the consulate of your country of origin if you wish for citizenship for the child. In Mexico you will register at the Registro Civil.

the foreign parent will need passport,visa and birth cert that has an apostille stamp and has been translated into Spanish.You wont get that birth cert back.Plus two photocopies of everything

Hello Priscilla,

I actually recently came across the same issue, since I wanted to get my son Dual Citizenship for US and Mexico, but he was born in Texas. The Mexican consulate wanted an apostille on his birth certificate, but I was pretty confused since I never heard of such a thing before. I googled around and contacted National Apostille, Inc, and they did it for me in a few days.

The Mexican consulate wanted some other paperwork too, as you mentioned, but the apostille was the thing I was not familiar with. Hopefully your issues have been resolved. Wishing you all the best!

Hello GeorgeyFG,

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