Mexican Citizenship?

[robertg]

Hey everyone,

I was talking to a mate of mines and I though I'd post it here. We were discussing getting citizenship through a Mexican parent.

Basically, from the research that ensued from this discussion, you can claim citizenship to mexico if one or both parents are mexican(s). Which is ofcourse is very obvious. Now here is the kicker; what if the Mexican parent is deceased?

The procedure from what I read online, you basically take the Mexican parent in as proof that she is a citizen and there is paper work that gets done and voila! You are now a Mexican citizen. So what if it is only one parent that is a Mexican citizen, and he/she is deceased? Hmmmm...something I thought could be discussed.

[maesonna]

Well, I'm looking at the online information from the Mexican consulates, and it doesn't say that you bring in the Mexican parent, it says you bring in the papers that prove they are a Mexican national, and that you are their son or daughter. I can see the point, after all just bringing in the person wouldn’t prove either that they are Mexican or that they are your parent.

[chicois8]

Bring a death certificate ......

[maesonna]

I was thinking first that you could also bring the death certificate, but then I looked at the requirements and it doesn’t seem to say anything that implies that the Mexican mother or father has to be alive for a person to apply for Mexican nationality on the basis of a parent having Mexican nationality.

[robertg]

Srry, forgot to mention the obvious, to bring supporting documents. I read somewhere that the parent would need to sign some documents. So that may be problematic since the Mexican parent is deceased.

[RVGRINGO]

Birth certificates for parent and child should do the trick. Ask at the nearest Mexican Consulate or Embassy.

[robertg]

Told the friend the same. Best they hear what to do from the "horse's mouth". Thought it would be an interesting topic for the forum.

[conorkilleen]

Just out of curiosity, why do you want to become a Mexican Citizen? What citizenship do you hold now?

Just remember, if you do decide to get dual citizenship and you are in Mexico, then you are Mexican. If you hold dual US/Mexican citizenship then when you are in the US you are covered under US, when in Mexico you are covered under Mexico. If and when the sh%t hits the fan and you are in Mexico, you cannot run to the US embassy for any support while in Mexico.

[mickisue1]

If Mexico works the same as the EU, and the UK, your parent born there doesn't need to be alive, you just have to prove that they were born there, and that you are their child.

[Isla Verde]

Originally Posted by conorkilleen

Just out of curiosity, why do you want to become a Mexican Citizen? What citizenship do you hold now?

Just remember, if you do decide to get dual citizenship and you are in Mexico, then you are Mexican. If you hold dual US/Mexican citizenship then when you are in the US you are covered under US, when in Mexico you are covered under Mexico. If and when the sh%t hits the fan and you are in Mexico, you cannot run to the US embassy for any support while in Mexico.

The OP is a citizen of Belize and was asking about getting Mexican citizenship for a friend, I believe, not for himself.