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Mexican Consular Registration

Mexican consular registration

La Mexican Consular Registration It is a document managed by the Mexican embassy in the United States. It is issued by the Mexican consulates after a process of verification and verification of the identity and residence of the interested person. Everybody we have the right to receive a consular registration, regardless of the immigration circumstance at the time of making the request for the Mexican consular registration.

The consular registration contains different security measures like a bank card. Therefore, it contains an electronic chip that proves its original validation of the document, allowing it to be verified by state authorities. Here we will tell you which are the necessary information that you should know, what is the process to obtain it, its cost and necessary requirements.

What is the purpose of having a consular registration?

The Mexican Consular registration is important since its main objective is to obtain census information and consular protection by the United States of Mexico to whoever demands it. That is, if you have problems due to natural disasters or different events (whether political, social or economic) that may affect your security in the region you are in, the State of Mexico guarantees help.

It is important to note that people who have a criminal record or who are in judicial proceedings cannot require Mexican consular registration. Furthermore, it does not replace the identity document or the travel passport.

When can you request registration?

The Mexican consular registration can only be requested the first 3 business days of each fortnight through the following places:

What general papers must be notified?

The necessary papers that you must present at the place where you register are the following:

  • Document national of identity
  • Document that proves your residence

General steps to obtain the Mexican consular registration

The 3 general steps What you must follow to obtain your consular registration are the following:

  • Request your appointment with the following button and arrive on time
  • Present all the requested and necessary documents that we mention below.
  • Cancel the corresponding fee according to the Federal Law of Rights.

What is the cost of the Consular Registration?

Its current price for the year 2023 is U.S. dollar 36, it must be paid in cash. It may have variations depending on the Mexican secretary, that is why you will be able to communicate before paying said fee.

The respective prices are chosen by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), and are updated through the "Decree by which various provisions of the Federal Law of Rights are Reformed, Added and Repealed for the year 2023."

Requirements for the Mexican Consular Registration

The necessary requirements to request the Mexican consular registration are the following.

Present documentation that proves your nationality:

  • Photocopy (certified) of the birth certificate managed by the Mexican civil registry.
  • Certificate or guarantee of Mexican nationality
  • Certificate of nationality by birth
  • Passport Number
  • naturalization letter
  • National Military Service Card
  • Title or professional license
  • Official identification issued by the state of Washington, Alaska or Idaho
  • United States Resident Card (green card)
  • Document from the IMSS, ISSSTE or any other Mexican institution

On our site you can meet one of these requirements, which is the passport. Click on the following article for more information.

show your IDad through official documents

  • Voting card (INE)
  • Mexican driver's license
  • Diploma of studies prepared by the Ministry of Public Education of the Government of Mexico
  • Passport Number
  • Other document(s) required by the consular official that demonstrates your identification

Verify that you live in the jurisdiction of the consular office through:

  • Utility or rent receipts
  • Social security receipts made by the authority of any locality of the due jurisdiction.
  • Correspondence letter with canceled postage stamp.

Sign the data approval sheet, which is obtained at the consular offices, and perform the biometrics (photograph, fingerprint and signature)

Once this documentation is collected and presented, it will be given to you for your signature and will contain your sworn declaration that the documents and data provided are correct and authentic.

Consular registration renewal requirements

The consular registration It is valid for 5 years, after these years it is necessary to renew it. It can also be renewed in case of loss, deterioration or changes in personal data. To carry out this procedure it is necessary to comply with the following points:

  • Schedule your appointment by tapping the button below then go to the chosen institution that is closest to your home.
  • Present the Consular Registration to renew. In case of loss, present the report report.
  • Make the due payment
  • If you change your address, you must present current proof in your name.
  • If the data was modified, documents proving the request for the changes must be presented.
  • For minors, the identification of the guardians and the authorization form must be presented for the minor to renew the Mexican Consular Registration.

Requirements for Mexican Consular Registration for minors

To carry out the Consular Registration, the guardians of the minor must request an appointment through the website or by phone call, and then deliver, in person and with the assistance of the minor, the following documents that prove nationality.

  • Certified photocopy of the birth certificate.
  • Certificate of Mexican nationality.
  • Declaration of Mexican nationality by birth.
  • Naturalization letter.
  • Mexican passport.
  • Proof of studies with photo taken by the school institution
  • Student ID with photo.
  • Demonstrate parental authority with the birth certificate. It should be noted that the name of the guardians coincides with the data on the minor's birth certificate.
  • Guardians must attend with the presentation of their identity documents: voting credential, Mexican driver's license, passport and DNI.
  • Signature of authorization for the consular registration to be carried out, and biometrics taken of the minor and, where appropriate, the issuance of the Consular Registration Certificate.
  • Sign the consular office data compliance sheet, which states that the documents and data provided are authentic.
  • Cover the payment of relevant duties in the form and amount established by the Federal Rights Law.

In the case of adopted minors, a certified copy of the Mexican judicial resolution and the order by which it was enforceable must be presented, as well as the record made by the civil registry office, both of the adoption and of the birth certificate with the record of said adoption. If the minor was adopted abroad, the foreign judicial resolution must be approved before a Mexican judge, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Code of Civil Procedures.

Consular Registration Registration for Transsexuals

After completing the corresponding documents to have a new legal personality, that is, change of name and sex. You must comply with the requirements of the Consular Matriculation for adults, and present:

  • Mexican birth certificate with the change of name and sex.
  • Official identification that has the new name, it must match the birth certificate.

Consular registration renewal requirements

The consular registration It is valid for 5 years, after these years it is necessary to renew it. It can also be renewed in case of loss, deterioration or changes in personal data. To carry out this procedure it is necessary to comply with the following points:

  • Schedule your appointment by tapping the button below then go to the chosen institution that is closest to your home.
  • Present the Consular Registration to renew. In case of loss, present the report report.
  • Make the due payment
  • If you change your address, you must present current proof in your name.
  • If the data was modified, documents proving the request for the changes must be presented.
  • For minors, the identification of the guardians and the authorization form must be presented for the minor to renew the Mexican Consular Registration.

If you are Mexican in the United States, here we leave you all the procedures that you can resolve on our site: