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1 - Be of legal age.

2 - Submit an original and photocopy of the form DNN-3. The request should be typed or handwritten in dark, legible ink - take care to print clearly.

3 - Submit the original and two photocopies of your temporary visa to confirm the status of your legal temporary resident stay , or permanent resident card, with which you would prove your legal status. You must be able to prove legal residence in the country for two years immediately preceding the date of the application and which must have a minimum validity of six months after the filing of the Unique Key Population Register (CURP ) form.

4 - Present a certified copy and two photocopies of foreign birth certificate issued by the appropriate civil registry office , duly legalized by the Mexican diplomatic or consular representative of the place of issue or, if apostilled by the competent authority, as translated into Spanish by an expert authorized by the judiciary of any federal entity of the national territory translator. It may relax this requirement an applicant who has been granted refugee status by the Ministry of the Interior (COMAR );

5 - Original and two photocopies of the foreign passport or, if applicable, the identity and valid travel document.

6 - Certified copy and two photocopies of Marriage certificate or the Integration Act of Marriage celebrated abroad, issued by the Mexican Civil Registry Office, in both cases, the date of the marriage must be at least two years preceding the filing of the application.

7 - To verify the nationality of the Mexican spouse, submit one of the following documents:

A) A certified copy and two photocopies of birth certificate issued by the Civil Registry Office of Mexican or Mexican Consular Office , issued pursuant to the provisions applicable;

B) Certificate of Mexican nationality;

C ) Letter of Naturalization

8 - . Declaration under oath, personally signed by the spouse to the Mexican Secretariat of living together and have established their matrimonial domicile in Mexico, for at least two years prior to the date of the request. The residence in Mexico provision may be waived when the Mexican spouse was working abroad for the Mexican government.

9 - Original and two photocopies of a valid official identification with photograph and signature of the Mexican spouse.

10 - Submit a letter under oath, stating clearly the number of exits and entries you have made to and from the country in the two years preceding the filing of the application, for the computation of absences, according to Article 21 of the Law. Include two photocopies of the letter.

11 - Provide a record of no criminal record certificate issued by competent authority at the federal and local levels depending on the place of residence , in original and photocopy.

12 - Proof of Spanish fluency, a knowledge of Mexican history and that you are integrated into the national culture.

13 - Provide two recent identical color photographs passport size (4.5 x 3.5 cms. ) With white background - front view, without glasses, and head uncovered.

14 - Submit original proof of payment for the request, currently 1,450 pesos:
Costos y Tiempos de Tramite

I was told recently that those who meet the marriage and residency requirements are now having the test portion of the process being waved. Also, any foreign born children of the new Mexican citizen now qualify to apply and receive citizenship, much like the US born children of Mexican immigrants.

Thanks for the info. Who does all of this go to? It isn't Immigration.

Originally Posted by Hunter_MX

Thanks for the info. Who does all of this go to? It isn't Immigration.

Sorry for the long overdue response but the correct answer for anybody looking into Mexican citizenship is that process must go through the Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores:

Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores

Here is the webpage with all the information you will need to initiate and process the request:

tramite-Carta de naturalizacion por haber contraido matrimonio con varon o mujer mexicanos

Attached is the latest study guide they reference at the bottom of that page.

Good luck!

That's not you in the pic, is it?

Originally Posted by Edward Teach

That's not you in the pic, is it?

No that's not Ron in the avatar.

It's a mugshot I found online of some industrious hippie; freshly-busted with an immense quantity of psychedelics.

I like his breezy insouciance facing some serious industrial-scale charges.

That, and judging from appearance, that he had been dipping into the product somewhat.

I was actually referring to the pic in the first post in the thread, but his avatar is amusing too. It reminds me of a deranged Mel Gibson for some reason.

Actually I wish I was as young or good looking as either of these two guys...