How can i get my mexican birth certificate

The Mexican government announced this month that starting January 15, 2015, all Mexican consulates in the United States will begin issuing certified copies of birth certificates for births registered in Mexico.

This new policy will be of great assistance to the many Mexican nationals residing the United States in obtaining these vital records.

In order to obtain a certified copy of their birth certificate, Mexican nationals will need to visit their nearest consulate and present proof of identity, submit an application, and provide a Clave Unica de Registro de Poblacion (if applicable). Each copy will cost $13.00.

For more information, Mexican nationals can call the toll free Centro de Informacion y Asistencia a Mexicanos number: 1 (855) 463-6395.

Earlier this month, it got easier for people born in Mexico but living in the U.S. to get copies of their birth certificates, making it easier for Mexicans hoping to obtain U.S. work permits, driver’s licenses and protection from deportation.

Starting Jan. 15, the Mexican government began allowing its citizens to receive certified copies of their birth certificates from any Civil Registry Office in Mexico and from consulates around the world. In the United States, 50 Mexican consulates are now able to access a digital archive of birth certificates and print copies for $13. Those born in Mexico will no longer need to travel back to their homeland to obtain a birth certificate or struggle to find relatives to locate the document and risk its mailing.

This change in practice by the Mexican government not only may help immigrants benefit from President Obama’s executive action. It also makes the journey for those who are eligible to become U.S. citizens much more accessible.

Obtaining a birth certificate is a step toward solidifying a formal identity in the U.S. And it’s one item in a long list of documents immigrants must procure and paperwork they must complete in order to travel the path from immigrant to legal permanent resident to citizen.

From Pew Research Center’s “Recent Trends in Naturalization, 2000-2011”

According to the Pew Research Center, in 2011 more than one-third of the 9.7 million immigrants eligible for naturalization were Mexican. While Mexican naturalization increased sharply in the late 1990s, the rates have declined significantly since. In 2011, Mexicans naturalized at a rate of 36 percent, lower than the rate for all immigrants. Mexicans also have the lowest rate of naturalization compared with immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Mexican immigrants newly expanded access to their birth certificates could change that. In addition to the benefits of visiting consulates in the U.S., extended consulate hours mean people have more opportunities to get to the office.

The Mexican Embassy announced that starting on January 15, 2015, the consulates of Mexico in the United States will issue copies of birth certificates registered in Mexico.

To obtain their certified copies, Mexican nationals should visit the nearest consulate, present an official proof of identity, fill out an application and provide their Clave Única de Registro de Población (CURP), if they have one. The cost of each certified copy will be $13.00 dollars. The issuance of certified copies does not carry any additional costs. Be aware of abuses and scams. No one can charge additional fees for this service.

Those interested in obtaining a certified copy of their birth certificate can get more information in the free application for smartphones and mobile devices MiConsulmex or at the toll free number Centro de Información y Asistencia a Mexicanos (CIAM): 1-855-463-6395.

The online service allows to issue and verify Birth Certificates accessible to citizens through the portal https://www.gob.mx/ActaNacimiento/. This project seeks to facilitate the obtainment of any birth certificate through the government one stop shop and thus recognizing the right to identity at a national level, despite it being a local government legal responsibility. This project entailed mayor coordination efforts between agencies and the Local Governments. The design of the digital service required the standardization of birth certificate forms, since there were 32 different formats in the country. A major digitization program to capture in digital format birth certificates from 1930 to date (125 million registries has been digitized and put in the birth certificates database). Updates to Civil Registry legal framework was necessary to make electronic documents (birth certificates) valid as a certified copy of the original registry based on the registry books of each state. Technical integration to interoperate data between the National Registry and 32 local registries, between gob.mx and the national registry and with the 32 state payment systems was a challenge. It meant creating the capacity within service and technical teams at each state to reach service level agreements and guarantee availability of the service 24/7, 365 days of the year, democratizing access to the most demanded service in gob.mx. User satisfaction is 96%, the highest within more than 3000 transactional services available.

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