The American Embassy in Mexico City strongly
encourages all U.S. citizens who have children born in the
Mexico City Consular District to register them as U.S. citizens
as soon as possible after the birth of the child. Upon registration,
the child will be issued a Consular Report of Birth Abroad
of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA), which
is an official record confirming that the child acquired U.S.
citizenship at birth. A CRBA can be issued only at an American
Consular Office overseas, and only before the child reaches
18 years of age.
Parents seeking to obtain a CRBA for a child
must be able to demonstrate to the interviewing consular officer
that:
- At least one of the parents is a U.S. citizen;
- The child is the biological child of the U.S. citizen parent(s); and
- If only one of the parents is a U.S. citizen, the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the United States prior to the birth of the child; if both parents are U.S. citizens, at least one of them must have resided in the United States prior to the child’s birth. The period of physical presence in the United States required to transmit citizenship to a child born abroad varies, depending on the date of birth of the child and the marital status of the parents.
In preparation for your appointment, please download
application forms DS-2029 and DS-11,
as well as the Affidavit of Parentage and Physical Presence
(main
page, supplementary
page) which you can fill out in the computer
and then print. (Use the Sample
Affidavit of Parentage and Physical Presence
to assist you in filling out the forms).
In addition to the application form, the parent(s) must provide:
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- Original or Certified Copy of the Mexican Birth
Certificate, a provisional copy cannot be accepted.
- Proof of Parent’s Citizenship: Please
show one of the following documents for one or both parents:
US Passport (valid or expired); original U.S. birth certificate;
or original Certificate of Naturalization
- Proof of Both Parents' Identity: Driver’s
license, State ID card, School ID, Mexican Voting Card,
Passport
- If only the child’s father is a US citizen, proof
of parents’ relationship: If parents were married
prior to the date of conception, please provide an original
or certified copy of the marriage certificate and divorce
decree (if applicable). If parents were not married at the
time of conception, please provide proof of the existence
of the relationship at that time (personal letters and cards,
dated photographs, telephone bills)
- Prenatal Documents: ultra sounds, prescriptions,
and medical records.
- Documents from hospital where the applicant was
born: identification bracelet, crib card, discharge
orders, hospital bill
- Photos of Pregnancy and From Hospital:
Photos taken of mother during pregnancy and in the hospital
before and after the birth.
- Photos of the applicant from birth to present.
- Proof of parents’ presence in Mexico:
INM tourist card, FM-2, FM-3, Mexican passport
- If only one parent is a US citizen, proof of
the parents’ physical presence in the US: The parent
must prove at least 5 years of physical
presence in the US, at least 2 of which
are after the age of 14. The period of physical presence
need not be continuous. Presence must be proven with concrete
evidence (school records, tax forms with W-2, earnings statement,
pay receipts, passport stamps). Please note that if the
child was born before Nov. 14, 1986, the parent must prove
10 years physical presence, at least 5
after the age of 14. You are encouraged to consult
with a consular officer to discuss these requirements and
the required documentary evidence.
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Applications for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad are accepted
by appointment only for the American Embassy Mexico City Consular
District. (See Scheduling CRBA appointments
below.) The application and physical presence statement may
be picked up at the Passport & Citizenship Office or they
may be e-mailed upon request. Completing the forms prior to
the scheduled appointment may speed up processing of the application.
The application fee for a CRBA is $65 USD. Some parents choose
to apply for a CRBA and passport for their child at the same
time. Please click on the following for the passport
requirements for minors as well as associated passport
fees.
Additional information is available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov/law/info/overseas/overseas_703.html.
Scheduling CRBA appointments – The applying
parent should email the completed DS-2029 as well as the the
Affidavit of Parentage and Physical Presence to MexicoCitypassport@state.gov.
In the email, please be sure to include the applicant’s name,
parent's contact information and the completed forms. Once
the information has been reviewed, a reply email will be sent
indicating how to schedule the appointment.
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