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New Immigration Procedure Changes September, 2015

Many people living here in Mexico have children who were born here in Mexico or who have acquired Mexican nationality due to their spouse being Mexican.

Foreigners with Mexican children have the opportunity to jump ahead from tourist status to residente permanente and not have to leave Mexico to do it under the family unity provisions of the immigration law.

This is a great deal as they do not need to prove income or assets and they will have the right to work.

Up until now immigration authorities were not requiring copy of the identification for a child. The law and regulations have made it a requirement for family unity (for change to temporary due to having a Mexican spouse they would want their Mexican ID) but it was never asked for children until now.

What does this mean? They stated to us today at the Federal Delegation in Guadalajara that they would apply the same standards as the SRE does for first time issuance of passports for children.

Therefore per the SRE guidelines, for a child to identify themselves, they need to present one of the following items:

1) School Certificate (Certificado Escolar) from elementary school, junior high or high school with a photo stamped with the seal of the public institution or private one with incorporation of the SEP.

2) School Level Certificate for present studies (Constancia del Grado de Estudios) from elementary school, junior high or high school with a photo stamped with the seal of the public institution or private one with incorporation number of the SEP and signature of person who prepared. Valid from 90 days from date of issuance. Day care certificates not accepted.

3) Current school ID (preschool, elementary and junior high) which should have a photo of the minor and stamp with official seal including number of incorporation, signature and position of person issuing. Day care certificates not accepted.

4) Personal Identity Cedula

5) High Security Matricula Consular

6) Naturalization certificate

7) Disabled Person Card from DIF

8) For minors under 7 years old if they do not have any of the prior documents they may present a pediatrician's letter on letterhead that has the name of the minor, pediatricians cedula number, the parents names and how long they have been the family doctor. There should be a photo of the child where the doctor signs over it or puts his stamp on it. The letter is good for 90 days from date of issue.

***We asked if they would accept a US passport as many children have dual nationality. They said yes and we are going back tomorrow to present a US passport.

Here is the format for a sample pediatrician letter which may be used for immigration or for your child's first Mexican passport (assuming they were born in Mexico or have Mexican nationality).

SECRETARIA DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES

Presente

El que suscribe, Médico Cirujano Pediatra, Dr. SANTIAGO HERNANDEZ, legalmente autorizado para ejercer mi profesión tal como se desprende de mi Cédula Profesional número 183102 de la cual adjunto al presente una copia simple, hago constar que la menor, Ana Mc Mullen cuya fotografía aparece al margen, es hija de los señores Spencer Mc Mullen y Ana Villanueva, siendo mi paciente desde hace 7 meses y encontrándose al corriente con sus inmunizaciones.

Se extiende la presente a petición de los padres de la menor para los fines que convengan.

ATENTAMENTE,

Guadalajara, Jalisco a 23 de septiembre de 2015

DR. SANTIAGO HERNANDEZ

Cédula Profesional número 123456

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Thanks Spencer.

Costs are 1124 + 4289. Child does not need to be in Mexico according to INM today.

Spencer is this still true:

If the expat parent has a Tourist FMM or a Temporary Resident visa the child needs to have a Mexican birth certificate. Or are you saying also needs one of those ID's?

If the expat parent is in Mexico with no current Tourist FMM or no Temporary Resident visa the child needs to have a Mexican birth certificate and the ID's you noted.

saludos

Sonia

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Immigration is requesting ID for the Mexican if a foreigner uses family unity and up until now they never requested picture ID from children, this is the change. They still want the Mexican birth certificate and rejected the white initial copy and wanted a certified one on the purple paper. Today I submitted a Mexican born childs US passport and they said they may want a Mexican picture ID but it doesnt make sense that a letter from a Mexican elementary school would be a better ID than a US passport.

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Thanks. In INM here no photo of child required as of today. In SMA, only the child's birth certificate it must show the name of the parent and that parent's passport must have exact same name.

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SRE at Palacio Federal, practice test online at their site.

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We are not 60, we are taking the test. I have to study it again because I have a short memory lol plus I am stressing about it My husband says we submit everything here in Guadalajara after going to D.F. for the clean criminal report. Sometime after submitting it we take the test but I'd like to know approximately when?

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Immigration is requesting ID for the Mexican if a foreigner uses family unity and up until now they never requested picture ID from children, this is the change. They still want the Mexican birth certificate and rejected the white initial copy and wanted a certified one on the purple paper. Today I submitted a Mexican born childs US passport and they said they may want a Mexican picture ID but it doesnt make sense that a letter from a Mexican elementary school would be a better ID than a US passport.

To get back on topic, Spencer, have you received the definitive answer for ID of a Mexican child that lives in the US, please?

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US passport was rejected, they will want Mexican school ID, Mexican passport or matricula consular. No US ID.

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