HOW DO l BECOME A MEXICAN CITIZEN????

Question

I want to move to Mexico in a couple of years and I want to buy a nice house. Both of my parents were born in Mexico but they immigrated to the U.S. my dad gave up his Mexican Citizenship when he came up north to the states and my mom is a resident. Is it possible to have Dual citizenship???

And how do i become a mexican citizen?

Please tell me any other details i might have missed.

Answer 1

Mexico does allow dual citizenship,and your father probably had to give it up a long time ago, it is retroactive now;

The Nationality Act revokes the previous rule that took away Mexican nationality from those who became citizens of another country. Furthermore, the new act broadens eligibility for nationality to include children of Mexican-born people. And the law is retroactive

As of March 20, 1998, Mexican law recognizes dual nationality for Mexicans by birth, those born in Mexico or those born abroad to Mexican parents. U. S. Citizens who are also Mexican nationals should be aware that they will be considered Mexican by local authorities and that dual nationality status may hamper U.S. government efforts to provide consular protection. Dual nationals will not, however, be subject to compulsory military service. Travelers possessing both U.S. and Mexican nationalities must carry with them proof of their citizenship in both countries. Under Mexican law, dual nationals entering or departing Mexico must identify themselves as Mexican or face a stiff fine. Under U.S. law, U.S. citizens must enter the U.S. territory with documents proving U.S. citizenship.

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/dt/dtdual...

you can go to any mexican consulat and gain your mexican citizenship,your father too , if he desires to do so?

you will need your birth certificate, your parents and go to a consulate.here is the home page of the mexican embassy in the US,

http://portal.sre.gob.mx/usa/

go to the middle of the page, it has all the listings of all the consulates in the US, use the one nearest you, it is an easy process, not too time taking ,

http://portal.sre.gob.mx/usa/index.php?o...

Answer 2

I don't know much about it, but I found this article online. It seems to answer your question. It says that Mexico asks you to renounce citizenship to your previous country when you become a citizen, but the US doesn't recognize that so you'll be a dual citizen. Check it out, it's pretty interesting (for some reason the link won't work all together, so you'll have to cut and paste all the parts...sorry.)

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic

/news/articles/

0525becomingmexican.html