Papirex
Nov 18, 2009, 5:07 PM
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Re: [esperanza] Apostilled Birth Certificate
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I used to be asked for a birth certificate sometimes when renewing my FM3 visa. Not every year, but if a clerk asked for it, it was a requirement. They didn't need to be apostilled, but they had to be originals with a raised seal on them. I tried using a copy one year but it was rejected because the clerk could not feel the raised seal between his thumb and forefinger.
I used to need to provide an apostilled copy of our marriage certificate every year, it was never returned to me. My attorney told me he would register our marriage with the federal government, and by law, no government agency could keep that certificate, it must be returned to me. I used it for several years when renewing my FM3 and it has been returned to me every time.
I got tired of the bother and extra expense of the INM changing the requirements every year here in Morelos, so I went to a FM2 visa, I won't need to fuss with them for another 5 years now. Oddly enough, no proof of marriage to my Mexican wife was required, They said my nearly expired FM3 visa was all the proof needed. Since I am married to a Mexican citizen, I now need to live here for 2 years with an FM2 to be eligible to apply for Mexican citizenship again. I hope I never see the inside of the INM office again.
Incidentally, an Apostile is a separate document that is permanently attached to another document. If you separate them, they are both void, a Mexican government clerk might not know that though.
Rex
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved" - Victor Hugo
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