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joseinstl

Jan 28, 2004, 8:18 PM

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I have a question? I am an american citizen with mexican parents and am looking to get mexican citizenship (dual). How do I go about this? Any help would be appreciated.

jennifer rose

Jan 28, 2004, 8:24 PM

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Re: [joseinstl] dual citizenship

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The process is straightforward, provided the requirements are met. The Ley Nacionalidad can be found at http://www.sre.gob.mx/juridicos/leydenacionalidad.htm. A discussion of the procedure can be found at SRE’s website at http://www.sre.gob.mx.

The Law of No Loss of Mexican Nationality went into effect in 1998.

According to Mexican law those who "naturalize" (assume citizenship after birth) as a Mexican citizen, renounce their previous citizenship. This means that a U.S. citizen who naturalizes as a Mexican citizen would not be considered by the Mexican Government to be entitled to any of the benefits of U.S. citizenship (such as protection or intervention from our Consulate, or use of a U.S. passport). U.S. law on the loss of citizenship is entirely a separate issue.

A search of prior posts on these fora will reveal more discussion.

jrice

Jan 29, 2004, 7:40 PM

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Re: [jennifer rose] dual citizenship

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I haven't actually looked at the law in quite a while, which is obviously a disadvantage. But when the liberalization of nationality laws was approved, it did not grant citizenship and reserved some privileges (the ability to be a port captain, for example, or to vote) only to citizens (as opposed to "nationals" -- a very fine distinction). I'm pretty sure it did not involve renouncing existing citizenship since it was explicitly aimed at maintaining ties with people who were now U.S. citizens. You could be referring to a different section or maybe the one I am thinking of was something else. I recall it because the distinctions were so finicky and because there was so much confusion about citizenship and nationality.