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All documents listed below are required. Those highlighted in Green with an asterisk, must be translated, notarized and "legalized" before you can use them for your Mexican wedding. |
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Passport |
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after entry to Mexico. You may need a copy as well, so do that before you leave home. | |
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Tourist Card |
If you will be in Mexico for more than 72 hours, you will get a tourist card which is issued at the port of entry into Mexico. It is called a FMT, and you get it when you declare that you are just a tourist and are in Mexico only to enjoy its beauty, hospitality, food and drink and to get married and that you won't stay more than 180 days. Hang on to this you'll need it at the Civil Registry! | |
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Birth Certificates* |
Get good clean copies of your birth certificates from the county or state in which you were born. If you already have a good, clean copy, you will have to send it to your state for an "Apostille" which is a legalization of your birth certificate by the state. The State will charge you about $5 for the Apostille.
After you have your birth certificates with Apostilles attached, you must have your birth certificates translated, certified and notarized. This can all be done quickly, easily and inexpensively without leaving the comfort of your home by clicking on the following link: |
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Divorce Decrees/Death Certificates* |
If either of you has been married before, and the marriage ended by death or divorce, you will need to have the death certificate or divorce decree legalized, translated, certified, and notarized just like your birth certificates. Many divorce decrees are very long, so to save translation costs, try to have just the decree portion which states that the court has granted a divorce. The Mexicans don't need to know and in fact don't want to know who got what. Once again, your translations, certifications and notarizations can be done at US Certified Translation Service. | |
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Marriage Application |
You will get and fill out the Mexican marriage application at the Civil Registry Office. Of course, it is in Spanish, but the officials will help you out. This information will be transferred to your Marriage Certificate, so make sure it is correct and that all names, places and dates are correct. You will also have to specify how you want to handle your property after marriage. Your options are joint management of property or separate management of property. Click on the following link for a sample Mexican marriage application which you may download and print for reference. Mexican Marriage Application | |
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