1. Visa application form, which can be downloaded through this link .
2. Current passport with a minimum validity left of six months.
3. One passport size photograph with white background and visible facial traits (i.e. hair not covering the face).
4. Copy of valid Australian visa, either stamped or electronic (for non-Australian citizens), as proof that you are legally residing in Australia. NOTE: All applicants must be legally in Australia at the moment of applying for a Mexican visa.
5. Unique Processing Number NUT confirmation letter (provided by the National Migration Institute INM).
6. Documents that prove you have the skills/knowledge for the position you’ll be filling in Mexico (diplomas, certificates, CV, etc.).

1. Choose a date and time for an appointment via the MiConsulado (MyConsulate) booking system.
   NOTE: you can change the language of MiConsulado by clicking on the flags on the upper right corner. If more than one person will apply for the visa, each applicant must have their own appointment.
2. On the day of the appointment, you will be required to appear before the Embassy of Mexico with your passport, visa application form (with the passport sized photo affixed to it) and all supporting documents (original and copy) for a consular interview. There is no visa processing done online or through post.
   NOTE: The original passport, complete visa application form, photograph and all other supporting documents must be brought to the embassy on the day of the appointment.
3. On the day of the appointment, the biometric data (photograph and fingerprints) will be taken, the visa fee will be paid and the consular interview will be held. After the consular interview, the applicant will leave all documentation at the embassy, including their passport, for processing.
4. Within five days of the consular interview, you will be notified by phone or email if the visa will be granted. After the notification, the passports will be ready for collection at the embassy. If you cannot collect the passport in person, you can either give someone else a simple authorisation letter (signed by you and them, and with a copy of their ID) or leave a selfaddressed prepaid Registered Post envelope with a “Person to Person” label at the embassy, which will be used to send your passport back, under strict responsibility of the applicant. These envelopes can be purchased at any Australia Post Office.

• Consular fees are updated every month and you are required to check the updated fee before your appointment on the following link .
• The visa fee, regardless of whether the visa is issued or denied, must be paid on the day of the appointment.
• Visa fees will have to be paid by either electronic transfer or in exact cash/denominations on the day of the appointment. Card payments are not accepted.

• Temporary Resident Visas with work permit have a validity of six months from the day they are issued.
• Upon arrival in Mexico, the Temporary Resident Visas must be exchanged within the first 30 days at the National Migration Institute (INM) for a Temporary Resident Card.

More information here (in Spanish).

• If you already have an application pending resolution with the INM, or an application pending for a visitor visa with permission to perform renumerated activities, you cannot apply for a Temporary Resident Visa with work permit.
• If the consular interview is unsuccessful, the visa will be sent back to the INM for reconsideration. Therefore, it is strongly advised that if you have further evidence to support your skills and knowledge, you carry it with you on the day of your appointment.
• Presenting the minimum requirements of the visa application does not guarantee that the visa will be approved. Further information might be requested by the Consular agent in charge of processing your application.
• Due to high demand, we advise that you start your visa application at least ONE month ahead of your planned travel date.
• We strongly advise NOT to make any travel arrangements until a decision on your visa has been made. The embassy will not take any responsibility for any plane tickets purchased before your visa has been approved.
• If you are considering taking your household items with you (furniture, clothing, other articles for personal use) and you are granted a temporary resident visa, you will be eligible to apply for a certificate for the exemption of taxes on the household goods (menaje de casa). More information here .

Do I need an appointment to apply for a visa?
Yes. It is essential that you make an appointment for all visa applications. If more than one person will apply for the visa, each applicant must have their own appointment. However, if you are applying as a family unit, you can use a single booking for up to one adult and one child.

I received a job offer from a company in Mexico and I want to go with my spouse and/or children. What kind of visa should my family apply for?
Your family will need to apply for Temporary Resident Visas as your dependants. They will need to provide proof of their relationship to you and proof of economic solvency to cover their expenses. More information on the “Temporary Resident Visa” Section of this website.

If I do not currently have a job offer, can I apply for a Work Visa while in Mexico?
Only temporary residents in Mexico can apply for a work permit while in Mexico. More information here  (in Spanish).

If you are not a temporary resident of Mexico, you will need to apply to a Temporary Resident Visa from outside of Mexico.

I’m married to a Mexican citizen (or temporary/permanent/student temporary resident of Mexico). Can I apply for a Temporary Resident Visa with work permit?
No. As the spouse of a Mexican citizen or temporary/permanent resident, you may apply for a Temporary Resident Visa (more information on the “Temporary Resident Visa Section of this website”).

Once you are already a temporary resident in Mexico, you can apply for a work permit at the National Migration Institute (INM). More information here  (in Spanish).

1. Ser mayor de edad y en uso de sus derechos civiles y políticos;
2. Llenar la solicitud  correspondiente. La solicitud debe llenarse a máquina o a mano con tinta negra y letra de molde legible y presentarse en original y copia.
3. Presentar probatorio de nacionalidad mexicana por nacimiento, que puede ser:
   1. Original y copia certificada del acta mexicana de nacimiento. El registro debe haber sido realizado durante el primer año de edad (en caso de haber nacido en México).
      Importante
      
      Cuando el registro del nacimiento del interesado o de los padres sea extemporáneo (después del primer año de edad) el interesado deberá presentar alguno de los siguientes documentos:
      

      1. Cotejo notarial de la partida religiosa, si dicho acto se realizó durante el primer año de edad y si ocurrió en territorio nacional;
      2. Copia certificada del acta de matrimonio de los padres expedida por la Oficina del Registro Civil, si estos se casaron en territorio nacional y antes del nacimiento del solicitante;
      3. Copia certificada del acta de nacimiento de un hermano mayor expedida por la Oficina del Registro Civil, si nació en territorio nacional y fue registrado dentro del primer año de edad;
      4. Copia certificada del acta de nacimiento del padre o madre mexicano expedida por la Oficina del Registro Civil, registrado dentro del primer año de edad, ó
      5. Constancia expedida por la autoridad migratoria, de la fecha de internación al país del padre o de la madre extranjeros, si esto ocurrió antes de la fecha de nacimiento del interesado.
   2. Si el interesado nació en el extranjero, deberá exhibir copia certificada del acta de nacimiento expedida por los consulados o por la sección consular de las representaciones diplomáticas de México en el exterior o copia certificada expedida por la oficina del registro civil mexicano de la inserción de su acta de nacimiento extranjera. Además, deberá presentar copia certificada del acta de nacimiento o copia del certificado o declaratoria de nacionalidad mexicana por nacimiento del padre o madre.
4. Original y copia certificada del documento que acredite que obtuvo voluntariamente otra nacionalidad antes del 20 de marzo de 1998, debidamente apostillado y traducido por un traductor certificado.
5. Identificación oficial con fotografía y firma.
6. Dos fotografías a color, tamaño pasaporte (4.5 x 3.5 cm), con fondo blanco, de frente, sin anteojos, cabeza descubierta, tomada con una anterioridad no mayor a 30 días.
7. Cubrir en efectivo y cambio exacto los derechos correspondientes a la expedición de la declaratoria de nacionalidad mexicana por nacimiento.

1. Enviar electrónicamente una copia digitalizada de sus documentos a la cuenta de correo electrónico Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo..
2. Una vez que la documentación sea revisada y se verifique que cumple con los requisitos, recibirá un correo electrónico confirmando la cita.
3. El/la interesado/a deberá acudir a la embajada de México en Australia (14 Perth Ave., Yarralumla, ACT2600) para entregar personalmente toda la documentación.
4. El tiempo de procesamiento de la declaratoria mexicana de nacionalidad es de un día hábil. En caso de desee tramitar el pasaporte mexicano, dicho trámite deberá realizarse hasta que cuente con la declaratoria correspondiente. Los requisitos y el procedimiento para el trámite del pasaporte se encuentran aquí .

Los costos se ajustan cada mes de acuerdo al tipo de cambio vigente. Para conocer las tarifas actuales, da click aquí .

El tiempo de procesamiento de la declaratoria mexicana de nacionalidad es de un día hábil.

¿Puedo presentar mi pasaporte extranjero como identificación oficial?
Sí

¿Cuáles son los documentos con los que puedo acreditar que adquirí una nacionalidad antes del 20 de marzo de 1998?

• El Certificado de Naturalización (Certificate of Naturalization)- debidamente legalizado o apostillado y traducido por perito traductor autorizado.
• Carta de Naturalización- debidamente legalizado o apostillado y traducido por perito traductor autorizado.
• Copia fotostática de pasaporte extranjero, expedido antes del 20 de marzo de 1998.

¿Qué es una legalización o apostillado?
Es la certificación que deben contener los documentos públicos procedentes del extranjero y que surtirán sus efectos legales en territorio nacional.

¿Dónde puedo legalizar o apostillar de mi documento para tramitar la Declaratoria?
La legalización se realiza en las Representaciones de México en el Exterior del país del que se trate y el apostillado lo realiza la autoridad competente del lugar en que se expidió el documento. Para el caso de documentos australianos, la apostilla se puede tramitar ante cualquier oficina de pasaportes de Australia. Puede consultar más información aquí .

¿Dónde puedo encontrar un traductor certificado?
Puede buscar traductores certificados en Australia en la página de la Autoridad Nacional de Acreditación para Traductores e Intérpretes (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters – NAATI) .

¿Puede alguien hacer el trámite por mí?
No, el trámite es personal.

1. Complete visa application form, which can be downloaded here . Please include the country of birth when completing the “place of birth” question.
2. Current diplomatic or official passport.
3. One passport size photograph with white background and visible facial traits (i.e. the hair not to cover the face).
4. A Verbal Note stating the purpose, duration of the trip (including number of entries intended), name, date of birth and passport number of the person who is traveling on an official/diplomatic passport. The Verbal Note must be issued by either the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country that issued the diplomatic/official passport, their Embassy/High Commission in Australia or the International Organization that issued the document (for Laissez-Passer).

1. Deliver all the required documents to the Embassy (14 Perth Avenue, Yarralumla, ACT 2600). The visa application must have the passport size photo affixed to it.
2. The applicant him/herself does not need to personally come to the embassy. However, the official passport, along with the visa application, the photograph and original verbal note have to be delivered to the embassy.
3. The visa will be processed and ready for collection within the following 5 business days.

• Official/Diplomatic visas are cost exempt
• Diplomatic/Official visas are issued as promptly as possible. However, it is recommended that the visa application is submitted with at least one week of anticipation from the intended travel date.
• The Embassy can only grant diplomatic/official visas for up to 3 months. If a visa for a longer period of time is required, the processing time may increase as the request must be approved by the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs.

Unlike ordinary passports, diplomatic/official passports that need a Mexican visa, cannot use a valid multiple entry US visa to enter Mexico.

Public servants that will travel to Mexico on official business, but only hold an ordinary passport, must comply with the same requirements as people travelling as visitors. You can learn the requirements here .

Public officers who have been newly appointed to a posting in Mexico must follow the same steps described above, however, the processing time may take longer, as these visas can only be authorised by the General Direction of Protocol of the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. To learn more about this process, contact the Consular Section at Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo..