The Embassy of Mexico in Kenya can only legalize official documents issued in Kenya, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Seychelles, Tanzania and Uganda. If your document was issued in another country, kindly contact the Mexican Embassy accredited to the country where the document was issued.
Herewith you will find the steps that need to be taken for the legalization process:
- Get a Certified Copy: First, you need to get a copy of your original document that is certified. This means the copy should be stamped and signed as a true copy by the authority that issued the document.
- Authenticate at Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Next, take this certified copy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country where it was issued. They will check the seals and signatures and then add their own seal and signature.
- Request an appointment: All appointments must be booked ONLY through this website: https://citas.sre.gob.mx
- Appointments arefree of charge.
- The Embassy does not work with agencies nor third partiesfor booking appointments for the applicants.
- Apply early; no express services are available.
- Onceyou booked your appointment, the Consular Section cannot change it, cancel it, reschedule it, or modify it in any way.
- Appointment: On the date of the appointment, you will have to present the legalized document along with your official ID as well as a copy of each document and a copy of your ID.
- Pay the Legalization Fee: Once we review your document, you will need to pay a fee of $53.00 USD per document $ 53.00 USD –exact amount in USD cash–, to be paid on the date of your appointment.
- We cannot accept mutilated or torn bills. They should be is as mint condition as possible.
- Bills issued before 2009 are not accepted.
- The Embassy will then add a certificate of legalization to the document.
ATTENTION. Documents legalized by the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya need to present the stamp of the Ministry and the hand-signature. Electronic legalizations are not accepted.
Note of advice: You will need a certified translation of each document by a certified translator in order to present the documents before Mexican authorities. You may be able to do that in Mexico. The Embassy does not translate documents.