🇲🇽 Mexico · Citizenship

Naturalization and citizenship-by-investment: residence years, language and civics tests, dual-citizenship rules, and multi-passport planning.

Mexican naturalization is handled by SRE under the Nationality Law. Ordinary naturalization generally requires five years of residence, with shorter two-year routes for specific cases such as Latin American or Iberian nationals, marriage to a Mexican citizen, or having Mexican children.

  • Nationality Law Article 20 sets the general five-year residence rule and lists shorter exceptions.
  • Applicants must prove Spanish ability, knowledge of Mexican history and integration into national culture under Article 19.
  • Mexico permits dual nationality in practice, but applicants should verify effects in any other country of nationality.

Official authorities

  • SRE — Nationality Law

    Official Nationality Law text including naturalization requirements.

  • SRE

    Foreign ministry authority for naturalization services.

Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.

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