{"id":7558,"date":"2025-12-08T23:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/naturalizacion\/requisitos\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:24:03","slug":"requisitos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/naturalizacion\/requisitos\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To apply for naturalization, <strong>you must be 18 years old<\/strong> and meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cce2f3\"><strong>1. <strong>Time of residence in Mexico<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2 years<\/strong> if you are from a Latin American country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5 years<\/strong> if you are from another country or if you are stateless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cce2f3\"><strong>2. <strong>Documents<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Permanent resident card.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Birth certificate.<\/strong> (If you don\u2019t have it, you need the recommendation letter from COMAR.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Original passport<\/strong> (with at least 6 months of validity) or <strong>Identity and Travel Document (DIV).<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>If your passport was issued less than 2 years ago, request the <strong>Migration Flows document<\/strong> from INM.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Valid CURP<\/strong>, printed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gob.mx\/curp\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gob.mx\/curp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RENAPO website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Record of entries and exits<\/strong> for the time you have lived in Mexico.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bjTmU5HljuE?si=dohyWj-CVkoByPTe\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bjTmU5HljuE?si=dohyWj-CVkoByPTe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal and local criminal background checks.<\/a><\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>COMAR recommendation letter for naturalization.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Proof of payment<\/strong> to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cce2f3\"><strong>3. <strong>Exams<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mexican History exam<\/strong> (only for people with complementary protection or stateless persons).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Refugees do <strong>not<\/strong> need to take this exam.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spanish exam<\/strong> if Spanish is not spoken in your country of origin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cce2f3\"><strong>4. <strong>Photographs<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2 passport\u2011size photos (4.5 x 3.5 cm):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In color, matte paper, white background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No earrings, no glasses, head uncovered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>If you already meet all the requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reipv6.sre.gob.mx\/sinna\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/reipv6.sre.gob.mx\/sinna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Integrated Nationality and Naturalization System (SINNA)<\/a><\/strong> website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete your <strong>pre\u2011registration<\/strong>: Fill in your information and complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KCN0usm4Iw0?si=P6foqsOWvAVM3UYL\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KCN0usm4Iw0?si=P6foqsOWvAVM3UYL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DNN\u20113 application<\/strong>.<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the date for your appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fdf799\">At UNHCR, we can guide you <strong>free of charge<\/strong> throughout your naturalization process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcde\u00a0<strong>Toll-free number:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+528002268769\">800 226 8769<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+528002832718\">800 283 2718<\/a>\u00a0<em>(Outside Mexico, dial +52 first)<\/em><br>\ud83d\udcf1\u00a0<strong>WhatsApp:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/+525570055950\">+52 55 7005 5950<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/+525525352950\">+52 55 2535 2950<\/a><br>\ud83d\udce7\u00a0<strong>e-mail:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mexmeatencion@unhcr.org\">mexmeatencion@unhcr.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/naturalizacion\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7421\">&lt;&lt; Naturalization<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To apply for naturalization, you must be 18 years old and meet the following requirements: 1. Time of residence in Mexico 2. Documents 3. Exams 4. Photographs \u2705 If you already meet all the requirements: At UNHCR, we can guide you free of charge throughout your naturalization process. \ud83d\udcde\u00a0Toll-free number:\u00a0800 226 8769\u00a0or\u00a0800 283 2718\u00a0(Outside Mexico, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":243,"featured_media":0,"parent":7550,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7558","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7563,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7558\/revisions\/7563"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}