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MEXICAN CITIZENSHIP

msypvr - 11-21-2010 at 08:50 AM

MY FATHERS FAMILY MIGRATED FROM SONORA MEXICO TO ALTA CALIFORNIA BEFORE CALIFORNIA WAS A STATE. VERY EASY TO PROVE BECAUSE OF RANCHO AND MISSION RECORDS. I HAVE READ THAT I CAN APPLY FOR MEXICAN CITIZENSHIP. ANYONE KNOW ABOUT HOW AND WHERE?
THANKS

DENNIS - 11-21-2010 at 09:05 AM

Yes, you can. I personally know a few who have done that. Don't know the process, but it can't be much. Those who I know wouldn't have done it had it been bothersome.
Somebody here will fill you in.

DENNIS - 11-21-2010 at 09:07 AM

Wait....lemme back up for a second. Is your father from Mexico? I think that's the key to this.

msypvr - 11-21-2010 at 09:13 AM

FATHER NOT BORN IN MEXICO. GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA WHEN CALIFORNIA WAS MEXICO.

DENNIS - 11-21-2010 at 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by msypvr
FATHER NOT BORN IN MEXICO. GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA WHEN CALIFORNIA WAS MEXICO.




Yankee Doodle, my friend. I think you're stuck with being 100% American.

bajamigo - 11-21-2010 at 09:34 AM

1. Born in California.
2. California = Mexico
3. Ergo, dad is Mexican.

Something wrong with this syllogism? (Ans.: probably. This is after all Mexico).

DENNIS - 11-21-2010 at 09:42 AM

I guess if your father was born in California before 1850, you're in. Good luck with that.

DENNIS - 11-21-2010 at 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by morgaine7
Looks like you could apply as a direct descendent,


I don't think he can do that since his father was born in California long after it was part of Mexico which makes him a direct descendant of a US citizen without ties to Mexico:

"Naturalization Certificate (for direct descendents of Mexican citizens)

This document is issued to foreign citizens who can demonstrate that they are direct descendents of a Mexican by birth"

What is Great Grandfather's birthdate??

bajaguy - 11-21-2010 at 10:04 AM

1821 - Mexico wins independence from Spain. California is part of Mexico.

1848 - California became a U.S. holding with the Treaty of Guadalupe, which ended the Mexican War.

1850 - California admitted to the Union as a State

Great Grandfather must have been born in California between 1821 and 1848 to claim Mexican citizenship.........

I think............:?:




[Edited on 11-21-2010 by bajaguy]

DENNIS - 11-21-2010 at 10:16 AM

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Originally posted by bajaguy
Great Grandfather must have been born in California between 1821 and 1848 to claim Mexican citizenship.........



I don't think one can go back four generations to claim citizenship ties to Mexico. I believe it has to be the parent[s] of the person applying.

BajaBlanca - 11-21-2010 at 12:31 PM

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Good luck, where there is a will, there is a way.

nobaddays - 11-21-2010 at 01:20 PM

Anyone can get it after establishing residency. Lot's of USA fugitives aplly since they can't come back to USA.

Gaucho - 11-21-2010 at 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by msypvr
MY FATHERS FAMILY MIGRATED FROM SONORA MEXICO TO ALTA CALIFORNIA BEFORE CALIFORNIA WAS A STATE. VERY EASY TO PROVE BECAUSE OF RANCHO AND MISSION RECORDS. I HAVE READ THAT I CAN APPLY FOR MEXICAN CITIZENSHIP. ANYONE KNOW ABOUT HOW AND WHERE?
THANKS


It has to be your Father or Mother who was born in Mexico. My wife got her citizenship through her mother who was born in Mex. It was a very straight forward process. If I remember correctly she just needed her mother's Mexican passport or birth certificate, $120 and a trip up to Santa Ana to take a picture. The only right my wife does NOT have is the right to vote in Mexico. The nice thing is she can own property outright, no fideicomiso.

güero - 11-21-2010 at 06:42 PM

Hola Gaucho, If your wife would like to vote, all she has to do is get her IFE card. Go to the office "Instituto Federal Electoral" present citizen papers, give an address then return in a couple weeks and pick up the credencial para votar.
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Originally posted by Gaucho
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Originally posted by msypvr
MY FATHERS FAMILY MIGRATED FROM SONORA MEXICO TO ALTA CALIFORNIA BEFORE CALIFORNIA WAS A STATE. VERY EASY TO PROVE BECAUSE OF RANCHO AND MISSION RECORDS. I HAVE READ THAT I CAN APPLY FOR MEXICAN CITIZENSHIP. ANYONE KNOW ABOUT HOW AND WHERE?
THANKS


It has to be your Father or Mother who was born in Mexico. My wife got her citizenship through her mother who was born in Mex. It was a very straight forward process. If I remember correctly she just needed her mother's Mexican passport or birth certificate, $120 and a trip up to Santa Ana to take a picture. The only right my wife does NOT have is the right to vote in Mexico. The nice thing is she can own property outright, no fideicomiso.

805gregg - 11-22-2010 at 11:47 AM

Why would you want Mexican citizenship? The Mexicans all want to move north.