If your mom and dad are from mexico but u were born somewhere else that makes you a Mexican?

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Mark The Latin Travel Dude

Well, well, well. Looks like we have MANY uninformed responders on this question.

You did get one correct answer, but others don't recognize it (probably because they didn't actually do any research).

The short answer is: YES, you are a Mexican and YES you are also the other nationality (by birth).

Under Mexican law, any child born to Mexican nationals outside the Republic of Mexico are entitled to claim Mexican citizenship up until their 18th birthday. This is Chapter 2 of the Law of Nationality (Mexico). Depending on when they were born and whether or not one parent or both are Mexican/non-Mexican citiezens, these people may be dual nationals with 2 citizenships and can have 2 passports.

Inversely, an American woman who gives birth in Mexico can claim U.S. citizenship for the child, however, under Mexican law, the child also has the birthright to Mexican citizenship. Here too, the person could legally carry two passports because he/she has rights to citizenship in two countries and Mexico *DOES* recognize dual citizenship (although the person is always regarded as Mexican when entering or within Mexico).

In the case of Mexican-Americans with dual nationality, under U.S. law, only the U.S. citizenship is recognized when on U.S. soil and all dual nationals MUST identify themselves as U.S. citizens when passing through immigraiton (they should not flash their Mexican passport). A dual national is not entitled to any special treatment afforded foreign nationals (for example, a dual national should not expect to be able to call his/her embassy or consulate for legal help if arrested for a crime).

Hope this clarifies things a bit.
Mark

Charlie

If you want to have Mexican citizenship, you can go to the nearest Mexican consulate and they will help you complete the documents for your citizenship. If you are American, you may also keep your American citizenship. I have personal friends who have dual Mexican-American citizenship...no problem. See site below for list of Mexican consulates in the U.S.

Sassifrass13

That makes your ethnicity would be mexican.
If you are referring to nationality, then you would be of whatever country you were born in.

charl_mty

"Mark The Latin Travel Dude" response is correct but ....

You have the "RIGHT" to claim Mexican Nationality.

That means, You are not a Mexican National until you are issued a MEXICAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE (if claiming citizenship right from your Mexican Parents)

The Parents need to go the closest embassy or consulate for you to be registered as a "Mexican Born Abroad". They only need a State issue certificate with "Apostille" (if the child in question was born in the USA).

Another option is to go to Mexico and register the child there, the parents need a State issued certificate with "Apostille".

RRÂ®â™ªâ™«

It makes you half mexican, like "MEXICAN-AMERICAN". So yeah...oh, and if one of your parents is mexican, and the other is salvadorian, then it makes you "SALVADORIAN-MEXICAN-AMERICAN''.

miz_whistle

if your parents are mexican and you are born in china are you chinese?? noooooo. your nationality is Chinese but your still a mexican! Sounds to me like you are embarassed to be a mexican and are trying to be just american. Shame shame.

jarocho

well to begin with if both ur parents r mexican that makes a full blood mexican and also by law you have the right to the mexican citizenship I know this for sure i read it in a mexican law book.

RicMon87

Both my parents were born in Mexico. But I was born in Chicago, IL. That makes me an American. But my ethnicity is Mexican/Latino.
Some people, of Mexican descent, who were born in the US consider themselves "Mexican." not "Mexican-American" or just "American", I guess they do that to emphasize their ethnicity or heritage.
But if you mean if I am a Mexican citizen, I'm not.

dad1

He's wrong if you are let's say born in the states, than your "nationality" is American with a "hispanic mexican heritage".

Best regards :~)

Computer says no

No, your heritage is Mexican, but you are the nationality of your birth country.

Mr.Super Baller

It makes your ethnicity mexican but your citizenship would be whether the place you were born in.

Tenny S

Yes, you are mexican by blood(ethnicity).

You however, are a citizen(holding citizenship) of that other place and if permit, both Mexican citizen + the other citizen.

Some country like the USA do not Honor multi-citizenship. So, you may have to choose one.

Still, you are mexican by blood(ethnicity).

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