Apostilles for Documents Going to Mexico

What Mexican Offices Ask For

• Civil registry (Registro Civil): apostilled birth or marriage certificates to register a marriage, record a birth, or recognize a divorce.
• Notarios públicos: apostilled powers of attorney to buy or sell property, including in a fideicomiso, or to handle an inheritance.
• Schools and SEP: apostilled transcripts and diplomas to enroll or to have U.S. studies recognized (revalidación).
• Courts: apostilled U.S. judgments, such as divorces and custody orders.

Translation

Many Mexican authorities want the translation done in Mexico by a perito traductor, a translator authorized by a Mexican court. Others accept a certified translation from the U.S. Ask the office that will receive your documents before you order a translation. We offer certified ($85 per page) and sworn ($185 per page) translations if a U.S. translation is accepted.

The Consulate in Oxnard

The Consulado de México en Oxnard, 3151 West 5th Street, serves Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties for passports, matrículas and registering U.S.-born children as Mexican nationals. Requirements vary by procedure, and the birth certificate is often requested with an apostille, so check before your appointment.

Powers of Attorney in Spanish

A poder drafted by a Mexican notario can be signed here in front of a California notary and apostilled. The body can stay in Spanish; the notary certificate is in English. Names must match your passport exactly.