Dual Citizenship

Im looking to to buy in Mexico
and would like to have dual citizenship
Anybody that has gone thru this process have any tips on going
about this????

To get a Mexican passport, you have to be married to a Mexican for two years or to have simply lived here in good standing for five years. Be sure and keep your FM3 (or whatever visa you will have) current and well-stamped coming and going from the country. The citizenship process is not as complicated as it used to be.

To be clear, the United States does not recognize dual citizenship. On a visa you can live as if you have dual, but if you go through any legal process to become a Mexican national, you will lose your rights (whatever they may be) as a US citizen in Mexico. Now, I am very sure you will get differing opinions as this has been a topic on several other websites. I am only speaking about what my experience is and what we went through with the Mexican consulate in Florida, Missouri and our immigration attorney. With all of that being said, there is a discusssion about what exactly your rights as a US citizen would be in Mexico and what the American consulate is able to do for you. Before deciding one way or the other, you might want to consult an attorney.
P.S. Where are you planning on buying?

What Ms. Camberos says is absolutely correct. If you get caught commiting a crime in Mexico, you will not be able to holler that you are an American and they cannot do this to you! Because they can.

However, for people who avoid the life of crime, having Mexican citizenship means you don´t have to pony up about a hundred bucks, stand in line at the immigration office various times, etc., etc., etc. every year for as long as you live. You can also do various other things you cannot do without the citizenship like vote, get credit cards from Mexican banks, etc. And there are various legal stumbling blocks you will avoid. The Mexican government requires foreigners to get permission to do many things that citizens can do easily.

And if you are on an hijacked airliner to Damascus, and the bad guys are looking for someone to shoot and heave out on the tarmac, you can smile, wave your Mexican passport and say, ¡Soy Mexicano!

They will shoot the next guy instead. ¡Qué bueno!

As far as the U.S. government is concerned, your having Mexican citizenship simply does not matter. They are worried about other things. It does not affect your U.S. citizenship, although one sees all manner of scary stuff on the internet saying the contrary. It is wrong.

Countless people have dual citizenship. The bottom line is that if you keep your nose clean, the positives win out big time over the negatives.

Anyway, the "help" you get from the U.S. Embassy when you get in hot water in foreign countries is pretty lame anyway. Mostly it´s something you see in the movies.

Your "rights as a U.S. citizen" are, for the most part, restricted to the U.S. They do not really exist in other countries. Americans love to think they are basically immune big shots in every part of the world, but they are not.

Absolutely, okay, so I agree with what DP has written which is why I said that you will get differing opinions on this subject. My advise is to way your options very careful and seek the advice of someone with expert knowledge in this before making the move, especially if you have complicating issues such as American investments or property that you plan on maintaining even while you are in Mexico. There are other extinuating circumstances, other than a life of crime, my dear DP. The risk is there. If you pledge alligance to any other country, you can have your citizenship revoked which is the risk. Could it happen? Yes. Will it happen? Who knows. I guess there are just some things I like to be cautious about.
DP, they would not shoot you anyway. Your charm would render them senseless.

Thanks to those who replied although it didnt answer my question. I thought some of the comments were funny

I was looking more for what kind of paper work was required and whether
they would take copies verses originals

Both my parents were born in Mexico but my Father became a citizen before 1998 and I was told he no longer qualified

Im looking in Rosarito Beach ajdcamberos

I am now totally confused about your question. You are talking about getting Mexican citizenship, right? You need to go to the proper government office in Mexico. That would be Relaciones Exteriores, I believe, and ask directly what they require. One office might require different things than other offices, depending on the city, as often happens. If both your parents were born in Mexico, that should ease the process. But, like all things here, it is not certain.

They will want to see originals of your paperwork plus copies. But you need to speak directly to someone in the office. Trying to communicate with them by email or even phone likely would be a frustrating waste of time. Trying to get much good information here is mostly a waste of time too.

Yes, often we are amusing, if not informative.

Alrighty then. Let me edit all of what has been said to you in order to help you understand that we were/are trying to help you, seeing as how both of the members that answered you (DP and myself) have intimate knowledge of "dual citizenship" or the myth that it is.
For the record, unless your parents applied for dual citizenship before you turned of legal age, the fact that your parents are Mexican natives does not have any benefits for you. Please talk to a lawyer if what we are saying is not what you want to here.
As a side note, both DP and myself have Mexican natives for spouses. I have children that have dual citizenship because 1. they are under the legal age. 2. their father filed original birth certificates along with a copy of his own cartilla.
This was done at the Mexican consulate in the state that they were born in.
Your question was answered, even if you did not like the answer.

I hope people are still following this thread! I went to the consulate today in San Francisco to apply for dual citizenship. However they would not recognize my mother's birth certificate because of two "issues". My grandparent's work did not state what state they were from, and the date of my mother's birth is "last October" not October of xxxx. The birth certificate was done over 60 years ago, and such details are not uncommon. Has anyone else run into this and how did you get around it?

My father's passport is even trickier. He took his birth father's name 30 years after losing his original and a new one was provided. The discrepency between his birth date and the date of the certificate was too much of an issue.

You may have to go to the church in the city/town in which both were born & get certified copies of their birth certifcates, marriage licence, etc. You can also go to the state archives in whichever state they are from and go thru the same procedure. Bueno suerte