U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL MATAMOROS
Passport and Citizenship Office
Calle Primera y Azaleas #2002, Col. Jardín
(011-52) 868 812-44-02
Exts. 275, 280, 304, 320 and 323
Fax (011-52) 868 816-08-83
DOCUMENTS TO BE PRESENTED TO OBTAIN A
CONSULAR REPORT OF BIRTH ABROAD
FOR A CHILD BORN IN MEXICO TO U.S. CITIZEN PARENT(S)
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday (excluding U.S. & Mexican holidays)
Please do not bring any electronic devices such as cell phones, PDAs, Blackberries, etc. to your appointment.
The United States Embassy and its consulates within Mexico have their own corresponding consular district. The United States Consulate General in Matamoros only accepts Consular Reports of Birth Abroad applications for residents of our consular district in the state of Tamaulipas. Applicants living in Altamira, Ciudad Madero and Tampico must apply at the United States Embassy in Mexico City.
In certain cases, additional documents need to be presented other than the ones listed below.
- Please fax the U.S. citizen parent's "long form" version of the U.S. birth certificate or other proof of U.S. citizenship.
- After faxing and calling to confirm that it has been received, please proceed to make your appointment by internet: http://matamoros.usconsulate.gov
- Parents and children under 18 years of age must apply in person.
- Applicant's original Mexican birth certificate (a provisional copy cannot be accepted).
- Applicant's original Mexican birth registration certificate.
- "Certificado de Nacido Vivo" ("Certificate of Live Birth"; this document is given by the clinic or hospital where child was born).
- One small photograph of the child for our files (black & white or color).
- Proof of U.S. parent's citizenship. Please provide one of the following documents for one or both parents: (1) original U.S. birth certificate (long detailed form) and a U.S. passport, (2) original Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization, or (3) original Consular Report of Birth Abroad. Abstracts, short forms or mutilated certificates cannot be accepted.
- Non-U.S. citizen parent's original Mexican birth certificate.
- Both parent's current and valid government issued ID with photo (e.g., driver's license, Mexican voting registration card, Mexican passport, etc.).
- If parents are married, please provide an original or certified copy of the marriage certificate. If the parents are not married, please provide proof of the existence of the relationship (e.g., personal letters and cards, dated photographs, telephone bills, etc.).
- Prenatal documents from the mother (e.g., ultrasounds, prescriptions, evidence of doctor visits, hospital invoice, etc.).
- Documents from the hospital where the child was born (e.g., hospital certificate of birth, hospital bill/invoice, vaccination card, identification bracelet, etc.).
- If only one of the parents is a U.S. citizen, provide proof of the parent's physical presence in the United States. Please bring sufficient evidence of school transcripts, employment records, income tax returns from previous years, social security earning statements or any other evidence which shows that the U.S. citizen parent has lived in the United States.
VERY IMPORTANT: PLEASE BRING ORIGINALS AND ONE SET OF PHOTOCOPIES OF EACH DOCUMENT.
The fee is $65.00 USD for each case. This fee is non-refundable (we accept cash in U.S. dollars, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express).
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