Social Service

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THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN CHICAGO INVITES:

Students that wish to intern at this Consulate and have the opportunity to participate in projects related to their fields of study and in addition, become familiar with the operation and structure of the Consulates of Mexico, as well as the daily issues that face the Mexican community in the Midwest.

 

Requirements:

 

Letter of intent stating the reasons why you would like to carry out your internship at the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago; the department(s) you would prefer to work in; and the duration of the internship (specify beginning and end date, and days and hours you can work each week).

 

    1. One copy of an official photo identification.
    2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae.
    3. Two passport photos.
    4. Enrollment verification (all interns must be currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate institution).
    5. Bilingual (English and Spanish).

 

Departments internship may be carried out in:

 

  • Consular Protection (Legal Advising)
  • Documentation (passports, consular identification cards, etc.)
  • Information Technology
  • Institute for Mexicans Abroad (Mexican Communities)
  • Press
  • Political Affairs
  • Culture
  • Administration

 

Those interested coursing studies in Mexican educative institutions may send their personal information and corresponding documentation via mail or electronic mail to:

Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
Dirección General del Servicio Exterior y de Recursos Humanos
Attn: Julián Esquivel Reyes
Jefe de Departamento de Servicio Social
Plaza Juárez #20, Col. Centro, Del. Cuauhtémoc
Distrito Federal CP. 06010
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Phone number 3686 54 55
Fax 3686 5426

 

All other interested may send their personal information and corresponding documentation via mail or electronic mail to:

Consulate General of Mexico
Attn: Joaquin Cambray
204 South Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60607
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Telephone (312) 738-2383 ext. 1302
Fax (312) 491-9072

 

 

Once your application is received, a Consular Representative will contact you once your registration is complete.

 


Projects to be Developed in the Department of Consular Protection for Mexicans

 

Area: Civil Matters

 

Projects:
  1. Advise Mexican families whose under age children have been placed under the custody of the State.
  2. Monitor the development of the cases of these families before the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
  3. Orient women who have been victims of domestic violence.
  4. Process and monitor alimony cases among Mexico and the U. S.
  5. Advise families that face problems of abduction and retention of minors (Mexico-U.S.).or undue retention of smaller (Mexico – US).
  6. Promote talks of preventive protection to the Mexican community so that they know their rights and obligations in civil matters in the United States.
 

Related Majors:

  • International Relations
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Law and Law
  • Social Work
  • Sociology

 

Area: Immigration Matters

 

Projects:
  1. Promote talks regarding preventive protection among members of the Mexican
    community with the objective that they become familiar with the dispositions
    established within the Law of Immigration.
  2. Process the various requests for information of Mexican Nationals detained in the immigration detention centers.
  3. Prepare informative electronic reports, that will be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, regarding immigration protection efforts.

 

Area: Criminal Matters and Human Rights

 

Projects:
  1. Obtain information from the Clerk’s to understand the Mexican judicial process.
  2. Contact lawyers representing the Mexican Nationals in order to coordinate efforts
    on their defense.
  3. Negotiate before the Mexican authorities in an effort to obtain criminal background
    checks of the Mexican Nationals facing trial, as well as documentation of their level
    of studies.
  4. Participate in the hearings of Mexican Nationals before the courts.
  5. Process the requests written by the persons under arrest, especially report on requests about the procedures regarding the Treaty of Execution of Criminal Sentences in Mexico.
  6. Promote talks of preventive protection among the Mexican community regarding their rights and obligations in criminal matters, especially what to do at moment of an arrest and the prevention of the police abuse.
 

Related Majors:

  • Criminal Justice
  • International Relations
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Law and Law

 

Area: Family Law

 

Projects:
  1. Promote talks on preventive protection among the Mexican community so that they
    may understand their rights and obligations in family matters in the United States.
  2. Process child support requests.
  3. Contact authorities from the Department of Children and Family Services with the
    objective that they know and understand the Mexican culture’s patterns of behavior.
  4. Advise the community with respect to the following procedures: divorce, custody of
    minors, restitution of minors, domestic violence in the United States.
 

Related Majors:

  • International Relations
  • Pre-Law and Law
  • Social Work
  • Sociology

 

Area: Labor Issues

 

Projects:
  1. Promote talks of preventive protection among the Mexican community to inform
    them of their rights regarding labor issues.
  2. Contact and become familiar with the work of labor organizations (on federal and state levels) responsible for protecting labor rights.
  3. Contact and establish communication with the lawyers that represent Mexican
    Nationals in order to support their defense.
  4. Respond to Mexican Nationals, Labor Agencies, and Lawyers requests in writing.
  5. Report to Mexico with regards to the work carried out in favor of Mexican Nationals through the private electronic system of consular protection.
 

Related Majors:

  • International Relations
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Law and Law

 

Topic: Legal Assistance before the Courts

 

Projects:
  1. Gain an introduction to the legal frame of a rogatory letter.
  2. Register and schedule court procedures ordered by the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE).
  3. Practice court notifications, subpoenas, and gathering of evidence, required by
    Mexican courts.
  4. Prepare official reports of court procedures performed by the consulate.

 

Project to be Developed in the Department of Documentation

 

Area: Mexican Nationality by Birth

 

Projects:
  1. Assist in the processing and filing of Declarations of Mexican Nationality (by birth).
  2. Lend support to the public, person to person, by telephone, and via data processing.
 

Related Majors:

  • Social Work and similar fields

 

Area: Civil Registration

 

Projects:
  1. Assist in the processing and filing of birth, death, and marriage registrations.
  2. Lend support to the public, person to person, by telephone, and via data processing.
 

Related Majors:

  • Social Work and similar fields.

 

Area: Visas to Foreigners

 

Projects:
  1. Assist in the processing and filing of tourist, business, retirement, migrant, student, press, and other corresponding visas.
  2. Lend support to the public, person to person, by telephone, and via data processing.
 

Related Majors:

  • Pre-Law and Law
  • International Relations
  • Social Work and similar fields

 

Area: Importation of Household Goods to Foreign and Mexican Nationals

 

Projects:
  1. Assist in the processing and filing of shipping abroad.
  2. Lend support to the public, person to person, by telephone, and via data processing.
 

Related Majors:

  • Pre-Law and Law
  • International Relations
  • Social Work and similar fields

 

Area: Notary Public

 

Projects:
  1. Assist in the processing, filing, and mandating of contracts, public testaments, acts of repudiating inheritance, and authorizations granting persons legal guardianship of minors and disabled persons.
  2. Lend support to the public, person to person, by telephone, and via data processing.
 

Related Majors:

  • Social Work and similar fields

 

Area: Certifications

 

Projects:
  1. Assist in the processing and filing of certificates and documents.
  2. Lend support to the public, person to person, by telephone, and via data processing.
 

Related Majors:

  • Pre-Law and Law
  • Social Work and similar fields

 

Project to be Developed in the Department of Information Technology

 

Area: Tool Implementation

 

Projects:
  1. Update and implement tools in order to ensure automatic updates for the Operating Systems.
  2. Develop an Intranet system that include a variety of services that will aid the administrative functioning of the consulate.
 
Related Majors:
  • Computer Systems/Sciences
  • Computer Engineering

 

Project to be Developed in the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME)

 

Area: Education

 

Projects:
  1. Create a scholarship and financial aid database, offered by multiple private companies and educational institutions, for undocumented students that reside within our consular district.
  2. Investigate and compile data from educational institutions that offer various resources which will facilitate the educational advancement of undocumented students.
  3. Create a brochure, to be distributed within the Mexican community and educational institutions, which lists and explains the programs offered by this Consular Representation.
 

Related Majors:

  • Communication Studies
  • Education
  • International Relations
  • Public Relations
  • Sociology

 

Area: Health Program

 

Projects:
  1. Assist in the development of the program “Ventanilla de Salud” (the Consulate’s
    health program).
  2. Update database.
  3. Support the “Centro de Enlace Comunitario” (Community Outreach Center)
    preventive health program.
 

Related Majors:

  • Communication Studies
  • Education
  • International Relations
  • Public Relations
  • Sociology

 


Area: Hometown Associations

 

Projects:
  1. Support in updating database (Community Leader Directory).
  2. Update statistical information regarding the Hometown Associations.
  3. Assist with the community events and meetings called by the General Consulate of Mexico in Chicago.
  4. Support in the design and development of projects in the area of community organization (linking new community organizations with the General Consulate of Mexico, linking the Mexican community with the community organizations, informative workshops, etc.)
 

Related Majors:

  • Communication Studies
  • Education
  • International Relations
  • Public Relations
  • Sociology

 

Project to be Developed in the Press Office

 

Area: Designing and Implementing Informative Campaigns

 

Projects:
  1. Elaborate journalism notes and official statements.
  2. Assist in updating the press office archives.
  3. Conduct press releases.
 

Related Majors:

  • Communication
  • Journalism

 


Project to be Developed in the Department of Political Affairs

 


Area: Political Issues

 

Projects:
  1. Develop and promote USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) programs.
  2. Compile and analyze political, economic and social data from the states of Illinois and Wisconsin and their relation with Mexico.
  3. Assist in daily administrative tasks.
 

Related Majors:

  • Political Science
  • Pre-Law and Law
  • Social Work

 

Project to be Developed in the Department of Culture

 


Area: Cultural Matters

 

Projects:
  1. Create, organize and catalogue a database for the library of the Consulate General.
  2. Carry out and monitor cultural promotion projects.
 

Related Majors:

  • Latin American Studies
  • Library and Information Sciences