If you are carrying out immigration procedures before the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), you will be asked for a Police Certificate or a Registry of Data Certificate. 

REGISTRY DATA CERTIFICATE

If you are applying for immigration procedures with the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship of Canada (IRCC), you will need to request a police certificate or "Constancia de Datos Registrales."

The Registry Data Certificate is issued by the Office of Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) in Mexico.

PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN A CONSTANCIA DE DATOS REGISTRALES (POLICE CERTIFICATE)

  1. Gather the required documentation: Before starting the process, you must gather all the documents required by the FGR. These documents are essential to complete your application.

  2. Make an appointment: Once you have all the required documents, you must make an appointment with the Consulate. You can do this by calling the following number: 514 288 25 02 ext. 1238, or by sending an email to: docmon03@sre.gob.mx.

  3. On the day of the appointment: On the day of your appointment at the Consulate, you will need to present all the required documents. The Consulate will prepare a support request letter addressed to the FGR to support your police certificate request.

  4. Return to the Consulate: After a waiting period of 1 to 2 business days, you will need to return to the Consulate to collect your documents and the support request letter addressed to the FGR.

  5. Send the documents to a representative in Mexico: Once you have your documents, you will need to send them to a family member or trusted representative located in Mexico. You can use courier services such as DHL, FedEx, or UPS.

  6. The representative carries out the procedure at the FGR: Once your representative receives the documents, they will go to the FGR offices to complete the process on your behalf and obtain the police certificate.

  7. Receipt of the certificate: When the FGR issues the police certificate, your representative will send it to you via the same courier service (DHL, FedEx, or UPS) so you can receive it.

The required documents are as follows:

  1. Birth certificate (original and copy). If the birth certificate is in a language other than Spanish, an official translation must also be submitted.

  2. Valid passport (original and copy).

  3. Two copies of fingerprints taken by an authorized agency from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

  4. Two color photographs, with a white background, 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm, one frontal and the other right profile, preferably showing only the face with a white background, without makeup, lipstick, or eye makeup, without glasses, earrings, piercings, beard, or mustache, with the head, forehead, and ears uncovered, taken within 30 days prior to the certificate request.

  5. Proof of address, accompanied by an official translation into Spanish.

  6. Simple power of attorney, accompanied by a copy of the identification of the witnesses signing the power of attorney. You can click HERE to download a sample power of attorney to use.

  7. Copy of the visitor card, Mexican resident card, or copy of the entry stamps to Mexico.

Important Note:
If you cannot prove that you had legal immigration status in Mexico during your stay, it will be impossible for the FGR to issue the police certificate (Constancia de Datos Registrales). Therefore, it is essential to provide proof of your legal immigration status in order to complete the process.