The Consular Section is authorised to attest the following notary acts provided that they will have legal effects in Mexico:

• Grant of powers of Attorney
• Revocation of Powers of Attorney granted in Mexico or in any Mexican Consulate
• Grant of nuncupative wills
• Rejection of inheritance rights
• Authorisations granted by people having parental responsibility or guardianship over minors
• Comparisons

All the aforementioned acts, except for the comparisons, are registered in notary instruments, and their notarial certificates do not require legalisation or further notarisation to have effects in Mexico. In case of notarised acts registered by non-Mexican notaries or by Mexican Consuls, in order that they can have legal effects in Mexico, they must be legalised or apostilled and be registered before a Notary Public in Mexico. Further information about Apostille (legalisation) of public documents, please click here. For a list o Mexican Notary Publics press here.

Foreigners wishing to import their household effects into Mexico must bring at the Consular Section at opening hours the following documents:

1. Original migratory document: Temporary Residence visa or Permanent Residence visa. Holders of Temporary or Permanent Residence visa are entitled to import temporarily household effects for the period of time that lasts her/his visa.

2. Valid passport (original and copy).

3. Five copies of the list of items to be imported, as per the following guidelines:

• The list must be in Spanish. (Lists provided by freight companies are not accepted)
• It must state the applicant’s addresses, both in Mexico and the UK, and that she or he is obliged to return the households effects once that he or she leaves Mexico. The letter must also state that in case of change of address, the applicant must inform it to the customs authorities.
• Each copy must bear the applicant's original signature (photocopied signatures NOT accepted).
• Payment the consular fees, which must be made in cash, postal orders or company's cheque, payable to Mexican Consulate.

Example of household effects list:

Lista de menaje de casa de (Full name):

The Code of Commerce in force establishes that the legal constitution of companies must be proved with a certification in which is stated that they are constituted and authorized in conformity with the law of the country where they are formed.

Requirements:

1. Appearance of the legal representative or person concerned, who must demonstrate this capacity with a document and present his/her passport with two photocopies of it in which his/her details appear;
2. Memorandum and articles of association of the company by duplicate, which must be duly notarised and translated into Spanish. In case the documents are not issued in the United Kingdom, they must be duly legalised or apostilled.
3. Certificates of change of name of the Company and Certificate of the Company's Register Office, by duplicate translated into Spanish. In case the documents are not issued in the United Kingdom, they must be duly legalized or apostilled.
4. Declaration of the recent taxes payment, by duplicate, to demonstrate that at the moment of the declaration the society has not been dissolved or merged.
5. Payment of the consular fees.

Requirements: 

• Import permit issued by the Ministry of Health in Mexico which has a validity of one hundred and eighty days from the date of issue. The original permit will be retained by the Consular Section.
• Export licence issued by competent authority in the United Kingdom.
• Invoice issued by the export company in the United Kingdom stating that the quantities of the products to be exported do not exceed the amount authorised in the Ministry of Health's Import Permit, as well as specifying the batch number of the substances.
• Original certificate of analysis (photocopies are not accepted), issued either from an official entity or from an authorised established laboratory in the United Kingdom, which has to be stamped by the Chamber of Commerce.
• A product coming from China, Japan and/or India, a certificate of origin is required.
• Payment of the consular fees, which must be made in cash, postal orders or company's cheque, payable to Mexican Consulate.

Nota Bene.- It is issued a Certificate of Importation of Psychotropic and Drugs only for each Import Permit issued by the Ministry of Health in Mexico.

• Tourism board
• Country of marvels
• Customs and immigration information

ProMéxico is the Mexican Federal Government institution in charge of strengthening Mexico’s participation in international economy. With this objective in mind, the institution supports the exportation activity of companies established in the country and coordinates actions to attract foreign direct investment to national territory.

ProMéxico was established on June 13, 2007, through Presidential Decree, as a sectoral public trust under the Ministry of the Economy, and operates through a network of 52 offices throughout Mexico and 35 offices in 19 countries.

PROMEXICO in UK

8 Halkin Street

London SW1X 7DW

Tel: 020 7823 2681

www.promexico.gob.mx

The requirements to get married in Mexico can be different in each of the 31 States and the Federal District, as each entity has its own General Civil Registry Office. Therefore you are advised to contact directly the office where you are planning to get married to obtain information about the process and requirements.

Getting married to a Mexican national

Foreign nationals wishing to get married in Mexico to a Mexican national, please take note that the Registry Office can request the submission of the following documents:

1. Valid passport.
2. Valid Mexican entry documents (visas, migratory form, etc.).
3. Birth certificates*
4. Pre-nuptial Agreement where, the parties must specify whether they wish to get married under the system of Joint Ownership Property (sociedad conyugal) or under a Non-joint Ownership Property (separación de bienes).
5. If one or both parties is divorced or widowed, submit the appropriate certificate (ej. death certificate or absolute decree)*
6. Pre-nuptial medical certificate (must be obtained in Mexico).
7. If one or both parties are under 18, they must submit original parental permission granted by the parents or guardians or emancipation document, duly legalized.
8. In some States you’ll need to provide a Certificate of No Impediment (CNI)*, you can obtain a CNI from your local register office.

*All foreign documents listed above must be apostilled or legalised in their country of origin and translated into Spanish by a registered translator in Mexico.

Recommendations:

• After the marriage, while in Mexico, it is advisable to obtain enough certified copies of the marriage certificate and apostille them.

Important:

You cannot register an overseas marriage in the UK, but it will usually be recognised if it’s valid in Mexico.

If your intention is to live in the UK the Mexican party must obtain a visa before coming to the UK (husband or wife). We strongly recommend contacting the British Embassy or Consulate in Mexico. For more information click here.

This information is provided as a service to the public. Therefore you are advised to contact the relevant authorities (Civil Registry Office and UKVI).

The requirements to get married in Mexico can be different in each of the 31 States and the Federal District, as each entity has its own General Civil Registry Office. Therefore you are advised to contact directly the office where you are planning to get married to obtain information about the process and requirements.

Getting married in Mexico

Foreign nationals wishing to get married in Mexico, please take note that the Registry Office can request the submission of the following documents:

1. Valid passport.
2. Valid Mexican entry documents (visas, migratory form, etc.).
3. Birth certificates.*
4. Pre-nuptial Agreement where, the parties must specify whether they wish to get married under the system of Joint Ownership Property (sociedad conyugal) or under a Non-joint Ownership Property (separación de bienes).
5. If one or both parties is divorced or widowed, submit the appropriate certificate (e.g.. death certificate or absolute decree).*
   
6. Pre-nuptial medical certificate (must be obtained in Mexico).
   
7. If one or both parties are under 18, they must submit original parental permission granted by the parents or guardians or emancipation document, duly legalized.
8. In some States (e.g. Quintana Roo: Riviera Maya, Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen and Chetumal) Four witnesses with official identification.
9. In some States you’ll need to provide a Certificate of No Impediment (CNI)*, you can obtain a CNI from your local register office.

*All foreign documents listed above must be apostilled or legalised in their country of origin and translated into Spanish by an official translator in Mexico. You should contact your Embassy or Consulate in Mexico who should be able to provide a list of official translators. Click here.

Recommendations:

• After the marriage, while in Mexico, it is advisable to obtain enough certified copies of the marriage certificate and apostille them. The Mexican Embassy is unable to request documents on your behalf.

Important:

You cannot register an overseas marriage in the UK, but it will usually be recognised if it’s valid in Mexico.

This information is provided as a service to the public. Therefore you are advised to contact the relevant authorities (Civil Registry Office and FCO).

If you require tourist information please visit:

• Tourism board
• Country of marvels
• Customs and immigration information

The Mexican Embassy is unable to request documents from Mexican authorities on your behalf. If you are currently living in the UK, you are advised to contact your Embassy or Consulate in Mexico who should be able to advise on how to obtain a copy of the document you require.

• Apostille

Entry of minors into Mexico

TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN IN AND OUT OF MEXICO

REGULATIONS FOR MINORS (UNDER THE AGE OF 18) OR PEOPLE UNDER LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP TRAVELLING ALONE OR WITH A NON PARENTAL ADULT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OUTSIDE MEXICAN TERRITORY more info.

Since the United Kingdom ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, the adoption of Mexican and British minors must be done in the framework of the Convention. Therefore, the family wishing to adopt a Mexican minor must enter in contact with the central authority in the United Kingdom, which would make the formal request to the central authority in Mexico (DIF).The Central authority in the United Kingdom is:

The Department of Health and Adoption and Permanence Team (Intercountry Section):

Wellington House

135-155 Waterloo Road

London SEI 8UG

Tel. 44 (20) 7972 4014

Fax 44 (20) 7972 4179

Website http://www.dh.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained on the following ways: SENASICA

Foreigners may lease and own real estate and other properties in Mexico. However, there are several guidelines that must be taken into account before purchasing real estate:

Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution grants the Mexican Nation ownership of the land and water within the territory and provides that the Nation shall oversee the transfer of ownership rights to individuals, by creating private property.

Although Section I of the aforementioned article, grants the right to acquire the dominion of land and water only by Mexican individuals and companies, it also gives the State the power to grant the same right to foreigners, subject to the condition that these foreigners agree before the Ministry of Foreign Relations to consider themselves as Mexican nationals regarding the acquired property and not to invoke the protection of their country of origin with respect to the same. If the covenant is breached, all rights to such property shall be reverted to the Nation.

A foreign individual or company may directly own land in Mexico except in what is described by Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution as the "restricted zone." A zone within one hundred kilometers (sixty-one miles) of the international border and fifty kilometers (thirty-one miles) of the seacoast.

Foreign individuals or companies and Mexican companies 100% owned by foreigners may purchase of real estate for residential purposes within this "restricted zone" has to be through a trust fund for fifty years. In this kind of trust fund the bank will retain the property title but the foreigner is the beneficiary and may use and enjoy such premises and may sell or even inherit the rights to it. However, all operations regarding the property must be notified and approved by the bank.

Note: Mexican companies with 100% foreign capital may own property directly in the "restricted zone " for other non-residential purposes.

There are other restrictions to be aware of when trying to acquired property for agrarian, livestock, and forestry purposes: Foreign companies could not own property for this objective and foreign individuals should observe the land sizes limitations.

The acquisition of real estate must be conducted before a public notary, judge or property registrar officer and two witnesses when its value does not exceed the equivalent of 365 times the daily minimum wage. For higher values the transaction must be conducted by a Public Notary and registered in a deed. The parties should pay taxes in a real estate purchase.

The acquisition may be done personally or through an agent with representation (power of attorney valid according to Mexican laws).

Even if there is no restriction for any migrant status to acquire property, except by transmigrates after buying property of getting rights to a property in the "restricted zone," foreigners are compelled to get a visitors visa.

A permit must be obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Flores Magon 1 anexo, Tlatelolco, México, D.F.) or any of its delegations in the States of the Republic. This will be an agreement to be considered as a Mexican citizen in connection with the property, meaning that diplomatic protection from a foreign government will not be invoked, and that that the alien will submit to the jurisdiction of the Mexican courts in all cases, under the penalty of losing said property.
Note: please verify that the property you would like to buy has no mortgage and that the seller has paid the real estate property tax and water contribution fees. For further assistance regarding this matter please contact a lawyer.