Mexico Passport (Problems with Birth Certificate)

[Ernesto y Yadira 0]

We are going through some difficult times

First of all, my fiancee is 17 and has been required to have her parents accompany her during passport request. (She is considered a minor)

My fiancee went to get her Mexico Passport and was told by one of the officers that they would not process it.....due to her mother's name being incorrect on my fiancee's birth certificate. In other words, her mother's name is Rosa Maria +Father's last name + Mother's last name and on my fiancee's birth certificate it appears as only Rosa+Father's last name + Mother's last name.........(SO WITHOUT THE MARIA second name).

AND DUE TO THIS!!!!!! THEY DID NOT CONSIDER HER MOM (PRESENT WITH MY FIANCEE) AS HER MOM.

NOW, IN ORDER TO FIX MY FIANCEE'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE......IT WILL REQUIRE 1 YEAR OF PROCESSING....AND WE ARE VERY CLOSE (MAYBE 1 MONTH OR 2) OF GETTING APPROVED. SHE HAS TO HAVE HER PASSPORT IN ORDER TO GET THE K1 VISA IN CIUDAD JUAREZ CONSULATE.

SO, IT IS NOT THAT THERE IS A MISTAKE/ERROR ON HER MOM'S CREDENTIALS......SO WE HAVE TRIED GETTING DIFFERENT WAYS OF IDENTIFYING HER MOM....BUT SINCE THE ID'S NEED TO BE OFFICIAL....THEY ALWAYS MAKE REFERENCE TO THE MOTHER'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND IT IS CORRECT WITH: Rosa Maria +Father's last name + Mother's last name................SO THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE TO BE FIXED ON MY FIANCEE'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO HAVE EITHER USCIS OR CIUDAD JUAREZ CONSULATE ISSUE LIKE AN AUTHORIZATION/SEND A LETTER TO MEXICO'S PASSPORT PROCESSING INSTITUTION SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION TO MY FIANCEE'S CIRCUMSTANCE?

OR DO YOU GUYS KNOW OF ANY OTHER ADVICE?

ANY HELP/GUIDANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STUFF.

[TBoneTX 45,204]

What a bummer, si man. Contact your U.S. Congressman and both of your U.S. Senators, if you haven't yet done so.

[Marina-Del 10]

Wow that really sucks. Unfortunately, I know of nothing the US government could do to help your fiancee get a Mexican passport. TBone suggests contacting your congressman (which can't hurt) but I struggle to see how the US government could intervene in helping a Mexican citizen get a Mexican passport!!

Honestly I think that if anything is to be done it will have to be done on the Mexican side. Really is there no way to make this take less time? I live in Brazil and there is one way always works when you need things to go quickly...which isn't fair, but if it's an option where she lives then go for it! If you know what I mean.

[Ernesto y Yadira 0]

Wow that really sucks. Unfortunately, I know of nothing the US government could do to help your fiancee get a Mexican passport. TBone suggests contacting your congressman (which can't hurt) but I struggle to see how the US government could intervene in helping a Mexican citizen get a Mexican passport!!

Honestly I think that if anything is to be done it will have to be done on the Mexican side. Really is there no way to make this take less time? I live in Brazil and there is one way always works when you need things to go quickly...which isn't fair, but if it's an option where she lives then go for it! If you know what I mean.

Yeah I know what you mean.....but unfortunately....she is down there and I am up here. It makes things difficult by not being there. I have emailed the director of the institution and have also emailed their appropriate department for this. We are waiting to hear back, since we were told that if you showed proof that you had an immigration process then they would make an exception.

We will keep praying and ask you guys to pray for us too.

Thanks

[payxibka 10,045]

What a bummer, si man. Contact your U.S. Congressman and both of your U.S. Senators, if you haven't yet done so.

For what purpose? A US congressperson/Senator to interfere with a Mexican government passport issuance problem? I don't see how a US government representative would have any "pull" on a totally internal issue ....

moving thread to regional forum as this is not a K-1 visa issue

Edited September 8, 2009 by payxibka

[eric_and_teresa 10]

I'm not sure if it works the same in México but in some Latin American countries, you can request a Notary (you will find him at a law office) to do what they call "Documento de Identificación de Persona" (Document of Person's I.D.) which is basically a legal document saying that the notary certifies that the person is declaring under oath, that she has also used, or responded to the following names: Rosa, Rosa Maria, or any other combination of her name whether is using one or two names or last names, etc. It wouldn't hurt to ask your fiance to contact a mexican law office and ask if they can do that. Once you have that document, they can go to the Passport's Office and present the mother's I.D. together with the Identificacion de Persona.

The other option is to have the birth ceritificate corrected, but that might take longer, your best option is to contact a mexican lawyer on this.

Contacting a U.S. Congressman wont help. This has to do with the Mexican Government Every country is sovereign and part of the Sovereignty, means that they enforce their own laws, without any other country's intervention.

Good luck!

Edited September 9, 2009 by eric_and_teresa

[TBoneTX 45,204]

For what purpose? A US congressperson/Senator to interfere with a Mexican government passport issuance problem? I don't see how a US government representative would have any "pull" on a totally internal issue

Granted -- certainly a remote prospect, but the OP did ask "IS THERE ANY WAY TO HAVE EITHER USCIS OR CIUDAD JUAREZ CONSULATE ISSUE LIKE AN AUTHORIZATION/SEND A LETTER...?" There could be a subtle difference if the OP couches the request as something that will be of help to him as a USC ("can you write me a letter"), rather than as a request for irrelevant help in correcting an internal Mexican matter ("can you get her Mexican papers fixed").

[Ernesto y Yadira 0]

I'm not sure if it works the same in México but in some Latin American countries, you can request a Notary (you will find him at a law office) to do what they call "Documento de Identificación de Persona" (Document of Person's I.D.) which is basically a legal document saying that the notary certifies that the person is declaring under oath, that she has also used, or responded to the following names: Rosa, Rosa Maria, or any other combination of her name whether is using one or two names or last names, etc. It wouldn't hurt to ask your fiance to contact a mexican law office and ask if they can do that. Once you have that document, they can go to the Passport's Office and present the mother's I.D. together with the Identificacion de Persona.

The other option is to have the birth ceritificate corrected, but that might take longer, your best option is to contact a mexican lawyer on this.

Contacting a U.S. Congressman wont help. This has to do with the Mexican Government Every country is sovereign and part of the Sovereignty, means that they enforce their own laws, without any other country's intervention.

Good luck!

Thanks everyone for the great responses.......I will get with Yadi and ask her to inquire about "Documento de Identificación de Persona" which may or may not help.....but it is def. worth a try.

Yeah, for the birth certificate correction.....it will take aprox. 8-12 months (and we should be approved sometime late this month or next month)

Thanks everyone for your responses and keep up the good work.

btw I am feeling better with the community here helping out. Thanks again

[eric_and_teresa 10]

I'm not sure if it works the same in México but in some Latin American countries, you can request a Notary (you will find him at a law office) to do what they call "Documento de Identificación de Persona" (Document of Person's I.D.) which is basically a legal document saying that the notary certifies that the person is declaring under oath, that she has also used, or responded to the following names: Rosa, Rosa Maria, or any other combination of her name whether is using one or two names or last names, etc. It wouldn't hurt to ask your fiance to contact a mexican law office and ask if they can do that. Once you have that document, they can go to the Passport's Office and present the mother's I.D. together with the Identificacion de Persona.

The other option is to have the birth ceritificate corrected, but that might take longer, your best option is to contact a mexican lawyer on this.

Contacting a U.S. Congressman wont help. This has to do with the Mexican Government Every country is sovereign and part of the Sovereignty, means that they enforce their own laws, without any other country's intervention.

Good luck!

Thanks everyone for the great responses.......I will get with Yadi and ask her to inquire about "Documento de Identificación de Persona" which may or may not help.....but it is def. worth a try.

Yeah, for the birth certificate correction.....it will take aprox. 8-12 months (and we should be approved sometime late this month or next month)

Thanks everyone for your responses and keep up the good work.

btw I am feeling better with the community here helping out. Thanks again

You are welcome! I hope you are able to solve this.

It may be possible that this document is called differently in Mexico, so try to explain to your fiance what it is about, maybe she can call a lawyer in Mexico and ask him if there are other options. Does your fiance speak english? If you need me to explain her in spanish what the document is about, I'd be glad to help.