Getting an Apostille

[mr bill]

Hola Kent - CONGRATULATIONS!

la constance's info is pretty accurate and the process is straight forward. You are lucky that you only need an apostille as we had to do that [for me] and a "legalization" for Meow [as Thailand doesn't apostille]

The paperwork seems endless - because of problems on the long form Mexican birth certificate which required corrections and then confusions between the city and the state Registros Civiles -and- added the fact that we wanted only one Apellido [another petition and form] it took us around 6 months to have the twins recognized just as Mexicans. Next step was CRBA* and US Passports. You need to have an appointment with Ed Clancey [the baby has to go too] - email 1st for all the requirements and make sure your paperwork is correct before going to SMA [took us 3 trips]. Processing time is not too bad - maybe 60 days. You are probably too young to need to add your child to Social Security -STOP- Before SMA you need Mexico City for SSN's and Carlos Nava - Federal Benefits Counselor- at the US Consulate [aka the 'Embassy' but you deal w/ the Consulate which is embedded within the building - Governments deal with Embassies - the hoi polloi deal with Consulates] - Carlos met us half way in Morelia for paperwork [on a day of one of the big shoot outs] Great guy and very proactive. He also filed our kids with the VA as dependents and now after some 30+ months I'm happy to say the VA has gotten around to believing us [nice back pay on the day the Sequester went into effect]

Re the CRBA - you have to prove to them that you are a bona fide Gringo. I had to provide my High School and College transcripts which were fairly easy to get and then fill out a form listing all of my exits and entries from/to the USA --------------- ALL OF THEM for close to 50 years.

Mexican Passports - now that's a snap. Armed with short form Mexican Birth Certificates [obtainable at the city Reg Civil] you go to Realtiones Exteriores in Leon: In by 10 out by 2 with passports in hand [they are valid only for a year]

Contact me directly for more info

Bill

re Don's comment "... (and, really, unnecessary, as any fool could have understood my extremely short and simple birth certificate)"
The recognized official translator at the University had problems with Meow's birth certificate and the moon phases it listed so he issued an offical redaction.