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Through a one-stop shop for consular services, the Mexican government is simplifying and digitizing 52 existing procedures, starting with civil registration, actions that will save time and trips, for example, to one of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States.
The announcement was made by José Antonio Peña Merino, head of the Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency, during the morning press conference of the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, where she specified that this type of action will increase the availability of appointments with uploading of documents for prior review, without the compatriots having to go to the consulate, making additional turns.
Through the site https://miconsulado.sre.gob.mx/ Mexican immigrants in other countries will also be able to consult an Observatory of Anti-Immigrant Laws and Measures, as well as the protection of Mexicans abroad, and a direct link to the Institute for Mexicans Abroad.
With this simplification and digitalization of documents, immigrants will be able to make, for example, changes to their birth certificate, avoiding having to go to the civil registry of the entity in which they were born.
Among the procedures that can currently be done online are: finding birth certificates, correcting errors in certificates, clarifying or correcting data recorded in original or original certificates, certified copy of birth certificates, and obtaining the Unique Population Registry Code (CURP).
However, the procedures for dual nationality, registration of persons born abroad, death certificate, administrative recognition of gender identity, and marriage certificate are procedures that continue to be carried out in person.
In the calendar for digitalization and simplification of procedures, it is expected that by January 2025 it will be possible to process passports for minors for the first time, as well as their renewal; passports for senior citizens for the first time and renewal; OP71 and OP72 formats.
By February, it is expected that the following visas will be processed: a visitor visa without permission to carry out paid activities, an electronic visa, and a long-term visa (10 years); a visitor visa to carry out adoption procedures; a temporary residence visa; a temporary student resident visa; a permanent residence visa; visas whose process must be initiated in Mexico before the National Institute of Migration (INM); a temporary or permanent residence visa requested from the Institute by family unit; and a visitor visa without permission to carry out paid activities, requested from the Institute for humanitarian reasons.
As well as a temporary residence visa or a visitor visa with permission to carry out paid activities, requested from the Institute for a job offer; a visitor visa without permission to carry out paid activities for humanitarian reasons, a visitor visa with permission to carry out paid activities, a temporary residence visa or a permanent residence visa, processed by the Institute; and a consular registration.
By March, it is expected that household goods for Mexican people can be processed digitally; legalization of signatures and/or seals on foreign public documents; visa for a permit to transit remains; visa for an embalming certificate; visa for an analysis certificate; visa for a certificate of free sale; visa for a medical certificate; certificate of criminal record; certificate to prove the survival of Federal Government pensioners; certificate of provisional navigation pass; certificate at the request of a party; certificates for the Importation of psychotropic and narcotic drugs; and flag resignation.
In April, the following will be held: declaration of nationality; open public will; testimony of notarial acts; will; public faith; Parental Authority Agreements; Power of attorney for a natural person; Power of attorney for a legal person; revocation of powers; and apostille of documents.
In May: postponement of incorporation into the SMN; military card; notice of change of address; exemption from the SMN for being over 40 years old; SMN exemption procedure; and renewal or replacement of the card.
Meanwhile, in June, it will be possible to remotely process voter ID cards, temporary vehicle importation, and tax exemptions.
The official said that in the case of dual nationality, the requirements went from 9 to 3; while the registration of people born in Mexico who reside abroad and were not registered in national territory will go from 10 to 3, and the administrative recognition of gender identity from 3 to 2.
In the case of marriage, the requirements went from 12 to five, and in the case of death from three to two.
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