Mexico Apostille Service

Certify documents issued in Mexico for official use in the United States and abroad.

Certify documents issued in Mexico for international use

Apostilles in Mexico can be obtained to authenticate Federal and State documents such as birth, death and marriage certificates, divorce certificates, Federal and State Criminal Record Certificates (Constancia de Antecedentes Penales), and university diplomas and course transcripts.

Mexican Apostille stamps on Federal documents are issued by SEGOB - Secretariat for Home Affairs (Secretaría de Gobernación). Apostille stamps on State documents are issued by the Secretariat or General Directorate of the State Government. Documents needed for submission in non-apostille countries will need additional attestation by the embassy of the recipient country in Mexico City.

  • We offer expedited Apostille Services in Mexico. Federal Apostilles are normally processed in one working day and State Apostilles are processed in 1 - 5 working days (depending on the State). We obtain Apostilles from all Mexican States, including CDMX, Jalisco, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Guerrero (Acapulco), Baja California ...
  • We work with all major embassies in Mexico to attest and legalize Mexican documents, including the embassies of Qatar, Vietnam and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Mexico.
  • We can obtain official copies of birth, death and marriage certificates locally in Mexico for clients requiring Apostille Stamps.
  • We can assist clients overseas with applications for Mexican Criminal Record Certificates
  • We provide certified translations of Mexican documents for official submission abroad.

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Mexican Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps

  • Apostille Mexican birth, death and marriage certificates

    Birth, death and marriage certificates

    Apostille Mexican birth certificates (Acta de Nacimiento), marriage certificates (Acta de Matrimonio) and death certificates (Acta de Defunción). These certificates can be authenticated with an Apostille Stamp is by the Government of the State where the birth, death of marriage took place.
    Isarey can obtain certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates from all Mexican States on behalf of clients who need Apostille Stamps.
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  • Apostille Mexican Criminal Record Certificates

    Criminal Record Certificates

    Apostille Mexican Criminal Record Certificates (Constancia de Antecedentes Penales) and Federal Registry Data Certificates (Constancia de Datos Registrales)
    Isarey can obtain Mexican background checks and police certificates (Federal and State certificates) for overseas clients needing an Apostille Stamp.
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  • Mexican Apostilles

    University Diplomas

    Apostille Mexican university diplomas and course transcripts. Apostilles can be obtained for academic certificates issued by Federal Public School Institutions and by institutions and private universities incorporated into the Ministry of Public Education.
    Certificates from incorporated private universities not signed by a public official must be previously authenticated by Dirección General de Acreditación, Incorporación y Revalidación de la Secretaría de Educación Pública.
    Certificates issued by Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana must be previously certified by requesting information from the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) directory General Secretariat of the UniversityExternal link (opens in new tab) (in Spanish)
    Certificates issued by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México must be previously certified by Dirección de Certificación y Control DocumentalExternal link (opens in new tab) (in Spanish)
    Certificates issued by Instituto Politécnico Nacional, if not signed by the Secretariat of Public Education, must be previously certified by Unidad de Asuntos Jurídicos de la Secretaría de Educación Pública.
    Degrees and certificates issued by Technological Universities and other Federal Educational Institutions require previous authentication by the Unidad de Asuntos JurídicosExternal link (opens in new tab) (in Spanish) of the Ministry of Public Education.#LI#
  • Notarized Documents

    Powers of Attorney, Affidavits, certified passport copies, contracts and other private documents certified by a notary in Mexico.
  • Incorporation Documents

    Certify Mexican corporate documents including certificates of incorporation, certificates of good standing, articles of association, board resolutions for use abroad.
  • Trade documents

    Apostille Mexican certificates of origin, certificates of free sale, commercial invoices, product health certificates, GMP certificates and other trade documents

Isarey provides document attestation services in Mexico to private, corporate and institutional clients worldwide. To find out about certifying Mexican documents for use in the United States and abroad, use our online quotation form or email us a scan or description of the documents you need to certify. We will get back to you directly with a quotation and details of how to proceed:

6 steps to certify document issued in Mexico

  1. Upload the documents you need attested or send them to us by email.
  2. Our experts will pre-check your documents to ensure that they are eligible for Apostille certification or consular legalization in the country where they are issued, and we’ll assist you locally in preparing them if required.
  3. We’ll send you a quotation with the total cost of the process (final price including all fees, certified translation when required and courier costs) and an estimation of how long the process will take to complete.
  4. We’ll arrange a secure courier to collect your original documents (where electronic versions are not sufficient).
  5. As soon as we receive your documents, we will confirm your order and proceed with the attestation process. Where appropriate, we will arrange certified copies for the attestation process so that we can return your originals directly.
  6. We return the attested documents to you by secure international courier.

Legalize Mexican Documents

Mexican documents can be legalized for cross-border use by means of Apostille Certification or Consular Legalization

Apostille Certification

An Apostille Stamp is a simplified procedure of international attestation. When affixed to documents, Apostilles are directly recognised by the authorities of over 120 countries (Signatories of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Hague Apostille ConventionExternal link (opens in new tab)) as certifying the document’s validity, without requiring additional certification.

Since Mexico is a signatory to the convention, Isarey can assist by obtaining Apostille Certification for Mexican documents so that they are valid for official use in other signatory countries, including: ES SpainSpain - IT ItalyItaly - PT PortugalPortugal - GR GreeceGreece - CY CyprusCyprus - FR FranceFrance - SA Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia - DE GermanyGermany - CN ChinaChina

Consular Legalization
Consular Legalization is required when a document from Mexico is to be used in a non-signatory country. In this case, following authentication by authorities in Mexico, the document must be certified a second time in Mexico by the embassy representing the country where the document is to be used.

Countries which do not recognise Apostille certification and require consular legalization include: AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - QA QatarQatar - TH ThailandThailand - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

Certified Translation

Where Mexican documents are to be used abroad and where the receiving country has a different official language, certified translation may also be required. Isarey takes care of any certified translations required as part of the document attestation process, ensuring that translations are carried out and certified in accordance with local regulations.

Note that a certified translation on its own only provides assurance that the translation itself is accurate and true; it does not confirm the authenticity of the original document. The original document must be legalized for a certified translation to carry equivalent legal weight.

Mexico Document Resources

External resources and news about Mexican documents, apostilles and certification procedures.

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Mexico Document Resources
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
Guidance: When someone dies in Mexico
Guidance: When someone dies in Mexico
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The process when a British national dies in Mexico including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

Birth Certificates - apply online
Birth Certificates - apply online
Right arrowwww.gob.mx

Apply online for a certified copy of a Mexican birth certificate. Certificates are issued as digitally signed PDFs (valid for an Apostille from the respective State Government).

Mexico City (CDMX) birth, death and marriage certificates
Right arrowwww.cdmx.gob.mx

Apply online for death, marriage and birth certificates issued by Mexico City (Website in Spanish)

Nuevo León - birth, death and marriage certificates
Right arrowacceso.nl.gob.mx

Apply online for death, marriage and birth certificates issued by the State of Nuevo León (Website in Spanish)

Jalisco - birth, death and marriage certificates
Right arrowtramites.jalisco.gob.mx

Apply for death, marriage and birth certificates issued by the State of Jalisco (Website in Spanish)

Criminal Record Certificates
Federal Criminal Record Certificates (Website in Spanish)
Federal Criminal Record Certificates (Website in Spanish)
Right arrowconstancias.oadprs.gob.mx

Apply online for a Federal Criminal Record Certificate from Mexico (Constancia de Antecedentes Penales Federales). Certificates are issued by the Secretary of Citizen Security (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública) to Mexican and non-Mexican nationals with current or previous Mexican residency. Certificates are issued as digitally signed PDFs and are valid for Apostille authentication and legalization for suubmission abroad.

Government Admin
Embassies and Consulates in Mexico (website in Spanish)
Embassies and Consulates in Mexico (website in Spanish)
Right arrowwww.inm.gob.mx

Foreign embassies and consulates accredited to Mexico

Document verification
Verify Apostilles - Jalisco
Verify Apostilles - Jalisco
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Verify Apostilles issued by the State of Jalisco

Mexico Apostille verification
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Mexico Apostille verification (Federal Apostilles)

The above links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; Isarey bears no responsibility for the accuracy, content or policies of external websites.

Get a Quotation for your Documents

We price each certification process individually, depending on the type and quantity of documents to be attested, the country of issue, the country of use and intended purpose, urgency, whether certified translations are required as part of the process and courier costs.

To receive a quote, you can upload your documents using our online quotation form or send us your documents by email. After reviewing your documents and requirements, we will get back to you with a quotation:

If you don’t have the documents available, just describe the documents you need to certify, and we will get back to you with an estimation of cost and delivery times.

Using our quotation form, your documents will be uploaded over a secure connection and immediately encrypted on our server. For added protection, you can upload password-protected files (PDFExternal link (opens in new tab), Microsoft Office 365: Save a password protected document to prevent unauthorized people from opening it. Office DocumentsExternal link (opens in new tab), WinRAR Encryption Frequently asked question (FAQ) RAR foldersExternal link (opens in new tab)) and provide us with the passwords separately.

PERSONAL DATA: If your documents contain personal data belonging to people outside your household, please ensure that you are authorised to share this data before uploading your documents. If your documents contain sensitive personal data, such as biometric data, medical data or data on criminal convictions, please ensure that you indicate this when prompted, upon submitting your documents. For further information on our processing of personal data contained in uploaded documents, please see:
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For further information on confidentiality in our handling of document content please see:
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