I've seen more and more posts on the subject, and I'd like to clear up any confusion. This is a relatively very recent phenomenon, because of which there's precious little literature online. But - especially in these tumultuous Murican times - things are coming out, and I want to share my story to blight all doubt and provide an official testimony to the truth.

Lots of people doubt their eligibility for Mexican citizenship. They think there's a generational limit in place. Not only am I three whole generations removed from Mexico, but I'm a \[mostly\] white guy who spent the first 26 years of my life not knowing I had any roots there. Despite that, I went through the process and am living proof that you can secure Mexican citizenship for yourself - no matter how far removed you are from the country.

Mexico used to have a strict one-generation limit, but that changed in 2021 when the government rolled it back. Where the government in Italy, for instance, is trying to close the door on their diaspora, Mexico is now what Italy used to be: a country that beckons its far-flung children home. There is no generational limit, no residency requirement, and no language test.

In 2019, after years of fruitless research, I got the surprise of my life: my great-grandfather, long believed a Texas native, was born in a remote Mexican pueblo to an American father and a Mexican mother. My genealogical findings sparked curiosity about citizenship, though there was so little out there. Most sources said you could be recognized only if you were the first generation born outside Mexican soil. Then, two years later, the govt changed the law and the door was opened.

Three years after, I found a company called ActaAmerica. I reached out to the founder, Berenice Quinones, asking her to retrieve an official, modern copy of my great-grandfather's birth certificate. This quickly turned into a discussion of citizenship, and Berenice confirmed I was indeed eligible, even as a great-grandchild of a Mexican national!

She shared some important notes: there is no generational limit, but one cannot skip generations. In other words, my grandmother - who is one generation removed from Mexico - needed to be recognized first, then my mother through her, then me through my mother. The oldest generation \[the closest to Mexico\] needs to be recognized before the next, before the next, on down the line. Also: all family members in the family line since Mexico must be alive - no one can be recognized posthumously. Fortunately, all three of my generations are alive and well.

As far as documents, I needed to provide only: my great-grandfather's official Mexican birth certificate, his official US death certificate, the official and apostilled US birth certificates of everyone else, unofficial marriage certificates sans apostille, ID scans, and POAs. \[These are the requirements of the Mexican Civil Registry, to which Berenice directly sends the docs; the Registry is far less strict and time-consuming than any consulate.\]

Starting in April 2024, I spent the next few months gathering and apostillising documents. By the start of December, eight months later, Berenice submitted our portfolio to the Registry. \[I had to correct my grandmother's US birth certificate, without which it would've taken half the time.\] Just two weeks after the Registry received our applications, we were recognized just in time for Christmas. 😊🇲🇽🎄 One month later, we were at our local Mexican consulate for our passports...and walked out with them the same day.

Berenice at ActaAmerica changed my life for the better, forever. She is prompt, kind, resourceful, and determined - a model service provider. Look no further than her for help with Mexican citizenship; she is the last word on the subject, as anyone who has worked with her will tell you. And, as someone who has already been recognized as an Italian citizen by descent and submitted his application for same in Croatia, I can say Mexico's process - at least via the civil registry - is the least bureaucratic, least demanding, and least expensive \[by far\] on Planet Earth for someone more than two gens removed.

THAT SAID, this process is so easy right now simply because Mexico has not yet been swamped with citizenship applications. This is quickly changing, however. As more and more people board this bandwagon, wait-times will lengthen, criteria/requirements will tighten, and prices will rise. I say this not to scare but to encourage those of Mexican heritage to carpe diem and get while the getting's good! Multiple citizenship is the Gold Rush of the 21st century - and the time is now, not later.

I Secured Mexican Citizenship as a Third-Gen Descendant - and You Can, Too