Minimum cost
$440
application fee
Timeline
5 years
residency required
Visa-free access
157
passport rank #21
Dual citizenship
Allowed
renunciation required (not enforced)
Path to citizenship
- Residency5 years · any
- Apply150-365 days
- Citizenshipafter the oath
Overview
- Country
- Mexico
- Program
- Mexico Standard Naturalization
- Local name
- Naturalización Mexicana
- Type
- Naturalization
- Status
- Active
- Residency required
- 5 years
- Processing time
- 150-365 days
- Dual citizenship
- Allowed
- Visa-free countries
- 157 destinations
- Passport rank
- #21 (Henley Index)
Naturalization requires at least 5 consecutive years of legal residency (temporary and/or permanent). Applicants must prove physical presence of at least 18 months in the 2 years preceding the application. Must pass a Mexican history, culture, and Spanish language exam (5 multiple-choice questions, 3 correct to pass). Oath ceremony includes symbolic renunciation, not enforced.
Fees and costs
- Application fee
- $440
Eligibility and requirements
- Minimum age 18+
- Police clearance required
- Medical exam not required
- Interview required
- Language Conversational Spanish (SRE History, Culture & Language Exam)
- Language exemptions Minors, over 60, COMAR refugees
- Civics test SRE History, Culture & Language Exam
- Oath required
- Renunciation required (not enforced)
Residency requirements
- Residency required
- 5 years
- Residency type
- Any
- Continuous
- Must be unbroken
- Physical presence
- 540 days
Passport and mobility
- Passport rank
- #21 (Henley Index)
- Visa-free access
- 157 countries
- Passport validity
- 10 years
- EU citizenship
- No
- Schengen access
- No
- US E-2 treaty
- Yes — eligible for US investor visa
Physical presence
- Must visit country
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- In person
- Apply from abroad
- Must apply in-country
- Application type
- Open
- Official website
- www.gob.mx
- Legal basis
- Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Art. 30; Ley de Nacionalidad
Notes and caveats
Application fee is 8,755 MXN (approx $440 USD) as of January 2026. Must have been physically present in Mexico for at least 18 months in the 2 years prior to application. Exam is 5 multiple-choice questions from an SRE study guide; must answer at least 3 correctly. Since 1998, Mexico permits dual citizenship.