The British Consulate in Mexico City offers a number of notarial services.  These may also be available at our Honorary Consulates across Mexico.

In many cases your UK documents will have to be ‘apostilled’ in order to be accepted by the Mexican authorities.  This is a legalisation procedure that is carried out by the Documents and Legal Services Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK and not in Mexico.

In the case of UK educational documents you should first contact the British Council.  

Fees

Fees will be calculated to the peso equivalent of the pound charge. You can pay for notarial services by cash, visa or mastercard.

Certified copies of identity documents

If you need a certified copy of your British passport or birth certificate you will need to submit the original document. There is no need to submit a photocopy in addition to the original.  

• GBP: £25
• MXN: $550

Affidavits and statutory declarations

You will need to bring the text you have been given and your official ID (e.g. passport).

• GBP: £53
• MXN: $1170

Certifying a translation

In this case the translator must bring the documents to the Consulate.  He/she must also bring an official ID and confirmation of their registration as an official translator (e.g. confirmation from the “Diario oficial de la federación”).  He/she will then make an affidavit for each translated document.  The douments will then be joined together with an official seal.

Affidavit (per document):

• GBP: £53
• MXN: $1170

Uniting documents:

• GBP: £21
• MXN: $465

Declaration of existence for pensioners

If you are in receipt of a state pension you may be asked by the Pension Service to complete the above declaration at the beginning of every tax year.  To do so, please bring the letter they have sent you and your official ID (e.g. passport)

• GBP: £17
• MXN: $375

Notice of marriage/Certificate of no impediment

You may have been asked for a certificate of no impediment by the registrar in the district where you wish to marry.  For the certificate to be issued, you must first attend the consular office in person bringing with you your passport and any divorce documentation if you have been married before.  You will complete a notice of marriage form and will be asked to swear an affidavit.  This notice of marriage is then posted in the Consulate for 21 days.  After 21 days, if no objection has been shown, we will then be able to issue you with a certificate of no impediment in Spanish.

(Please note that this service is not available for religious ceremonies.)

Notice of marriage:

• GBP: £63
• MXN: $1390

Certificate of no impediment:

• GBP: £63
• MXN: $1390