CITIZENSHIP
NATURALIZATION
Requirements:
Hold a permanent or temporary residency. Lived continuously in Mexico for two years previous to the application date. Demonstrate you have a basic conversational level of Spanish. Two years of temporary residence, the application may be initiated six months before it expires.
A foreigner married to a Mexican will receive one year of temporary residency; the residency will be renewed for a second year. Upon renewal, in the third year, the spouse may apply for either permanent residency which never expires or Mexican citizenship.
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