After your baby is born, it takes about 2 to 3 business days to obtain the birth certificate; our staff at the clinic will help you with this; you have the option to pay for an expedited service so you don’t have to wait in any lines and to make the whole process very easy.  Your baby will automatically be a Mexican citizen and you are welcome to obtain a Mexican passport if you choose to get one.  But more important is to secure citizenship for the baby from your home country.  

The exit procedures for obtaining your baby’s passport and returning home with your baby depend on your country of citizenship.  For most countries, it is very easy and requires obtaining a passport for your baby from your country’s consulate near Cancun or embassy in Mexico City.  Some countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia have a requirement to do a DNA test to make sure you are indeed the biological parent of your new baby.  For citizens of the United States and Canada, it takes only 2 to 3 weeks on average to complete the process, obtain your baby’s passport and return home with your baby.  For other countries, it may or may not be more complicated. 

Feel free to ask us about the exit process for your country of citizenship.  While it is ultimately your responsibility to determine the steps required by your country and any legal implications with respect to obtaining citizenship for your baby, we are more than pleased to share our guidance with you based on our experience.  You as the intended parent have the sole legal responsibility for working with your government through its embassy or immigration bureau to determine the procedures and obtain citizenship for your baby but we will help in any way we can.