The official government pages that explain how your baby's citizenship, birth registration and passport work when the birth happens in Mexico — organized by country, summarized in plain language, and linked straight to the source so you always read the current version.
Every family that completes surrogacy in Mexico ends the journey at the same desk: their own country's embassy or consulate, applying for the documents that let them fly home with their baby. The requirements are set by each government, not by any agency, and they change. That is why this page does not copy them — it points you to where they live, tells you what each page is for, and notes when we last checked it.
U.S. citizen parents apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and the baby's passport together, at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City or a U.S. consulate. Most of the application is now submitted online before the in-person appointment.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico's main page on registering a birth abroad: who qualifies, how the online application works, how to schedule the interview, and what to expect on the day.
Source: U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico · mx.usembassy.gov · Last checked Sept 2, 2026 Open the official page →The embassy's own list of what to bring: birth certificate, evidence of the parents' citizenship, marriage certificate if applicable, and — for surrogacy births — prenatal and clinic records that establish the biological link.
Source: U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico · Last checked Sept 2, 2026 Open the checklist →The U.S. Department of State's general explanation of the CRBA — what it is, why it matters, and how it is used back home as proof of citizenship.
Source: U.S. Department of State · travel.state.gov · Last checked Sept 2, 2026 Open the official page →There is no CRBA for Canadian parents. The Embassy of Canada in Mexico explains that families with a child born through surrogacy apply for the child's Canadian citizenship and passport at the same time; the citizenship decision is made by IRCC in Canada, and the embassy asks parents to contact its consular section by email before submitting. Its advice: do not purchase airline tickets until the official citizenship assessment has been received.
The Government of Canada's consular page for Mexico City, including its section on children born through surrogacy: how to apply, who decides, what to send, and the embassy's contact email for these cases.
Source: Government of Canada · international.gc.ca · Last checked Sept 2, 2026 Open the official page →The forms and requirements to obtain a Canadian passport for a child while outside Canada — the application that is submitted together with the citizenship application.
Source: Government of Canada · canada.ca · Last checked Sept 2, 2026 Open the official page →How to apply for the citizenship certificate itself, the document that will serve as your child's proof of Canadian citizenship for life.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · canada.ca · Last checked Sept 2, 2026 Open the official page →Governments update these requirements without notice, and consulates can apply them differently case by case. Read the official page on the day you plan, not from memory — and bring the questions to us. Bring your questions to us and we will go through the sequence with you, step by step, for the country you are flying home to.
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Written by the team that works these programs every day, to be read alongside the official pages above.
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