Embajada Consulado de Mexico Consulate Offices USA United States The Matricula Consular
Atlanta 2600 Apple Valley Rd Atlanta Ga., 30319 Tel: (404) 266-2233 |
Austin 200 East 6th. Street, Suite 200 Austin TX. 78701 Tel: (512) 478-2866 |
Chicago 300 North Michigan Ave. Chicago IL., 60630 Tel: (312) 855-1380 |
Dallas 8855 N. Stemmons Freeway Dallas TX., 75247 Tel: (214) 252-9250 |
Denver 48 Steele Street Denver Co., 80206 Tel: (303) 331-1110 |
El Paso 910 E. San Antonio Avenue El Paso TX. 79901 Tel: (915) 533-8555 |
Washington D.C. 2827 16th. St, N.W. Wash, D.C.20009 Tel: (202) 736-1000 |
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Houston 4507 San Jacinto Street Houston TX. 77004 Tel: (713) 271-6800 |
Los Angeles 2401 West 6th. Street Los Angeles, Ca. 90057 Tel: (213) 351-6800 al 07 |
Miami 5975 SW 72 Street Miami Fl. 33143 Tel: (786) 268-4900 |
Nogales 571 N. Grand Avenue Nogales Az. 85621 Tel: (520) 287-2521 |
New York 27 East 39th. Street New York N.Y., 10016 Tel: (212) 217-6400 |
Phoenix 1990 West Camelback Rd Phoenix Az. 85015 Tel: (602) 242-7398 |
Sacramento 1010 8th. Street Sacramento Ca. 95814 Tel: (916) 441-3287 |
San Antonio 127 Navarro Street San Antonio TX., 78205 Tel: (210) 227-1085 |
San Diego 1549 India Street San Diego Ca., 9210 Tel: (619) 231-8414 Red 575 |
San Francisco 870 Market Street San Francisco Ca., 94102 Tel: (415) 392-6576 |
San Jose 540 North First Street San José, Ca., 95112 Tel: (408) 294-3414 |
San Juan Ave. Muñoz Rivera 654 Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918 Tel: (1787) 764-0258 |
Albuquerque (505) 247-2147 Boston (617) 426-4181 Brownsville (956) 542-4431 Caléxico (760) 357-3863 Del Río TX. (830) 775-2352 Detroit Mi. (313) 964-4515 Douglas, Az. (520) 364-3107 Eagle Pass TX. (830) 773-9255 Philadelphia (215) 922-4262 Fresno Ca. (559) 233-3065 |
Indianapolis (317) 951-0005 Kansas City (816) 556-0800 Laredo TX. (956) 723-6369 Las Vegas, (702) 383-0623 Mc Allen TX. (956) 686-0243 Omaha, (402) 595-1841 Orlando, Fl. (407) 422-0514 Oxnard Ca. (805) 483-4684 Portland, Or, (503) 274-1442 Presidio, TX. (915) 229-2788 |
Raleigh, N.C. (919) 754-0046 Salt Lake City (801) 521-8502 San Bernardino (909) 889-9836 Santa Ana Ca. (714) 835-3069 Seattle Wa. (206) 448-3526 Tucson Az., (520) 882-5595 Yuma, Az., (928) 344-0066 London UK Tel: (44-20) 7235-6393 |
Embajada Consulado de Mexico The Matricula Consular
The Matricula Consular (Matricula), also referred to as the Certificate of Consular Registration, is a water-sealed photo identification card issued to Mexican citizens by the Mexican Government. Local offices of the Consulate General of Mexico facilitate this service in the United States.
The Matricula operates as a Mexican citizen's primary identification and proof of residency in Mexico. The Matricula card is a numbered document which evidences the date of issuance and an expiration date. The Matricula includes a picture, a signature, and a brief description of the individual it identifies (name, date, place of birth, and the address of the individual). Security features include lamination, a watermark and a magnetic strip. The Matricula is normally valid for a period of five years, but it may be issued for lesser terms as indicated by the expiration date.
HOW DOES SOMEONE OBTAIN A MATRICULA CARD? To obtain a Matricula card, a Mexican national must complete an application form in person at any of the 47 consulate offices of the Government of Mexico within the United States. Applicants must submit a certified copy of a birth certificate, present an official picture ID issued by any Mexican or U.S. authority, and show proof of residence in the consular district by presenting a phone, rent or power bill.
What is the Matricula Consular Fact Sheet
What is the matricula consular?
A Matricula Consular is an official I.D. card, which is issued by the Mexican Government through its Consular Offices. The document ONLY proves that the bearer is of Mexican nationality and is living outside of Mexico.
Requirements to obtain the Matricula Consular: Applicant must appear in person
Applicant must present an original birth certificate to prove Mexican nationality.
An official government issued photo I.D. to prove identity.
Proof of address (utility bill, lease, etc) under the same name.
Secondary requirements: Telephone number
Next of kin information
If a married woman wishes to use her married name, she must present an original marriage certificate.
In case of a lost or stolen ID the applicant must also provide a police report in order to obtain a new Matricula Consular.
Procedure followed when issuing a Matricula Consular:
Information booth: the applicant receives the information regarding requirements (see 2 and 3 above) in order to obtain the Matricula Consular. If these requirements are provided, the applicant is then interviewed and the submitted documentation is verified. If all the documentation is correct the applicant receives an application and a control number.
Call window: A Consular Staff member calls the number issued, reviews the applicant’s documentation once again and interviews the applicant. Once the second verification has been completed the documents are processed along with the payment of the Matricula Consular (28 U.S. dollars). The applicant is to wait while the information is inputted into the MatriculaSystem.
Data Capturing: A Consular Staff member introduces the applicants’ information into the Matricula System. The system will let us know has already been issued a Matricula, and if so, the previously captured photograph will appear, which avoids duplicity. The Matricula System has the capacity to keep a record of documents issued to each individual.
Photograph and signature: Once the data is entered, a forth Consular Staff member calls the applicant and with him verifies that the information already in the system is correct. An important part of this process is the fact that before the picture is taken the applicant must once again show his official ID in order to avoid someone from passing himself off as someone else. Once this is done the picture is taken and the signature is digitalized. After this, the system assigns an individual number that will appear on the card.
Printing and finishing: As soon as the previous step is concluded, the matricula is digitally printed on a secure form. Special care must be taken to ensure that the applicant’s matricula is printed on the corresponding numbered form, since the number assigned by the system must match the one pre-printed on the secure form. After printing the matricula is then laminated, once again the lamination has the matricula number pre printed on it, so in the same fashion as before the matricula and the lamination must match.
Embajada Consulado de Mexico Consulate Offices in the USA United States The Matricula Consular
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