American Citizen Services Unit U.S. Consulate General Guadalajara

To obtain a copy or certified copy of a certificate of birth, marriage, or death in the Republic of México, you should contact the civil registrar in the city or town where the event occurred. Please refer to the Directory of Civil Records Officials to obtain contact information for the civil registrar in the appropriate municipality.


If the event occurred in the state of Jalisco, you may be able to request and pay for the document online. The Jalisco Civil Registry maintains a website that allows users to request copies and certified copies of civil records online at http://registrocivil.jalisco.gob.mx