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Tretyakovskii · Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 462 Location: Cancun, Mexico

There is discussion from time to time about how to get non Mexican documents certified and apostiled for use in Mexico, but what about Mexican documents, for use in other countries?

I'm thinking about working for a time in Europe and will be applying for a residence visa with permission to work independently but want to sponsor my U.S. citizen wife for a residence visa as well, in a visa application process in which all government documents on which I rely must be apostiled. We got married in Mexico.

Anyone had experience with this? I'm looking at the websites but it occurred to me that another reader may have been through this themselves.

MotherF · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:00 pm Post subject:

Not for the same purposes, but I have an apostilled copy of my marriage certificate. The Relaciones exteriores office in the state that issured the certificate does the appostille.

Tretyakovskii · Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 462 Location: Cancun, Mexico

Thanks, MotherF, it took me a while but I got to that same conclusion, eventually!

Holland is interesting in that they (IND) also require the translation of the documents to be done by a Dutch Government recognized Perito or, failing in that, to have the Mexican Perito translator's translation itself apostiled!

Problem is the office in Quintana Roo that handles apostiles says they've never done it. The Dutch Consul is now working on trying to find a way to persuade everyone involved that they should be able to do it, on the theory the act and seal of the Perito is itself a ministerial act that is sanctioned by the Mexican Government.

Tretyakovskii · Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 462 Location: Cancun, Mexico

The whole thing was expensive in the end, at $1,600 USD total, with $220 USD just for the translator, but I've now been given permission to live and work in Holland.

After six plus years here I'm glad to have a chance to try Europe for awhile. Americans get the benefit of the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty which simplifies the process compared with many other nationalities in getting permission to work in Europe.

A European country with what seems to be the most favorable immigration processes for the self-employed is Germany, for those who might like to try life there. For many nationalities it is not even necessary to apply for permission to live and work until after you've arrived and had a chance to look around a bit. The initial permission is for one year, renewable if you can show progress in increasing your earnings over that twelve months.

MotherF · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 2:26 pm Post subject:

Bon voyage.

Tretyakovskii · Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 462 Location: Cancun, Mexico

Thank you, MotherF.

We leave tomorrow. We will keep our condo in Cancun, and Mexico will continue to be our "base" to which we return when the European sojourn has run its course.

We have enjoyed a low cost life style here which cannot be duplicated in Europe. This is just something that has been on my "bucket list" for a long time and my wife is willing to go along with it!