North Carolina, Raleigh- After years of struggle, the transgender community of Mexican immigrants received one of the most anticipated news. From now on, all Mexican consulates and embassies in the world will be able to issue birth certificates that recognize the gender identity of transgender immigrants; as we reported a few days ago in this article.
Basically, with this new consular service, transgender Mexicans who live outside of Mexico will be able to process the change of their birth certificate to match their self-perceived identity.
These are the requirements to process the Mexican birth certificate for transgender immigrants
At the information forum held on Tuesday, February 1 at the El Centro Hispano headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Álvaro Montiel, consul of the documentation department for Mexicans at the Mexican Consulate in Raleigh, listed the requirements to make the change in the registry from the birth certificate:
- The procedure is personal and confidential. In the case of minors, they must appear with one of their parents or legal guardian.
- Present the previous birth certificate and an identification whose information - name - matches the certificate.
- Two witnesses, in accordance with the Mexican civil registry law.
- Once the change is registered, the document can be issued. The first copy is free. Additional copies are $15 each.
Where can transgender immigrants carry out the procedure to change their birth certificate
To carry out the procedure, No appointment is required and the consulting office estimates that the document can be issued in the following hours.
If you require information or assistance obtaining birth certificates for gender identity recognition and are in North Carolina, you can contact the ECH offices at 919-687-4635 extension 209 with Roxana Picazo. You can also call directly Mexican consulate in Raleigh al (919) 615-3653.
If you live in another state in the United States , you can contact your nearest consulate. To find out the address and telephone numbers you can go to this link.
What data can I change and what cannot with the new regulations?
People interested in carrying out the procedure may change the gender on the birth certificate and their first and middle names, but not the last name, names of parents and maternal and paternal grandparents.
The date, time and place of birth cannot be modified either.
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