Marrying a foreign national in MexicoIn Mexico marriage falls to each state, so there is no national list of requirements: they're set by the Registro Civil of the state where you marry, and they vary more than people expect. What's common to all of them is what usually stops the process: the foreign partner's documents must be APOSTILLED in the country that issued them and TRANSLATED by a perito authorized by that state's court, in…Call the state's Registro Civil and ask for the written listThis comes first because everything else depends on it. Each state sets its own requirements, and the differences are real: medical tests or not, two or four witnesses, an INM permit or not, notice-publication periods. Ask for the list in writing or by email, with the name of whoever gave it to…Confirm whether your state requires an INM permitIt's the requirement that surprises the most couples and moves the most weddings. Some states require the foreign partner to obtain an INM permit to marry a Mexican, and that permit takes time. Others don't ask for it at all. Find out in step 1, because if it applies, it's what will set your…Apostille the foreign documents in their country of originThe foreign partner's birth certificate and, if there was a prior marriage, the divorce or death certificate. Only the government of the country or state that issued them can apostille them: it can't be done from Mexico or at the Mexican consulate. If the country isn't in the Hague Convention,…Translate with a perito authorized by THAT state's courtA perito authorized by the Superior Court of the state where you'll marry, not another's: it's a requirement that invalidates perfectly good translations. The translation must include the apostille text, which is why this step comes after. If there are several documents, hand them to the perito…Decide the property regime before you arriveIt's signed on the wedding day and changing it later requires going before a judge. Community property makes assets acquired during the marriage joint; separation of property keeps each person's separate. There's no correct option: it depends on whether there are prior assets, businesses, debts or…Medical tests last, then book the dateWhere required, results have short validity — often fifteen days — so doing them first is throwing money away. Do them once you have everything else and the date provisionally agreed. With the file complete, book the ceremony and confirm how many witnesses and which IDs they'll bring.Collect certified copies and, if you'll use them abroad, apostille themLeave with two or three certified copies: every later process keeps one. And if the Mexican certificate will be used in another country — for a sponsorship in Canada, an I-130 in the United States or any process abroad — it has to be apostilled, and that IS done in Mexico, at the state government…