Here it goes:
1. You need the long version of your birth certificate (not the credit card size one)
2. Then you need to find an official translator who can translate the documents into Spanish
3. Once it is translated you need to have it notarized (by a commissioner of oath or a notary public) before you can send it off to the Department of Foreign Affairs
4. Once notarized, you send it to be authenticated by Foreign Affairs. You need to include a cover letter indicating that you want the documents to be authenticated and a pre-paid return addressed envelope. (I will try to attach a copy of my letter-just have to figure out how to attach the document!)
Authentication and Service of Documents
Department of Foreign Affairs
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa Ontario K1A 0G2
5. It is then sent to the Mexican Embassy to be legalized
(Foreign Affairs will forward the documents to the Mexican Embassy for you if you include a money order and a pre-paid courier return envelope-You need to contact the Mexican Embassy to find out what the fee is before you send it off)
Consular Section
Embassy of Mexico
45 O’Conner, Suite 1000
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1A4
Here are the phone numbers for both the department of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Mexico
Foreign Affairs 1-613-995-0119
Embassy of Mexico 1-612-233-8988
I have spent a lot of time talking to these 2 departments and trying to clarify things and this is the process as far as I understand it. Is there anyone who has been told something different
