General Discussion

In the US, it's created in the hospital and picked up at a government office in a week or so.

Here is how it's done in Mexico



1. The hospital long form
2. The parent’s marriage certificate, dated within the last year OR the parent’s birth certificates if they are unmarried
3. If the parent’s documents are not from Mexico, they need to be translated and apostilled by an authorized translator
4. Photo ID for both parents
5. Two witnesses, and their IDs1. The hospital long form
2. The parent’s marriage certificate, dated within the last year OR the parent’s birth certificates if they are unmarried
3. If the parent’s documents are not from Mexico, they need to be translated and apostilled by an authorized translator
4. Photo ID for both parents
5. Two witnesses, and their IDs

Here is one family's story about how they registered their child's birth. In Mexico you show up a civil registration office and wait in a long line to register your child's birth. And like a marriage: parents, baby and witnesses need to be there. You must present documents also.

https://www.tealtales.net/2023/08/acta-de-nacimiento-mexican-birth-certificate/