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===3. Writing for Civil Registration Certificates=== | ===3. Writing for Civil Registration Certificates=== | ||
If the records are not online, and you do not have ready access to the microfilms, civil registration records in Mexico can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Spanish. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. '''''This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.''''' <br> | If the records are not online, and you do not have ready access to the microfilms, civil registration records in Mexico can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. This is particularly true for more recent records, which are covered by privacy laws. Relatives are allowed to request recent records for genealogy purposes. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Spanish. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. '''''This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.''''' <br> | ||
Write a brief request in Spanish to the proper office using this address as a guide, replacing the information in parentheses:<br> | Write a brief request in Spanish to the proper office using this address as a guide, replacing the information in parentheses:<br> | ||