Naturalización Estándar 5 años (Ley de Nacionalidad Arts 19-21)

Escenarios de ejemplo

• eligible

  Meets §21(2) 4-year residence + B2 English. Standard pathway.

• not yet eligible

  Needs additional year of residence to satisfy §21(2).

• eligible

  Ley de Nacionalidad Art 20 fr I — standard 5-year naturalization. Continuous residence requirement met (5 years on Residente Permanente per Ley de Migración 2011). Examen de Cultura e Historia (Acuerdo DOF 2022-10-07) required. Tarifa SRE 2025-26: MXN 11,250 carta + MXN 3,750 examen. Apply via SRE-DGAJ Mexico City. Japan does NOT permit dual citizenship — Tanaka must consider Japanese renunciation per Japan Nationality Law Art 11 (NOT MX requirement).

• not yet eligible

  Ley de Nacionalidad Art 20 fr I requires 5 years CONTINUOUS legal residence. Sarah has only 2 years. Residente Temporal Estudiante typically counts toward residence per SRE-DGAJ administrative interpretation, but only after upgrade to Residente Permanente. Also Spanish proficiency may fail Examen de Cultura — A2 likely insufficient. Earliest eligibility: 2029 (5y mark) assuming continuous residence and language upgrade.

• grant after 5y

  Cumple residencia 5y continuos (2021-01-15 to 2026-01-15); ausencias <6 meses; aprueba examen español + historia; renuncia Art 17. Latinoamericano puede invocar Art 20 fr I a (2y accelerated) — pero opta 5y standard si no quiere acelerada.