Loss of Nationality and Loss of Citizenship
The 37th article of the constitution establishes that Mexicans by birth (natural born Mexicans) can never be deprived of their nationality, as defined in the Nationality law, the acquisition of another nationality. However, naturalized Mexicans may lose their nationality by doing the following:
- voluntarily acquiring another nationality, presenting themselves as foreigners or accepting nobility titles that imply a submission to a foreign state;
Even though Mexican nationals by birth may never lose their nationality, Mexican citizenship, and thus its prerogatives, may be lost if a person does the following:
- accepts nobility titles from foreign countries;
- serves in a foreign government without the authorization of the Congress of the Union;
- accepts or uses foreign distinctions, titles or functions, without the authorization of the Congress of the Union, with the exception of those that are literary, scientific or humanitarian in nature;
- helps a foreign citizen or government against Mexico in any diplomatic claim or before an International Tribunal.
Read more about this topic: Mexican Nationality Law
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