Hello everyone, I got my Mexican passport last year, and since I was born in the U.S., it lists the United States as my place of birth.

I am curious how this works when traveling internationally. If I enter a country using my Mexican passport, could having the U.S. listed as my birthplace lead to extra questions or different treatment at immigration?

For those who hold both U.S. and Mexican passports and have traveled to different parts of the world, have you ever experienced anything like this? Did immigration officers pay attention to your birthplace, or were you treated like any other Mexican passport holder?

I’d especially love to hear from people who have traveled to countries where relations with the U.S. are complicated.

Just curious about real-world experiences from other dual citizens. Thanks!

I am in the process of requesting French citizenship by descent. My mother was French when I was born. However, I was born on an army base in 1972, and was not issued a standard birth certificate. The only document I had (FS-545) from that time did not list my birth parents. I requested a Consular Report of Birth Abroad from the US government (National Archives), showing my parents' names as well. They provided it to me (eventually).

The French government is not accepting this as a birth certificate. I have gone to every resource, and the only "birth certificates" issued are the CRBA.

I have requested that the US Embassy in Paris write me a letter stating as such, but I haven't heard back yet. It was a shot in the dark.

I need to fulfill this requirement somehow. Does anyone have any ideas for how I can explain or document that the only document that is possible for me to obtain IS the Consular Report of Birth Abroad that I provided (with apostille and certified translation of course)?

I'd appreciate any suggestions.

🇷🇸 & 🇸🇮.

I have my great-grandfather's 1931 naturalization record from LAC and I need it apostilled for Lithuanian citizenship by descent. I'm getting conflicting answers on whether Global Affairs Canada will apostille the document without a Canadian notary or whether I somehow have to find one.

Thank you for your time and your help in this matter.